Independent Power Associates, Inc. (IPA) is an energy and technical consulting firm providing engineering, project management, operations, maintenance, staff training and qualification, and audit services to independent power plants and industrial facilities worldwide.

The IPA team of experienced energy professionals have either operated or managed power plants at sometime during their professional careers and all have extensive backgrounds in the electric power industry. Our staff possess the skills and experience to provide cutting edge, cost effective services necessary to keep your power plant or industrial facility operating safely and effectively.

To keep current in fast paced technological developments, IPA staff are active in several industry associations.

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

• Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)

• Western Turbine Users, Inc. (WTUI)

• Power Association of Northern California (PANC)

Senior Professional Staff

• J. William Caldwell, P.E., Principal
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• Kristine Lopes Amos, P.E., Senior Engineer
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• Paul A. Corwin, Senior Consultant
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Technical Staff

• In addition to our full-time staff, IPA hires and manages temporary, skilled labor for outages or extended operations as the need arises to accomplish short and long term assignments.
   
• IPA also maintains relationships with other industry professionals to supplement our professional staff and provide technical solutions for our clients needs.