EEI President Tom Kuhn Congratulates Energy Secretary Rick Perry

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Mar 02, 2017, 13:37 ET

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Edison Electric Institute President Tom Kuhn today issued the following statement on Rick Perry's confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

"On behalf of our member companies, America's investor-owned electric companies, EEI congratulates our new Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, and we commend him for his longstanding commitment to public service. Our nation and our industry certainly will benefit from Secretary Perry's experience in leading a state with a balanced and diverse energy mix.

"DOE plays a vital role in driving innovation for our industry, and we look forward to working together with Secretary Perry on a range of issues, including grid modernization, reforming the siting and permitting of energy infrastructure projects, workforce development, smart city initiatives, and the growing electrification of our transportation sector.

"Protecting our nation's energy grid from cyber and physical attacks is a top priority of our industry and a main focus of the Trump Administration. We look forward to working with Secretary Perry to maintain and strengthen the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council, which is the industry-government partnership that coordinates efforts to prepare for, and respond to, national-level incidents or threats to grid security."

EEI is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Our members provide electricity for 220 million Americans, operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and directly and indirectly employ more than one million workers. EEI has dozens of international electric companies as International Members, and hundreds of industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate Members.

SOURCE Edison Electric Institute