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Utility industry luminary Jim Rogers dies at 71

By John Siciliano
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Utility industry luminary Jim Rogers dies at 71

Former Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, a prominent leader in the energy industry, died on Tuesday at the age of 71.

Rogers was often quoted among his peers and was considered a luminary in utility industry circles. Duke Energy mourned the loss of the company’s former CEO by pointing out that he was the primary reason for the large coal utility’s switch to more renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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