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The Utility Landscape Forward Looking Thoughts KY Mineral Law Conference October 2016 John P. Malloy Forces impacting Customer Expectations Rising Energy Costs Technological Advances Regulatory Policy Social Policy


  1. The Utility Landscape Forward Looking Thoughts KY Mineral Law Conference October 2016 John P. Malloy

  2. Forces impacting Customer Expectations • Rising Energy Costs • Technological Advances • Regulatory Policy • Social Policy • “Evolving” Customer Role Page 2

  3. Evolving Customer Role • From “Consumer to Prosumer” • Little fish theory no longer relevant • Energy “production and consumption” aggregation economy Page 3

  4. Utility Industry at a Glance • Capital investments driving lower returns and thus higher rates. • Historic natural organic growth waning and unsustainable. • Energy efficiency measures by utilities likely will drive growth negative in the short run. • Technological advancements eliminates “cost of entry” barrier. Everyone is or can be a energy market participant. • Distributed energy resources will be slow to materialize given near term economics • Reliability remains the central theme driving quality of life and economic prosperity. • Page 4

  5. Sustainable Initiatives • Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program • Green Energy Program • Solar — Universal Solar — Industrial / Large Commercial Solar — Community Solar • R&D EPRI Battery Project • Net Metering Program Page 5

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