[Ben Ettlinger]

Here’s how some tech firms are spending money;

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3631369/tech-giants-pledge-at-least-30-billion-to-improve-cybersecurity-following-white-house-meeting.html?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Title%3A%20Tech%20giants%20pledge%20at%20least%20%2430%20billion%20to%20improve%20cybersecurity%20following%20White%20House%20meeting&utm_campaign=IDG%27s%20Top%20Enterprise%20Stories&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20IDG%27s%20Top%20Enterprise%20Stories&utm_date=20210830182122&huid=f98d1b50-4012-48e2-bf0a-3b4a57a98a14    

Hopefully this is serious.

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Ben Ettlinger
Emerging Technologies
Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Group
New York Power Authority
White Plains, NY
914 681 6496
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-12-2021 09:25
From: Ben Ettlinger
Subject: How would you spend it?

When my kids were young for a day off activity I would give each a dollar and bring them to a dollar store. For a lesson in economics, how to spend wisely, see how the personality of my kids came out, and a lot of fun. (Today I think you need more than a dollar.) As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act meanders through congress, there is, at least at the moment a significant amount for improvements in our industry. Imagine now Congress is giving you a few dollars. How would you spend it? You could go for more than $1.

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Ben Ettlinger
Emerging Technologies
Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Group
New York Power Authority
White Plains, NY
914 681 6496
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

This is an amazing topic/survey and we’re already getting great responses! If you havn’t done so already, please take a minute and complete the short survey below around Innovation Programs at the utility. Because this is such a hot topic, @Debra has even agreed to share the results with any member who takes time to complete.

​Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7P93V85

Thanks again for your help and insight!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-19-2021 10:52
From: Debra Guerry
Subject: Innovation Benchmarking Survey

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At Santee Cooper, we are currently developing/evaluating an “Innovation” program and wanted to get feedback from other Utilities and/or other sectors.

Below is a link to our short survey.  Inside, it describes our “Continuous Improvement & Innovation Journey” .  We would love to get feedback from others , but also share our journey as well. If you would like to share information or learn more about our programs please click on survey link below.

 

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7P93V85

 

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Debra Guerry
Santee Cooper
Moncks Corner SC
843-761-8000 ext. 5054
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