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Neville Elected Chairman of the Energy Council for 2019-2020 The EnergyTHE Council Quarterly winter 2019 Neville Elected Chairman of the Energy Council for 2019-2020 New Mexico Senator Steven Neville was unanimously elected Chairman of The Energy Council for 2019-2020 on September 20 at the Council’s 2019 Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Senator Neville has served in the New Mexico Senate since 2005. He serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee. He also serves on the Legislative Finance; Interim Legislative Ethics; and the Investments and Pensions Oversight Committees. Chairman Neville, and his wife Tammy, make their home in Aztec. Steven Neville New Mexico Senator The 2019 Annual Meeting held in Anchorage, Alaska Photo Credit: Governor’s Office, Austin McDaniel Office, Photo Credit: Governor’s Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (center) delivered the Opening Address at The Energy Council’s 2019 Annual Meeting. The conference covered topics ranging from “Grid Modernization with Equity in Mind” to the “Domestic Impacts of Alaska’s Role in Global Energy Trade.” Governor Dunleavy was thanked by (left to right) Alaska’s Co-Vice Presidents for the meeting Senator Bert Stedman and Senate President Cathy Giessel, The Outgoing Chairman of The Energy Council, Kansas Representative Kyle Hoffman and the Outgoing Chairman of CLEER, Arkansas Representative Ken Bragg. See story on page 3. The Energy Council to Meet in The Mountain State The Energy Council will hold its 2019 Global Energy and Environmental Issues Conference in White Sulphur Springs, The Energy Council Quarterly is the official publication of the Energy Council, a legislative West Virginia on December 5-7. Presiding over the conference organization comprised of 14 states and two is Chairman of the Energy Council, New Mexico Senator Steve international affiliates, drawn from the major Neville; Mississippi Representative Angela Cockerham, Chairman energy producing regions of the United States and Canada. The Energy Council provides a forum for of the Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research discussing government policies regarding energy and the (CLEER); and West Virginia Delegate Bill Anderson, Vice President environment. for the Global Issues Conference. For information regarding the Energy Council Quarterly The meeting will begin on Thursday evening, December 5, or the Energy Council, please contact: with a Welcome Reception and conclude on Saturday evening, December 7 with a closing night dinner. The Energy Council 13760 Noel Road, Suite 1160 Dallas, Texas 75240 Among the topics expected to be covered at the 2019 Global Phone: (972) 243-7788 Fax: (972) 243-7722 Energy and Environmental Issues Conference are: E-mail: [email protected] OFFICERS • Past Energy Trends and World Energy Outlook Senator Steve Neville New Mexico • Grid Edge Technologies Chairman Representative April Weaver • Increasing Crude Oil Pipeline Capacity between Alabama Canada and the U.S. Vice-Chairman Tara Shaw • Environmental, Social, and Governance Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Director Decision Making STAFF • Innovations in Carbon Capture Evya Richards, CMP Manager - Meeting Planning/Publications • Nuclear Power Innovations and Advancements Jane Taylor • International Coal Demand Manager - Financial/IT Isela Vera • U.S./Mexico Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Manager - Administrative • Interconnection and Electricity Exports and Imports • UAB Seminar: Fossil Energy Research and Development Tell us what you think! We welcome your suggestions and feedback. Please email [email protected] More information is available at www.theenergycouncil.org. 2 THE ENERGY COUNCIL QUARTERLY • WINTER 2019 Cockerham to Chair CLEER in 2019-2020 Mississippi Representative Angela Cockerham was unanimously elected as 2019-2020 Chairman of the Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research (CLEER) during the CLEER Business Meeting on September 20, at the 2019 Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Chairman Cockerham will oversee the work of CLEER’s two advisory boards, the private sector Program Advisory Board (PAB) and the technical advisory arm, the University Advisory Board (UAB). She will also lead CLEER’s legislative Board of Directors. Representative Cockerham is serving her third term in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Angela Cockerham She serves as Chair of Judiciary B and Vice-Chair of the Management Committee. She Mississippi also serves on the Apportionment and Elections; Compilation, Revision and Publication; Representative Education; Energy; Ethics; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Legislative Budget; Performance Based Budgeting; and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committees. Chairman Cockerham makes her home in Magnolia. 2019 Annual Meeting in Anchorage continued from page 1 The 2019 Annual Meeting took place electricity. According to the Governor, Next on the agenda was Mr. Bryan September 19-22 in Anchorage, even with the large inventories of Bennett, General Manager, NET Power Alaska. Presiding over the meeting energy, there are gathering forces that Commercial Plant Development, was Chairman of the Energy Council, are preventing the search for more Exelon Generation. He reported on Kansas Representative Kyle Hoffman, energy and transporting that energy “Unconventional Unconventionals.” and Chairman for the Center for so that costs are lowered around Mr. Bennett explained that NET Power Legislative Energy and Environmental the world. That will be the ongoing is an innovative technology, which Research (CLEER), Arkansas challenge, Dunleavy said. Politics produces electricity from natural gas Representative Ken Bragg. Alaska is going to determine which states, with zero emissions and very low Senators Cathy Giessel and Bert provinces and countries prosper. It water consumption. He stated that the Stedman served as Co-Vice Presidents is not going to be about can we find technology is currently being tested for the Annual Meeting, assisting with more oil. It is going to be about are at a demonstration plant in LaPorte, leadership duties for the conference. we going to be allowed to market Texas. Efforts to develop commercial those products and bring the price scale NET Power plants are currently The Opening Breakfast Keynote of energy down, Governor Dunleavy underway in several regions. NET Address was given by The Honorable concluded. Power can be an effective part of an Michael Dunleavy, Governor of overall carbon intensity reduction Alaska. Governor Dunleavy warmly The Governor took an opportunity to program. welcomed The Energy Council back briefly discussed the Partnership to to the state after eight years. “We are build a 1,500-mile rail connection “The Challenges of a 100 Percent rich in energy in the United States between Alaska and Canada. The Renewable Energy Future” was and in Alaska,” Governor Dunleavy project already has the full support of given by Mr. Chris Rose, Founder said. “The issues going forward are the Alaska House and Senate, both of and Executive Director, Renewable more political than technological or which passed resolutions supporting Energy Alaska Project. Mr. Rose resource driven.” the enterprise. This milestone provided an overview of renewable agreement will help assure global energy projects currently in Alaska. The U.S. has the resources currently investors that obtaining a right-of- He stated that policy changes would to drive energy costs down for all way in Alaska is achievable, and sets be necessary to transform Alaska’s of us including some of the poorest up major cooperation in permitting, domestic energy consumption to people on the planet who do not operations, and marketing with the have electricity, Dunleavy stressed. Alaska Railroad. This partnership See 2019 ANNUAL MEETING At a time when there is an abundance is projected to generate significant continued on page 4 of energy, approximately two- economic activity in Alaska and billion people do not have access to Canada. THE ENERGY COUNCIL QUARTERLY • WINTER 2019 3 2019 Annual Meeting in Anchorage continued from page 3 increase the amounts of local, clean construction of the 1,740 km Alaska- 10 percent of Railbelt electricity; Bulk and stably priced renewable energy. Canada Link (ACRL) between Fort Fuel Tank Farm Upgrades (BFU), that In his closing, he said that there is a Nelson, BC and Delta Junction. helps to decrease the per unit cost fundamental importance of energy of fuel by allowing the community efficiency, and there is potential for Dr. Metz stated that with Alaska to purchase bulk quantities; and the exporting the state’s growing expertise joining the North American rail Rural Power System Upgrades (RPSU), in integrating renewables into small, system, the Alaska Railroad will that improves the power system’s isolated microgrids to the rest of the result in tremendous economic and efficiency, safety and reliability. world. strategic benefits to Canada and the U.S. The ACRL, along with the Alberta AEA assists across the entire lifecycle The next discussion on “Domestic Extension eastward from Fort Nelson, of communities’ infrastructure—from Impacts of Alaska’s Role in Global B.C to Fort McMurray, Alberta and identifying a community’s needs and Energy Trade,” was given by Jonathan the North Slope Extension from goals to providing training needed Katcher, who presented this topic Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska will to manage utilities and maintain on behalf of The Honorable Mead provide additional east-west access infrastructure. In his closing, Mr. Treadwell, Former Lt. Governor of to the Pacific
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