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“Tom is a consensus builder, and his approach and focus on collaboration helps to shape public policy both in Washington and across the country. Passage of the clean energy tax package in the Inflation Reduction Act is just one example of a significant and recent legislative achievement.”

Conversations with Ameren Executive Chair Warner Baxter; Southern Company Executive Chair Tom Fanning; Xcel Energy Executive Chair Ben Fowke; American Electric Power Executive Chair Nick Akins; Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro; Portland General Electric CEO Maria Pope; PNM Resources CEO Pat Vincent-Collawn; retired DTE Energy CEO Gerry Anderson; retired NV Energy CEO Michael Yackira; retired Sierra Pacific Resources CEO Walt Higgins; retired TXU Corporation CEO Erle Nye; and retired EEI Executive Vice President David Owens.

Accenture’s three day conference in Los Angeles included engaging workshops, presentations, and discussions.

NARUC’s Summer Summit took place in Austin this year and PUF held its always popular annual Soapbox luncheon during the conference. Thirteen speakers hopped on their soapboxes to say or sing whatever was on their minds.

The United States Energy Association hosted its 2023 Annual Membership Meeting and Public Policy Forum at the Press Club, convening members and stakeholders to preview the future of the energy industry.

In the stunning atrium ballroom of the National Portrait Gallery, the Keystone Policy Center gave its Annual Leadership Awards to FERC Chair Willie Phillips; Tri-State G&T CEO Duane Highley; Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon; ClearPath Founder Jay Faison; and CBS Evening News Anchor Norah O’Donnell.

Jam-packed with sessions on the continuing mission and contemporary challenges of the electric industry, get a glimpse of the proceedings at Edison Electric Institute's Annual Convention in Austin.

Edison Congress 2023 was convened by PUF and the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies May 15 - 17 in Washington, D.C. High-profile keynotes included the President’s Senior Infrastructure Advisor Mitch Landrieu.

“The Ontario Energy Board hosted CAMPUT 2023 in Toronto and there was much on the regulatory agenda to hear and see. There were even a few NARUC members in the crowd. Enjoy these memorable moments.”

Conversations with Southern Company CEO Chris Womack, Georgia Power CEO Kim Greene, Southern Company Gas CEO Jim Kerr, and just-retired Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning.