Steve Martz
Steve Martz
Speaker
Vice President, Integrated Planning

Xcel Energy

United States

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Plenary day 2

Cosmic Shift: The changing face of the American Utility

Steve Martz
Vice President, Integrated Planning,
Xcel Energy
Moderator
Furrukh Memon
Managing Director, Energy, Infrastructure & Transition, Global Investment Banking,
CIBC Capital Markets

A measured change, US utilities have continuously faced pressure to move towards more renewable sources of energy for their customers while handling their mandates for affordability and reliability.

  •  How are utilities responding to stakeholder and governmental incentives towards renewable and decarbonization assets? 

  • What structures within the energy market need to reform to drive progress? 

  • Do IPPs have the capacity to help utilities deal with the heavy carbon emissions or are utilities having to tackle them solo?