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" 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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" Natural gas is an important part of delivering energy, whether you're producing power or other solutions for customers. "

" I become the face of the company, and that's a responsibility. "

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" I don't see a sea change by 2020, but I see migration in the direction of modernization and more flexibility in the generating system going forward. "

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" 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. "

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

" You move an organization when they understand where you want them to go. "

" Leadership is a journey - you never arrive. "

" 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! "

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" 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. "

" Our highest priorities are safe operations and the well-being of the people and communities we serve. "

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Renewable Energy

" 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. "

" The enthusiasm around carbon capture and sequestration was probably greater before the shale-gas discovery and the low prices were so prevalent. "

" 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. "

" I respect passionate views. "

" We see natural gas as an important part of the electricity generation mix for many decades to come. "