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EEI Edison Electric INSTITUTE March 26, 2025 Document 39 - Attachment 1 Pat Vincent-Collawn Interim President and CEO The Honorable Chris Wright Secretary, United States Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20024 Dear Secretary Wright: On behalf of the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI's) Board of Directors, I am pleased to invite you to address EEI's 2025 annual meeting and thought leadership forum, which will be held June 2-4 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. EEI's member companies--America's investor-owned electric companies--are committed to delivering the reliable, secure energy that powers our nation's economy. Today, demand for electricity is growing at the fastest pace in decades, thanks to new data centers, the rapid growth of Al technologies, and the onshoring of manufacturing. EEI's member companies are committed to working together with the Department of Energy to advance public policies and regulations that benefit our customers and meet their growing and evolving needs for electricity. Our industry CEOs and our audience would appreciate learning more about your priorities for the Department of Energy and your views on a range of energy-related issues. Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Bill Gates were keynote speakers during recent meetings and called for increased partnership between technology companies and electric companies to solve some of our greatest societal and technological challenges. The Department of Energy plays an important role in expanding these efforts. We would like to welcome you as a closing keynote speaker on Wednesday morning, June 4. In addition to the keynote session, we would be happy to create a private opportunity for you to meet and engage with electric company CEOs who serve on EEI's Board of Directors. As a planning matter, the closing session would last approximately 45 minutes. We also have keynote sessions on June 2 and June 3, and we are happy to work with your team on the format and specific day/time to accommodate your schedule. Last year's event attracted an audience of more than 1,300 electric company and technology company executives, industry investors, policymakers, corporate customers, and media. Thank you for your consideration. Should your team have any questions, please ask them to contact Eric Grey, EEI's Vice President of External and Government Affairs, at (b) (6) or egrey@eei.org. We look forward to your favorable reply. Sincerely, 202-508-5555 I pcollawnl@eei.org 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW I Washington, DC 20004-2696 I www.eei.org Sierra Club v. Dept of Energy, 4:25-cv-5027 SC_EVERSPLIT0014628