Law & Lawyers

Former NV Energy Exec Looks Back

Conversation with Michael Yackira

Yackira was at the center of – and a driver of – some of the industry’s biggest developments of the last quarter century. He remains active on boards and in charitable activities but seems keen to contribute more.
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Michael Yackira

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Mississippi PSC: Public Utilities Staff

A Day at the Mississippi PSC

“The Public Utilities Staff was split away from the Commission in 1990, so we are a separate independent agency. We provide advisory and investigative services to the PSC.”
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Virden Jones, Mike McCool and Brandi Myrick

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Customer Centricity

Lynchpin of Utility Strategy

Every CEO is seeking to create the utility of the future, but the strategy has been focused on cost cutting and changing the mix of generating plants. But the disruption is originating with the customer, and the strategy has to be customer centric.
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Ahmad Faruqui

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Cybersecurity: Brian Harrell

Prepare, Protect, Respond

“When utilities are struggling with a malware issue, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, physical security events, emergency management, and response and recovery issues, we are there in their time of need.”
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Brian Harrell

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