AEIC
Jim Heilbron is Southern Company Senior Vice President, Technical Shared Services, and AEIC President – 2026.
My involvement with The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) has been an invaluable asset throughout my career at Southern Company, so it is both an honor and an exciting opportunity to serve as AEIC president for 2026.
Engaging with and learning from leaders at other utilities on a wide range of critical industry issues has significantly advanced my thinking as an operations leader within my organization. Now, in these transformative times, as our industry faces dynamic challenges that demand unprecedented knowledge-sharing and collaboration, the value of AEIC is more significant than ever.
There is much work to do together in 2026 to continue to elevate operational excellence throughout the industry. In the coming year, we must work together to address the challenge of the “And.”
We must manage accelerated growth And deploy new technologies And meet the rapid demand for generation And still work toward carbon-reduction goals.
We must maintain And improve infrastructure And address supply chain constraints And economic fluctuations And workforce challenges.
We must keep customers at the center of everything we do And address reliability And affordability.