By Martin Rosenberg | EnergyBiz
Jim Rogers has helped steer the evolution of the U.S. electric utility industry for 25 years. His passionately held, innovative insights about the business grew out of a varied career that included stints as a journalist, lawyer and consumer advocate. He chaired the Edison Electric Institute, the industry trade association. And he has appeared on the Colbert Report.
After recently stepping down from leading Duke Energy, he spoke with EnergyBiz about the future of the industry and the challenges that await him. His edited comments follow.
EnergyBiz: You started your utility career in 1988. How would you characterize how this business has changed?
Rogers: Over the past 25 years, I’ve seen a continued erosion of the utility companies’ monopoly. That model is not going to work in the 21st century.
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