January 20-22, 2026 | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 
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Richard Sake

Richard Sake

Operations Manager, Fleet Support, Constellation

Richard Sake is a seasoned operations leader with over two decades experience in power generation, specializing in fleet operational performance, seasonal readiness, and innovative energy solutions.

Richard is currently an Operations Manager for Constellation, Power GEN Fleet Operations. His responsibilities include fleet support and fleet operational performance as well as Fleet Seasonal Readiness Coordinator for the past 2 years.

Richard’s experience includes 14 years with Constellation / Exelon Power at Hillabee Power Generation Facility, a 2X1 combine cycle power plant. His expertise span site construction, site commissioning with commercial operations in 2010, and continued operations with 9 years as site Operations Manager and Seasonal Readiness Coordinator.

Richard’s recent accomplishments include operational lead in the record-setting Hydrogen Cofiring Demonstration at Constellation Hillabee Siemens Energy SGT6-6000G Power Plant. Burning of 38.8% Hydrogen blend during full-load plant operation.

In addition, Richard has 3 years at Constellation Energy coal fired power plant in California, with experience in heavy industrial maintenance, power and steam generation, and turbine mechanicsand maintenance.

Early in his career, Richard worked on Department of Defense (DoD) and private contracting projects, facilities management, and industrial design engineering, liquified natural gas fuel handling and transferring, shipboard maintenance, and commercial ship controls design.Additionally, he dedicated 20 years of service to the Kern County Sheriff’s Department as a member of The Indian Wells Valley Mine Search and Rescue Team.

Drawing on his extensive experience in power generation and operational management, Richard is dedicated to driving excellence in the power industry, ensuring plant reliability, and reliable energy delivery across all power generation.

 

Sessions
"This is my first year at POWERGEN and so far I can just say, wow, this event is huge. I never thought I would have access to so many different vendors and so many different experts in the energy industry by coming to an event like this."
Caitlyn Watkins
Cleco
"It's my first time at POWERGEN. I'm having a great time walking around and seeing all of the booths in the exhibit hall and everything that everybody's trying to sell me, as well as a lot of very useful technical presentations. My particular favorite has been the carbon capture track, but they've all been good that I've attended so far."
Janelle Dana
Entergy
"Hi, I’m Chad Lemoine with Entergy... here as a corrective actions program specialist. It’s my first time at POWERGEN, so it’s been great for networking. I’ve met personnel at our plants I’d only talked to on the phone, so that face-to-face interaction has been really good. I’ve enjoyed meeting new people, learning about what they do, and how it interacts with my work... Overall, it's been a really good time." 
Chad Lemoine
Entergy
"I think my favorite part of the conference has been essentially the Smarter Power Plant Track. There's been a lot of good [takeaways] for us because our plans are quite old, so there's a lot of manual readings and things, but me being the IT generation, I think it could be done better. So having a lot of these [takeaways] from companies who have [accomplished what] we are wanting to do is great. It's been really eye opening networking with all of the exhibitors [as well]. It's my first time here, but I don’t think it's going to be my last."
Jonathan Hellborg
Svensk Kraftreserv
“Nel’s chosen to sponsor and be part of POWERGEN because it's one of the more important shows in the hydrogen market, also the power generation market in general. Over the years, we've seen a shift in POWERGEN from more traditional power generation to a greater presence with renewables, and now with hydrogen, as an energy source, moving into the future.” 
Chris Van Name
Nel Hydrogen
“We're here today at the conference because I believe this is the largest power generation conference there is in the country. One, it's a way to get our name out and that's why we're sponsoring it. But two, it's also a great way to connect with other groups, other organizations and, you know, meet the people who are actually important for our own progression as a company.” 
James Walker
Nano Nuclear Energy, Inc
“We come to POWERGEN every year because it's a great show you can make great contacts in the renewable space, great contacts in the data center space, great contacts in the commercial industrial space. So that's why we're here every year. You should be here too.”
David D’Escoto
Maddox Industrial Transformer