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NYPA CEO departing for top job at Illinois utility

Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has resigned to become CEO of Commonwealth Edison Company. In this file photo, Quiniones on May 18 spoke to a gathering at the Mirabito convenience store in Oneonta when NYPA announced the store would have high-speed electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs. (FILE PHOTO CREDIT: NYPA FLICKR)

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — After 10 years in the role, Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), will leave NYPA in early November to become CEO at Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd). ComEd is the largest electric utility in Illinois. Its parent company — Chicago, Illinois–based Exelon — operates the Nine […]

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ComEd is the largest electric utility in Illinois. Its parent company — Chicago, Illinois–based Exelon — operates the Nine Mile Point nuclear-power station in Oswego County.

NYPA announced Quiniones’ resignation on Oct. 14.

Justin Driscoll, NYPA executive VP and general counsel, will become the interim president and CEO. Quiniones will remain at NYPA until Nov. 5 and will work with Driscoll to support the transition.

“After considerable thought, I have decided that taking on this new challenge is the right move for me and my family,” Quiniones said in a statement. “While I look forward to this opportunity with excitement and anticipation, these feelings are mixed with the sadness of knowing I will miss amazing colleagues and the great sense of pride I have in all that we have accomplished together.”

Quiniones’ 10-year tenure makes him the longest-serving president and CEO in the history of NYPA, the nation’s largest state public-power organization. He has worked at the Power Authority for 14 years, serving previously as executive VP of energy marketing and corporate affairs and as COO.

Under Quiniones’ leadership, NYPA says it has carried out or planned several initiatives to upgrade and modernize its power generation and transmission assets and has played a central role in New York State’s climate-change efforts. During his tenure, NYPA has aggressively promoted the growth of renewable-energy technologies, energy efficiency, and electric transportation, including efforts to soon become one of the nation’s first end-to-end digital utilities.

In 2017, he led NYPA in integrating the New York State Canal Corporation into its operations and has launched the Reimagine the Canals program, an effort focused on realizing the canals’ potential for tourism, recreation, and environmental protection.

As the largest state public power organization in the nation, NYPA operates 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines.

Eric Reinhardt