22 to Watch in Rhode Island in 2022: David Bonenberger

This man is at the forefront of one of the biggest business deals in Rhode Island history. As Rhode Island and the rest of the world move to combat climate change, he will lead the takeover of National Grid in RI for PPL will become one of the most important people in the Rhode Island business community.

David J. Bonenberger, PPL vice president of Operations Integration, will serve as president of The Narragansett Electric Company upon PPL’s planned acquisition of the Rhode Island utility from National Grid.

PPL Corporation announced in March it is purchasing National Grid's Rhode Island utility business, The Narragansett Electric Company, for $5.3 billion including the assumption of $1.5 billion in debt. READ MORE HERE

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The mega-deal is expected to be approved in the next couple of months.

The customer experience is expected to dramatically increase for Rhode Islanders.

PPL Electric Utilities’ residential customers continue to give their power company’s performance high marks. J.D. Power recently announced that PPL won the residential customer satisfaction award for large electric utilities in the eastern United States for the ninth year in a row.

With the latest award, PPL has landed the top spot among large electric utilities in this region for 17 of the 22 years that J.D. Power has been conducting its electric utility residential customer satisfaction study.

Bonenberger, who has nearly four decades of energy industry experience, has played a leading role in driving PPL Electric Utilities’ operational excellence and grid modernization over the past decade. He will report directly to PPL Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Gregory N. Dudkin.

Bonenberger and his wife Francine will reside in Rhode Island. 

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