Law & Lawyers

Distributech: Alan Gooding

Smarter Grid Solutions

“What we’re starting with is a form of automation and to be able to interact with the DER. That’s our bedrock. With that platform capability, what those algorithms are doing can be for capacity management or for more classical microgrid-type applications.”

New Mexico PRC: Vice Chair Cynthia Hall

State Commissions

“We recently established a new rule on Community Solar implementation, and other rulemaking dockets we hope to successfully complete include interconnection, grid modernization, and transportation electrification.”

Distributech: Andy Bennett

mPrest

“I don’t think this move to a more decarbonized grid happens unless we do it at the edge of the grid. That’s my first belief. Tightly coupled to that is the understanding that it’s one thing for us all to have solar or electric cars. But if you can’t manage those assets in a coordinated way, it’s kind of useless.”

Reuters Global Energy Transition 2022

Unique Conversations

After they left the speaker stage at this major international event, conversations with EDP CEO Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade, CenterPoint Energy executive vice president Gregg Knight, AES EVP and President, US and Global Business Lines Julian Nebreda. Also, an ESG roundtable with FTI Consulting’s Rodolfo Araujo, Christine DiBartolo, Ken Ditzel, and Chris LeWand.

Global Energy Transition: Miguel d'Andrade

EDP

“In some cases, utilities opt to enter into build-transfer agreements. They’ll tender, we’ll build them, and then transfer it to them at a pre-agreed price, so it moves to the rate base. For utilities that have coal plants, they can substitute them with wind or solar.”

Global Energy Transition: Gregg Knight

CenterPoint Energy

“We feel especially responsible to make sure that we bring all of the ecosystem together to express what’s going to be required from our investment perspective and how our state and communities will need to also support that from an economic development perspective.”

Presiding Over MACRUC

MACRUC

“Leadership is going the extra mile, taking the time to understand concerns and what’s important to another state.”