Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two full committee hearings and one business meeting hearing next week.
The full committee will hold a hearing on the impact the Energy Policy Act has had on geothermal energy and other renewable energy production on Federal lands in the Western States. Senator Craig will chair the hearing which will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel 1
The Honorable Lynn Scarlett
Deputy Secretary
Department of the Interior
Mr. Jim Wells
Director
Natural Resources and the Environment
Government Accountability Office
Ms. Sally Collins
Associate Chief
U.S. Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Panel 2
Dr. Walter Snyder
Director
Intermountain West Geothermal Consortium
Boise, ID
Mr. Bob Liden
Executive Vice President and General Manager
Stirling Energy Systems
Testifying on behalf of the Solar Energy Industries Association
Phoenix, AZ
Mr. Paul Thomsen
Public Policy Administrator
Ormat Technologies
Testifying on behalf of the
Geothermal Energy Association
Reno, NV
Mr. Bernie Karl
Proprietor
Chena Hot Springs Resort
Fairbanks, AK
Mr. Chris Taylor
Director of Project Development - Northwest Region
Horizon Wind Energy
Testifying on behalf of the
American Wind Energy Association
Portland, OR
Mr. V. John White
Executive Director
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
Sacramento, CA
The full committee will hold a business meeting on Wednesday, July 12 at 11:30 a.m. in room SD-366 to consider the nomination of Marc Spitzer of Arizona to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The full committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, July 13 at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-366 to receive testimony on H.R. 5254, the Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act.
Invited Witnesses include:
Panel 1
Mr. Bob Meyers
Associate Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Panel 2
Mr. Glenn McGinnis
CEO
Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma
Phoenix, AZ
Mr. S. William Becker
Executive Director
STAPPA/ALAPCO
Washington, DC
Bob Slaughter
President
National Petrochemical and Refineries Association
Washington, DC
