Our Chair, South Carolina’s Governor Henry McMaster, hosted the 3-day event from September 17-19 in Greenville, South Carolina.
The theme that led our agenda for the meeting was got power? Fueling Future Growth and Prosperity in the South. Throughout the event, speakers focused on economic development topics at the confluence of energy production, electricity generation, innovative technologies, grid resiliency, and cybersecurity, as well as the influx of federal funding for state energy and environmental programs, state and federal legislative action, regulatory and permitting reform, and much more!
Presentations
Sustainable Aviation Fuel by the Numbers
Ethel Bunch, Sustain South Carolina
Update on the Implementation of the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act Of 2022
William Droze, Troutman Pepper
TVA and Advanced Nuclear
David Fountain, TVA
Electric Reliability: More Than Just MWs
Tim Ponseti, SERC
Federal Representative’s Remarks
Jim Powell, SSEB
Speakers
Honorable Henry McMaster
Governor of South Carolina
Honorable Brian Kemp
Governor of Georgia
Honorable Bill Lee
Governor of Tennessee
The Honorable Thomas Alexander
Senate President, South Carolina
Del. Lorig Charkoudian Maryland
Honorable Jim Powell
SSEB Federal Representative
Rep. William E. “Bill” Sandifer, III
South Carolina
Sen. Ken Yager
Tennessee
Andrew Bateman
Deputy Executive Director, South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff
Noel Black
Sr. Vice President of Federal Regulatory Affairs, Southern Company
Honorable Dan Brouillette
Ethel Bunch
Founder & CEO, Sustain SC
Michael P. Callahan
State President – South Carolina, Duke Energy
Lee Chapman
Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Jackson EMC
Honorable Brad Crabtree
Asst. Sec. for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy
Morgan Crapps
Dir. of Public Affairs and Govt. Relations, Redwood Materials
Honorable Glenn Davis
Director, Virginia Department of Energy
Honorable Jeff Duncan
U.S. House of Representatives, South Carolina
David Fountain
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, TVA
John Frick
Vice President, Government Relations, The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina
Bobby Hamill
Senior Director, Environmental Policy, NRECA
Dr. Tim Hardee
President, South Carolina Technical College System
Sara Hazzard
President & CEO, South Carolina Manufacturers
Alliance
W. Keller Kissam
President – Dominion Energy South Carolina
Katharine Kollins
President, Southeastern Wind Coalition
Lindsay Leonard
Senior Director for National Strategy and Engagement, Boeing
The Honorable Harry M. Lightsey, III
Secretary, South Carolina Department of Commerce
Bruce McKay
Senior Director, External Affairs, BHE Gas Transmission & Storage | Carolinas Natural Gas Coalition
Thomas Miller
Regulatory & Strategy Senior Manager, bp America
Tracy Montross
Regional Director of Government Affairs, American Airlines
Vayl S. Oxford
Member, Director for Global Security Affairs, Savannah River National Laboratory
Tim Ponseti
Vice President of Operations, SERC Reliability Corporation
Brian Smith
Senior Director, Government Affairs and Policy, GE Vernova
David Stallwitz
Managing Director, Business Development – Emerging Energy, Phillips 66
Jimmy Staton
President and CEO, Santee Cooper
Pamela Venzke
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer – Americas, Ørsted
Honorable Knox H. White
Mayor of Greenville