January 25th, 2024
In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Jon Wellinghoff faced questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about the importance and challenges in developing a Western regional transmission system and electricity market. The discussion covered efforts by the Southwest Power Pool and the California Independent System Operator to move from real-time markets to day-ahead markets in anticipation of full regionalization.
January 24th, 2024

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Contact: Melissa Brown, MBrown@usea.org

USEA Hosts Successful 20th Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum

Job Title: 
President & CEO
Organization: 
American Public Power Association

Scott Corwin became President & CEO of the American Public Power Association on August 16, 2023.

He previously served as executive director of the Northwest Public Power Association in Vancouver, Washington, where he worked on behalf of more than 500 utility and associate members in ten western states and British Columbia. Prior to NWPPA, he served as the executive director of the Public Power Council, advocating for public power’s access to federal power from the Bonneville Power Administration. Corwin has extensive experience developing and advocating for federal policy positions before Congress, executive branch agencies, industry partners, and the media. He has served on numerous industry task forces relating to power supply, has been an expert witness before Congress, and served on various charitable and community boards.

Corwin graduated from Dartmouth College, has a law degree from the University of Washington and is a member of the Oregon Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar Association.

Job Title: 
President & CEO
Organization: 
Energy Council of Canada

Following his longstanding participation on the Energy Council of Canada’s Board of Directors, Jacob Irving became the organization’s President in January of 2018. His nearly twenty-year career in the Canadian energy industry has been divided almost evenly between the petroleum and electricity sectors. He has spent more than half of this time, successfully leading prominent energy industry associations, including the Oil Sands Developers Group and the Canadian Hydropower Association.

Originally from the Huron and Franco-Ontarian community of Penetanguishene, Mr. Irving attended primary and secondary school entirely in French, which led him to pursue his post- secondary studies at the University of Ottawa. His education and work experience have taken him from South Africa, to Calgary, to Fort McMurray with a return to Ottawa.

Mr. Irving has significant knowledge of Canadian energy systems combined with a specialization in the areas of government policy, regulation, communications and stakeholder engagement. He is a passionate promoter of all forms of Canadian energy, particularly to international audiences, outside Canada. As the President of the Energy Council of Canada, he strongly believes that better energy conversations yield better energy decisions, especially in a sophisticated and ever-changing democracy like Canada.

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

Ray Long leads the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) as President and Chief Executive Officer.  

ACORE is the oldest nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to expanding the use of renewable energy technologies for American homes and businesses. This mission is as important and relevant today as it was back in 2001. As CEO, Long is privileged to lead a team of dedicated professionals and an equally passionate group of members and contributors who enable ACORE’s strategic initiatives.  

ACORE’s members operate in all 50 states, and in 2022, they financed, developed, built and owned over 90% of new, utility-scale renewable energy projects. Under Long’s leadership, ACORE continues to expand the framework that has enabled the industry’s growth through bipartisan outreach, accurate and compelling analysis, and effective collaboration. 

Long is a respected energy executive, having spent over 25 years representing and growing conventional and renewable energy companies in the United States. Most recently, Long was Senior Vice President of External Affairs and a member of the management team at Clearway Energy. Throughout his career, Long helped to build successful government, regulatory and communications teams, utilizing a campaign management approach to policy and project development challenges.  

Long earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Policy and Administration from Suffolk University and a Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife.  

Job Title: 
Chief Executive Officer
Organization: 
American Clean Power Association

Jason Grumet leads the American Clean Power Association (ACP) as Chief Executive Officer.

As CEO of the foremost trade association representing the clean energy industry, Grumet is dedicated to working with ACP’s nearly 800 member companies to provide families and businesses with affordable, reliable energy made in the U.S. and powered by American workers.

Grumet is respected on both sides of the aisle for his innovative approach to impacting public policy. He joins ACP from the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), which he founded and ran as president for 15 years. Jason brings that same vision and passion to ACP, building on the passage of historic legislation to accelerate clean energy innovation and deployment.

Prior to founding BPC, Grumet led the bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy. These experiences shaped his view that the national interest is best served when broad perspectives are brought together to craft durable national policy.

Grumet received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and J.D. from Harvard University. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and three children.

Job Title: 
President & CEO
Organization: 
Edison Electric Institute

Dan Brouillette is President and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute, the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. EEI’s members provide electricity for nearly 250 million Americans, and operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Additionally, EEI’s membership also includes more than 70 international electric companies with operations in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Brouillette, a distinguished leader in the energy, finance, and automotive sectors, joined EEI as President and CEO-elect on October 1, 2023. Before joining EEI, Brouillette served as President of Sempra Infrastructure (SI), a globally recognized multinational firm specializing in the construction and operation of liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals, pipeline networks, and renewable electricity generation facilities. Under Brouillette’s leadership, SI experienced a period of extraordinary growth and expansion to become one of the world’s leading LNG exporters.

Before SI, Brouillette served as the 15th United States Secretary of Energy. Brouillette also served as the Deputy Secretary of Energy from August 2017 to December 2019, making history as the only individual ever confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold both positions simultaneously.

During his tenure as Secretary, Brouillette led transformative advancements in supercomputing, artificial intelligence, quantum information science research, and grid-scale energy storage. His unwavering commitment to innovation extended to the development of nuclear fuel sources for NASA and SpaceX missions, as well as the resumption of domestic enrichment programs to propel advanced civilian nuclear reactor development in the United States.

As the nation’s top energy diplomat, Brouillette initiated and facilitated the first-ever dialogue between the cabinet-level energy ministers of Israel and key Muslim nations, including Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, and Sudan. This historic event contributed significantly to regional diplomacy and normalization efforts in the Middle East. His instrumental role in orchestrating head-of-state discussions between the United States and Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other “OPEC plus” nations during the COVID-19 pandemic is credited with the stabilization of world oil markets during a period of severe global economic uncertainty.

In recognition of his exemplary service and diplomatic achievements, Brouillette received Distinguished Public Service medals from both the U.S. Secretary of Defense and the U.S. Secretary of State, the highest award an individual can receive from either department. He was also honored as a distinguished alumnus of the University of Maryland and awarded an honorary doctorate of public administration from the University of South Carolina.

Prior to the Department of Energy, Brouillette held key leadership positions at USAA, the nation's largest provider of financial services to the military community, and Ford Motor Company, where he served on the automaker’s North American Operating Committee.

Brouillette is a member of the Committee of 100 of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Council on Strategic Risks’ high-level Commission on Nuclear Energy and Climate Security, and serves on the International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council and the Board of Directors of the American Council on Capital Formation. He is a former tank commander with the U.S. Army's highly decorated 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and has served as a guest lecturer at the National War College and the Army War College. He holds a master's degree in intelligence and national security from The Citadel, a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maryland, and is a visiting scholar and Executive-in-Residence at Tulane University in New Orleans. He also serves as a distinguished advisor to the KBH Energy Institute at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

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