Grid Talk: EV's Rapid Growth in the Heartland

Featuring Chuck Caisley, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Public Affairs & the Chief Customer Officer at Evergy.

Grid Talk

November 27, 2019
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"This is kind of a triple play. It's a win for the environment; it's a win for our shareholders, and it's a win for our customers from a cost perspective."

CHUCK CAISLEY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER, EVERGY

Host Marty Rosenberg talks with Chuck Caisley who is the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Public Affairs & the Chief Customer Officer at Evergy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light.

Kansas City has become one of the fastest-growing EV markets in the nation. Mr. Caisley explains the utility’s thinking, what it means for rapid renewable growth, the financial nitty-gritty behind it, why its a win-win-win situation, and how EV charging is like a visit to McDonald's.

About Chuck Caisley
Mr. Caisley leads the Energy Solutions and Public Affairs areas with responsibility for the company's small-scale generation projects, energy products and services, energy efficiency and demand response portfolio, community and customer strategy, communications, marketing, economic development, governmental affairs and public relations.

Tags:
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Clean Energy
  • Electricity Industry Insights
  • Grid Deployment and Transmission
  • Renewable Energy