Bruce Carpenter

Vice President Bruce Carpenter is responsible for PGE's Transmission & Distribution Services, which includes Customer Technical Services, Garage Operations & Fleet Services, Utility Asset Management as well as oversight of PGE's smart meter project.

Previously, Carpenter served as general manager of PGE's revenue operations, responsible for metering services, meter data acquisition services, and billing and collections. Carpenter has more than 30 years experience in the utility industry. He joined PGE in 1979 after having served as an intern with the company. During his tenure with PGE he has served in a variety of capacities in most every PGE division, including internal audit, rates & regulatory affairs, operations planning, generation, finance and customer service. In 1996, Carpenter left PGE to serve as president of two companies that began as affiliates of PGE: FirstPoint Utility Services, Inc., and Si3. Since returning to PGE in 2000, he has overseen PGE's strategic initiative to deploy 850,000 new smart meters to replace electric meters on customer homes and businesses.

Carpenter serves on the boards of Salvation Army Cascade Division's Portland Metro Advisory Board, and the Board of Trustees for Utilimetrics, the world's premier smart metering association. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from Southern Oregon State College, and received his MBA from Oregon State University.

Carpenter and his wife, Beth, live in West Linn. They have two children, Michael, a student at Wilsonville High School, and Andrew, a student at Linfield College.

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