Electricity’s new frontiers, Part II

June 28, 2019 by

Host Llewellyn King discusses U.S. and global issues in electricity — including smart cities, micromobility and microgrids — with participants at the Edison Electric Institute’s annual meeting. Part II.

White House Chronicle, Show #11026
Air Date: June 28, 2019
TRT: 29:00
Host: Llewellyn King
Guests: Anthony Foxx, Chief Policy Officer, Lyft; Barry Worthington, President, United States Energy Association; Jan Vrins, Managing Director, Energy, Navigant; Alice Moy-Gonzalez, Vice President of Strategic Development, pdvWireless; Robert Schwartz, President and Chief Operating Officer, pdvWireless; and Philip Moeller, Executive Vice President, Edison Electric Institute.
Topic: Electricity’s new frontiers, Part II

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