WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the new members of the Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC), an important component of DOE’s strategy to improve its research and development portfolio and program activities. Each member is appointed by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for a two-year term. The group reports to the DOE’s Assistant Secretary for Electricity and meets three times a year to advise DOE on a variety of electricity issues. The thirty-five members of the EAC are from state governments, regional planning entities, utility companies, cyber security and national security firms, the natural gas sector, equipment manufacturers, construction and architectural companies, non-governmental organizations, and other electricity-related organizations.
“The Department’s priorities can only be achieved through coordination with passionate and dedicated outside stakeholders," said Assistant Secretary Bruce Walker, himself a former member of the EAC appointed in 2008 by then-U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman before joining DOE to lead the Office of Electricity in October 2017. “The EAC’s advice, insights, and thoughtful feedback all dramatically improve DOE’s electricity initiatives. The combination of industry stakeholders plus the capabilities of DOE and the National Labs enhances our ability to identify and solve future electricity challenges."
During their two-year term, the EAC members will advise DOE on current and future electric grid reliability, resilience, security, sector interdependence, and policy issues. They will periodically review and make recommendations on DOE electric grid-related programs and initiatives, including electricity-related R&D programs and modeling efforts. Members will also identify emerging issues related to electricity production and delivery and advise on Federal coordination with utility industry authorities in the event of supply disruptions and other emergencies.
The thirty-five appointed members of the EAC, of which twenty-two are returning members, begin their term on July 1, 2020 and are listed alphabetically below:
Sharon Allan
Chief Innovation Officer
Smart Electric Power Alliance
Christopher Ayers
Executive Director
North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff
Tom Bialek
Chief Engineer
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Daniel Brooks
Vice President of Integrated Grid
Electric Power Research Institute
Laney Brown
Vice President, Retail E-Solutions
Avangrid Inc.
Paul Cicio
President
Industrial Energy Consumers of America
Robert Cummings
President
Red Yucca Power Consulting
Ann Delenela
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Entergy
Kimberly Denbow
Senior Director of Security, Operations & Engineering Services
American Gas Association
Joy Ditto
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Public Power Association
Andrew (Drew) Fellon
President
Alliance Advisory Services
Flora Flygt
Strategic Planning & Policy Advisor
American Transmission Company (Ret.)
Sheri Givens
Vice President, U.S. Regulatory & Customer Strategy
National Grid
Dave Herlong
Senior Director, Central Maintenance and Construction
Florida Power & Light Company
Michael Heyeck
Founder
The Grid Group LLC
*Committee Vice Chair
Paul Hudson
President
General Infrastructure LLC
Lola Infante
Senior Director, Clean Energy Technology and Policy
Edison Electric Institute
Jordan Karem
President
Red Arrow Strategies
Mladen Kezunovic
Regents Professor and Eugene E. Webb Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Director, Smart Grid Center
Texas A&M University
Clay Koplin
Chief Executive Officer
Cordova Electric Cooperative
Arthur Kressner
Principal and President
Grid Connections LLC
David Lebeter
Chief Operating Officer
Hydro One
Robert M. Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Dragos
Nicole Lowen
Member
Hawaii House of Representatives
Jay Morrison
Vice President, Regulatory Issues
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Richard S. Mroz
Managing Director
Resolute Strategies LLC
Delia Patterson
Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Communications and General Counsel
American Public Power Association
Don Parsons
Member
Georgia House of Representatives
Darlene Phillips
Senior Director, Operations Engineering Support
PJM Interconnection
Wanda Reder
President and Chief Executive Officer
Grid-X Partners LLC
*Committee Chair
Paul Stockton
Managing Director
Sonecon LLC
David Wade
President and Chief Executive Officer
Electric Power Board of Chattanooga
Craig J. Wiener
Technical Fellow
The MITRE Corporation
Tom Weaver
Manager, Distribution System Planning
American Electric Power
Jim Yacone
Mission and Partnership
SANS Institute
