Seven Women CEOs Look Forward
Unique conversations
Interviews with CEOs from Alliant, CMS, CPS, Green Mountain, Hawaiian, Portland, and PNM.
Law & Lawyers
State Legislators Summit: State Senators David Koehler and Eric Koch
Policymaking at its Finest
“There aren’t Republican electrons and Democrat electrons; they’re just electrons, and we have to just deal with this as colleagues in a bipartisan way.”
Women CEOs: Pat Kampling, Alliant Energy
Looking Forward
“Ten years ago, we went on this path to start decarbonizing our fleet. We were probably ahead of others because we realized our old, smaller coal plants were not economic.”
State Legislators Summit: TVA CEO Jeff Lyash
Policymaking at its Finest
“Over the next 20 or 30 years, how we plan and build the electricity system in this country is going to be critical to the economy and the environment, and policymakers here today are a critical part of this.”
Women CEOs: Patti Poppe, CMS Energy
Looking Forward
“The utility industry certainly punches above our fighting weight in percent of woman CEOs in the industry. The largest representation of Fortune 500 Female CEOs comes out of the utility industry.”
State Legislators Summit: Dominion Energy SVP William Murray
Policymaking at its Finest
“What’s great about NCSL, it’s a collegial, nonpartisan forum to share ideas, and that’s something we’ve always been supportive of.”
Women CEOs: Paula Gold-Williams, CPS Energy
Looking Forward
“When I showed up to one of my first power conferences after becoming the permanent CEO, there were only two women CEOs in attendance, including me.”
EV Behavior Tracking
Run-Up to Fortnightly Top Innovators 2019
We were trying to think ahead on the best way to forecast load, while considering impacts of EVs.
Buying Solar Energy by The Minute
Aligning Benefits with Costs
There is a better way to implement the Buy All-Sell All model. Instead of setting VoS rates based on speculative forecasts, why not just pay prices that reflect the actual, contemporaneous value of the solar energy? Why not, effectively, buy the solar energy by the minute?
Smart Communities Share Infrastructure
Synergy Smarter
One new variation on the traditional utilities business model involves leveraging public-private partnerships to overcome the funding and jurisdictional challenges of smart communities.