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 Engineering & Operation, Accounting, Customer Billing & Finance
Annual Conference & Trade Show
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2011 Conference Agenda
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Environmental/Production Joint Session
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| Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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| Presiding: Environmental Section Chairman – Sandra Davidson, Senior Environmental Analyst – Entergy |
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Fuel Additives to Reduce Air Pollutants
In 2009 SCE&G partnered with Gallagher Clean Energy to use refined coal at three stations to explore the use of sorbent treated coal for reduction of pollutants, most significantly mercury emissions. This presentation is an overview of the experience of permitting, construction, and the first year of operation with this amended fuel.
George Kotch, Manager of Operations, Gallagher Clean Energy, LLC |
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Impacts of BP Oil Spill on Production at MPC Plant Daniel
Presentation will cover Mississippi Power Company’s response to the BP oil spill. Contents of the presentation will include MPC’s internal communication strategy, operational response plans, and employee volunteer efforts.
Michael Harvey, Compliance and Support Manager – Mississippi Power |
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Plant Crist Water Conservation and Re-Use Project
2011 Industry Excellence Awards Program – Chairman’s Award & Environmental Winner
Gulf Power and Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) partnered to help improve and preserve air and water quality in Northwest Florida. Gulf Power built an advanced Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) system, or scrubber, at Plant Crist to remove sulfur dioxide and other air emissions. The joint venture with ECUA to reclaim millions of gallons of treated water a day from the new Central Water Reclamation Facility makes this project unique. Hear how Gulf Power faced the project’s challenges with innovation to create a winning combination of cleaner air cleaner water and a sustainable future for Northwest Florida.
Richard M. Markey, Gulf Power Company |
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AEP – Mountaineer Plant Carbon Capture and Storage Project
American Electric Power has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a commercial scale Carbon Capture and Storage Facility at the AEP coal-fired 1300 MWe Mountaineer Power Plant in New Haven, WV. The facility will capture, compress, transport, inject, and store approximately 1.5 million metrics tons of carbon dioxide per year. We will conduct an overview of the project objectives, progress and challenges faced in this pioneering development.
Deanna Gilliland, Project Coordinator Carbon Capture & Storage – American Electric Power |
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Luncheon and Trade Show Ballroom |
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Restoring Mississippi Delta Habitats: A Partnership to Reforest National Wildlife Refuge Lands
In Mississippi and throughout the Delta region, forests once covered 24 million acres of land. Today, less than 5 million acres remain. Through a partnership with The Nature Conservancy of Mississippi and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Entergy Mississippi, Inc. engaged in a reforestation project targeting approximately 900 combined acres of land in the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge. The impact will improve water quality and wildlife habitat all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
Patty Riddlebarger, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility – Entergy Corporation |
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Fill Fouling Research
Winning Project – 2010 Industry Excellence Awards Program – Production Category
Southern Company teammates ventured inside cooling towers to develop an established knowledge base on cooling tower fill. After years of technical investigation, research & testing, Southern Company continues to save millions of dollars annually by installing only proven non-fouling fill designs.
Chris Lazenby, Senior Engineer - Southern Company |
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AECOM – Water Conservation and Sustainability Field Study
AECOM assisted the Entergy Lewis Creek gas/coal fired electric power plant with water conservation efforts prompted by a goal of 30% groundwater (GW) use reduction by 2016 mandated by the local GW authority. To complete this work, personnel interviews were conducted to investigate the GW losses and this information, along with engineering knowledge, was used to develop a detailed water balance. Learn how AECOM designed equipment and procedural alterations for each instance of water loss at the plant and how the data they collected permitted the project team to develop a feasibility strategy for optimizing water use.
Kevin Hendricks, Project Engineer - AECOM |
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CAPS Research Supplier Environmental Sustainability Program
CAPS Research has been working with a group of electric utility companies to measure supplier’s commitment to environmental sustainability. We now have two years worth of data and are seeing some specific trends develop. Presentation will focus on how utility companies can effectively and efficiently track their suppliers’ sustainability performance.
D. Steven Wade, Director of Benchmarking and Marketing Programs – CAPS Research |
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| Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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| Presiding: Environmental Section Chairman – Sandra Davidson, Senior Environmental Analyst – Entergy |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
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Focused/Open Roundtable Discussion (Closed Session – Utility Personnel Only) |
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Business Session (Closed Session – Utility Personnel Only) |
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Doorprize Drawing & Adjourn
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