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The Edison Award is presented annually—usually to one U.S. and one international electric company—selected from members of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). It is EEI's most prestigious award and has been presented since 1922.
Purpose
The Edison Award honors “distinguished leadership, innovation and contribution to the advancement of the electric industry for the benefit of all.”
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Nominations
The nomination period for the 2009 Award will be late fall 2008-to-early 2009, for accomplishments largely achieved in 2008.
Any member company of the Edison Electric Institute, U.S. or international, may nominate itself or any other member. Each entry must include the following:
- Nomination Form
 (or facsimile) signed or approved by a CEO
- Description of the achievement (no more than 3 pages)
Selection and Judging
A Review Committee, appointed by EEI’s president and comprised of editors of electric industry trade publications, will select finalists from the nominees in each membership category. The chairman of EEI will invite these finalists to submit presentations for review by the Judging Panel. The Panel, consisting of the current chairman of EEI and retired industry senior executives, will determine the winners.
Criteria
The evaluation of nominees is relative and is based on leadership, innovation, advancement and overall contribution to the electric utility industry.
Award Presentation
The awards are announced and presented to the winners at the EEI Annual Convention in June.
Accomplishments
The specific achievements for which the company is being nominated should have been substantially completed during the preceding calendar year. These accomplishments may include (but need not be limited to) any or all of the following areas: engineering, construction, operations, communications, customer service, environment, finances, or strategy.
EEI Staff Representative
Questions about the award process may be directed to:
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Eddie Ortiz, Coordinator, Member Services, eortiz@eei.org or 202-508-5650
EEI Edison Award Recipients
2008
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Arizona Public Service Company (APS) - APS, the operating utility subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, serves over one million customers throughout Arizona. APS developed a first-of-its-kind tool for near-real-time monitoring of major transformers serving the company’s customers. The on-line Transformer Oil Analysis and Notification (TOAN) system has enabled the company to automatically determine the “health” of transformers by evaluating dissolved gasses inside transformers, thereby improving system reliability, enhancing productivity and preventing catastrophic failure. The patent-pending monitoring and artificial intelligence analysis/notification system doubled the accuracy of existing methods while eliminating time-consuming and repetitive manual efforts.
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Iberdrola, S.A. - Iberdrola recently developed and implemented a Research and Development Management System to oversee all of the company’s R&D initiatives, resources and projects. Designed to generate constant improvements in process efficiency and to apply resources to evolving external needs, the system has promoted a culture of innovation within the company while strengthening Iberdrola’s commitment to sustainable development. In 2007 the system enabled systematic and uniform criteria to be applied to more than 140 research and development projects with an annual budget of more than $100 million.
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North Delhi Power, Limited (NDPL) - NDPL, a company of the Tata Group, in India, was formed in 2002 to serve as a distribution utility in North Delhi by taking over a part of the former State Electricity Board of Delhi. The company has innovatively deployed a new Geographical Information System (GIS), integrating it with other applications for operational, commercial and asset-management activities. The GIS was integrated with NDPL’s Customer Relations and Billing systems to aid in recovery of outstanding customer bills, expedite requests for new connections and reduce theft; it also was integrated with the company’s Enterprise Resource system to improve asset tracking and the preparation of capital budgets. These initiatives have improved NDPL’s Consumer Satisfaction Index by 11 points, significantly raised system reliability, reduced aggregated losses by half and greatly increased employee productivity.
2007
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Great Plains Energy - Great Plains Energy subsidiary Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) established a Comprehensive Energy Plan to meet its region's growing demand for clean, affordable energy by developing new, clean energy sources, making proactive environmental and infrastructure improvements and creating innovative energy efficiency and demand-response programs. KCP&L has worked with a wide variety of stakeholders, establishing true partnerships within its communities to create political and regulatory environments that have allowed the company to deliver on its promises.
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AES Latin America - AES Latin America developed a knowledge management process that enables the business to readily transfer proven operational techniques among its more than 45 generation plants and nine distribution companies to improve operational performance. This process helped the company set new records for plant availability and reliability and significantly improved AES's customer service and satisfaction throughout the region, including in some of its most remote and poor areas. This innovative program can be replicated across other regional groups at AES and promises to help improve the overall quality of life for thousands of people in Latin America and worldwide.
2006
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Progress Energy - For outstanding operation of its nuclear and fossil power plants, showing leadership in performance, availability, and cost-efficiency. Also, for demonstrating significant improvements in distribution reliability through advanced maintenance and metering. By implementing a culture of "People, Performance, and Excellence," Progress Energy has achieved outstanding results. They discovered that "from the plant floor to the front door," the key to customer satisfaction is sustained operational excellence.
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Xcel Energy - For developing and implementing a first-of-its-kind initiative, Utility Innovations, a partnership designed to leverage the cutting-edge developments of leading technology providers by deploying new products more quickly, fundamentally improving the participants' working relationships. All the partners agreed to share intellectual property, and project development was conducted in an open and transparent process. Utility Innovations created value for the company by engaging the minds and efforts of many, rather than relying on the usual approach of attempting to find new solutions on its own.
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Korea Electric Power Corp. - For two significant technical accomplishments. First, the company constructed a 345 kV transmission line, which runs 25 miles across the sea from Yonghung Island to Seoul. Construction featured a number of technical innovations, including new foundation systems, improved conductors, and a significantly greater distance between towers. Second, the company completed an upgrade in the country's distribution voltage from 100 to 220 volts, allowing a significant increase in the ability to deliver power, and notable reductions in line losses. It is the culmination of a 30-year effort, and caps a project unique in the industry.
2005
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Constellation Energy - for their outstanding implementation of strategy, leading to superior operational and financial results. The company evolved from a regional regulated utility to include operations in 31 states, becoming North America's number one supplier of energy to wholesale and to retail customers in competitive markets. In 2004 the company completed refueling outages in record time, emerged as a wholesale and retail energy leader; and provided excellent return to shareholders.
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Entergy - recognized for an aggressive strategy to improve productivity and shareholder return while also making investments in its core utility operations. This led to reduced cost and environmental impact, as well as improvements in customer service, reliability, and safety. Their success was demonstrated by outstanding nuclear operations, leadership in new nuclear licensing, superior productivity in its unregulated fleet, excellent environmental programs, and leadership in helping needy customers.
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ATCO Electric - ATCO Electric is recognized for the completion of its Dover to Whitefish Transmission project. This project involved building 217 miles of new 240 kV transmission line and three entirely new substations. It was completed in just 10 months, on-time and on-budget. While completing the project, the company placed priority on environmental protection through innovative LiDAR mapping, JIT engineering, innovative tower design, and protection of traditional Aboriginal lands.
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