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Tom Kuhn: Pedro Pizarro

Edison International

“He is bipartisan in every sense of the word. Our industry needs to work with all sides of the aisle. There are not just two sides because there are all sorts of shades and he’s been masterful in navigating us through that.”
Byline: 

Pedro Pizarro

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EV Leaders: National Grid

EV Adoption

“In both jurisdictions by 2035, there will no longer be internal combustion engine vehicles for sale. It takes a bit longer for folks to cycle through, so by 2040, you’re going to have significantly more EVs on the roads.”
Byline: 

Melissa Lavinson

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Tom Kuhn: Maria Pope

Portland General Electric

“Tom is a consensus builder, and his approach and focus on collaboration helps to shape public policy both in Washington and across the country. Passage of the clean energy tax package in the Inflation Reduction Act is just one example of a significant and recent legislative achievement.”
Byline: 

Maria Pope

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EV Leaders: NiSource

EV Adoption

“The Indiana Commission has initiated an investigation to consider measures to promote transportation electrification. The goals are to promote affordable and equitable charging options; improve the customer experience, including reducing wait times; accelerate third-party investments in EV charging; and appropriate recovery of costs from delivering electricity to EVs and charging infrastructure.”
Byline: 

Fred Gomos

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Tom Kuhn: Pat Vincent-Collawn

PNM Resources

“The contribution that Tom Kuhn made on the ESCC and getting us to understand that has made a huge difference for our national security, in terms of cyber and physical. That is oftentimes overlooked, and everybody thinks that EEI is just this policy shop. But we are in a much better and more secure place as an electric industry, a grid, and a country because of Tom’s leadership.”
Byline: 

Pat Vincent-Collawn

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EV Leaders: Portland General Electric

EV Adoption

“I worry more now about keeping up and not necessarily having to put incentives in front of customers because they’re already buying EVs. What I do have is the incentive for customers to participate in our charging management program. Making sure we’re charging in the best times, best locations on the grid that are going to make a difference for us.”
Byline: 

Larry Bekkedahl

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Tom Kuhn: Gerry Anderson

DTE Energy

“Tom’s secret sauce is his ability to create relationships across such a wide array of personality types and viewpoints. That happened within industry, in Congress, several agencies, and in the states. His personality and demeanor enable him to create relationships and unity.”
Byline: 

Gerry Anderson

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EV Leaders: Puget Sound Energy

EV Adoption

“We have almost 600 EV chargers across our service territory helping inform our path forward. That next step is executing a range of tariffs for residential, fleet, and multifamily, to help customers invest in the charger network where we provide incentives or can partner with them and build out infrastructure that the utility owns and operates.”
Byline: 

Josh Jacobs and Malcolm McCulloch

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Tom Kuhn: Michael Yackira

NV Energy

“He’s a lion tamer and a task master, but not in a negative way, meaning he’s on task all the time. He knows what needs to be done, wants input from all his constituents, but nothing will stop him from getting done what needs to be done for the good of the industry.”
Byline: 

Michael Yackira

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EV Leaders: Southern Company

EV Adoption

“We have ongoing dialogue with automakers, to understand better how we can assist them in bringing these vehicles to market. Whether that’s working with dealers to help them understand availability of our infrastructure programs, even in the sales process, or understanding what they are going to need, we want to make this as smooth as possible.”
Byline: 

Lincoln Wood and Stephanie Gossman

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