“Knowing that the program made EV ownership a little more accessible and affordable was a source of pride, and collaborating with a passionate, diverse team made the journey even more meaningful.”

“This innovative approach in terms of efficiency, affordability, and reliability has been game changing. We are able to address more than ten times as many cable systems annually, leave seventy-five percent of cables in the ground, and our reliability is comparable to new systems.”

“These remarkable teams and leaders reflect every dimension of our industry’s transformation. Each award honors an innovator whose historic achievements continue to inspire today’s breakthroughs. Their stories, and those of this year’s winners remind us that progress in energy is always powered by imagination and collaboration.”

“We have increased sponsorships this year. I’m honored to say that with the help of great Staff and support from the overall industry communities, we’ve broken every sponsorship record in NARUC history.”

“States in our First Movers Initiative, such as New York, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Wyoming, are working to advance small modular reactor development in their states, and in some cases larger reactors similar to Georgia’s Vogtle plant.”

“In our Pennsylvania service territory alone, we have over 14.5 gigawatts of data center projects in advanced stages of planning. To put that in perspective, our current peak load in Pennsylvania is about 7.5 giga-watts, and we are a 100-year-old company.”

“We have a new set of customers who are struggling with affordability issues, and that is something we’re noticing here. That’s a big issue we’re dealing with, and when large new loads are tied to that equation, affordability becomes even more complex.”

“There is no realistic way to interconnect larger numbers of generators of any fuel type or move that power around the Northwest without Bonneville Power Administration’s partnership, system growth, and investments. There’s no way to accommodate the growth without that partnership.”

“New Mexico still has zero-carbon and renewable portfolio standards. Utilities and regulators need to abide by those laws regardless of uncertainty occurring beyond New Mexico.”

“We’re eliminating the mandates. You’re seeing that from the administration in Washington, D.C., as well. We started down this path in 2023 with our changes in our Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff, REST rules. We don’t need to subsidize it either.”