The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) has been keeping the lights on since 1885! 1,000 utility representatives and 190+ member companies strong, here’s what we do:
- Collaborate: Access peer decision-makers who face the same challenges you do
- Innovate: Turn shared experience into practical playbooks and tools
- Transform: Shape the future of the grid by bridging strategy to execution across planning, field ops, and control room
We’re the only forum where operators, engineers, and executives learn from each other. Members gain trusted peer access to benchmark what’s working, operating guides that bring strategy to execution, and convening power to shape utility roadmaps and industry direction.
From storm response to vegetation management to control room coordination, the knowledge shared here comes from people who live these challenges every day. The result is faster alignment, reduced risk, and measurable impact.
Learn About Our History
Founded in 1885 by members who had procured Thomas Edison’s patented technology, just three years after Pearl Street Station began powering New York City, AEIC was created to bring together the emerging electric lighting firms for coordinated standards and annual meetings of company representatives.
In those early days, when only a few dozen Edison central stations operated across the United States, the organization established a tradition of executive-level collaboration that remains unmatched in the industry. The companies initially gathered to discuss standards, joint advocacy, and the infrastructure needs of a rapidly electrifying nation. Through more than 140 years of technological transformation, from the age of incandescent bulbs to today’s smart grid, AEIC has remained committed to its original mission: a trusted, non-competitive forum for utilities to share what works in the field.
Today, the organization continues to evolve alongside the grid itself, transforming from a gathering of illuminating companies into the industry’s leading authority on operational excellence.
