2019 Federal/State Energy Policy Briefing

On October 4, 2019 about 100 energy executives met to learn more about current and prospective energy issues affecting the Carolina energy economy and to become acquainted with others with whom they may collaborate on energy policy. Details of this event produced by the E4 Carolinas Energy Policy Task Force may be read in the listing of moderators and speakers with hyperlinks to their and their organizations’ web pages.

 Moderators and Speakers

Federal Energy Policy Panel – Jeff Merrifield, Partner, Pillsbury Law and Chair, E4 Carolinas Board of Directors

• • Ralph Norman, (R-5) Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives
  • David Wright, Commissioner, United State Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Video Message from Senator Thom Tillis (R)
    • Torie Ness, Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Thom Tillis

State Energy Policy Panel – George Baldwin, Principal, the Baldwin Consulting Group and Co-Chair, E4 Carolinas Energy Policy Task Force

• Individual Opening State Energy Policy Statements
  • Jeremy Tarr, Energy Policy Advisor, Office of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper
    • North Carolina Executive Order 80 and resulting plans
  • South Carolina Senator Wes Climer (R-15), Member, Labor, Commerce & Industry Committee
  • North Carolina Representative John Szoka (R-45), Senior Chairman, House Energy and Public Utilities Committee

State Energy Regulatory Panel – Monica Wilson Dozier, Partner, Bradley Law and Co-Chair of its Solar Energy Practice Group

• • Charlotte Mitchell, Chair, North Carolina Utilities Commission
  • Rhonda Banks Thompson, P.E., Chief, Bureau of Air Quality, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
  • Nanette Edwards, Executive Director, South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff
  • David Drooz, Chief Counsel, Public Staff, North Carolina Utility Commission