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William C. MacInnes

MacInnes was instrumental in orchestrating the growth of TECO Energy from a small $17 million operation with 700 employees to an $860 million enterprise with 3,500 employees. While ridiculed at the time, MacInnes converted TECO’s power... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

01 Dec 2008
News

Back to the Future

Three decades ago, Energy Future, a bestseller written at HBS, declared that American energy independence and sustainability were critical to the country’s well-being. Today, the book’s analysis is still... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

02 Apr 2019
News

Remembering William Wilder

prestigious securities firms (now CIBC Wood Gundy), and of Consumers Gas, at the time the country’s largest natural gas distributor. In addition, he served on the boards of Royal Bank of Canada, Canada Life Assurance, Noranda Mines, and... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

Start It Up

MOOREHEAD: A green start-up designed to reduce the human and monetary costs of war. While serving in different parts of the world as a Navy SEAL, Doug Moorehead (MBA 2007) observed firsthand the human and material cost of energy... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

29 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control

Municipalities have been selling bonds to pay for public works projects—fire stations, parking garages,sewage treatment systems—for 200 years. It’s only in the past decade or so, however, that they’ve been selling them with an extra perk: helping the environment. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities; Construction; Green Technology; Public Administration

05 Feb 2019
News

Protecting the Power Grid

running the market research firm Geosegment Systems Corporation, which he founded in 1991. In addition to its advocacy before the NRC, Popik’s group has become a regular at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the obscure... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; terrorism; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Jun 2010
News

Touting Green Energy’s Potential

reducing carbon emissions gradually to achieve an 83 percent reduction by 2050. The centerpiece of this legislative package is the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (known as the Waxman-Markey... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2009
News

Gazprom Goes Global

says participants were surprised at the facts behind the Ukraine confrontation and responded to the case’s rich array of issues. His colleague, HBS professor Forest Reinhardt, reports that the case challenged MBA students in his Energy... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

20 Feb 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management

securing the city’s water systems for a more sustainable future. Setting the Context: The Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) The Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) identifies six focus areas for mitigation and adaptation: energy, mobility,... View Details

22 Feb 2017
News

Funding Solar’s Future

40 acres, with more than 80,000 panels—costs upwards of $10 million. And such projects have a huge need for capital. “Solar isn’t just cleaner, smarter energy, or good American infrastructure, it’s also a component of our national View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

16 Dec 2016
News

An Environmental Epiphany

35-year-old institution. We have been working on the transition to a clean, prosperous, and secure low carbon energy future for the last 35 years. I joined the organization three years ago, with a specific... View Details

Earl B. Dickerson

In his first few years as CEO, Dickerson devoted his energies to changing the policy focus from industrial to ordinary life polices and to increasing the quality and number of the company’s agents. Dickerson also expanded the firm through... View Details

Keywords: Finance

17 Sep 2024
HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

vocabulary of decarbonization.” And the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules recently that will require major US publicly-listed companies to share on a yearly basis their climate risks and their greenhouse gas... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

world, but “I went into energy at Enron. I thought Enron was innovative. The company used creative finance to bring power projects to life.” After Enron folded, Nisha continued her career in sustainable View Details

02 Dec 2018
News

An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

those living in different ways and places. Acknowledging that no one gets a free pass when it comes to climate change, Lassiter said alumni must continue to exchange and act on those novel ideas critical for securing a climate-stable... View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

December 2020 (Revised September 2023)
Case

PG&E and the First Climate Change Bankruptcy

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott

In early 2020, the California-based utility PG&E filed a second amended plan of reorganization. PG&E had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of more than $30 billion of legal claims brought against it for its alleged role in causing California wildfires. The... View Details

Keywords: Chapter 11; Utilities; Liabilities; Restructuring; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Legal Liability; Climate Change; Utilities Industry; United States

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Club Conferences | MBA

19, 2024 Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Retail & Luxury Goods Club Conference October 20, 2024 Retail & Luxury Goods Climate Symposium November 2, 2024 Energy & Environment Club Food & Agriculture Club Sustainability Club... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

These Walls Can Talk

(Javier Larrea/Getty Images) Today: Most smart homes connect basic electronic devices such as lights, locks, smoke detectors, security cameras, and thermostats. Tomorrow: Homes will be fully outfitted with smart appliances, which can make... View Details

Keywords: April White

Amos L. Beaty

In 1907, Beaty became the attorney for Texaco, and was able to secure new laws, which smoothed the way for the company’s entry into the Oklahoma oil fields. In 1920, Beaty was elected president of the company. During his presidency, Beaty... View Details