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Decarbonization: Sarah Freeman

Indiana URC

“To the extent any policies present a challenge, it’s at the local level where some communities have put up regulatory barriers to siting of wind and solar. To counter that, the Indiana General Assembly enacted legislation allowing communities to be certified as renewable-ready communities, saying, “Our doors are open to projects.”
Byline: 

Sarah Freeman

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MARC President's Term Winds Down

MARC

“To be in Gerald Ford’s hometown, honor his legacy and the work he did around energy as president, ground this in what’s happening today, even as we look forward, has been important. We always wanted to tie in with President Ford’s legacy. The active work we’ve seen in the last couple of years at the federal level has made that more relevant.”
Byline: 

Dan Scripps

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Decarbonization: Floyd McKissick, Jr.

North Carolina UC

“Bipartisan legislation required the Commission to develop a plan to reduce carbon emissions from Duke Energy’s electric generating facilities by 70% from 2005 levels by 2030 and to become carbon neutral by 2050.”
Byline: 

Floyd McKissick, Jr.

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Drones Hanging Transmission Lines

Emerging Technologies

Conversation with Infravision’s Cameron Van Der Berg and Chris Cox, Energy Impact Partners’ Evan Pittman, and Edison International’s Sergej Mahnovski.
Byline: 

Cameron Van Der Berg et al.

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Decarbonization: Daniel Conway

PUC of Ohio

“What we see are storm clouds on the horizon that are going to affect reliability, resource adequacy, and prices because of state and federal initiatives that are pushing for a rapid transition away from thermal resources into renewable resources.”
Byline: 

Daniel Conway

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Transforming This Year's AEIC Achievement Awards

Innovation and Commitment to a Modern Grid

“Each fall at its annual meeting, AEIC presents its prestigious Achievement Awards to those members who have clearly demonstrated significant contributions to advancing the operations of the electric energy industry.”
Byline: 

Steve Hauser

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Decarbonization: Abigail Anthony

Rhode Island PUC

“The Act on Climate requires net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050. We’re going to need to figure out how the gas distribution network can deliver a low- or zero-carbon product, or we’re going to have to do something else with the network.”
Byline: 

Abigail Anthony

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Santa to Slide Down Your Carbon Emission-Free Chimney

Christmas and Electricity

General Electric began selling pre-assembled Christmas light kits in 1903. Until then, lighting your tree electrically was expensive and the installation, complicated. Toy electric trains started out as a store window display that would draw the attention of shoppers to the store.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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State Regulators Leading the Way

NARUC

“Reliability and affordability will be center stage this next year, and I have encouraged committee chairs to address these issues in meetings. I look forward to healthy debates about different approaches to decarbonization, new methods for resource planning, permitting, and construction challenges, workforce shortages or proposed EPA regulations.”
Byline: 

Julie Fedorchak with Paul Kjellander

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