Perspective

Conversations with former National Urban League President, Hugh Price, whose great grandmother was the sister of Lewis Latimer, one of the foremost founders of the electricity industry, and Lewis Latimer House Museum Executive Director, Ran Yan, about the new campaign to modernize this inspiring learning center.

“With seven tracks – Electric Vehicles, Fleet Electrification, Decarbonization, Industrial Electrification, Policy and Regulation, Affordability, Innovation – and multiple breakout sessions on the agenda over two days, there is surely a session for every attendee to enjoy and learn about.”

“Several public power utilities have moved ahead with default time-of-use or time-of-day rates, including the Sacramento Municipal Utility District in California and Fort Collins Utilities in Colorado.”

“Regulators should expect a utility’s portfolio of research projects to have some failures.”

“The utilities of the future must take a holistic and optimized approach to navigate the complexity of the changing energy landscape and to better manage considerable risks around cost, reputation, and reliability.”

“Our Coal Communities Transition package was a proposal to the Arizona Corporation Commission for the Navajo Nation, Hopi tribe, and communities in Navajo County that surround our power plant, with monetary and in-kind services. Not all of it was approved.”

“There is a need for technical work on sustainability. We need to understand appropriate metrics for measuring performance. We need data and tools to help inform decision making and develop strategy.”

Conversation with e-bike founder Don DiCostanzo about his week with William Shatner before and after the historic space trip.

Conversation with Utah State Representative Steve Handy and The Western Way’s John Karakoulakis.

“If you know what your challenge is but don’t know what the solution is, that’s a great candidate for crowdsourcing.”