Ray H. deBerge, PMP
Superintendent, Technical Support & Operations
Gas Turbine & Renewable Generation
Ameren Missouri

With over 25 years of electric power industry experience, Ray Deberge currently serves as Superintendent, Technical Support & Operations, Gas Turbine & Renewables Department for Ameren Missouri, a St. Louis, MO based electric and gas utility. In this role, Ray and his staff provide engineering and operational support to 14 plant locations throughout Missouri and Illinois, representing over 3100 Megawatts of peaking generation.

Mr. Deberge holds a Bachelor of Science, Energy Technology from Edison State, with a minor degree in Electric Power Technology, technical diplomas in Electronic Design and Electrical Mechanics, and is an accredited PMI Project Management Professional. Prior to his current technical assignment, Ray served in diverse operational, technical, and management roles including Plant Management, Substation Construction and Maintenance, Project Management, and providing technical support in the protective relaying and control system arena.  

Ray has previously served in both Chair and Vice Chair roles within the CTOTF™ and currently also serves as the CTOTF™’s Executive Vice Chair of Program Administration.

In addition to a fully engaged work schedule, Ray enjoys photography, woodworking, motorcycle touring, and travel. Ray is a proud father of three children, and a very proud grandparent!

Position Objective: To provide incremental business value to the CTOTF™ membership by facilitating communications, information, and discussion among CTOTF™ members, equipment manufacturers, and service providers for the Solar fleet of combustion turbines .

Position:Duties and Responsibilities

Ron has served as the Vice Chair for the Solar Combustion Turbine Users Roundtable since its inception in the fall of 2011.

Position Objective: To provide incremental business value to the CTOTF™ membership by facilitating communications, information, and discussion among CTOTF™ members, equipment manufacturers, and service providers for the Solar fleet of combustion turbines .

Position:Duties and Responsibilities

This Roundtable is provided for Member Users, to exchange information towards the resolution of problems, issues and concerns pertaining to Solar's fleet of combustion turbines. Discussion topics for this forum include: Centerline Equipment and Components, Ancillary Systems, Inlets, Exhausts, Controls and Protection, Inlet Air Conditioning and Performance Testing.