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Reflecting on COP28

The New Normal of Extreme Weather

“In the lead up to COP28 to held in Dubai Nov. 3 to Dec.12, these questions are critical as we search for solutions for the energy transition and for achieving sustainable development goals. In July, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres announced that the era of global boiling has arrived.”
Byline: 

Lawrence Jones

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Power by Association

The Tom Kuhn Model

Tom Kuhn has taken a distinctive approach to leading the Edison Electric Institute. He tirelessly sought to drive his diverse membership of investor-owned electric utilities to an agreement to act that was significantly tougher to come to, but significantly more impactful for the utilities industry, for the customers the industry serves, and for our nation.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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EV Leaders: Avangrid

EV Adoption

“It’s a little hard to quantify, but a goal on my end is making sure it’s a little fun or at least engaging for the customer to charge the EV at the time we need them to and providing them with enough value that they don’t mind delaying their charging, such that the electric demand hits our systems when it is optimal.”
Byline: 

Scott Bochenek and Charles Spence

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Community Engagement Powers JEA

Electric IRP Benefits from Customer & Stakeholder Input

“Because we are owned by the city, our customers are at the heart of all we do at JEA. It seemed only natural that, as we began the process of examining our future energy needs for the next thirty years, our community members would be a part of the process to develop our electric Integrated Resource Plan.”
Byline: 

Raynetta Curry Marshall

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PUF's Highest Honor to EEI's Tom Kuhn

Owen Young Award

Conversations with Ameren Executive Chair Warner Baxter; Southern Company Executive Chair Tom Fanning; Xcel Energy Executive Chair Ben Fowke; American Electric Power Executive Chair Nick Akins; Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro; Portland General Electric CEO Maria Pope; PNM Resources CEO Pat Vincent-Collawn; retired DTE Energy CEO Gerry Anderson; retired NV Energy CEO Michael Yackira; retired Sierra Pacific Resources CEO Walt Higgins; retired TXU Corporation CEO Erle Nye; and retired EEI Executive Vice President David Owens.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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EV Leaders: CMS Energy

EV Adoption

“We have EV specialists who will advise you on charging station options, get that charger installed, and provide a $500 rebate – $1,000 if you’re income-qualified – to cover the cost. We make sure you are taking advantage of our off-peak charging rate and introduce you to other energy- and cost-saving programs.”
Byline: 

Lauren Snyder and Jeff Myrom

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Tom Kuhn: Warner Baxter

Ameren

“When you put all these ingredients together: a purpose driven mindset, a humble, servant leader who seeks to collaborate and bring people together to develop sustainable constructive solutions, you have a secret sauce like no other.”
Byline: 

Warner Baxter

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EV Leaders: Commonwealth Edison

EV Adoption

“A lot of it is asking the customers, when you’re thinking about purchasing an EV, or installing charging, both residential and commercial, let us know so we can be a resource and understand what the load impacts are to the grid. We’re continuing to get smarter there, as well as using internal data scientists and analytics teams to start to track that. It’s still evolving.”
Byline: 

Diana Sharpe

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Tom Kuhn: Tom Fanning

Southern Company

“Tom took it upon himself to assure that EEI, as part of now its central mission, was able to support activities like national response events and cyber activity.”
Byline: 

Tom Fanning

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EV Leaders: Con Edison

EV Adoption

“We rolled out 100 publicly accessible stations across the five boroughs. The utilization of curbside chargers has exceeded our expectations. Already the system average is 35% and increasing, with some stations exceeding 50% utilization. New York City has targets to bring 1,000 plugs to the curb by 2025, and 10,000 by 2030.”
Byline: 

Britt Reichborn-Kjennerud

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