People In Power

“It’s clear that states don’t want to subsidize other state’s policies, and they don’t want their customers being affected by another state’s policies.”

“West Virginia has passed a law that prohibits municipalities from banning natural gas. We view natural gas as a very important source of energy, and I would hate to see that taken off the table.”

“I emphasize that the discussion needs to not be about coal, but about reducing the carbon footprint. In Wyoming, coal is not a four-letter word and in other places it is.”

"We’ve announced that with PJM, we’ve been awarded several large transmission projects that first will help replace aging fossil generation. At the same time, will provide and facilitate more clean energy options."

“I made sure EPE grew like the grid, always looking steps ahead, anticipating grid challenges and building up the services to remove those roadblocks. Our heart and soul at EPE are immersed in solving problems to enable the grid of the future.”

“I don’t have an idea of exactly what the solution should be or what I think the outcome is going to be. But we’re going to have an outcome. We will. We’ll have something that will be a solution set, which is where this group of 14 people believe that this is going to solve these problems.”

“We already announced that we’re reducing our electricity rates in 2024. Residential customer rates were reduced 11% on the 1st of January, and our commercial and industrial rates are dropping up to 18%, so that’s helpful.”

“Undergrounding is one of our key mitigations to make a safe and reliable electrical system, and it’s a very important permanent risk reduction measure for us.”

“If the utilities that own the current assets and their operational experts who understand how the grid works don’t become better educators and storytellers about the technical needs of grid transformation, then they risk future misalignment of business and regulatory models that could negatively impact operations and financial stability.”

From the Large Public Power Council’s “Power Shift” meeting on Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hill, excerpts of remarks by U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Omaha Public Power District CEO Javier Fernandez, LPPC Chair & Long Island Power Authority CEO Tom Falcone, and United States Energy Association CEO Mark Menezes.