Sam Insull, Bill Nye, and the Urge to Innovate
Recapturing Our Industry’s Spirit
Utility people are at their best when they're innovating to fulfill the potential, as Bill Nye says, to change the world.
Fortnightly Magazine - November 11 2019
Visiting EPRI Innovators
A Special Tour
In a day filled with wonder, PUF editors toured one of the world’s top energy labs, at EPRI’s sprawling campus in Charlotte.
EPRI: Mechanical Test Lab
Visiting EPRI Innovators
EPRI's mechanical test lab is mostly focused on high-temperature testing, researching different materials that are used in the power plant.
EPRI: Welding Lab
Visiting EPRI Innovators
You might feel like you were with PUF editors during a special tour of the welding lab.
EPRI: T&D Conductor Test Lab
Visiting EPRI Innovators
You might feel like you were with PUF editors during a special tour of the T&D Conductor Test Lab.
EPRI: Reactor Inspection Lab
Visiting EPRI Innovators
You might feel like you were with PUF editors during a special tour of the Reactor Inspection Lab.
Exelon's Innovation Expo
Thousands of Innovators Gather in D.C.
Panel discussions included innovative leaders like Ryan Popple of Proterra, a company electrifying the nation’s buses, and James Chen of Rivian, a company electrifying the nation’s sport utility vehicles and light trucks. And supporting companies exhibited at the expo too, like ABB, Accenture, Burns & McDonnell, Itron and Oracle.
Fortnightly Top Innovators 2019
137 Innovators at 27 Organizations
137 qualifying innovators are presented alphabetically by the name of their organization.
Fortnightly Foremost Innovators
The Most Outstanding in Ten Categories
Among 43 nominations we selected the most outstanding in ten categories: customer service, distributed resources, energy efficiency, environmental care, infrastructure safety, new technologies, regulatory effectiveness, smart grid, system efficiency, utility culture.
Profiles in Innovation
Sixteen Top Innovators
Conversations with top innovators at four utilities – APS, PPL, PSEG, Southern Co., one vendor, and two from EPRI.