Power and Energy: Standards and Innovations for Today and Tomorrow January 13, 2015

10 October, 2016

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JANUARY 13, 2015 AGENDA

6:00PM Networking & Reception
6:30PM Greetings & Presentation of the Panel
8:30PM Closing

LOCATION

Bldg: IT-oLogy
Corner of Gervais & Sumter Streets
1301 Gervais Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201

PARKING

Parking is available in the City Parking Garage adjacent rear of IT-oLogy building. Enter the garage from Sumter Street or Gervais Street and park on the Crosswalk-level.

PANEL

Tony Eason, Duke Energy
Tony is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has experience in the electrical utility industry (North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation & Duke Energy), involving fossil generation, nuclear generation, distribution protection, and transmission protection and controls. Tony also has experience as a plant engineer in textile manufacturing.

Eric Johnson (PE) System Protection Engineer (SCE&G Relay Applications), SCANA Corporation Posting additional information…

Jeffrey Wagner, Senior Principle Design Engineer (Electrical, Human Factors, Fire Protection Electrical), SCANA Corporation

Jeffrey (aka Jeffro the Pesky Norwegian) is a graduate of St. Cloud State University (BSEE) and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (Human Factors Cert). He has spent 26 years with the US Navy Nuclear Submarine program (6 Active, 20 Reserve), 4 years with Northern States Power (Commercial Metering & Transmission Relaying), 7 years with Prairie Island Nuclear Station (Medium Voltage Switchgear & Diesels) followed by 13+ years at VC Summer Nuclear Station (Design Engineering – Electrical/Human Factors/Fire Protection-e) in Jenkinsville, South Carolina. Today, “Jeffro” spends the vase majority of time reviewing the work of others for Human Factors impact, Power Consumption and Fire Protection of Electrical Equipment important to the safety of the plant and the public. He will cover topics such as existing plant-side of issues and interfacing with new technologies such as HDMI units, SEL relays, changes to in-plant relaying, Human Factors for nuclear, Fukushima response/impact [now called FLEX], expanded site grounding and impacts to other presently analog systems that are now digital.

South Carolina Energy Office
Trish Jerman, Deputy Director, Programs

“The South Carolina Energy Office, through the Plan for State Energy Policy, provides a broad range of resources designed to help citizens, businesses, and public entities save energy – and money – through greater efficiency, better information and enhanced environmental quality. Since 1995, the South Carolina Energy Office has helped save individuals and organizations over $630 million in estimated lifetime savings through public and private energy-saving measures and new energy technologies. Services and programs include: Technical Assistance, Workshops, Financial Assistance, Free public awareness and informational materials, and Project grants, loans and rebates.”

Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition
Jennifer Satterthwaite, Coordinator

Jennifer was appointed co-coordinator of the Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition in June, 2014 and Coordinator in October, 2014. Satterthwaite is also the Public Information Coordinator at the SC Energy Office. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia. As Coordinator of the Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition she works with stakeholders to promote clean fuels in South Carolina. The Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition (PSCFC) is part of the Clean Cities program and is one of nearly 100 designated coalitions in the United States. Clean Cities is a locally based, voluntary public/private partnership coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that expands the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel. Legal alternatives under EPAct92 include CNG, ethanol, methanol, electricity, and liquefied petroleum gas (propane). The U.S. Department of Energy developed this program in order to promote energy use in the transportation sector that is clean, safe, less dependent upon foreign sources, and sustainable. Clean Cities builds on local initiative and partnerships and nationwide networks to achieve its goals. By combining local decision-making with voluntary action by partners, this grassroots community action is a departure from the usual top-down approach of federal programs. These coalitions create effective programs that will combine for a sustainable nationwide alternative fuels market.

Welcome to the Power and Energy Technical Session! Eric Johnson and Jeffrey Wagner started the evening. Immediately, we can tell this was going to be an awesome 2 hours!

Immediately, the audience was fully engaged, including the team from the SC Energy Office, down front, Trish German (right) and Jennifer Satterthwaite (left), and our next engineer guest, Tony Eason (red shirt).

Jeffrey Wagner (Senior Principle Design Engineer, SCANA Corporation) held our attention as he passionately described the role and responsibilities of a Responsible Engineer in the Power & Energy industry, speaking to the management of human factors, public safety, Fukushima and FLEX, more than 30 years in electrical engineering, and his experiences as a Minnesota Dairy Farmer in his early life!

Tony Eason (Duke Energy) was an absolute wealth of knowledge on industry innovations and standards, sharing his many experiences and presenting a significant solar energy project as an example and answering any and all questions regarding such an effort.