FERC Chairman Chatterjee announces EnVision Forum details
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neil Chatterjee recently announced the topics and several speakers for the first EnVision Forum, which will be held on Oct. 21 at Kroger Field Commonwealth Tower at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
The day-long EnVision Forum, which is jointly sponsored by FERC and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, aims to gather energy thought leaders to find solutions to challenges posed by the market and fuel transitions.
“We want to start some new conversations with new voices and create relationships and understanding among the range of interests that are affected by this energy transition,” Chatterjee said. “Launching the EnVision Forum in my home state of Kentucky, where we are seeing a wave of societal challenges due to the closure of coal plants and mines, was the logical first step for us to take.”
The forum will feature panels on various topics such as workforce impacts, the intersection of telecom and energy policies, climate, criminal justice, and water-related issues. Participants from the natural gas, electric, coal, nuclear, oil and renewable energy industries, telecommunications industries, water industries, international and scientific communities, environmental and consumer organizations, state regulatory agencies and labor unions, investment firms, think tanks and academia will attend the event.
“The United States is undergoing a significant transition in our energy landscape, and our federal and state leaders are at the forefront of tackling these issues,” former FERC Commissioner Colette Honorable said. “Now more than ever, it’s imperative that we are engaged on the various opportunities and challenges facing each of us in this space, and that’s exactly what EnVision Forum seeks to do.”
