SC Renewable Energy Forum - January 25th

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The forum will be held at the Columbia Convention Center on Monday, January 25th from 1pm – 5pm. Below is an agenda of the meeting. This meeting is free and open to the public. To attend this event, please RSVP by Monday, January 18th to Erika Myers at emyers@energy.sc.gov with:

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Time Subject Speaker
1:00 PM Introduction – Background discussion, Tom French – Savannah River National Laboratory – SC Biomass Council
1:10 PM State Legislation – Clean Energy Portfolio Standard, Senator Paul Campbell - South Carolina Senator
1:25 PM National Legislation – Renewable Electricity Standard and Climate Change, John Boyd - Haynesworth, Sinkler, Boyd
1:40 PM Analysis of the Implications of Climate Change and Energy Legislation to the Agricultural Sector, Burton English – University of Tennessee
2:00 PM Utility Experience with the Renewable Portfolio Standard – Introduction, Joseph James - Corporation for Economic Opportunity – SC Biomass Council
2:10 PM North Carolina’s Experience with a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), Commissioner William Culpepper – State of North Carolina
2:30 PM Progress Energy Experience with RPS in NC, Grant Blume - Progress Energy
2:50 PM Duke Energy Experience with RPS in NC, Owen Smith - Duke Energy
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PM Renewable energy resources available to South Carolina, Elizabeth Kress, Panel Moderator – Santee Cooper – SC Biomass Council
3:30 PM Wind Potential and Opportunities, Paul Gayes – Coastal Carolina University, SC Coastal Clean Energy Stakeholder Group
3:50 PM Solar – The real potential, Bruce Wood – Sunstore Solar – Chair, South Carolina Solar Council
4:10 PM Biomass from Agriculture, Tom French – Savannah River National Laboratory – SC Biomass Council
4:30 PM Forests of the future, Maud Hinchee - ArborGen
4:50 PM Conclusions – Q&A Elizabeth Kress, Panel Moderator – Santee Cooper
5:00 PM Reception

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