EPRI Board: Brian Savoy
Director
“As the chief strategy and commercial officer for Duke Energy, several of the issues we’re experiencing in the industry are my core responsibilities for our company.”
Law & Lawyers
Vote Solar's New Executive Director
Solar Power
“There is an evolution from where we were when solar was an upstart and disruptive technology. We’re on that cusp of being an incumbent, and a mainstream technology. We’re the lowest marginal cost energy out there.”
EPRI Board: Matthew Ketschke
Director
“Our collaboration with EPRI has produced great breakthroughs.”
Time to Rethink Relationship Between Communities and Their Electric Utility
Seeking Out Opportunities
“Working collaboratively has broad benefits. It can help utilities genuinely understand the needs of the communities they serve, so they can make more effective investments and act as partners in building more equitable, just communities.”
NW Natural Water in New Waters
Unique Conversations
“The water and wastewater utility industry is similar to the gas utility industry. We’ve been successful in core competencies building and operating pressurized pipe, delivering a product underground, and working in a highly-regulated environment.”
Firefighter's Take on Wildfires and Utility Infrastructure
Bureau of Land Management
“There are issues such as whether there are poles igniting or a thick smoke that could cause arcing. We also rely on what our power company’s first responders are telling us about the facilities in that area.”
Vice President of Big Sky's Commission
Montana PSC
“The western region is 5 to 7 years away from a serious capacity shortfall. The major utility in Montana is predicting a 750-MW shortfall in capacity within 5 or 7 years, unless we come up with additional baseload generation.”
The Goal of the Grid
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
The goal of the grid is to provide the necessary power capacity that links generators to loads, to maintain reliability under normal and stressed conditions, in a way that minimizes both capital and operational costs and maintains low costs to consumers.
CEOs From Across the Globe at Global Electrification Forum
EEI
Attendees from around the world were online watching the Edison Electric Institute's 6th Annual Global Electrification Forum.
Picture Energy: Memorable Moments in Vancouver
CAMPUT
Cross-border relations are important, and it is a natural fit to find regulators from the United States at the highly-regarded annual meeting for Canadian regulators.
Much camaraderie and regulatory learning in the public interest took place in the stunning city of Vancouver in early May.
Plan on being in Toronto in 2023 for the next must-attend CAMPUT conference. Enjoy our Facebook gallery of memorable moments.