MidAmerican Energy Company
Diane Munns is the Vice President of Regulatory Relations and Energy Efficiency for MidAmerican Energy Company in Des Moines, Iowa. She has held that position since September 2008. Previously she was the Executive Director of Retail Energy Services for Edison Electric Institute, the trade association for the nation's investor-owned utilities in Washington D.C. She was responsible for the Institute's efforts on energy efficiency and worked to establish the Institute for Electric Efficiency, funded by the Edison Foundation. Munns was a member of the Iowa Utilities Board from 1999 through 2006 and served as its chairman for four years. While a member of the Iowa Utilities Board, she served two years as the president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). She focused on the role of regulation in efficiency during her tenure as NARUC president and became one of the first co-chairs of the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency. Munns was also the recipient of the Public Service Leadership Award from the United States Energy Association and Johnson Controls at their 17th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum in 2006. She was awarded the MEEA 2006 Inspiring Efficiency Leadership Award that same year.
