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Conversations with Southern Company CEO Chris Womack, Georgia Power CEO Kim Greene, Southern Company Gas CEO Jim Kerr, and just-retired Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning.

Much like Owen Young a hundred years before him, Tom Fanning has again and again proven to be a patriot of his country and industry. Indeed, perhaps Fanning also personifies a second hero in the history of our industry, Alvin Ward Vogtle.

“I said, ‘Let’s put them all into one mega-notice of proposed rulemaking and do one large integrated package.’ Out of that came Order 636, which unbundled the natural gas industry, restructured it, introduced new straight variable rate design, capacity release, and packages that made our natural gas pipeline industry more efficient than ever.”

“I expected everyone who worked in my department to understand the business. You had to learn the business. The corporate affairs function is respected when you know the business.”

Conversations with former Con Edison Senior Vice President, Frances Resheske; former FERC and Wisconsin PSC Commissioner and utility CEO, Branko Terzic.

Photos from the New York City gathering of tech, financial, and industry leaders.

Photos from the Arlington, Virginia event, historic for its growth in attendees and sponsors, a harbinger of what is to come for this important organization.

Enjoy photos of what went on in Nashville.

The National Association of State Energy Officials held its 2023 Energy Policy Outlook Conference with the theme of lean Energy Abundance: An Economic and Climate Advantage.

Public Utilities Fortnightly held its annual State of State Regulation luncheon during NARUC’s Winter Policy Summit, a series of short, lively talks with five regulatory experts.