Mr. Thomas Kuhn, President of Edison Electric Institute (EEI) shares about how electrification has affected many different aspects of US society. He elaborates on the vision of the future that EEI member companies have – of having cleaner power and a more modernised grid.
He further explains how transportation is undergoing electrification, citing the example of the increasing interest in electric vehicles and investments for electric vehicle infrastructure.
About Thomas Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute
Mr. Kuhn is President of the Edison Electric Institute, the association of investor-owned electric companies whose members generate and distribute approximately three-quarters of the U.S.'s electricity. In addition, EEI has a growing affiliate membership of utilities worldwide. Mr. Kuhn joined the Institute in 1985 as executive vice president, was named chief operating officer in 1988, and elected president in 1990. Prior to joining the Institute, Mr. Kuhn was president of the American Nuclear Energy Council, which subsequently merged with the Nuclear Energy Institute. The Council represented virtually all of the companies in the commercial nuclear power industry.
Mr. Kuhn currently serves on the Boards of the United States Energy Association, The Alliance to Save Energy, The Electric Drive Transportation Association, and the American Council for Capital Formation. He is Chairman-Emeritus of the Committee of 100 of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Chairman-Emeritus of the American Society of Association Executives, and past-chairman of ASAE/Key Industry Association Committee and of the Trade Association Liaison Council.