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" I find, at times, people underestimate me. That's really an asset. "
Lynn Good
Asset
Underestimate
People
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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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" 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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" We are accountable for what happened at Dan River and have learned from this event. "
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" I don't believe you can absolutely have it all. "
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You
" Reliable and competitively priced electricity is fundamental to growing our economy and creating jobs. Our customers expect nothing less. "
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Nothing
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" I love nuclear. "
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I Love
Nuclear
" Utilities fall in love with their assets, and that's a danger we need to avoid. "
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" If we're going to be serious about decarbonizing the bulk-power system, nuclear has to be part of the conversation. "
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Going
System
Conversation
" I become the face of the company, and that's a responsibility. "
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Face
Company
Become
" 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. "
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You
Trying
People
" If you keep an open mind, you can learn so much from the people around you. "
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Learn
You
Open Mind
" 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.' "
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CEO
Said
I Am
" The enthusiasm around carbon capture and sequestration was probably greater before the shale-gas discovery and the low prices were so prevalent. "
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Enthusiasm
Discovery
Capture
" 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. "
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Energy
Strong
Meet
" 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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Still
Think
Will
" 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. "
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People
Know
Opportunity
" 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. "
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Generation
Love
Heritage
" I think about trust and confidence as something that you earn every day, and we will keep at it, earning it every day. "
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Trust
Day
Confidence
" 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
People
" For 2015, Duke Energy's employees safety record received the top rank among large utilities as recognize by EEI. "
Lynn Good
Energy
Top
Rank
" Volatility is not something that is a great fit for Duke if you look at the level of dividend we pay. "
Lynn Good
Pay
Look
Level
" 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. "
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Building
Commitment
Journey
" Effectiveness comes from those qualitative things that give you the ability to network, communicate, and lead people toward an outcome they can't see. "
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Lead
Things
See
" The way we grow is, we make investments. We've been building a natural-gas platform within Duke that started with the pipelines. "
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Within
Grow
Building
" We should be building more nuclear today. "
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More
Building
Today
" We see natural gas as an important part of the electricity generation mix for many decades to come. "
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Important
See
Electricity
" 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. "
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Learning
Team
Work
" We don't believe carbon capture is a proven, scalable, commercially available technology. "
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Technology
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" People who love what they do get after it every day. "
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Who
People
Every Day