Cooperative Power Leaders: Joe Brannan
CEO, North Carolina Electric Membership Corp.
“The cooperative business model offers the greatest flexibility to not only be nimble, but also to put control in the hands of members who have a voice and a vote.”
Law & Lawyers
Energy's Spend and Workplace Diversity
Why leaders drive diversity
Economists can show how buyers benefit when there is a broader pool of sellers competing with each other. This is true whether a buyer is a family looking for a restaurant meal or a utility seeking a new hire or a contractor. In the following nine conversations with utility execs and regulators and others in our industry, we heard again and again how diversity spend and diversity in the workplace increases competition and rewards companies and their consumers. Check out what leaders at Duke Energy, Exelon/BGE, Sempra/SDG&E, etc. told us about why they drive diversity:
Rethinking Conventional Wisdom on Reliability and Security
Challenging the Rules
Fighting the established approach takes data. Lots of data.
Diversity: Melody Birmingham-Byrd
State President, Duke Energy Indiana
"Having a diverse corporate-level senior management committee helps us advance our mission."
Managing Electric Grid's Cyber Security Risk
EPRI Podcast Summary
Building multiple security countermeasures can protect utility assets, but this can be a large order.
Diversity: Calvin Butler
BGE's CEO
"I believe we’re better served when our employees reflect the communities we serve."
FERC Grants Edison's Wish
Opening Marketplace to Storage
Thomas Edison foreshadowed the potential for energy storage as early as 1883.
Diversity: Carmen Cintron
FERC's Chief Law Judge
"I’m very proud of FERC and I’m very proud of working here because I’ve seen, as time has progressed, what an improvement they have made."
Are You Missing This Key Chief Officer?
Meeting New Challenges
The growing consensus among power and utility executives is that digital technologies and "digitization" are becoming a strategic and risk mitigation imperative. Faced with rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes, many leaders are rethinking how they can tackle new issues in new ways.
Diversity: Scott Drury
San Diego Gas & Electric's President
"In 2017, our company spent $703 million with diverse suppliers, more than 44% of our total procurement."