CFO Roundtable
ESG
Conversations with the chief financial officers of Entergy, Drew Marsh; CMS Energy, Rejji Hayes; and Puget Sound Energy, Kazi Hasan.
Law & Lawyers
Changing of the Guard: Michael Caron
NARUC
“Let’s find ways to find common ground because we’re not always going to agree, but we can work together to find ways that can move certain issues forward.”
CFO Roundtable: Drew Marsh
Entergy
“If you added up our industrial customers from an emissions perspective, they would rank number two as a state. It is a large industrial base that is going to have to clean up its operations. We are ready to go with their electrification efforts.”
Commissioner Wright on Nuclear's Future
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
“We recognize the NRC can license new and advanced designs using existing regulations, but applicants need exemptions to do so. Nobody wants to use the exemption process indefinitely to regulate. At some point, regulations need to be aligned.”
CFO Roundtable: Rejji Hayes
CMS Energy
“We’re making sure investors are made whole, because they were earning on coal facilities based on our economic model. We’re bringing in opportunities in acquisition of gas facilities and future build out of solar generation, on which they’ll get an attractive return on investment.”
Balancing M&A Benefits
Achieving Equitable Outcomes
“Four critical transaction components define success in a merger – bid prices, net synergies (after costs-to-achieve), regulatory approvals, and integration execution.”
CFO Roundtable: Kazi Hasan
Puget Sound Energy
“Our target is to minimize energy inequity. Our target also is to figure out who is being inequitably more impacted by our business and how we can manage these conditions.”
Supercharging Pumped Hydro in Australia and Now in U.S.
Sunshine Hydro
A conversation about optimizing the cycling of pumped hydro to get the most from regional clean energy sources and uses.
What SEC's Rule Means
ESG
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Director for Capital Markets Competitiveness provides insights on where the SEC may be going with that proposed rule.
EEI is Global
EEI International Programs
“In the spirit of Benjamin Franklin, who was the first U.S. diplomat and considered the father of electricity, we believe electricity is an important diplomatic tool for addressing the myriad global challenges.”