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Grid-mania
Regulation
100
The first step in the target setting process
What is Corporate guidance?
100
Baseball:The oldest park in MLB
What is Fenway park (which opened in 1912)?
100
My group recently became part of US finance, more than doubling the population
Who is Doneen Hobbs, VP Service Delivery Center?
100
A compilation of key meetings, dates and deadlines within the finance organization
What is the Finance Calendar?
100
The two Jurisdictions do we currently have Rate Cases filed.
What is NE and NY
200
10 year projection of NGUSA financial results and key metrics
What is the business plan?
200
5 Letter Words: Fortuitous like Mr. Luciano
What is Lucky?
200
I recently joined the company from Xcel Energy Inc.
Who Is Amy Stitt, SVP Finance Business Partnering?
200
National Grid Tagline.
What is "Here with You, Here for You"
200
Main chart of accounts that we use to report to Regulators
What is FERC chart of accounts?
300
2 of the 3 sources of data for capital reporting
What is (any two) Poweplan, BI and SAP?
300
Education: Although best known for his 1828 dictionary, he wrote textbooks on science, grammar and history
Who is Noah Webster?
300
My function drives overall efficiency and effectiveness by aligning people, process and technology.
Who is Dave Campbell, VP corporate Finance and covering Finance Excellence
300
Training resource with over 1,000 available courses
What is LEAD academy?
300
Senior Vice President of Regulation and Pricing
Who is Mike Calviou?
400
Cost center level at which budgets are compared to targets
What is level 3?
400
State names: The state name with 2 Ks
What is Kentucky?
400
Formerly over FP&P, I am now responsible for Financial Operations
Who is Sharon Partridge, VP and US Controller?
400
Program that we can use to send E-cards and awards to people.
What is Appreciate?
400
Allowed by the Regulator and what we benchmark our costs targets against.
What is cost of service?
500
Work day for cadence review meeting
What is wd 14
500
Geography: The "Tear Drop of India"
What is Sri Lanka
500
My varied experiences at National Grid have made me the ideal choice to lead such a great team.
Who is Dave Campbell, VP Corporate Finance
500
The five priorities of Elevate 2018
What is Safety, Reliability, Customer and Community Responsiveness, Cost Competitiveness and People?
500
Side of the "line" that relates to rate payers
What is above the line?