CLASS OF 2015
WORLD-GENERATION FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 V.27 #1
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WORLD-GEN: ASTHE HIGHEST-RANKING
FEMALE EXECUTIVE FOR ONE OF
AMERICA’S LARGEST UTILITIES,WHAT
ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHER
WOMEN INTHE INDUSTRY HOPINGTO
CHART A SIMILAR CAREER PATH?
Kim Greene:
I encourage women seek-
ing leadership roles to make the conversa-
tion about their merits instead of their gen-
der by consistently delivering quality work.
In a broader sense, it’s important that
employees at all levels push the envelope
and challenge existing ideas and practices.
We need to foster an environment where
people are comfortable asking thoughtful
questions.
The best way to stand out is to take on
new roles and opportunities. This adds to
your portfolio of skills, introduces you to dif-
ferent people – who often have innovative
ideas of their own – and makes you a more
valuable employee. In addition, showing you
are interested in taking on additional respon-
sibilities can help accelerate your career.
for customers. And there is great value in
this optionality.
For example, as weather-related
demand and delivery challenges during last
year’s polar vortex caused natural gas price
spikes in the Northeast, Southern Company
dispatched one of the nation’s most diverse
and reliable generation fleets – delivering
more than $100 million in fuel cost savings
by taking advantage of our fuel optionality.
By remaining committed to developing
the full portfolio of energy resources –
nuclear, 21st century coal, natural gas,
renewables and energy efficiency – we will
continue to balance the interests of our cus-
tomers as we provide clean, safe, reliable
and affordable energy.
WORLD-GEN: FORTHE LAST FEW MINUTES
WE’VE BEENTALKING ABOUT INDUSTRY
ISSUES.AS FAR AS SOUTHERN COMPANY,
ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC CHALLENGES OR
OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD YOU’D LIKE TO
SHARE?
Kim Greene:
While some say the
industry faces an abundance of challenges,
I see an abundance of opportunities. The
same is true for Southern Company. And
today we are using the latest technologies
to develop the next generation of energy
resources for the benefit of customers.
As Mississippi Power develops the
Kemper County energy facility, Georgia
Power is constructing two of the first new
nuclear units to be built in more than 30
years at Plant Vogtle.
Nuclear will need to continue to be a
dominant solution in a carbon-constrained-
future. It presents a solution to meet energy
challenges while fueling the economy, pre-
serving the environment and helping
secure America’s energy future.
Strategically developing the full portfo-
lio of energy resources will be important to
meeting our customers’ energy needs in the
decades to come.
KIMBERLY S.GREENE
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