Biography

Richard P. Lopriore was elected president of PSEG Fossil in May 2007. He oversees operations for 15 generation facilities spanning five states that contribute about 12,000 megawatts of electricity to PSEG Power’s generation portfolio. This includes an ownership interest of 1,000 megawatts in three jointly-owned facilities. The Fossil fleet is comprised of natural gas, coal and oil-fired electric generating units. He is also responsible for the oversight of three service groups: Maplewood Testing Services, the Central Maintenance Shop and System Maintenance Division, as well as ongoing construction of back-end technology and nine LM6000 peaking units totaling $1.8 billion.

Mr. Lopriore has been a valuable part of the electric generation industry for more than 40 years. Prior to joining PSEG Fossil, he had been senior vice president - mid-Atlantic operations for Exelon Nuclear, responsible for oversight of the Limerick, Peach Bottom, Oyster Creek and Three Mile Island stations.  During his tenure, Three Mile Island achieved INPO 1 status (2007).
 
Mr. Lopriore joined Exelon as plant manager of Byron Stations in 1999 and was promoted to site vice president in 2001. While under his leadership Byron achieved back-to-back “excellent” ratings from industry peers and many other awards for operational excellence.  In 2003 he became corporate vice president - operations support at Exelon’s nuclear headquarters, responsible for both the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions, and then became vice president - operations, Midwest boiling water reactors in 2004 with oversight for the Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle and Quad Cities stations.

Prior to Exelon, Mr. Lopriore held several key management positions at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in North Carolina, including plant manager. Here he set new maintenance records in the areas of safety, production and cost. At Vermont Yankee, he served as the maintenance manager for eight years where he achieved an operational SRO certification for Boiling Water Reactors.

Mr. Lopriore began his career as an electrician with New England Power Service Company, performing hands-on maintenance work for hydroelectric, fossil and nuclear plants in both Massachusetts and Vermont. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Vermont College and is a member of the American Nuclear Society.