Sustainability Will Remain the Focus

With leadership in the government changing, the electric utility
industry is anticipating major shifts in policy. But
sustainability will continue to be a focus of the evolving
electric and energy sector according to a strategic advisor for
large commercial and industrial organizations looking to manage
their sustainability and energy issues. 


In this episode of Grid Talk, we interview Drew Murphy CEO of
Trio about what’s ahead for the energy industry.


“There will be reversals, there will be setbacks; there will be
things where we’ve moved down one path and then that stops so you
have to move down another,” said Murphy. 


Trio was launched 9 years ago by Edison International, one of the
nation’s largest utilities, to help its customers navigate the
energy transition, which he believes will continue regardless of
the administration change.


“Sustainability and energy will continue to go hand-in-hand and
we’re going to see this move forward.” 


Murphy says the renewable and clean energy business is constantly
evolving and changing. 


“I think that the technological advancement that we’ve seen over
the last 20 years in terms of clean energy technology
advancement, how the costs have come down; how much we’ve
deployed both in the U.S., and globally, I think technology is
driving forward and that is something that I think will
continue.”


AS chief executive officer of Trio, Murphy is responsible for
guiding the organization and empowering the team to help clients
manage their energy choices and risks to deliver on their
strategic, financial and sustainability goals. 


Previously Murphy was senior vice president of Strategy,
Corporate Development and Sustainability for Trio’s parent
company, Edison International, where he was responsible for
managing the strategic planning process for the company and its
subsidiaries and overseeing the analysis of emerging trends in
the industry and their impact on Edison International’s regulated
utility and competitive businesses.


Murphy earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College in 1983
and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University in 1987.