Public Service Enterprise Group named John Latka as senior vice president of electric operations at PSEG on Dec. 30 to support both PSE&G and PSEG Long Island in achieving operational excellence.
Latka’s announcement was part of several announcements made by the Newark-based utility. The company also said the New York State comptroller has given final approval of the extension of the operations services agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). PSEG also announced it has named Scott Jennings as president and chief operating officer (COO) of PSEG Long Island starting on Jan. 5, 2026. Â
Latka, PSEG’s senior vice president of electric operations, will partner with Scott Jennings in ensuring PSEG Long Island’s operational excellence while also fostering collaboration on best practices across PSEG’s utilities in New Jersey and on Long Island. Latka has more than 40 years of utility operations experience overseeing the full spectrum of electric infrastructure operations, including system design, construction, maintenance, emergency preparedness, and grid-modernization initiatives.Â
Under Latka’s leadership, PSE&G has achieved multiple National ReliabilityOne Awards, including recognition for Outstanding System Resiliency and Metropolitan Service Area Reliability Performance in the Mid-Atlantic Region for the 24th year in a row.
On Sept. 25, the LIPA Board of Trustees awarded PSEG Long Island a five-year extension on the existing contract to continue to operate the electric grid on Long Island and in the Rockaways. That agreement was approved by the New York State attorney general in October, and by the New York State comptroller this week.
PSEG Long Island has operated the electric grid on behalf of LIPA since 2014. The extension begins Jan. 1, 2026, and runs through Dec. 31, 2030.
As PSEG Long Island’s new president, Jennings will be responsible for overseeing the operation of the transmission and distribution system on Long Island and in the Rockaways under a five-year extension of the operations services agreement between LIPA and PSEG Long Island.
Jennings succeeds David Lyons, who has served as interim president and COO of PSEG Long Island since May 2022.Â
