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AEIC has held a column in Public Utilities Fortnightly (PUF) since 2022, written by the Association’s leadership and by member executives. PUF has covered AEIC’s Annual Meeting, the Achievement Awards and the Edison Congress for longer still, with coverage dating back to 2017. 79 pieces in all. The articles live at fortnightly.com; where AEIC republished a column on its own site, the full text is linked.

Monthly

The AEIC column.

57 columns. AEIC CEO Steve Hauser and VP of Technical Strategy Elizabeth Cook write most months; member executives take the others.

2026

August

Closing the Safety Gap

Bringing Electrical Safety Education to the Next Generation
Geoffrey Greene
July

The Operator's Question

Why The Grid Needs the Institution Before the Technology
Elizabeth Cook
March

Turning Data into Action

Orange and Rockland
Elizabeth Cook
January

Meeting Demand and Load Growth

Initiatives and Investments by Our Members
Steve Hauser

2025

October
Conversation with Southern Company's Shane Powell
Elizabeth Cook
July

Benefits of Nuclear License Renewal

A Template for Utilities Nationwide
Rounette Nader
April

Data Center Growth

Utilities are Developing New Approaches
Elizabeth Cook
February

Alaska's Chugach Electric Association

Ensuring fuel supply, generation decarbonization, member satisfaction, affordability
Arthur Miller

2024

December

Unlocking the Power of Grid Modernization

Using Data and Technology
Elizabeth Cook
November

Champions for Change

One Hundred Forty Years and Counting
Steve Hauser
October

New President at AEIC

Continuing Thomas Edison’s Legacy
Robert Sanchez
September

How AI Can Help the U.S. Power Grid

Meeting Rising Demand and Challenges
Heather Rivard
August

Integrated Distribution System Planning

Workshop Identifies Key Enablers to Interconnection
Elizabeth Cook
June

Data-Driven Journey to Transformation

Shared Knowledge and Collaborative Innovation
Elizabeth Cook

2023

September

Community Engagement Powers JEA

Electric IRP Benefits from Customer & Stakeholder Input
Raynetta Curry Marshall
June

The Man in the Arena

Safety Starts with Leader Ownership
Heather Rivard
May

AEIC Members Share Cost Optimization Approaches

Innovating the Grid Transformation
Joseph Somma, Russell Hinton

2022

2018

June

AEIC Member Companies Discuss DER and Grid Ops

Improving and Integrating
Alabama Power’s William Mintz, Arizona Public Service’s Jacob Tetlow, PPL’s David Quier

2017

October

Joint Load Research and Analytics Conference

Data Analytics Change Utilities
Terry Waters
September

AEIC's Monthly Committee Report

AEIC’s Electric Power Apparatus and Load Research & Analytics Committees
Terry Waters
June

AEIC Power Delivery Committee Meets

36 Execs from 28 Utilities
Terry Waters
Coverage

PUF on AEIC.

22 features and editor’s notes about the Association: annual meetings, awards, the Edison Congress, and the AEIC Conversations series.

2025

December

AEIC 2025 Achievement Award Winners

Advancing Operational Excellence
Steve Hauser
June

Edison Congress in Rhyme

I Mean, It was Quite a Scene
Steve Mitnick

2024

2023

November

Transforming This Year's AEIC Achievement Awards

Innovation and Commitment to a Modern Grid
Steve Hauser
May

Edison's Congress This Month

May Meeting of Those Who Build, Maintain, Restore the Grid
Steve Mitnick
March

Edison Congress 2023

May 15-17 in Washington, D.C.
Steve Mitnick

2022

December

AEIC Conversations: Najwa Abouhassan

Commonwealth Edison
Najwa Abouhassan
October

Innovating at AEIC

They Keep the Lights On
Lori Burkhart

2021

November

AEIC, NARUC, EEI Back-to-Back-to-Back

Eight Days in November
Steve Mitnick
October 25

Innovation Imperative

Top Innovators and More
Steve Mitnick

2020

2018

December

Picture Energy: AEIC Annual Meeting

The Power of Innovation
Steve Mitnick

2017

April

Thomas Edison Encourages a Young Henry Ford

Edison to Ford: 'Young man, that's the thing; you have it. Keep at it.' From the Archives of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
Steve Mitnick

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