People In Power

Iowa Derecho: Dusky Terry

ITC Midwest

A derecho recently swept across Iowa with wind speeds reaching one hundred and forty miles per hour. In addition to widespread property damage, nearly six-hundred thousand Iowans were left without power and nearly forty percent of the state's crops were damaged or destroyed. Iowa rarely, if ever, witnessed a storm that left more devastation in its wake. PUF staff talked with Terry Kouba, President, Interstate Power and Light and Dusky Terry, President, ITC Midwest about this costly derecho and extensive restoration efforts.

Byline:

Dusky Terry

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Iowa Derecho: Terry Kouba

Interstate Power and Light

“It was far and away the worst storm, the worst damage in the history of this company. With this derecho, we had no warning at all.”

Byline:

Terry Kouba

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Executive Survey: COO Bob Frenzel

Xcel Energy

“Fulfilling our 2050 carbon-free aspirations will require technologies not yet commercially available at the cost and scale needed. Promising possibilities include power to gas, hydrogen, seasonal storage, advanced nuclear or small modular reactors, deep rock geothermal, and carbon capture and storage.”

Byline:

Bob Frenzel

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Executive Survey: CEO Mark Lantrip

Southern Company Services

“Our strategy includes continued investment in grid modernization including smart grid technology and cybersecurity. Modernizing the electricity grid and finding new technologies for a resilient and reliable grid in a net-zero future are a focus of our R&D.”

Byline:

Mark Lantrip

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Executive Survey: CEO Gil Quiniones

New York Power Authority

“We expect the energy industry transition over the next ten years will be unlike anything comparable since the inception of the electric grid. This new environment will not be easy for our customers – they will be presented with more options for energy products and services.”

Byline:

Gil Quiniones

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Executive Survey: CEO Eric Silagy

Florida Power and Light

“FPL and NextEra Energy have had a pandemic plan in place for many years, which gave us a nice baseline to approach the numerous challenges of operating as an essential service during this global pandemic, while never sacrificing on the safety front.”

Byline:

Eric Silagy

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Executive Survey: CEO Calvin Butler

Exelon Utilities

“Our smart grid investments in recent years are providing excellent benefits now. When customers have problems, we can ping the meter to help us troubleshoot rather than dispatch an employee to the customer’s residence.”

Byline:

Calvin Butler

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Executive Survey: CEO Jeff Guldner

Arizona Public Service

“Can we get that highly efficient, good load factor customer located here, and continue to manage operations, and focus on cost reductions? If we can do that, then we can have a bigger customer base that can spread the cost of new investments around.”

Byline:

Jeff Guldner

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