Cindy A. Crane
- Sep 14, 2022
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Cindy is the CEO PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and was the founding CEO of Enchant. She has over 30 years of experience in utilities and mining encompassing 11,500 megawatts of generation capacity from a diverse mix of coal, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar in seven Western States. As CEO of PacifiCorp, she oversees the delivery of electricity service to 2.1 million customers and presides over the company’s two retail divisions: Pacific Power in Oregon, Washington and California, and Rocky Mountain Power in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.
Cindy began her career at PacifiCorp in 1990, conducting due diligence and advising on mergers and acquisitions. Cindy was at the center of further mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings in the years that followed, helping guide the company as it became the largest grid operator in the West. As President and CEO of PacifiCorp’s Rocky Mountain Power division, she worked closely with state and local governments as well as private companies to develop greater renewable energy resources for customers, helping shape the future of energy in the Western U.S. Under Cindy, Rocky Mountain Power led the way in improving air quality by investing in emissions control infrastructure at thermal facilities, well before they were required by federal regulations. Additionally, during her tenure, the company developed its first five utility-owned wind projects in the state of Wyoming. Cindy retired from Rocky Mountain Power in 2018.
Cindy is the Founding Chair of the Salt Lake City, Utah Committee for the Games. She was honored with the ATHENA International Leadership Award in 2018 and was named Woman of the Year by Utah Business Magazine in 2019. Cindy also serves as the Chair of the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources, which is dedicated to energy-driven economic development for the state of Wyoming. The institution is developing innovative new uses for coal in manufacturing and is home to the Nuclear Energy Research Center. The organization is also advancing programs related to carbon capture and storage, wind and hydrogen energy resources.
In 2023, as the electric power industry continued to face emerging challenges related to supply chains, shifting economic trends and growing extreme weather threats, Cindy returned to PacifiCorp as its CEO and has undertaken a wide-ranging program to help the company deliver results for its customers and communities while adapting to an evolving operational environment.