Nevada Energy Commissioner Dr. Hatice Gecol has announced her appointments to the New Energy Industry Task Force. Members and the industries they represent are:
Solar: James E. "Jim" Baak, is the director of policy for utility-scale solar for the Vote Solar Initiative
Geothermal: Dan Schochet, was the chairman for the Governor Gibbons’ Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee for phase I and II; the treasurer for the Nevada Geothermal Council; and a member of the Western Governors Association, Clean Energy Development Advisory Committee. He is the vice president for Ram Power Inc.
Wind: Brian Palmer, is the vice president of Optimization and Control for GE Energy
Distributed Generation: Pending Election, Nevada Lead of the Solar Alliance
Electric Utility: Jack McGinley, is the renewable energy development director for NV Energy
Public Lands: Dr. John Tull, is the conservation director for Nevada Wilderness Project
Labor: James Halsey, is the membership development representative and the assistant business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 357
Contractors: Matthew Frazer, is the officer of Nevada Chapter Associated General Contractors; officer/board member of National Electrical Contractor Association; trustee of Electrical Workers Health and Welfare Trust; trustee of the Electrical Workers Pension Trust; and trustee of the Cement Masons Pension Trust. He is the division manager for PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc.
In addition, five Advisors were also named:
Geothermal: Ellen Allman, is the president of the Nevada Geothermal Council. She is the senior business manager for Terra-Gen Power, LLC.
Wind: Richard Hamilton, is the outreach team leader for the Nevada Wind Working Group and a member of the American Wind Energy Association. He is the director of development for Great Basin Wind, LLC and the President of Clean Energy Center, LLC
Energy efficiency equipment and installation industry: Dan Coppinger, is the treasurer for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Nevada. He is the Vice President/Division Leader-Manager for the Southwest Division of Southland Industries
Environmental or public lands organizations: John Hiatt, is the chairman of the Board of Trustees Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition; a member of the Board of Amargosa Conservancy; a member of the Board of Friends of Nevada Wilderness; and a member of the Red Rock Audubon Society
Contractors: Clara Andriola, is the president for Associated Builders and Contractors, Nevada Chapter
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