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OLYMPIA John Gardner, WSU vice president for economic
development
and global engagement, was recently named by the governor to the state’s new Clean Energy Leadership Council.
The group convened for its first meeting in Seattle last month, and is scheduled to meet again this month.
“This new council will create important strategies to accelerate our transition away from fossil fuels for a 21st century economy,” Gregoire said. “These strategies will lay the groundwork to ensure our state continues to attract investments, create partnerships and lead the way for a clean-energy future that includes green jobs.”
The council, created with the passage of SB 5921, will focus energy policies, technologies and capital, and will deliver a clean energy strategy and recommendations by Dec. 1, 2010.
Members of the council include:
Ash Awad, VP Energy Systems, McKinstry
Kimberly Harris, EVP & Chief Resource Officer, Puget Sound Energy
Jeremy Jaech, CEO, Verdiem
Bert Gregory, CEO, Mithun
Michael Atkinson, Managing Director, Americas & China, AREVA T&D Inc
Ernesta Ballard, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Weyerhaeuser
Peter Brehm, VP Business Development & Government Relations, Infinia Corporation
Roger Woodworth, VP, Avista Corp & VP, Customer Solutions, Avista Utilities
Margaret McCormick, General Manager, Bio-Based Materials, Targeted Growth, Inc
Bart Phillips, President, Columbia River Economic Development Council
Lee Cheatham, Executive Director, Washington Technology Center
Kim Zentz, Executive Director, SIRTI
John Gardner, Vice President for Economic Development, WSU
Marc Cummings, Director of Policy & External Affairs, PNNL
Michael Butler, CEO, Cascadia Capital
David Benson, Stoel Rives LLP
Senator Phil Rockefeller
Senator Jerome Delvin
Representative John McCoy
Representative Shelly Short
Rogers Weed, Washington State Department of Commerce Director
Keith Phillips, Executive Policy Advisor, Governor Christine Gregoire’s Office
Egils Milbergs, Executive Director, Washington Economic Development Council
Kimberly Harris, EVP & Chief Resource Officer, Puget Sound Energy
Jeremy Jaech, CEO, Verdiem
Bert Gregory, CEO, Mithun
Michael Atkinson, Managing Director, Americas & China, AREVA T&D Inc
Ernesta Ballard, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Weyerhaeuser
Peter Brehm, VP Business Development & Government Relations, Infinia Corporation
Roger Woodworth, VP, Avista Corp & VP, Customer Solutions, Avista Utilities
Margaret McCormick, General Manager, Bio-Based Materials, Targeted Growth, Inc
Bart Phillips, President, Columbia River Economic Development Council
Lee Cheatham, Executive Director, Washington Technology Center
Kim Zentz, Executive Director, SIRTI
John Gardner, Vice President for Economic Development, WSU
Marc Cummings, Director of Policy & External Affairs, PNNL
Michael Butler, CEO, Cascadia Capital
David Benson, Stoel Rives LLP
Senator Phil Rockefeller
Senator Jerome Delvin
Representative John McCoy
Representative Shelly Short
Rogers Weed, Washington State Department of Commerce Director
Keith Phillips, Executive Policy Advisor, Governor Christine Gregoire’s Office
Egils Milbergs, Executive Director, Washington Economic Development Council
SB 5921 asks the state Department of Commerce to consider the clean energy strategy when preparing its application for federal state energy program funding, as well as determining the type and number of projects to fund. Commerce is also asked to consult the council prior to awarding federal energy stimulus funding for clean energy projects.
