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Fortnightly Magazine - November 8 2021

Telling ESG Stories

In the ESG Era

In what could be aptly called the Environmental, Social and Governance Era, utilities are being scored for their ethical performance, quite rigorously, quite comprehensively, by highly influential organizations. The issue is so big that we devoted a special issue of PUF to it.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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ESG Powerfully

ESG Conversations

ESG conversations with executives at American Electric Power, Arizona Public Service, Evergy, Northwestern Energy, PPL Corporation, WEC Energy Group, and Xcel Energy. Guidehouse’s Dan Hahn and Michelle Fay sat in on some of these.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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ESG: Sandy Nessing

AEP

“We are at an inflection point — we have a clean energy strategy on the table right now, and if regulators are supportive, by 2030 our generating portfolio will flip to 52% renewable energy.”
Byline: 

Sandy Nessing

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ESG: Ann Becker

Arizona Public Service

“Last year, in partnership with EPRI, we conducted our first sustainability materiality assessment, which is a best practice in the ESG space.”
Byline: 

Ann Becker and Michelle Fay

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ESG: Brian Bird

Northwestern Energy

“Moody’s Investor Services names NorthWestern Energy in the top 5 among 50 publicly traded North American utility and power companies on Best Governance Practices.”
Byline: 

Brian Bird

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ESG: Greg Dudkin and Stephanie Raymond

PPL Corp.

“We’ve added thousands of smart grid devices, including sensors and switches, and distribution automation on every circuit. We have one of the most advanced distribution networks in the country. We’ve deployed a state-of-the-art DERMS.”
Byline: 

Greg Dudkin and Stephanie Raymond

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ESG: Beth Straka

WEC Energy Group

“Our ultimate goal is to exit coal at some point in the future, but that transition needs to be done in a thoughtful manner where we’re not risking reliability.”
Byline: 

Beth Straka

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ESG: Frank Prager

Xcel Energy

“Our nuclear plants in Minnesota are an important part of our overall strategy. We are building some natural gas to maintain reliability, as we retire most of the coal plants in our generation fleet.”
Byline: 

Frank Prager and Dan Hahn

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