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Excerpts of remarks from the USEA Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

NARUC held its Annual Meeting and Education Conference in November, closing out its three years of the theme “Connecting the Dots, Innovative/Disruptive Technology and Regulation.”

Innovators and superstars of the energy and utilities industry attended Fortnightly Top Innovators 2023 at the historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. to learn, trade ideas, and network.

“How do we drill so we can access high-grade heat at 3, 6, even 10 miles underground? We’re pursuing this solution, millimeter-wave drilling, developed by at the MIT Plasma Science Fusion Center. We’re utilizing nuclear fusion technology to replace conventional drilling.”

“Whatever innovation you’re going to do involves a bit of risk, most likely because it hasn’t been proven. How do utilities effectively link their innovation strategies with risk management?”

“Each fall at its annual meeting, AEIC presents its prestigious Achievement Awards to those members who have clearly demonstrated significant contributions to advancing the operations of the electric energy industry.”

The Alliance to Save Energy held its thirty-first annual Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards Gala on September 19 at the Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

Avangrid, a member of the Iberdrola Group, hosts its Digital Summit each year and invites technology leaders from around the country to its Connecticut headquarters to showcase the latest digital solutions for the energy section.

PUF held its inaugural Fortnightly Top Innovators 2023 conference October 10-12 at the historic Willard Hotel.

The PUF team honors 17 individual innovators or teams of innovators, in categories such as reliability, transmission tech, and grid ops.