Joe Donovan Interviewed at 2024 IEEE PES T&D Conference and Expo

Pierce Atwood energy attorney Joe Donovan, executive director of the Transformer Manufacturers Association of America (TMAA), discussed how and when TMAA was created, the trade group’s goals, government policies that impact the supply chain, the need to build out more production capacity for “churning out” transformers, and more.

Joe was interviewed by Alan Ross, managing editor of APC Media, at the IEEE PES Committee annual show for the electric Transmission and Distribution sector. IEEE is an industry trade group for the Industry of Electrical and Electronics Engineering sector, and PES is the Power and Energy Society, a committee within IEEE.

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In 2021, Joe Donovan helped create TMAA,  a new trade association supporting the domestic transformer manufacturing sector. In September 2022, Joe was named TMAA's executive director, leading its administrative function as well as its involvement in federal activities, including supporting the organization before the U.S. Departments of Energy and Commerce.