Southern California Edison
Steve Powell is the CEO of Southern California Edison. Chris Rogers is West Market Leader, Energy Providers Practice at Guidehouse.
The energy transition in California continues with eye-popping decarbonization targets and renewables going in at a rapid pace. But changes inevitably bring with it challenges and opportunities in abundance.
The Golden State is watched closely by all in the energy and utilities industry as it deals with the complexities of moving forward amidst heat waves, wildfires, and high demand for energy. That's why Southern California Edison is fortunate to be led by CEO Steve Powell, an engineer with the management and operational experience that pays off in these challenging times.
To find out how the utility is grappling with many tough issues, an engaging conversation brought together Steve Powell with Public Utilities Fortnightly's Steve Mitnick and Guidehouse's Chris Rodgers. This is a discussion not to be missed.
PUF's Steve Mitnick: What can Southern California Edison be doing in the short-term to help avoid the crunch like what happened last summer? California came close on supply and demand.
Steve Powell: For the last three years, we've been working with agencies and electric companies throughout the state to figure out how to provide reliable electricity in large heat waves.
In 2020, we had a massive west-wide heat wave, and ended up with one afternoon of rotating outages in California. That made us work more closely together to accelerate different solutions.