Distinguished Energy Lecturer Series - The California Energy Commission and the Future of California

Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 3:00 a.m. to Friday, April 9, 2010 - 3:55 a.m.
Engineering Hall Auditorium


The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Distinguished Energy Lecturer Series

Featuring Anthony Eggert

Commissioner

California Energy Commission



Location:  Engineering Hall Auditorium (Building 308, UC Irvine Campus)

Reception to follow at the National Fuel Cell Research Center (Building 323, UC Irvine Campus)



Free and open to the public

Parking is available in the Anteater Parking Structure at the intersection of Anteater Drive and East Peltason, Irvine, California  92697. 



Please R.S.V.P. to Jana Santiago at js@apep.uci.edu with your name and affiliation no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6



Abstract:

The State Legislature created the California Energy Commission in 1974. In the decades since, it has solidified its role as the state's primary energy policy and planning agency, and influenced the national dialog on energy policies.



Today, the Energy Commission establishes state energy policy through the "Integrated Energy Policy Report;” licenses major power plants; sets energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances; promotes the development of renewable sources of energy; forecasts electricity and liquid fuels demand and the adequacy of fuel supplies; administers the AB 118 program to develop and deploy innovative technologies that transform California's fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state's climate change policies; implements the Public Interest Energy Research Program; and acts as the central repository within the state government for the collection, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of data and information on all forms of energy supply, demand, conservation, public safety, research, and related subjects. It's also responsible for directly administering approximately $300 million in federal stimulus money, and is actively working to secure additional matching and competitive stimulus funding to California.



Join us on April 7 to hear from newly appointed Commissioner Anthony Eggert, who will discuss the important linkage between energy and California's economy, the impact of AB 118 and AB 32 on the state's transportation energy system, and the Energy Commission's longstanding role in making California one of the most energy-efficient states in the nation.



About the Speaker:

Anthony EggertAnthony Eggert was appointed to the California Energy Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in January 2010, and fills the "Environmentalist" position on the five-member board. By law, four of the five members are required to have professional training in specific areas: engineering or physical science, environmental protection, economics, and law. Commissioner Eggert serves as presiding member of the Efficiency Committee and as associate member on the Transportation Committee, Global Warming Solutions Act  (AB 32) Implementation Ad Hoc Committee, and the Federal Stimulus Program Ad Hoc Committee. He also serves on the Commission committees for eight power plant licensing proceedings.

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Before his appointment to the Energy Commission, Commissioner Eggert served as the science and technology policy advisor to Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board, where he worked on implementing energy and environmental policy, including AB 32. Prior to his ARB appointment, Commissioner Eggert was advisor on energy and climate policy to the Office of Federal Governmental Relations for the University of California and the California Governor's Office in Washington, D.C.



Commissioner Eggert holds a Master of Science degree in transportation technology and policy from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Sponsored by: The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the New Majority California Energy Task Force