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" Reliable and competitively priced electricity is fundamental to growing our economy and creating jobs. Our customers expect nothing less. "
Lynn Good
Creating
Nothing
Electricity
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" What we are investing in, from a generation standpoint, are renewables and natural gas. "
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Generation
Investing
" We don't believe carbon capture is a proven, scalable, commercially available technology. "
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Technology
Believe
Carbon
" On two occasions, utility executives I'd never met had looked at me and said, 'I thought you'd be bigger!' In a way, I took that as a compliment! "
Lynn Good
Thought
Me
You
" 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. "
Lynn Good
Building
Commitment
Journey
" For 2015, Duke Energy's employees safety record received the top rank among large utilities as recognize by EEI. "
Lynn Good
Energy
Top
Rank
" I think we'll still be operating coal in 2030. Whether we will be in 2040, I think, is a question, or in 2050. "
Lynn Good
Still
Think
Will
" We should be building more nuclear today. "
Lynn Good
More
Building
Today
" You see more women in the CFO ranks. It's an evolution. "
Lynn Good
You
Evolution
Ranks
" 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. "
Lynn Good
More
Level
Energy
" 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. "
Lynn Good
You
Looking
People
" Leaders play a unique role in periods of crisis and chaos. Because if you don't, you're not going to harness the power of all the people behind you. "
Lynn Good
You
Power
People
" I become the face of the company, and that's a responsibility. "
Lynn Good
Face
Company
Become
" 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. "
Lynn Good
Generation
Love
Heritage
" There is growing demand for renewable energy. "
Lynn Good
Growing
Energy
Renewable Energy
" Our highest priorities are safe operations and the well-being of the people and communities we serve. "
Lynn Good
People
Priorities
Well-Being
" You're well-spoken, or you're very analytical, or you're a great team-builder, or you're great with relationships... Playing to your strengths is always something good to build on because you're trying to develop a foundation to keep growing, as a professional and as a leader. "
Lynn Good
Foundation
Great
Good
" 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. "
Lynn Good
Leadership
Confidence
Trust
" When you're in a crisis, there's really no playbook. "
Lynn Good
Really
You
Crisis
" 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. "
Lynn Good
Three
Plan
Defeat
" Our nation's power plant fleet must include a mix of solar, wind, hydro, natural gas and nuclear plants. "
Lynn Good
Gas
Power
Plants
" At a certain career level, it's no longer about whether you are the smartest subject-matter expert in the room. "
Lynn Good
You
Room
Level
" We support regional generation, particularly for nuclear. It's just a large investment. We think it's something a community comes around to make those investments work, and South Carolina is very committed to nuclear generation. "
Lynn Good
Support
Work
Community
" If you feel like there is going to be an emotional reaction that won't be helpful to resolve the situation, anger or other things, disarm the situation in some way, and you can use different techniques to do that. "
Lynn Good
Like
Feel
Anger
" As we continue to move to a lower-carbon future, we will also continue to work constructively with states to identify customer solutions that preserve the reliability and affordability that our communities expect. "
Lynn Good
Solutions
Work
Will
" 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. "
Lynn Good
Need
More
Position
" My father was a World War II Marine who became a high school principal. He always had a heart for students who maybe were underprivileged or had difficulty of some sort. "
Lynn Good
School
High
Heart
" 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.' "
Lynn Good
CEO
Said
I Am
" You move an organization when they understand where you want them to go. "
Lynn Good
Organization
You
Want
" I had never seen a computer when I went to college. "
Lynn Good
Had
College
Computer
" 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. "
Lynn Good
Opportunities
Ahead
Electricity