For decades, the Climate Institute has fostered the development of emerging leaders in the environmental movement by providing unique opportunities for innovation, project management, and creativity. The North American Supergrid Initiative is an outstanding example of this vision, and has been rooted in intergenerational collaboration from the start.
Students and recent graduates from around the world (many working on a pro-bono basis) have driven the technical, regulatory, economic, and security research that has made this brief a reality, guided by leading experts in many sectors of industry, academia, and government. This winning combination ensures that the crucial task of mitigating and adapting to climate change is nurtured as the next generation of leaders take their place in the ranks of society.
Chief Editor: Brian Fowler
Co-editors: Rudy Baum, Amanda Borth, Rachel Levine, Joshua McBee
Steering Committee
Chair: Charles ‘Charlie’ Bayless
Charles Bayless is the retired CEO of Illinois Power and Tucson Electric as well as the retired President and Provost of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology and a Board Member of the Climate Institute. Mr. Bayless has a BSEE and MSEE in Electric Power Transmission Engineering and a JD, all from West Virginia University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Other Committee Members:
Roger Ballentine (President, Green Strategies Inc.)
Richard Beeman (Retired Chairman, The Private Trust Company, N.A.)
William R. Harris (Secretary, Foundation for Resilient Societies; Former Legal Advisor, Congressional EMP Commission)
John Noel (President, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy)
Tim Petri (former Congressman, Wisconsin’s 6th congressional district)
Scott Sklar (Owner, The Stella Group LTD)
Carol Werner (Executive Director, Environmental & Energy Study Institute)
Special thanks to Our Chairman, Sir Crispin Tickell, and his son, Oliver Tickell (former Editor of The Ecologist), for their counsel throughout the duration of this initiative.
We thank the following individuals for their guidance in their respective fields
Charles Bayless (former CEO of Tucson Electric and Illinois Power; former President of the West Virginia University Instituteof Technology)
Dr. David S. Bunch (Professor of Management, University of California – Davis)
Dr. George H. Baker (Professor Emeritus, James Madison University; Director, Foundation for Resilient Societies)
Kevin Edgett (Director of Contract Administration, Power Contracting LLC)
Michele Fetting (Nonprofit Consultant)
Mark Frankel (There’s A Word for That Communications & Editorial Services)
Rob Gramlich (Founder and President, Grid Strategies LLC)
William R. Harris (Secretary, Foundation for Resilient Societies; Former Legal Advisor, Congressional EMP Commission)
Dr. Michael MacCracken (Chief Scientist, Climate Institute)
Gueta Mezzetti (President, Mezzetti & Associates; previously 17-year tenure at the Pentagon)
Samuel Sherer (Senior Fellow, Climate Institute)
Gib Sorebo (Chief Cybersecurity Technologist, Leidos)
Ross Tyler (Strategy & Development Advisor, Business Network for Offshore Wind)
Jack Werner (Senior Fellow, Climate Institute)
We thank the following Undergraduate Research Fellows for their diligent research efforts pertaining to the North American Supergrid initiative
Michael Damasco
Arianna Efstatos
Anna Gomes
Sarah Holland
Hayley Ann Hoverter-Trujillo
Erika Koontz
Michael Damasco
Arianna Efstatos
Anna Gomes
Sarah Holland
David Astley
Benjamin Bryce
Diego Calderon-Arrieta
Megan Egan
Stefan Fernandez
Hayley Ann Hoverter-Trujillo
Erika Koontz
Kiana Outen
Anne Joost
Nisheeth Kakarala
Aoife Leonard
Xin Li
Jeffrey Morgan
Caroline Polly
Katie Walker
Charlie Xu
Philip Reid-Green
Jake Schwartz
Daniel Schwiebert
Tobyn Smith
Lu Wang
We thank the following Graduate Research Fellows for their diligent research efforts pertaining to the North American Supergrid initiative
Our project partners include
Citizens’ Climate Lobby – DC Chapter
Copper Development Association
GridStrategies LLC
Insight Engineering
Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
Les Grands Explorateurs and Martin International
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Spire Global, Inc.
Stella Group LTD
Union of Concerned Scientists
Washington College (Geographic Information System Program)
Worldwatch Institute
We thank the following ‘Friends of the Supergrid’ for their generous support throughout the duration of this initiative
Chair: Robert M. Pennoyer, Esq., New York, NY
Canadian Co-Chair: Serge Martin, Montreal, Quebec
Dartmouth College Class of 1964
William C. Bullitt Foundation
Josiah Lee Auspitz, Allston, MA
Robert Bartles, Meriden, NH
Richard Beeman, Esq., Vero Beach, FL
Rosina Bierbaum, PhD., Ann Arbor, MI
Peter V. Baugher, Esq., Chicago, IL
Jesse Brill, Esq., Oakland, CA
William E. Craig, Esq., Savannah. GA
Devra Lee Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Jackson Hole, WY
William A. Davis, Jr., Esq., Washington, DC
Reid Detchon, Washington, DC
Jay Freedman, Esq., Washington DC
Rob Gramlich, Washington, DC
Chuck and Barbara Herz, Moose, WY
Paul Hoff, Esq., Washington, DC
Lee and Berna Huebner, Washington, DC
Lawrence S. Jackier, Esq., Bloomfield Hills, MI
Richard Kessler, Great Falls, VA
Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman, US Senator (retired)
Curtis W. Little, Jr., Esq., Manchester, NH
Loren McGean, Meriden, NH
John Menke, Esq., Oakland, CA
Ray Peters, Ph. D., Kingston, Ontario
Christopher Palmer, CPA, Weston, MA
Christy Pennoyer, New York, NY
John R. Price and Svetlana S. Price, Pittsburgh, PA
Harold Rabner, Esq., Montclair, NJ
Dorothy L. Raizman, Ligonier, PA
Terry P. Segal, Esq., Gloucester, MA
Stephen Sharfstein, MD, Baltimore, MD
Michael C. Smith, Esq., Washington, DC
Steven Smith, DVM, Knoxville, TN
William Roger Strelow, Esq., Corona del Mar, CA
Harvey Tettlebaum, Esq., California, MO
Antony Vaz, PE, Largo, MD
Melinda Welton, Franklin, TN
Huntley Whitacre, Hanover, NH
Lyndon A. S. Wilson, Esq., Portland, OR