Moving conversations with two men who knew him well: Dominion Energy CEO Bob Blue and EEI president Tom Kuhn.

This panel discussed how empathy guides servant leadership in keeping utilities connected to diverse communities.

This panel discussed the importance of a strong network of diverse suppliers for all utility operations and how it impacted business resilience in 2020.

Change in organizational culture begins with top-level leadership. This panel discussed the difference between utility executives taking ownership versus buying into DE&I strategy, and how it impacts the overall culture of an organization.

The 2021 Roundtable discussed effective strategies to increase engagement and alliances.

Options like the use of FACTS, or converting an existing HVAC to HVDC, may offer easier ways to increase capacity using existing rights of way.

California and Texas lack a coherent microgrid strategy. It is time to boldly step into the future with more sustainable solutions that offer much greater value to ratepayers, utilities, and the environment.

Addressing this triple impetus – a pandemic-hobbled economy, an over-heated planet, and poorly-addressed social equity issues – can begin immediately if we go big and go local.

This article puts forth a practical resolution of this issue – and the one currently favored by FERC – which is for the bankruptcy courts and FERC to share jurisdiction over matters related to wholesale energy contracts during Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.