The Future of Electric Power in the South

FINALAGENDA—April3, 2015

Location: Hodges Room, Centergy Building

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Time / Topic / Lead Speaker
10:30 / Coffee, Danish and Mingling
11:00 – 11:10 / Welcome, Overview of Initiative and Workshop Goals / Marilyn Brown (Moderator and PI)
11:10– 11:50 / CHP and Solar Power in the South / Isaac Panzerella, NCSU
Pete Marte, Hannah Solar
11:50– 12:30 / Presentations by Utility Companies: “Electricity Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in the South” / Joe Hoagland, TVA
Jeff Pratt, Oglethorpe Power
12:30–1:30 / LUNCH and Plenary Speaker: “An Overview of the Clean Power Plan” / Stan Meiburg, EPA
1:30 – 1:45 / A Common Elements Approach to Capturing Low-Cost Emissions Reductions / David Hoppock
1:45– 2:00 / Low-Carbon Electricity Scenarios for the South / Marilyn Brown
2:00–3:00 / Break-out Discussions of 3-4 questions per group, spanning economics, policy, and technologies / Georgia Tech Co-PIs provide guidance and are a resource for the breakout groups; Georgia Tech Graduate Research Assistants act as recorders
3:00–3:15 / Working Groups Report Out / Georgia Tech Co-PIs summarize conclusions: Erik Johnson, Dan Matisoff, Valerie Thomas
3:15 – 3:45 / Open Mic for 2-minute statements or questions / Facilitator: Emanuele Massetti, Georgia Tech
3:45–4:00 / Next Steps and Adjourn / Marilyn Brown

Affiliation of Georgia Tech Co-PIs to Break-out Groups:

Group 1 (Economics):

Dr. Marilyn Brown

Dr. Erik Johnson

Graduate Research Assistant: Alexander Smith and Jeff Hubbs

Group 2 (Policy):

Dr. Dan Matisoff

Graduate Research Assistant: Ben Staver and Lu Wang

Group 3 (Technology):

Dr. John Crittenden

Dr. Valerie Thomas

Graduate Research Assistants: Jean-Ann James and Wenman Liu

Workshop Logistics
Location: Georgia Tech Centergy Building
3rd Floor Hodges Room
Address: 75 Fifth St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Start Time:11 AM (Coffee/danish available at 10:30 am)
End Time:4 PM
Walking directions from GT Hotel and Conference Center to Centergy Building:
The Centergy Building is on the north side of Fifth Street, between Williams and Spring Streets.
Location and Access: Adjacent to I-75/85 providing easy access to entire Metro Atlanta region. Within a 10 minute walk of two MARTA rail stations: North Avenue Station and Midtown Station.
Parking Instructions:
Centergy Parking Deck Daily Rates
The Centergy parking deck is accessible from Spring Street.
Max Daily Rate: $12.00
Georgia Tech:
21,500 students
1,000 faculty
Rated one of the nation’s top 10 public universities
Rated one of the nation’s top 10 research universities
For out-of-town participants, we recommend:
Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center
800 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Website for GT Hotel:
Other Nearby Hotels:
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, The Biltmore, Regency Suites Hotel