At the American Public Power Association Public Power Expo in June in Minneapolis, the Energy Times gathered together four of the country’s leading lights in public power for a roundtable discussion on issues facing not only public power, but all electric utilities today and in the future. The discussion was sponsored by Burns & McDonnell.
Participating were Sue Kelly, American Public Power Association president and chief executive officer; Doug Hunter, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems chief executive officer and general manager; Scott Miller, City Utilities of Springfield general manager; and Decosta Jenkins, Nashville Electric Services president and chief executive officer.
Energy Times: Are utilities getting more secure from physical and cyberthreats?
Jenkins: As a utility executive the thing that keeps me awake at night in terms of security is cybersecurity. I’ve dealt with floods. I’ve dealt with ice storms. I’ve dealt with tornados and it’s hardto our mayors, our governors and say hey, you’ve got to get behind this too because it hits all aspects of society. I think we’ll eventually resolve the problem – I don’t know how that resolution will look, but it’s everybody’s problem and everybody will want to solve it.
Editor’s Note: This is the third of a weekly series of articles on public power in America. Earlier in The Energy Times: