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" 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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" 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. "

Lynn Good

Country

Conversation

Work

" Always play to your strengths, whether your strengths are gender-based or just natural aptitude. "

" Nuclear is an important part of the heritage of Duke. We operate the largest regulated nuclear fleet in the U.S. We love the diversity of the generation. "

" It was exciting putting hundreds of millions of dollars to work buying and building wind farms in Texas. "

" You see more women in the CFO ranks. It's an evolution. "

" 2013 was a year of great accomplishment for Duke: our first full year as a combined company. "

" I don't see any new coal. "

" All options to produce, transmit, and store electricity should be considered, driven by clear price signals and constructive government policy. "

" We don't believe carbon capture is a proven, scalable, commercially available technology. "

" I don't believe you can absolutely have it all. "

" If we're going to be serious about decarbonizing the bulk-power system, nuclear has to be part of the conversation. "

" There are no coal plants on the drawing board for Duke, which leaves us with gas, renewables, and nuclear. "

Lynn Good

Gas

Drawing

" It's important to keep your long term perspective and communicate well both externally and internally. "

" When you are in a situation or a crisis, you need to define, what is the unique role that I can play? "

" 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. "

" I can be incredibly focused, and I can appear impatient. So I've learned to slow down, get to know people, and provide more context. There's nothing wrong with getting to the point pretty quickly, but it's also helpful to give people an opportunity to talk about their work. "

" If I were to share with you the number of attacks that come into the Duke network every day, you would be astounded. And it's not from people working out of their garage; it's from nation-states that are trying to penetrate systems. "

" The closing of ash basins is really part of decommissioning a coal plant. "

" At a certain career level, it's no longer about whether you are the smartest subject-matter expert in the room. "

" Through Duke Energy's strong balance sheet and electric generation expertise, and Piedmont's understanding of natural gas markets and proficient operations, the combined company will be well-positioned for a future that may require additional natural gas infrastructure and services to meet the needs of our customers. "

" I went to work in accounting at Arthur Andersen. At one point, it was the creme de la creme. I wanted to work there because it looked like the hardest thing I could find, and I loved being on a steep learning curve. I progressed quickly, and two years out of college, I was managing a small team of people. "

" Building new nuclear is something that is going to take a lot of commitment, not only from our company but from the communities we serve. It is a five-to-seven-year journey to build one, and they are expensive. "

" Reliable and competitively priced electricity is fundamental to growing our economy and creating jobs. Our customers expect nothing less. "

" Leadership is a journey - you never arrive. "

" We are accountable for what happened at Dan River and have learned from this event. "

" We should be building more nuclear today. "

Lynn Good

Building

Today

" Our customers are at the center of everything we do. "

" There's nothing about Lynn Good at age 30 or age 35 that would have said, 'I am setting my sights on being a CEO.' "

" The regulations keep on coming. And we are trying to make decisions that we will be happy with for decades. "

" Effectiveness comes from those qualitative things that give you the ability to network, communicate, and lead people toward an outcome they can't see. "