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" Effectiveness comes from those qualitative things that give you the ability to network, communicate, and lead people toward an outcome they can't see. "
Lynn Good
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" An investor in Duke Energy is expecting a dividend payment. That's roughly 70 to 75 percent of the earnings I produce. The business that goes with that level of dividend is a business that has more predictability, more stability. "
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" I think we'll still be operating coal in 2030. Whether we will be in 2040, I think, is a question, or in 2050. "
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" We are accountable for what happened at Dan River and have learned from this event. "
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" I believe that nuclear needs to be a part of the solution if the U.S. really wants to be aggressive about reducing carbon. "
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" I will work to ensure Duke Energy is positioned to continue its track record of outstanding customer service and operational and financial excellence. "
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" Always play to your strengths, whether your strengths are gender-based or just natural aptitude. "
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" I am deeply honored by the trust the board has placed in me to lead Duke Energy. I have a high degree of confidence in the strength of our company's leadership and dedicated employees. "
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" You see more women in the CFO ranks. It's an evolution. "
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You
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" If you can, anticipate that life is going to be full of detours. "
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" I'll be the first one to tell you I burn coal... That fossil generation and the nuclear generation, frankly, is necessary in order for me to provide power. "
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" I am honored to be named chairman of Duke Energy's board and privileged to lead our company forward for our customers, employees, and shareholders. "
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" There are no coal plants on the drawing board for Duke, which leaves us with gas, renewables, and nuclear. "
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" I love nuclear. "
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" It's important to keep your long term perspective and communicate well both externally and internally. "
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Well
" As you think about developing people through their careers, you're looking for that transition from being the smartest person in the room - and caring so much about that - to being the most effective. "
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You
Looking
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" There weren't many women ahead of me. "
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Many
" The regulations keep on coming. And we are trying to make decisions that we will be happy with for decades. "
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Decisions
Happy
Will
" We don't believe carbon capture is a proven, scalable, commercially available technology. "
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Technology
Believe
Carbon
" If we are not more efficient, we put ourselves in a position where prices need to rise or profits deteriorate in a way that makes us less attractive to investors. "
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Need
More
Position
" If you keep an open mind, you can learn so much from the people around you. "
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Learn
You
Open Mind
" I hope nuclear becomes a part of the conversation, at the right time when we recognize the importance of that resource. I hope we can work that out as a country and figure out how we are going to put nuclear in the mix. "
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Country
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Work
" If we just isolate distributed solar all by itself, it does not work without the utility around it. And so the utility needs to be paid for the services it provides. "
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Without
Solar
" As we look ahead, we see increasing opportunities for Duke in natural gas - not just for producing electricity, but in providing gas for our customers. We have been investing in renewables as well throughout the U.S. "
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Opportunities
Ahead
Electricity
" For 2015, Duke Energy's employees safety record received the top rank among large utilities as recognize by EEI. "
Lynn Good
Energy
Top
Rank
" We should be building more nuclear today. "
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Building
Today
" M&A is always an opportunistic tool to grow a company. "
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Always
Tool
Grow
" Fracking has been a real technological change that has caused great innovation in our business, and we've had the benefit of very low gas prices for our customers as a result of that. "
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Business
Change
Gas
" I get energized around a plan - what's it going to be like in three months? Six months? You're not going to let it defeat you. You got to keep going. "
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Three
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" Utilities fall in love with their assets, and that's a danger we need to avoid. "
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" Our highest priorities are safe operations and the well-being of the people and communities we serve. "
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