Meet DES Team Member
Andy Street
Employee Spotlight: Instrumentation and Electrical Supervisor Andy Street
Most people think of the big boilers and chillers when they think of how DES manages to heat and cool so many downtown buildings, but the real workhorse at the energy generation facility is electricity. Without power, provided by Nashville Electric Service, the boilers and chillers that downtown workers and residents rely on would be useless.
As the instrumentation and electrical supervisor at DES, Andy Street recognizes more than anyone the importance of electricity at the DES plant. Street is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and metering of the facility’s electrical controls and routine checks on energy usage. Additionally, he oversees the monthly data analysis reports that are submitted to Metro government, indicating the overall performance and efficiency of DES’ service.
Street, an employee of Constellation Energy Projects & Services Group (CEPS), the contractor that manages DES for Metro, began working at the plant in 2003 as an electrician. He was promoted to instrumentation and electrical supervisor in 2005. Prior to joining CEPS, Street worked for Travis Electric, where he oversaw electrical controls on construction projects.
“My job at the DES is very different from my previous job in construction,” Street said. “In construction there’s a clear start and end point for a project. Maintenance, on the other hand, is a never-ending process. We’re fortunate to have a practically new facility and new equipment. Our mentality is to keep everything running like it’s brand-new.”
Street, a native of Kingston Springs, lives in Clarksville with his wife, Diane, and younger daughter, Brittany, who is a senior at Clarksville High School. His older daughter, Lauren, lives in Murfreesboro, where she is attending Middle Tennessee State University.