Perspective

Attendees from around the world were online watching the Edison Electric Institute's 6th Annual Global Electrification Forum.

“The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies’ Distributed Energy Resource Subcommittee is a collective industry organization of utility-only members discussing the integration of grid-edge technologies.”

“DOE is looking at a larger objective, which is how we can more effectively serve the entire Eastern Interconnection. That is a different starting place for planning, and likely will produce different transmission planning projects. EIPC is a good clearinghouse for that.”

“More climate change is projected, and the industry needs to plan for it. Our work helps understand the risks driven by climate change and other factors, such as evolving local economies and development trends, technologies, and markets.”

“If you entrusted me to protect your valuables, and the best I could do is tell you when they were stolen, you wouldn’t accept that.”

“A lot of people said, if we are to have a decarbonized energy system, then the gas system cannot be a part of it. This report shows we can, and it shows it in a reasonable way.”

Conversation with Reuters’ Owen Rolt about the jam-packed collection of CEOs and other industry leaders in this conference that is just around the corner in Brooklyn.

“The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies Power Generation Committee promotes safety, technological, and operational advances in power generation by providing a forum for dialogue between suppliers and utilities. Members represent approximately 60% of electricity generated in the U.S.”

The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration forecasts the year and beyond, hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center.

“Where in critical infrastructure do I think the next industry difference can be made? Particularly around reliance, safety, impact on community. I concluded digitization is the next frontier.”