Diversity: Calvin Butler
BGE's CEO
"I believe we’re better served when our employees reflect the communities we serve."
Law & Lawyers
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."
Did the FCC Get It Right this Time?
Ambiguity and Uncertainty
The FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom order is in many respects a vast improvement, but it has its own imperfections.
Diversity: Telisa Toliver
Chevron Pipe Line's VP
"You must work with minority and women-owned businesses to sustain mutually beneficial business partnerships."
Remember to Breathe: Quick and Clean Infrastructure
Not Mission: Impossible
Every bill seems tough to move on the Hill these days. One possible exception? Infrastructure.
Ohio PUC: Kristina Schaefer
Chief, Grid Modernization and Security
“A big part of PowerForward is setting a holistic policy for grid modernization, so that potential benefits aren’t being left on the table.”
State and Future of Power: Kentucky
Michael Schmitt, Chair, Kentucky PSC
“In eastern Kentucky, utilities are faced with serious challenges.”