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2012 U.S. Energy Award - John Rowe, Chairman Emeritus, Exelon Corporation

May 23rd, 2012

USEA Now - May/June 2012

May 1st, 2012
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Pakistan Utility Executives Examine U.S. Strategies to Increase Productivity

May 23rd, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC & RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, U.S. – Senior managers from eight of Pakistan’s electricity distribution utilities recently met their counterparts to review U.S. best practices in change management, human resource management, and employee training. The U.S.

USEA Partners with DOE, EPA and Energy Companies on Turkmenistan Pipeline Integrity Training

May 22nd, 2012

 

TURKMENGAZ OFFICIALS EXAMINE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN HOUSTON, ALBERQUERQUE AND FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO FROM NOVEMBER 1-11, 2011 

A two week technical exchange visit organized by the U.S. Department of Energy and United States Energy Association with support from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and private corporate sponsorship  featured the participation of five senior officials from the Turkmenistan Ministry of Oil and Gas.

Asset Management and Transmission System Management, Operations and Maintenance Exchange Visit Between the Georgia State Electrosystem (GSE) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

March 17th, 2012

 

GEORGIA:  Ensuring Energy Security

The Bonneville Power Authority (BPA) initiated a utility partnership  exchange program on transmission system maintenance with the  senior management of the Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE),  Georgia’s national transmission system operator. The partnership  complements the aggressive program to reconstruct GSE’s 500 kV  network and develop a back-to-back DC converter station linking its grid to Turkey.

USEA and Government of Turkey Partner to Promote American Investment in Turkey's Power Sector

May 22nd, 2012

A one week roadshow organized by the United States Energy Association and the Government of Turkey sparked strong interest in Turkey’s burgeoning power sector among American equipment manufacturers, project developers and financiers. 

With stops in New York, Houston and San Francisco the roadshow was tailored to accentuate opportunities for U.S. companies created by Turkey’s projected eight percent annual increase in electric power demand.

Turkish Energy Sector Investment Roadshow

October 28th, 2011

Turkey is the world’s 17th largest economy and offers ample opportunity for global investors. The Turkish economy has sustained remarkable economic performance over the past eight years, growing by an average annual rate of approximately five percent.  With its strategic location, robust economy, political stability, skilled labor force, and young population, Turkey promises growth for investors in all sectors. 

Dena Wiggins

Job Title: 
President & CEO
Organization: 
Natural Gas Supply Association

As NGSA’s President and CEO, Dena Wiggins leads efforts to advance the natural gas industry’s economic and environmental agenda with NGSA member companies, regulators, legislators and other key stakeholders. She manages daily operations of NGSA and is responsible for member relations, media engagement, advocacy and government affairs activities.

Dena has spent much of her professional career engaged in representing producer/marketers before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She has testified before FERC on policy matters pending before the Commission and has been involved in every major natural gas rulemaking since Order No. 436. She frequently speaks with key Hill and White House staff, NARUC and other policymakers on the importance and benefits of natural gas use, supply and competitive markets. She has led hundreds of discussions on natural gas priority issues at conferences and is regularly quoted as an industry expert in the media, including Reuters, S&P Global, the Houston Chronicle, Politico, Natural Gas Intelligence and RTO Insider.

Dena is deeply involved in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), particularly the Committee on Gas, where she has advocated for the benefits of natural gas in a lower carbon energy future. She represents NGSA at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and chairs the CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Matters Advisory Committee (EEMAC), which plans to explore the relationship between infrastructure constraints and natural gas markets.

Dena currently serves on the Board of the National Association of Manufacturer’s Council of Manufacturing Associations and on the Board of the British-American Business Association. In addition, she serves on the Advisory Council of New Mexico State University’s Center for Public Utilities and is a member of the Council Group of the American Bar Association’s Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section. She also serves on the Board of The Washington Ballet.

Previous to NGSA, she was a partner in the law firm of Ballard Spahr and served as General Counsel to the Process Gas Consumers Group. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.

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Greg Wetstone

Job Title: 
President & CEO
Organization: 
American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Gregory Wetstone is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national non-profit organization that unites business, policy and finance to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy.


Prior to joining ACORE Greg oversaw government affairs as Vice President for Terra-Gen Power LLC, a renewable energy company with utility-scale wind, solar and geothermal energy facilities. Previously, he served as Senior Director for Government and Public Affairs at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and Director of Programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), where he founded the legislative program. Earlier in his career, Greg was Senior Counsel to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Greg has a J.D. from the Duke University School of Law and a B.S. from Florida State University.

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John W. Rowe

Job Title: 
Chairman Emeritus
Organization: 
Exelon Corporation

John W. Rowe, Chairman Emeritus of Exelon Corporation, is the 2012 recipient of the United States Energy Award, an honor given annual to an outstanding energy leader in recognition of their leadership initiatives and contributions to the global understanding of energy issues.

Rowe led Exelon since its formation in 2000 through the merger of PECO Energy and the parent of Commonwealth Edison. John Rowe retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon on March 12, 2012, following the merger of Exelon with Constellation Energy. Rowe previously held Chief Executive Officer positions at the New England Electric System and Central Maine Power Company, served as general counsel of Consolidated Rail Corporation, and was a partner in the law firm of Isham, Lincoln & Beale. Rowe is a former Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute and the Edison Electric Institute. He was Co-Chairman of the National Commission on Energy Policy and serves on the Secretary of Energy’s Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future. He is the lead Independent Director of the Northern Trust Company and a member of the Board of Directors of Allstate.

Under Rowe’s leadership, New England Electric System became one of the original four U.S. investor-owned electric utilities to participate in the U.S. Agency for International Development/United States Energy Association Utility Partnership Program. New England Electric System was a partner with the Hungarian utility, then known as MVMRT. Later, at Commonwealth Edison, Rowe was instrumental in continuing that company’s partnership with the Polish Power Grid.

Rowe is committed to a wide variety of civic activities, with a focus on education and diversity. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chairman of the Illinois Institute of Technology and President of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. He is a former Chairman of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Chicago History Museum. He is a member of the board of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and the Morgridge Institute for Research. Rowe and his wife, Jeanne, established the Rowe Family Charitable Trust.

Rowe has been widely recognized for his civic and professional leadership. Recent awards include the Misericordia Heart of Mercy Award (2010), the Edison Electric Institute Distinguished Leadership Award (2009), election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2009), the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Global Leadership Award (2009), the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce’s Daniel H. Burnham Award for Business and Civic Leadership (2008), the Junior Achievement’s Chicago Business Hall of Fame (2008), Illinois Holocaust Museum’s Humanitarian Award (2008), Civic Federation of Chicago’s Lyman Gage Award for Outstanding Civic Leadership (2008) and the National Latino Education Institute Corporate Leadership Award (2008).

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