Learn how utilities can prepare for winter grid reliability through critical asset monitoring, transformer readiness, equipment planning, and grid resiliency strategies.

Meet Colby Shope, NexGen’s Territory Sales Manager serving North and South Carolina. With experience spanning industrial electrical work, Duke Energy, distribution design, reliability, and power quality, Colby brings a technical, customer-focused perspective to helping utility customers find the right electrical infrastructure solutions.

Meet Kirk, NexGen’s newest Inside Sales Specialist. With a background in business, finance, data analysis, and process improvement, Kirk brings a thoughtful, solutions-focused perspective to NexGen’s relationship-first approach to the electric utility industry. Learn more about Kirk, his professional journey, and the perspective he brings to the NexGen sales team.

As El Niño develops and severe weather risks evolve, utilities are preparing for potential impacts to grid reliability. Learn how storm hardening, energy storage, microgrids, and advanced monitoring technologies are helping build a more resilient electric grid.

Virginia's new demand response and battery energy storage initiatives highlight growing opportunities for utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, and industrial customers to improve grid reliability and manage peak demand.

Meet Luke Wolf, NexGen’s new Territory Sales Associate serving Virginia’s electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and Dominion Energy Virginia. With a background spanning finance, sales, and aviation, Luke brings a unique perspective and a strong commitment to building lasting relationships with customers and manufacturing partners across the Virginia utility market.

NexGen Utility Sales welcomes Trent Williams as Senior Sales Executive, bringing electrical engineering expertise, utility industry experience, and a relationship-driven approach to serving customers across the power industry.

NexGen Utility Sales welcomes Megan as Marketing Account Specialist, bringing experience in graphic design, branding, digital marketing, trade show coordination, and social media strategy for utility and industrial industries.

NexGen Utility Sales welcomes Chris as Utility Sales Consultant in the Northeast, supporting utilities like PSEG with transmission and distribution expertise, local presence, and relationship-driven solutions.

NexGen Utility Sales welcomes Renae Snyder as Account Manager supporting electric utilities across Virginia and the Southeast, bringing transformer industry expertise and a customer-focused approach.

NexGen Utility Sales supports electric utilities across Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, providing regional sales, engineering coordination, and OEM-supported utility solutions.

See where NexGen Utility Sales will be in 2026. From national utility conferences to regional events, check out our full tradeshow schedule and plan a meetup.

Welcoming Jake Harrison to the NexGen Utility Sales team!

NexGen Utility Sales has partnered with CMS Utility Services to expand access to yard and infrastructure solutions, including pole yard design, pole rack systems, and containment and filtration services that improve safety and efficiency for utilities.

Meet Casey Koonce, NexGen Utility Sales’ new Territory Sales Manager. With 16 years at Siemens and a strong engineering background, Casey brings deep utility industry expertise and a passion for problem-solving to the team.

Meet Kalyn Mehaffey, NexGen Utility Sales' new Inside Sales Specialist. With 15+ years of customer service experience and strong Virginia roots, Kalyn brings passion, energy, and relationship-driven skills to the electric utility industry.

Meet Taylor Cook, the newest addition to NexGen Utility Sales! A Purdue grad and Virginia native, Taylor joins us as a Business Operations Generalist ready to grow in the electric utility industry.

NexGen Utility Sales partners with CV International to expand access to nitrogen systems and advanced utility servicing solutions that improve grid reliability, safety, and preventive maintenance.

Cecil Energy Structures has partnered with NexGen Utility Sales to deliver advanced composite and steel utility poles to utilities. With over a century of combined expertise, Cecil offers fire-resistant, low-maintenance, and corrosion-proof pole solutions that strengthen grid reliability and reduce downtime.

NexGen Utility Sales has partnered with Monitra Inc., a global leader in preventive maintenance solutions for the power industry. This collaboration brings advanced testing and monitoring technologies to utilities, helping prevent outages, reduce downtime, and extend the life of critical infrastructure.