Our People
Steve Larsen, president of CalEnergy Generation – Domestic, has responsibilities for all of the U.S. independent power plant operations and development. Larsen’s offices are located in the Imperial Valley, Calif., area. Previously, he was the general manager for plant operations in the Imperial Valley.
Larsen joined CalEnergy in June 1999 as a plant engineer assigned to Falcon Power Operating Company at the Saranac facilities. In May 2000, he was promoted to general manager of Yuma Cogeneration Associates in Yuma, Ariz. Prior to joining CalEnergy, Larsen spent 10 years in the United States Navy and has a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Joseph L. Sullivan, president of CalEnergy Generation – Philippines, is responsible for CalEnergy Generation’s 150-megawatt Casecnan multi-purpose irrigation and hydroelectric facility in Northern Luzon. Sullivan has more than 30 years experience in the power generation industry.
Sullivan started his career with Southern Company and later joined Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Sullivan joined Mirant in July 1999 where he held various management positions with Mirant in the Philippines. Prior to joining CalEnergy Generation in March 2004, Sullivan was the executive vice president of operations for Mirant in the Philippines which has a total capacity of 2,200 megawatts. Sullivan studied business management at Louisiana State University from 1989 to 1992 and is currently participating in an Executive Leadership Development Program of the Asian Institute of Management.