Center for Operational Excellence Knowledge of one is the knowledge of all.
A briefing for utility executives

The room that has run the grid for over 140 years.

AEIC is the one place in electric power where the people who actually run the grid solve its hardest operating problems together. Not a trade group. A working forum, governed by its own members, since 1885.

Knowledge of one is the knowledge of all.
1885
Founded
140+
Years unbroken
142
Consecutive annual meetings
190+
Utility entities (~70 parents)
500+
Professionals in committee work
30+
Meetings every year
Who is at the table

Most of the major utilities in North America. Membership is held at the parent level and extends to every subsidiary and affiliate, so one membership can cover a dozen operating utilities and thousands of professionals.

Southern Company · Consolidated Edison · Oncor · Ameren · Duquesne Light · Duke Energy · Santee Cooper · Exelon · Arizona Public Service · Fortis · PPL · Sempra · Dominion Energy · OG&E · Xcel Energy · Long Island Power Authority · Salt River Project · Portland General Electric · JEA · Eversource · Orlando Utilities Commission · TVA · PSEG · ALLETE · Tampa Electric · DTE Energy · NextEra / FPL · Cleco, and more.

How the work runs

Two engines. One membership.

One membership puts your whole team inside both, with no per-seat limit.

The standing committees

Where your engineers and operators set the specifications, guides, manuals, and peer benchmarks the industry runs on. Eight committees, each with no per-seat limit, plus eight subcommittees under Power Delivery.

The Center for Operational Excellence

Where members work the hardest cross-cutting problems on the grid, like large loads, data, and resilience, before they become everyone's problem. Established in 2024, with Critical Issue Forums supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The value

What membership gives you, concretely.

One membership. Every committee and program. No per-seat limit.

Collaboration500+ utility professionals producing the best practices the industry relies on.
Technical resourcesSpecifications, guides, manuals, and benchmarking data, including the Load Research Manual.
Meetings30+ virtual and in-person meetings a year, including the Annual Meeting.
Member PortalNetworking, document sharing, and an exclusive webinar series for your people, org-wide.
RecognitionLogo placement, white papers, and the Annual Achievement Awards.
Respect and trustSince 1885, a safe harbor for candid dialogue between the people who run the grid.
The ROI of being in the room
$2.375M+

in member-reported, probability-weighted value, captured from 21 executive tables at the 2026 Strategy Summit. A conservative floor, and even a single active representative returns more than the cost of membership.

Proof it delivers

Backed, funded, and recognized.

Founding Donor Circle

Quanta Services, Emerson, Stellar Energy, and Siemens Energy back the Center for Operational Excellence.

Recognized work

The 2025 Achievement Awards drew 50+ member submissions; Florida Power & Light took the President's Award.

Federal support

The Center's Critical Issue Forums are supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Led by operators

CEO Steve Hauser and a board of sitting utility executives steer the work.

In their words

From the people already in the room.

“The true benefit of being a member of AEIC is hearing and learning from our members, how we are all exploring the use of technology together.”

Robert SanchezPresident of Shared Services, Con Edison · AEIC Past President

“AEIC doesn’t replace internal expertise, it amplifies it by shortening the learning curve on decisions.”

Andrea DennisVP, T&D Operations, Oklahoma Gas & Electric · AEIC Board Member

Join the table.

“If you aren’t already an AEIC member, I ask you to join us.” Steve Hauser, Chief Executive Officer, AEIC

Membership is dues-based and scaled to your organization. One membership covers your whole utility: every committee, every program, no per-seat limit.