[Music] so my parents throw huge parties
so my parents throw huge parties
so my parents throw huge parties enormous birthdays anniversaries
enormous birthdays anniversaries
enormous birthdays anniversaries religious holidays any excuse they can
religious holidays any excuse they can
religious holidays any excuse they can think of promotion party pass board
think of promotion party pass board
think of promotion party pass board exams party when my son was turning one
exams party when my son was turning one
exams party when my son was turning one my wife and I sent out invitations to my
my wife and I sent out invitations to my
my wife and I sent out invitations to my son’s first birthday party of course my
son’s first birthday party of course my
son’s first birthday party of course my parents came and then the next week
parents came and then the next week
parents came and then the next week proceeded to throw for him their own
proceeded to throw for him their own
proceeded to throw for him their own enormous party the guest list is always
enormous party the guest list is always
enormous party the guest list is always over 200 some people and that’s for a
over 200 some people and that’s for a
over 200 some people and that’s for a few reasons number one because my
few reasons number one because my
few reasons number one because my parents are very big-hearted number two
parents are very big-hearted number two
parents are very big-hearted number two they’ve been in this community for more
they’ve been in this community for more
they’ve been in this community for more than 40 years so they know a lot of
than 40 years so they know a lot of
than 40 years so they know a lot of people number three is a concept that I
people number three is a concept that I
people number three is a concept that I here with some consistency mainly from
here with some consistency mainly from
here with some consistency mainly from my mom you know awesome if we invite
my mom you know awesome if we invite
my mom you know awesome if we invite this one auntie we have to invite these
this one auntie we have to invite these
this one auntie we have to invite these 15 other aunties well why the hell is
15 other aunties well why the hell is
15 other aunties well why the hell is that I have gone over a year without
that I have gone over a year without
that I have gone over a year without talking to the best man from my wedding
talking to the best man from my wedding
talking to the best man from my wedding and literally after a year will pick up
and literally after a year will pick up
and literally after a year will pick up and the conversation will be like this
and the conversation will be like this
and the conversation will be like this hey how’s it going man oh good wait you
hey how’s it going man oh good wait you
hey how’s it going man oh good wait you move to Saskatchewan that’s insane homie
move to Saskatchewan that’s insane homie
move to Saskatchewan that’s insane homie okay so I digress I met one of my
okay so I digress I met one of my
okay so I digress I met one of my parents enormous parties trying to
parents enormous parties trying to
parents enormous parties trying to relate trying to hang out with folks I
relate trying to hang out with folks I
relate trying to hang out with folks I meet a college kid and you know this is
meet a college kid and you know this is
meet a college kid and you know this is a younger gentleman this was very recent
a younger gentleman this was very recent
a younger gentleman this was very recent last year so I try to relate try to be
last year so I try to relate try to be
last year so I try to relate try to be cool after all I am cool I’ve always
cool after all I am cool I’ve always
cool after all I am cool I’ve always been cool I was cool when I was here
been cool I was cool when I was here
been cool I was cool when I was here this is a picture of me
this is a picture of me
this is a picture of me Laurens funderburk I’m kidding about
Laurens funderburk I’m kidding about
Laurens funderburk I’m kidding about that that is not that is a hapless
that that is not that is a hapless
that that is not that is a hapless defender from Madison planes I I was
defender from Madison planes I I was
defender from Madison planes I I was present a student body here I captain
present a student body here I captain
present a student body here I captain this in this Indian God here captain
this in this Indian God here captain
this in this Indian God here captain varsity basketball varsity track varsity
varsity basketball varsity track varsity
varsity basketball varsity track varsity football I played to music instruments i
football I played to music instruments i
football I played to music instruments i gave the valedictory all that’s all
gave the valedictory all that’s all
gave the valedictory all that’s all that’s kind of cool and so you know
that’s kind of cool and so you know
that’s kind of cool and so you know awesome equals cool so in so then let’s
awesome equals cool so in so then let’s
awesome equals cool so in so then let’s move on to college my coolness only grew
move on to college my coolness only grew
move on to college my coolness only grew from there I did all that same stuff and
from there I did all that same stuff and
from there I did all that same stuff and I’ve joined a fraternity cool move on to
I’ve joined a fraternity cool move on to
I’ve joined a fraternity cool move on to law school I won the law school
law school I won the law school
law school I won the law school superlatives for Best Dressed and
superlatives for Best Dressed and
superlatives for Best Dressed and funniest clearly that’s very cool I got
funniest clearly that’s very cool I got
funniest clearly that’s very cool I got a great job out of law school was
a great job out of law school was
a great job out of law school was working living in downtown Columbus
working living in downtown Columbus
working living in downtown Columbus working hard playing hard bought a sweet
working hard playing hard bought a sweet
working hard playing hard bought a sweet ride super cool but then made made a
ride super cool but then made made a
ride super cool but then made made a significant career change I was given
significant career change I was given
significant career change I was given the opportunity to join the public
the opportunity to join the public
the opportunity to join the public sector and I took it little did I know
sector and I took it little did I know
sector and I took it little did I know what the impact of that would be on my
what the impact of that would be on my
what the impact of that would be on my level of coolness so I’m talking to this
level of coolness so I’m talking to this
level of coolness so I’m talking to this kid at this party and he says to me hey
kid at this party and he says to me hey
kid at this party and he says to me hey so what are you doing these days and I
so what are you doing these days and I
so what are you doing these days and I tell him chest puffed out the governor
tell him chest puffed out the governor
tell him chest puffed out the governor appointed me chief regulator of energy
appointed me chief regulator of energy
appointed me chief regulator of energy and utilities in the state of Ohio my
and utilities in the state of Ohio my
and utilities in the state of Ohio my official title chairman of the Public
official title chairman of the Public
official title chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that’s my
Utilities Commission of Ohio that’s my
Utilities Commission of Ohio that’s my son who was hardly paying attention
son who was hardly paying attention
son who was hardly paying attention throughout the entire event so I tell
throughout the entire event so I tell
throughout the entire event so I tell them this I’m very proud of my my my
them this I’m very proud of my my my
them this I’m very proud of my my my position my title and the kids response
position my title and the kids response
position my title and the kids response to me
to me
to me you will haunt me till the end of my
you will haunt me till the end of my
you will haunt me till the end of my days he says to me man that sounds super
days he says to me man that sounds super
days he says to me man that sounds super boring wait a minute you think I’m
boring wait a minute you think I’m
boring wait a minute you think I’m boring okay so let me tell you about my
boring okay so let me tell you about my
boring okay so let me tell you about my boring life did you know that 1.2
boring life did you know that 1.2
boring life did you know that 1.2 billion people across this world don’t
billion people across this world don’t
billion people across this world don’t have access to reliable electricity
have access to reliable electricity
have access to reliable electricity delivery 1.2 billion people in this
delivery 1.2 billion people in this
delivery 1.2 billion people in this world don’t have access to reliable
world don’t have access to reliable
world don’t have access to reliable electricity delivery can you imagine
electricity delivery can you imagine
electricity delivery can you imagine that just think about that think about
that just think about that think about
that just think about that think about that as Americans generally living in
that as Americans generally living in
that as Americans generally living in urban America when you’re driving home
urban America when you’re driving home
urban America when you’re driving home from work or picking your kids up from
from work or picking your kids up from
from work or picking your kids up from school do you think to yourself boy I
school do you think to yourself boy I
school do you think to yourself boy I really hope the powers on so that I can
really hope the powers on so that I can
really hope the powers on so that I can put the oven on or the microwave power
put the oven on or the microwave power
put the oven on or the microwave power the microwave so that I can make dinner
the microwave so that I can make dinner
the microwave so that I can make dinner tonight kids when you are riding home on
tonight kids when you are riding home on
tonight kids when you are riding home on the bus or when you were riding home
the bus or when you were riding home
the bus or when you were riding home with your folks do you ever question
with your folks do you ever question
with your folks do you ever question whether or not when you flip the switch
whether or not when you flip the switch
whether or not when you flip the switch your computer’s going to turn on so that
your computer’s going to turn on so that
your computer’s going to turn on so that you can do your research or your
you can do your research or your
you can do your research or your homework on line you don’t and why
homework on line you don’t and why
homework on line you don’t and why because it’s folks like me that are
because it’s folks like me that are
because it’s folks like me that are trying to make sure that that never
trying to make sure that that never
trying to make sure that that never happens to you or that rarely happens to
happens to you or that rarely happens to
happens to you or that rarely happens to you and this is a luxury that we enjoy
you and this is a luxury that we enjoy
you and this is a luxury that we enjoy here in the States but that’s not how it
here in the States but that’s not how it
here in the States but that’s not how it is across the world and believe me I
is across the world and believe me I
is across the world and believe me I know a few years ago USAID sent me and
know a few years ago USAID sent me and
know a few years ago USAID sent me and some of my colleagues to Bosnia and
some of my colleagues to Bosnia and
some of my colleagues to Bosnia and Herzegovina to talk to Bosnian
Herzegovina to talk to Bosnian
Herzegovina to talk to Bosnian regulators about electric markets when
regulators about electric markets when
regulators about electric markets when we get there and we start scratching the
we get there and we start scratching the
we get there and we start scratching the surface what we realize is is at the
surface what we realize is is at the
surface what we realize is is at the very basic infrastructure to deliver
very basic infrastructure to deliver
very basic infrastructure to deliver reliable service wasn’t even there it
reliable service wasn’t even there it
reliable service wasn’t even there it was shocking in the country of my
was shocking in the country of my
was shocking in the country of my ancestry alone India there are 244
ancestry alone India there are 244
ancestry alone India there are 244 million people that do not
million people that do not
million people that do not have access to reliable electricity and
have access to reliable electricity and
have access to reliable electricity and if you don’t have reliable electricity
if you don’t have reliable electricity
if you don’t have reliable electricity you do not have an economy think about
you do not have an economy think about
you do not have an economy think about jobs great too small think about the
jobs great too small think about the
jobs great too small think about the electric intensive manufacturer Honda
electric intensive manufacturer Honda
electric intensive manufacturer Honda for instance my previous employer who’s
for instance my previous employer who’s
for instance my previous employer who’s building cars really really intensive
building cars really really intensive
building cars really really intensive electric usage they don’t have power
electric usage they don’t have power
electric usage they don’t have power they can’t do their jobs scale that down
they can’t do their jobs scale that down
they can’t do their jobs scale that down small tech company trying to build the
small tech company trying to build the
small tech company trying to build the next great app you don’t have power you
next great app you don’t have power you
next great app you don’t have power you can’t do your thing think about let’s
can’t do your thing think about let’s
can’t do your thing think about let’s think about the worker the minimum wage
think about the worker the minimum wage
think about the worker the minimum wage worker that gets up every morning to go
worker that gets up every morning to go
worker that gets up every morning to go make the bread or the bagels or the
make the bread or the bagels or the
make the bread or the bagels or the doughnuts that you pick up on your way
doughnuts that you pick up on your way
doughnuts that you pick up on your way in from school if you do not have
in from school if you do not have
in from school if you do not have reliable power delivery the economy will
reliable power delivery the economy will
reliable power delivery the economy will fail and so how is it that we have
fail and so how is it that we have
fail and so how is it that we have developed this very reliable system of
developed this very reliable system of
developed this very reliable system of power delivery on the backs of some
power delivery on the backs of some
power delivery on the backs of some really boring people engineers engineers
really boring people engineers engineers
really boring people engineers engineers I just gained an appreciation for
I just gained an appreciation for
I just gained an appreciation for engineers every single day I’m in this
engineers every single day I’m in this
engineers every single day I’m in this job they have developed and deployed the
job they have developed and deployed the
job they have developed and deployed the technology to create the reliable power
technology to create the reliable power
technology to create the reliable power system that exists today economists
system that exists today economists
system that exists today economists economists have developed appropriate
economists have developed appropriate
economists have developed appropriate markets to figure out how to price power
markets to figure out how to price power
markets to figure out how to price power and how to make sure that we don’t
and how to make sure that we don’t
and how to make sure that we don’t attempted we don’t pay too much for it
attempted we don’t pay too much for it
attempted we don’t pay too much for it you know accountants make sure that
you know accountants make sure that
you know accountants make sure that utilities don’t earn too much or too
utilities don’t earn too much or too
utilities don’t earn too much or too little for this public service that’s
little for this public service that’s
little for this public service that’s provided lawyers make sure that your
provided lawyers make sure that your
provided lawyers make sure that your property rights are not abridged when
property rights are not abridged when
property rights are not abridged when utility companies go to lay their lines
utility companies go to lay their lines
utility companies go to lay their lines and so when you get down to it when you
and so when you get down to it when you
and so when you get down to it when you really get down to it and you start to
really get down to it and you start to
really get down to it and you start to think about this concept this very very
think about this concept this very very
think about this concept this very very basic concept that we take for granted
basic concept that we take for granted
basic concept that we take for granted it’s astonishing how many boring people
it’s astonishing how many boring people
it’s astonishing how many boring people are contributing to that conceptually
there are so many different players that
there are so many different players that on a day to day basis are ensuring that
on a day to day basis are ensuring that
on a day to day basis are ensuring that this actually is maintained I described
this actually is maintained I described
this actually is maintained I described to you some of the professions but you
to you some of the professions but you
to you some of the professions but you know utilities they do very simple
know utilities they do very simple
know utilities they do very simple things they trim trees okay they prepare
things they trim trees okay they prepare
things they trim trees okay they prepare for the worst storms that could possibly
for the worst storms that could possibly
for the worst storms that could possibly come our way but the threats to reliable
come our way but the threats to reliable
come our way but the threats to reliable power delivery are actually getting more
power delivery are actually getting more
power delivery are actually getting more and more treacherous so on April 16 2013
and more treacherous so on April 16 2013
and more treacherous so on April 16 2013 a sophisticated sniper attack occurred
a sophisticated sniper attack occurred
a sophisticated sniper attack occurred outside of San Jose California at the
outside of San Jose California at the
outside of San Jose California at the Metcalf substation owned by Pacific Gas
Metcalf substation owned by Pacific Gas
Metcalf substation owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Corp Federal Energy
and Electric Corp Federal Energy
and Electric Corp Federal Energy Regulatory nology of that attack former
Regulatory nology of that attack former
Regulatory nology of that attack former federal energy regulatory commission
federal energy regulatory commission
federal energy regulatory commission chairman john Wellinghoff stated that
chairman john Wellinghoff stated that
chairman john Wellinghoff stated that first of all this was an extremely
first of all this was an extremely
first of all this was an extremely sophisticated attack there were no
sophisticated attack there were no
sophisticated attack there were no fingerprints found on any of the shell
fingerprints found on any of the shell
fingerprints found on any of the shell casings outside of the substation the
casings outside of the substation the
casings outside of the substation the goal of this attack outside of San Jose
goal of this attack outside of San Jose
goal of this attack outside of San Jose California was to take out Silicon
California was to take out Silicon
California was to take out Silicon Valley and attempt to cripple that
Valley and attempt to cripple that
Valley and attempt to cripple that portion of the US economy and it’s not
portion of the US economy and it’s not
portion of the US economy and it’s not just these physical attacks that we’re
just these physical attacks that we’re
just these physical attacks that we’re now dealing with there is a new threat
now dealing with there is a new threat
now dealing with there is a new threat that has arisen and it is a threat that
that has arisen and it is a threat that
that has arisen and it is a threat that I’m unsure if we can even stave away and
I’m unsure if we can even stave away and
I’m unsure if we can even stave away and that is the threat of a cyber terror
that is the threat of a cyber terror
that is the threat of a cyber terror attack to the electric grid US Central
attack to the electric grid US Central
attack to the electric grid US Central Command general Lloyd Austin has said
Command general Lloyd Austin has said
Command general Lloyd Austin has said that it is not a question of if but it
that it is not a question of if but it
that it is not a question of if but it is a question of when a cyber terror
is a question of when a cyber terror
is a question of when a cyber terror attack will cripple the electric grid
attack will cripple the electric grid
attack will cripple the electric grid Ted Koppel former ABC News anchor
Ted Koppel former ABC News anchor
Ted Koppel former ABC News anchor another really boring guy has devoted
another really boring guy has devoted
another really boring guy has devoted much of his post TV career to this very
much of his post TV career to this very
much of his post TV career to this very subject in his book lights out and I’m
subject in his book lights out and I’m
subject in his book lights out and I’m going to read this to you he wrote
going to read this to you he wrote
going to read this to you he wrote imagine a blackout lasting not days but
imagine a blackout lasting not days but
imagine a blackout lasting not days but weeks or months tens of millions of
weeks or months tens of millions of
weeks or months tens of millions of people over several states are affected
people over several states are affected
people over several states are affected for those without access to a generator
for those without access to a generator
for those without access to a generator there is no running water there is
there is no running water there is
there is no running water there is sewage there is no refrigeration or
sewage there is no refrigeration or
sewage there is no refrigeration or light food and medical supplies are
light food and medical supplies are
light food and medical supplies are dwindling devices we rely on have gone
dwindling devices we rely on have gone
dwindling devices we rely on have gone dark banks no longer function looting is
dark banks no longer function looting is
dark banks no longer function looting is widespread and law and order are being
widespread and law and order are being
widespread and law and order are being tested as never before this sounds this
tested as never before this sounds this
tested as never before this sounds this sounds very scary and perhaps we should
sounds very scary and perhaps we should
sounds very scary and perhaps we should all be scared but know that there is an
all be scared but know that there is an
all be scared but know that there is an armada of really boring people trying to
armada of really boring people trying to
armada of really boring people trying to ensure that this doesn’t happen from the
ensure that this doesn’t happen from the
ensure that this doesn’t happen from the owners and operators of our generation
owners and operators of our generation
owners and operators of our generation transmission and distribution facilities
transmission and distribution facilities
transmission and distribution facilities to the United States Department of
to the United States Department of
to the United States Department of Homeland Security to the united states
Homeland Security to the united states
Homeland Security to the united states department of energy to the Federal
department of energy to the Federal
department of energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and then at
Energy Regulatory Commission and then at
Energy Regulatory Commission and then at the local level to me yours truly
the local level to me yours truly
the local level to me yours truly chairman of the Public Utilities
chairman of the Public Utilities
chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio it is my charge every
Commission of Ohio it is my charge every
Commission of Ohio it is my charge every single day that I wake up in the great
single day that I wake up in the great
single day that I wake up in the great state of Ohio to try and ensure that
state of Ohio to try and ensure that
state of Ohio to try and ensure that what we just talked about doesn’t happen
what we just talked about doesn’t happen
what we just talked about doesn’t happen to any of you so am i boring maybe it
to any of you so am i boring maybe it
to any of you so am i boring maybe it depends on your definition but to all of
depends on your definition but to all of
depends on your definition but to all of you young people out there just remember
you young people out there just remember
you young people out there just remember that the very backbone of our society is
that the very backbone of our society is
that the very backbone of our society is comprised of some folks who you might
comprised of some folks who you might
comprised of some folks who you might find to be pretty boring and they are
find to be pretty boring and they are
find to be pretty boring and they are doers they roll up their sleeves they
doers they roll up their sleeves they
doers they roll up their sleeves they hone their craft and they produce things
hone their craft and they produce things
hone their craft and they produce things great things things that help others and
great things things that help others and
great things things that help others and if we are going to maintain the backbone
if we are going to maintain the backbone
if we are going to maintain the backbone of our society then we’ll need for you
of our society then we’ll need for you
of our society then we’ll need for you to do these things too and so while I
to do these things too and so while I
to do these things too and so while I hope that all of you especially you
hope that all of you especially you
hope that all of you especially you young people get to do whatever it is
young people get to do whatever it is
young people get to do whatever it is that your heart desires in your career I
that your heart desires in your career I
that your heart desires in your career I do sincerely hope that some of you grow
do sincerely hope that some of you grow
do sincerely hope that some of you grow up to be boring just like me that’s the
up to be boring just like me that’s the
up to be boring just like me that’s the end of my substantive discussion but I
end of my substantive discussion but I
end of my substantive discussion but I have one more slide tomorrow is my
have one more slide tomorrow is my
have one more slide tomorrow is my parents 50th wedding anniversary dr. C
parents 50th wedding anniversary dr. C
parents 50th wedding anniversary dr. C azizan Malika Hawk they have not been to
azizan Malika Hawk they have not been to
azizan Malika Hawk they have not been to the campus for a while
the campus for a while
the campus for a while and I’m happy that they’re here with me
and I’m happy that they’re here with me
and I’m happy that they’re here with me tonight and of course we are going to
tonight and of course we are going to
tonight and of course we are going to throw an enormous party for them
throw an enormous party for them
throw an enormous party for them tomorrow so thank you very much it’s
tomorrow so thank you very much it’s
tomorrow so thank you very much it’s been a pleasure
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