Strategy & Planning

Shareholder Activism: Coming to a Utility Near You?

Leadership Lyceum Podcast: A Conversation with Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group at Credit Suisse

Linquist spoke about shareholder activism with Chris Young, a lawyer who moved into investment banking in the technology sector. Young spent six years at Institutional Shareholder Services. Chris joined Credit Suisse seven years ago and leads the Contested Situations Group.

EPRI Podcast: Advanced Coal and Fossil CCS

Options for the Future

Is coal dead? No, but it's facing an uphill battle in the U.S., according to EPRI's Jeff Phillips, senior program manager for advanced fossil generation. And so began a thought-provoking conversation about where we are today, and the innovation needed to make fossil fuels relevant in the future.

David Owens Makes His Mark

First Recipient of PUF’s Owen Young Award

Owens set the stage for an industry moving into the modern era of electricity competition, smart grids and fuel diversity. Kudos by Tom Kuhn, Jim Laurito, Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, Kevin Fitzgerald, Ralph Cavanagh, Paula Glover.

Innovation's Emerging Challenge

Sharpening the Focus

The utility industry’s focus on innovation is only a few years old and already its champions are finding that addressing increasing business demands is all-consuming.

Electricity in Puerto Rico Key to Economic Crisis

Manufacturing Sector Strong But Challenged

Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority is currently unable to fulfill its payment obligations. The newly created Puerto Rico Energy Commission developed three key regulatory proceedings. These proceedings have been subjected to public scrutiny and have created a sense of hope for the restructuring of Puerto Rico’s electric system.

Reporting That Seeks to Empower

The Energy Action Project investigates why energy poverty exists, and who is doing what to address it.

Jointly developed by journalists and energy experts, The Energy Action Project (EnAct) aims to address two social issues: high levels of energy poverty and low levels of energy literacy, even in energy-rich areas.

Energy Efficiency: Where We Are Now

Building the Infrastructure

With its roots in the 1970s conservation movement, energy efficiency has grown into a thriving industry today - one that employs many and provides benefits to utilities, consumers, the economy and society in general. According to a recently released report, energy efficiency accounts for about three out of every four American clean energy jobs.