Four Thought-Leaders: Frank Prager
VP – Policy and Strategy, Xcel Energy
“We need to protect the grid, and, as we approach new regulatory paradigms, we want to be sure that the grid remains reliable and modern.”
Strategy & Planning
Four Thought-Leaders: Brian Bird
CFO, NorthWestern Energy
“There was nothing wrong with a combustion engine until we got our electric hybrid. Even though half of the electric vehicles are in California, that’s going to change.”
Four Thought-Leaders: Thoughts on Our Future
Pace of change is causing significant disruption
Electrification of everything, steel for fuel, future of gas, new business and regulation models, innovation, black swans.
Four CEOs on Innovation: Connie Lau
CEO, Hawaiian Electric
“You have to be able to match people’s dreams of a world powered by clean energy with the realities of technology and economics.”
Four CEOs on Innovation: Ben Fowke
CEO, Xcel Energy
Customers are not comparing us to another utility, they’re comparing us to Amazon, FedEx, and Domino’s Pizza.
Four CEOs on Innovation: Scott Prochazka
CEO, Centerpoint Energy
The key question is how to evolve an organization so it’s anticipating and has strategies for major disruptions.
Four CEOs on Innovation: Patti Poppe
CEO, CMS Energy
“We zero in on innovation and solutions closest to the work, by people who have human struggle, to eliminate waste and get our work done right the first time.”
Four CEOs on Innovation
Sustaining Momentum
A virtual roundtable with Patti Poppe of CMS Energy, Scott Prochazka of CenterPoint Energy, Connie Lau of Hawaiian Electric Industries and Ben Fowke of Xcel Energy.
Navajo Nation Electrification
A Moral Imperative
More than 60,000 people within Arizona, Utah and New Mexico are without access to electricity. Light Up the Navajo Nation aims to solve that.
How Utilities Can Extend the Regulated Model
Opportunities for Growth and New Services
A complementary evolutionary strategy may yield near-term bottom line results while the longer-term journey to revolutionize the regulatory model is underway.