I am pleased to announce that Steve Coppock has been appointed president of STARS Alliance LLC. Steve has been doing an outstanding job as executive director of STARS since 2015 and I’m sure his excellent work will continue in his new role.

Steve joined STARS from Palo Verde Generation Station. During his 31 years with the Arizona Public Service Company, which operates Palo Verde, he has served in several key engineering leadership roles. He also served a two-year loaned assignment with Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) as a senior evaluator

Steve earned a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and has a senior reactor operator certification for pressurized water reactors and is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (SMRP).

Prior to joining the STARS Alliance, Steve served as the Palo Verde representative to the STARS Management Council and he worked closely with former STARS President Jim Becker before taking over on Jan. 1, 2015.

Through the STARS Alliance – Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Arizona Public Service Co., Ameren Missouri and Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. – have worked together to build a collective 2016 INPO Index of 99.7, the highest of any group of nuclear reactors in the country, and Steve has played a key role in that effort.

I have worked closely with Steve as both vice chairman and chairman of the STARS Board of Directors and I am confident in his ability to lead STARS.

Ed Halpin
‍Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer
Pacific Gas & Electric Company