Elaina Ball

Elaina Ball is the chief strategy office for CPS Energy leading teams across strategic planning, operational excellence, enterprise risk management & solutions, integrated systems planning and corporate development. A key part of her role is the oversight and execution of CPS Energy’s strategy through Horizon 2050 and Vision 2030. Elaina has over two decades of experience working with both investor-owned and public power utility companies and has provided effective leadership in power generation, transmission & distribution, market operations, technology, and business development functions.

Elaina previously served as CEO for Fayetteville Public Works Commission in Fayetteville, NC, as chief operating officer for El Paso Electric and Austin Energy, as senior vice president of power delivery at Entergy, and is a CPS Energy alumnus serving as vice president of technical services & energy solutions. She also has extensive leadership experience with the South Texas Project (STP), having served on their board of directors, owners’ committee, and benefits committee.

Elaina has been actively engaged with multiple utility organizations, including the Alltricity Network, the Association of Women in Energy, and the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) board of directors.

Elaina holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. She is also a graduate of the University of Idaho Utility Energy Executive program and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.