NJIT to host US Department of Energy Quadrennial Energy Review public meeting on Sept. 8
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will host a public meeting on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 to receive stakeholder input to the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), an administration-wide effort to make recommendations regarding key infrastructure needed for transmission, storage and distribution of energy.
The Newark meeting will examine electricity transmission, storage and distribution in the eastern U.S. The meeting will include panel discussions on building and operating the appropriate amount of transmission infrastructure for future needs, coping with new challenges and opportunities related to distribution, and business models and regulations of regulated utilities. Following panel discussions, the public will have an opportunity to make statements.
The QER, officially launched by President Obama in January, is co-chaired by the White House Domestic Policy Council and Office of Science and Technology Policy, and includes representation from all relevant executive departments and agencies. DOE is playing a key role in development of the QER by providing policy analysis and modeling, and coordinating stakeholder engagement.
WHAT: Quadrennial Energy Review outreach section on infrastructure siting. For more information, visit http://energy.gov/epsa/downloads/qer-public-meeting-newark-nj-electricity-transmission-and-distribution-eastern
WHO: U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will provide opening remarks
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at 9 a.m. (Doors open at 8 a.m.)
WHERE: NJIT Campus Center Ballroom, 150 Bleeker Street, Newark, NJ 07102-1982. For directions to the NJIT campus, visit http://www.njit.edu/about/visit/gettingtonjit.php
Provided by New Jersey Institute of Technology
