Diversity: Carmen Cintron
FERC's Chief Law Judge
"I’m very proud of FERC and I’m very proud of working here because I’ve seen, as time has progressed, what an improvement they have made."
Strategy & Planning
Diversity: Calvin Butler
BGE's CEO
"I believe we’re better served when our employees reflect the communities we serve."
Diversity: Melody Birmingham-Byrd
State President, Duke Energy Indiana
"Having a diverse corporate-level senior management committee helps us advance our mission."
Energy's Spend and Workplace Diversity
Why leaders drive diversity
Economists can show how buyers benefit when there is a broader pool of sellers competing with each other. This is true whether a buyer is a family looking for a restaurant meal or a utility seeking a new hire or a contractor. In the following nine conversations with utility execs and regulators and others in our industry, we heard again and again how diversity spend and diversity in the workplace increases competition and rewards companies and their consumers. Check out what leaders at Duke Energy, Exelon/BGE, Sempra/SDG&E, etc. told us about why they drive diversity:
In Diversity There is Energy
Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion. Glorious Additions to the Strings
Diverse teams tend to be more curious, dynamic, creative. Groupthink is less likely, anticipating the unanticipated, more likely.
The Kilowatt-hour is Dead; Don’t Send Flowers
Tech Turmoil Ahead
The opportunity for AI to take over management of local microgrids will make community choice aggregation easier than ordering a Lyft or Uber.
Arizona Solar Plus Storage
Landmark Project
An interview with Barbara Lockwood, Arizona Public Service VP – Regulation
Cooperative Power Leaders: David Swank
CEO, Central Electric Co-op
Central strives to be “the next generation utility” with its Innovation Pointe campus.
Cooperative Power Leaders: Bill Reffert, Pat Howle, Kevin Jordan
ERMCO and Horry Electric Co-op
Interviews with Bill Reffert, CEO, ERMCO; Pat Howle, CEO, and Kevin Jordan, Engineer, Horry Electric Co-op.
Cooperative Power Leaders: Tim Lindahl
CEO, Wheat Belt Public Power District
“We became a summer-peaking system, and mountain communities not too far away were winter-peaking systems. We formed Tri-State to really manage that.”