I N S TIT U TE FO R E LEC TR I C I N N OVATI O N
2016 YEAR AHEAD
Message from the Executive Director
To advance our understanding of the key issues driving the
transformation of the electric power sector, the Institute for
Electric Innovation (IEI) will focus on three key initiatives in
2016:
¡¡ Thought Leaders Speak Out book series
¡¡ Powering the People 2016 – IEI’s annual celebration of
innovation in the electric power sector
The Transition to a
Clean Energy Future
Lisa Wood
Executive
Director
¡¡ The new National Dialogue Series
These initiatives will focus on: the transition to a clean energy future, the
evolving digital and distributed grid, and the individualization of customer
services.
A More Digital
and Distributed Grid
-Lisa Wood, Executive Director, Institute for Electric Innovation
Thought Leaders Speak Out Book Series:
Top 10 Trends
In December 2015, IEI published Thought Leaders Speak Out: Key Trends
Driving Change in the Electric Power Industry, the first book of a three-part
series that includes short essays from key industry executives. The first volume
focused on three major trends driving change: the transition to a clean energy future, the digital and distributed grid, and individualized customer services.
Individualized
Customer Services
IEI will release Thought Leaders Speak Out Volume II at the EEI Annual Convention in
June. And, IEI will release Volume III in October. Taken together, the three Thought Leaders Speak Out Volumes will identify the top ten trends driving the ongoing transformation of the electric power industry, and will be IEI’s contribution to the larger national
conversation on energy policy.
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INSTITUTE for
ELECTRIC INNOVATION
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Powering the People
March 17, 2016, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC: 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm
(Held in conjunction with the EEI Spring Board and Chief Executive Meetings)
Powering the People, IEI’s signature event, is an annual celebration of innovation in the electric power industry. In 2016, Powering the People will feature
TED-style talks and dialogues with electric utility and technology company
executives, policymakers, regulators, and other key stakeholders. This year’s
program will focus on three areas:
1. Smart Cities. Collaboration between utilities, municipal leaders, and technology companies is crucial to achieving a fully integrated smart city.
2. Digital & Distributed Grid. As the grid becomes more digital and distributed, integrating and enabling more distributed energy resources and
new devices in homes and businesses, what are the challenges and opportunities?
3. Individualized Customer Services. As the grid becomes more digital and
distributed, customization of electricity services continues to grow. How
are utilities creating individualized services to meet changing customer
needs?
Smart City
Digital grid enables
TWO-WAY
power and
information flows
National Dialogue Series
This year, IEI is launching its National Dialogue Series. These three by-invitation executive roundtable dialogues
are an opportunity for technology and utility company executives to discuss emerging issues, challenges, and
possible solutions.
¡¡ Moving Toward a Clean Energy Future: Effective Utility and Technology Company Partnerships — April 28.
San Francisco, CA. This dialogue will be hosted by PG&E at the Pacific Energy Center. This meeting will focus
on building successful partnerships between utility and clean technology companies and how this varies
with the life-cycle stage of these companies.
WIND
ENERGY
ACTIONABLE
ADVICE
¡¡ The Evolving Digital Grid – July 20. Columbus, OH. This dialogue will be hosted by AEP. This meeting will focus on the grid
as an integrating platform, the central role of utility partnerships, and the role of utilities as the integrators and enablers of
ENERGY
MANAGEMENT
the evolving Grid of Things™.
TOOLS
INDIVIDUALIZED
CUSTOMER
SERVICES
SOLAR
ENERGY
CONNECTEDNESS
¡¡ Data Analytics and Access — September 27. Houston, TX. This
dialogue will be hosted by CenterPoint Energy. This meeting will focus on data analytics and access, the management
and utilization of consumer data and utility data, and the role
of technology companies and third party providers in data
analytics.
TAILORED
SERVICES
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IEI Management Committee
Executive Director — Lisa Wood
Co-​Chair — Scott Prochazka, President and CEO, CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Co-​Chair — Robert Rowe, President and CEO, NorthWestern Energy
Nicholas Akins
Chairman, President, and CEO
American Electric Power
Terry Bassham
Chairman, President, and CEO
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
Michael Chilton
Senior Vice President, Global
Engineering & Construction
AES Corporation
Christopher Crane
President and CEO
Exelon Corporation
Anthony Earley
Chairman, President, and CEO
PG&E Corporation
Thomas Fanning
Chairman, President, and CEO
Southern Company
Kevin Fitzgerald
Executive Vice President &
General Counsel
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
Benjamin Fowke
Chairman, President, and CEO
Xcel Energy, Inc.
Lynn Good
Chairman, President, and CEO
Duke Energy Corporation
Elizabeth Hackenson
Senior Vice President,
Technology & Services, and
Chief Information Officer
AES Corporation
David Hutchens
President and CEO
UNS Energy Corporation
Mark Lantrip
President and CEO
Southern Company Services
James Madej
Senior Vice President and
Chief Customer Officer
National Grid
Jim Piro
President and CEO
Portland General Electric
Pedro Pizarro
President
Southern California Edison Company
Anne Pramaggiore
President and CEO
Commonwealth Edison Company
Joseph Rigby
Chairman, President, and CEO
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
Eric Silagy
President & CEO
Florida Power & Light Company
John McAvoy
President and CEO
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Marvin McDaniel
Executive Vice President, Group
President – Utilities, and Chief
Administrative Officer
Xcel Energy, Inc.
David Meador
Vice Chairman and Chief
Administrative Officer
DTE Energy Co.
Scott Morris
Chairman, President, and CEO
Avista Corp.
Sean Trauschke
President and CEO
OGE Energy Corporation
Patricia Vincent-Collawn
Chairman, President and CEO
PNM Resources, Inc.
Geisha Williams
President, Electric
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Lloyd Yates
Executive Vice President,
Market Solutions and
President, Carolinas Region
Duke Energy Corporation
Growing Technology Partner
Roundtable Membership
IEI Utility Innovation Team
Site Visits
In 2016, IEI will be broadening its Roundtable
membership to include technology companies
engaged in data analytics, renewable energy,
storage, and microgrids. Membership is limited to
technology companies that are working effectively
with electric utilities.
In 2016, IEI will visit “innovation teams” at five
electric utilities. These visits will help identify
key technology trends, frame industry issues for
conversation, and identify examples of successful
technology innovation implementation across the
industry.
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About the Institute for Electric Innovation
The Edison Foundation Institute for Electric Innovation focuses on advancing the
adoption and application of new technologies that will strengthen and transform
the power grid. IEI’s members are the investor-owned electric utilities that represent about 70 percent of the US electric power industry. The membership is
committed to an affordable, reliable, secure, and clean energy future.
IEI promotes the sharing of information, ideas, and experiences among regulators, policy makers, technology companies, thought leaders, and the electric
power industry. IEI also identifies policies that support the business case for the
adoption of cost-effective technologies.
IEI is governed by a Management Committee of electric industry Chief Executive
Officers. In addition, IEI has a Strategy Committee made up of senior electric
industry executives and a select group of technology company executives on its
Technology Partner Roundtable.
About the Edison Foundation
The Edison Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to bringing
the benefits of electricity to families, businesses, and industries worldwide. Furthering Thomas Alva Edison's spirit of invention, the Foundation works to encourage a greater understanding of the production, delivery, and use of electric power to
foster economic progress; to ensure a safe and clean environment; and to improve
the quality of life for all people. The Edison Foundation provides knowledge,
insight, and leadership to achieve its goals through research, conferences, grants,
and other outreach activities.
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