SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit
Unique conversations
A fascinating gathering from SEPA’s Summit to help understand our evolution and revolution.
Fortnightly Magazine - September 2019
SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: Cris Eugster, CPS Energy
Evolution and Revolution
“We have to now compare ourselves against best of breed players across all industries because that’s the new bar.”
SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: David Eves, Xcel Energy
Evolution and Revolution
“We have a company goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from our company eighty percent by 2030 and an aspiration to be carbon-free by 2050.”
SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: Carlos Nouel, National Grid
Evolution and Revolution
“Having these conversations about how to move forward together, is probably the most impactful thing we can do at gatherings like this.”
SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: Arlen Orchard, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Evolution and Revolution
“We’ve got to build customer loyalty. Satisfaction isn’t enough anymore. I’m always looking for partners to help us grow customer loyalty.”
SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: Jennifer Potter, Hawaii PUC
Evolution and Revolution
“Hawaii has a one hundred percent renewable portfolio standard and a carbon neutrality goal. A lot of the time we think about those as complementary, but they can work against each other.”
SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: Doug Staker, Enel X
Evolution and Revolution
“By having a daily demand charge, every day you have an opportunity to drive savings.”
State Legislators' Energy Policy Summit in Nashville
Policymaking at its Finest
It was a large gathering, the 2019 Energy Policy Summit in Nashville, and part of the National Conference of State Legislators Legislative Summit. Energy policy is now chic as evidenced by the crowd gathered to listen in to speakers from Google, Amazon, Walmart, and REBA - the cool sounding acronym of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance.
State Legislators Summit: State Senators David Koehler and Eric Koch
Policymaking at its Finest
“There aren’t Republican electrons and Democrat electrons; they’re just electrons, and we have to just deal with this as colleagues in a bipartisan way.”
State Legislators Summit: TVA CEO Jeff Lyash
Policymaking at its Finest
“Over the next 20 or 30 years, how we plan and build the electricity system in this country is going to be critical to the economy and the environment, and policymakers here today are a critical part of this.”