Top Voices in the Energy Central Community for 2020 -- Thanks to All Members, and Congratulations to the Winners!

Originally posted here.

In case you missed it, all last week Energy Central announced our yearly winners of the 'Top Voices' recognition. When Energy Central created a Community Platform to connect power utility professionals across geographies, sectors, and levels of career, our true goal was to give professionals in the industry a way to share, learn, and connect. Since that time, our communities have grown, engagement is at an all-time high, and we are seeing more and more collaboration and sharing.  This progress is all happening thanks to you, the valued Community Member!

As we look back on a noteworthy year, the Energy Central Team wanted to recognize the members on Energy Central who went above and beyond—frequently sharing news and content, reliably starting conversations across the site, and providing genuinely high-value contributions. And that's what our Top Voices article series did. Each of our 6 Networks saw a small group of regular contributors recognized for the incredibly useful, reliably frequent, and conversation-driving submissions they've made throughout the year. 

We saw representatives from high up in utility chains of command, thought leaders who are moving the needle on policy, technological innovators who are ushering in the new era of utilities, representatives from across the United States and abroad, and more. To highlight the great work of these stalwarts of the community, we asked them a few questions to reflect on the year, their time on Energy Central, and even just to learn more about the lives they live outside of the world of energy. See each of these 6 articles highlight the winners in each network, and be sure to drop a note of congratulations and thanks in the comments!

• Top Voices in the EnergyBiz Network

  • ​​​​​​Patrick McGarry

  • John Egan

  • Marian McLemore

  • Steve Ridley

  • Florian Kolb

• Top Voices in the Generation Network

  • Charley Rattan

  • Nicole Stricker

  • Laurent Segalen

  • Kent Knutson

• Top Voices in the Grid Network

  • Rao Konidena

  • Paul Dumais

  • Rosana Francescato

  • Dave Bryant

• Top Voices in the Energy Management Network

  • ​​​​​​​​Ahmad Faruqui

  • Katherine Johnson

  • Jen Szaro

• Top Voices in the Intelligent Utility Network

  • ​​​​​​​Pat Hohl

  • Alan King

  • Tom Alrich

  • Stuart McCafferty

  • Richelle Elberg

• Top Voices in the Energy & Sustainability Network

  • ​​​​​​​Joel Stronberg

  • Richard Brooks

  • John Benson

  • Sebastian Kennedy