“There’s a large opportunity to capture off these gas fired power plants and sequester them underground. It also can be other sources like direct air capture or hydrogen production, renewable diesel, all sorts of sources that need to take the carbon dioxide out of the process and store it underground.”

“The biggest things in 2023 are number one, improving our customer experience. Number two, making sure we deliver affordable services to our customers. Number three is making the right investments to unlock existing renewables in upstate New York.”

Key industry changemakers met and strategized the path to decarbonization and how to deliver net zero. Strategies were discussed for delivering on climate ambitions as the transition in energy continues.

Answers to “What are the most important issues facing your State or Company?” and “What does the Federal Infrastructure Bill mean for your State or Company?”

“What we expect is a lot of cyber policies will be litigated in court. It’s trying to figure out attribution, and attribution is difficult to prove.”

“Risk management in this space falls into three large buckets. First people, then process. Have we built an appropriate process that uses people and has sufficient oversight and controls? Then it’s technology.”

“We’re active asset managers, typically with at least majority control. We have representation on the boards and are in constant communication with our companies.”

“We expect to see an initial, about one fifth of $2.5 billion in grid resilience formula funding for states to be in the states’ hands sometime next spring to summer.”

“What I’m focused on is making sure we bring everybody to the table, and we work together in a bipartisan manner. I believe that FERC is a bipartisan Commission for a reason. FERC is an independent agency for a reason. As a regulator, I guard that independence.”