Cindy Crane
CEO, Rocky Mountain Power
Cindy Crane is chief executive officer of Rocky Mountain Power in Salt Lake City. She is responsible for the company’s transmission and distribution operations, customer service and regulatory and legislative affairs in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. Crane is additionally responsible for PacifiCorp’s coal fueling and mining operations as well as thermal generation operations.
Prior to her current position, Crane served as vice president of Interwest Mining and Fuels for PacifiCorp Energy. She was responsible for the Energy West and Bridger Coal mine operations, as well as overall coal supply acquisition and management for PacifiCorp’s coal-fueled generation plants. Crane joined PacifiCorp in 1990 and served in a variety of positions, including director of business systems integration, managing director of the company’s regional transmission project and managing director of the major issues program. She also managed the company’s integration following its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Crane then served as vice president of strategy and division services for PacifiCorp Energy, where she provided leadership in the development of the company’s coal supply and renewable energy strategies, including the completion of five Wyoming wind projects.
Prior to PacifiCorp, Crane worked at NERCO Inc., which was 82 percent owned by PacifiCorp. Crane joined NERCO while doing due-diligence efforts for holdings of Union Texas Petroleum. Crane currently serves on the Wyoming Energy Resources Council and several boards of directors, including Envision Utah, the Utah Sports Commission, EDCUtah, the National and Utah Mining Associations and the Salt Lake Chamber.
She dedicates her time to others within the company through both formal and informal mentoring. Crane lives in North Salt Lake with her husband, Don. She has a son, Jeremy, and two granddaughters, Brooklynn and Kally, who live in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Crane is a native of Boise, Idaho. She enjoys spending time with her family and in the outdoors, playing golf, fishing, boating or just working in her garden and flower beds.