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Solar comes of age in the electric utility industry | White House Chronicle 9024

June 19, 2017 by

Llewellyn King discusses the electric utilities’ shift to renewables and the coming of the electric car with industry chiefs.

Interviews with:
Ben Fowke, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO, Xcel Energy
Lisa Wood , Executive Director, Institute for Electric Innovation, Vice President, The Edison Foundation
Thomas A. Fanning, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Southern Company
Rod Kuckro, Reporter, E&E’s Power Plan Hub managing editor

White House Chronicle, Show #9024
Air Date: June 16, 2017
Host: Llewellyn King
Topic: Solar comes of age in the electric utility industry

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