KEYNOTE – The “All-of-the-Above” Mandate: Growth, Resilience, and the Three-Year Rate Freeze
Electric utilities are entering a period of unprecedented change as rapid load growth from hyperscale data centers, electrification, and industrial reshoring collides with rising expectations for reliability, resilience, and affordability. Utilities must expand and modernize the grid at an accelerated pace while maintaining customer trust and managing rate pressures.
This keynote address will explore how Georgia Power is navigating that challenge through an “all-of-the-above” strategy that balances infrastructure investment, system resilience, and customer affordability. The session will examine how large-load growth, capital planning, and grid modernization efforts can be aligned to support economic development while protecting residential customers from rate volatility. Attendees will gain perspective on how utilities can scale investment, strengthen resilience, and sustain customer confidence during a period of historic industry transformation.
Speaker: Kim Greene, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power
Kim leads Georgia Power in serving its 2.8 million customers across the state. The company is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation’s leading energy providers. Greene is a strong voice in the energy sector, especially on issues related to emerging technologies, innovation and STEM-related education. She is a respected thought leader and advocate for the future of energy – from national energy policy and safety to the overall customer experience. Greene serves on the boards of Valero Energy Corporation, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Historical Society, Georgia Research Alliance and is a member of Atlanta Rotary. She is a distinguished member of the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame and a recipient of the University of Tennessee’s Distinguished Alumna Award.
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