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VT- <br /> ME <br /> OR MN L• NH <br /> , 1 (MI <br /> RI <br /> _ IA PA ' CT- -. i NJ <br /> CA a MO, <br /> " Y _ A <br /> A D.G. <br /> NM AR„op_ _ .. <br /> KEY _ . . <br /> Gas(Limited)Only I X <br /> Gas(Limited)Only <br /> Oas(Pilot)Only ,‘- <br /> ElectdcltylGas <br /> 3 Electricity/Gas(Pilot) <br /> D None <br /> Federal and state regulatory agendas are being Federal and state regulatory policies and actions <br /> heavily influenced by a number of the factors continue to orient towards additional customer <br /> mentioned above and a number of key events. choice, incentives for investment in innovation and <br /> These influences include: emerging technologies, greener energy standards <br /> isThe desire of customers for additional choice and the (i.e., emission controls, renewable portfolio standards), <br /> promise of distributed energy technologies. grid resiliency and energy efficiency programs. <br /> Finally, an aging workforce poses both a <br /> VOW Global sustainability movement and the desire for a challenge and an opportunity. The great shift <br /> cleaner, more sustainable energy systems. change has finally arrived. Over the next few years, <br /> The hangover caused by recent disasters such as a whole generation of experienced professionals <br /> Hurricane Sandy, Fukushima, San Bruno and Macondo will give way to the millennial generation with a <br /> whole new set of skills, values and expectations. <br /> The emerging threats to reliable energy systems such There is a need for utilities to engage with this <br /> as physical security and cyber security. generation to establish an energized workforce that <br /> is up to the task of transforming its businesses to <br /> capitalize on the opportunities of the marketplace. <br /> 50 percent of the workforce is over 45 13.6 percent of the workforce expect <br /> years old- the average age is 56.' to retire in the next 5 years.2 <br /> KPMG The Agile Utility-Forces at Work Changing the Industry in North America 4 <br /> 102 <br />