Governance

The Edison Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to bringing the benefits of electricity to families, buisnesses, and industries worldwide. Furthering Thomas Alva Edison’s spirit of invention, the Foundation works to encourage a greater understanding of the production, delivery, and use of electric power to foster economic progress; to ensure a safe and clean environment, and to improve the quality of life for all people. The Edison Foundation provides knowledge, insight, and leadership to achieve its goals through research, conferences, grants, and other outreach activities. The Edison Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors of electric industry Chief Executives.

The Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE) is a program of the Edison Foundation, and is governed by a Management Committee of electric industry Chief Executive Officers. IEE has a permanent Advisory Committee comprising representatives from the efficiency community, federal and state government agencies, and other informed stakeholders. IEE also has established a Strategy Committee comprising senior electric industry executives that identify strategies and projects for IEE. Michael Yackira, President and CEO of NV Energy, and Peter Delaney, Chairnman and CEO of OGE Energy Corp., are Co-Chairs of the IEE Management Committee. Lisa Wood is the Executive Director.

View IEE Management, Advisory, and Strategy Committee members.
View Edison Foundation Board of Directors.

Goals

• Advance energy-efficiency, demand response, and customer-side solutions among electric utilities;
• Promote the sharing of information, ideas, and experiences in energy efficiency and demand response in the power sector; and
• Develop a resource base of effective business models, practices, and processes.

Read more about the Institute's detailed goals and strategy here.

Members

Members of the Institute for Electric Efficiency represent about 70% of the U.S. electric industry and membership is open to all electric utilities, including investor-owned utilities, public power utilities, electric cooperatives, and foreign utilities.

For inquiries on membership or the Institute's member companies, please contact TD Smith.

IEE Staff Contact

TD Smith, Assistant to the Executive Director
202-508-5440
tsmith@edisonfoundation.net