EnergyBiz Leadership Series On-demand Webcast
Renewables and the Smart Grid On-demand Webcast Cost: Free Includes the recorded Q&A session Congress is going to consider greenhouse gas legislation that will dramatically affect coal-powered generation facilities. What will the consequences be on generation costs, rates and profits? How is the industry preparing to respond? This free, on-demand webcast keen insight on the present and future of coal from well-known experts. By attending this webcast, you will:  • Learn about research efforts to address carbon emissions, capture and sequestration.  • View federal government statistics that detail the importance of coal for US power generation.  • Hear about action being taken to make coal power		Panel: Scott Sitzer Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels U.S. Energy Information Administration John Mead Director of the Coal Research Center Southern Illinois University at Carbondale David Ensor Manager Fuel Planning and Supply Santee Cooper Ken Silverstein Editor-in-Chief EnergyBiz Insider E-Newsletter Produced by:

Speaker Biographies:

Scott Sitzer has been with EIA and its predecessor agency, the Federal Energy Administration, since 1976, and has experience in modeling, analysis, and data interpretation of most of the major components of energy supply and demand.
He served in each of EIA's major Program Offices before assuming his current position. From January 1993 to May 2003, he was a Division Director in the Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting (OIAF), responsible for analysis and forecasting of coal, electricity, nuclear, and renewable energy markets. From July 2001 through February 2003, Scott was also acting Director of that Office, responsible for preparation of EIA's major long-term forecasting publications, the Annual Energy Outlook and International Energy Outlook.
From July 1988 to October 1991, he was Chief of the Coal Data Analysis and Forecasting Branch of the Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, subsequently becoming Chief of the Coal, Uranium, and Renewable Fuels Analysis Branch of OIAF.
Prior to his coming to the energy area, he worked for over five years at the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Scott holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of New Mexico, and a master's degree in economics from George Washington University.

John Mead
Director of the Coal Research Center, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 

John Mead holds a B.A. from Indiana University and a J.D. from the University of Illinois. He is the Director of the Coal Research Center and Associate Dean for the Graduate School at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. John has drafted legislative language establishing coal research and development support programs for the State of Illinois including the Coal Research Board, the Office of Coal Commerce and the Coal Development Technology Assistance Fund. He staffed the Illinois Energy Resources Commission review of a series of successful clean coal technology demonstrations supported by the State of Illinois and assisted in the Illinois participation in the first two rounds of the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Coal Technology Program. John also assisted in the development of the Environmental Resources and Policy Ph.D. program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He currently oversees the organization and operation of a university research center, including the development and operation of pilot scale R&D facilities. In addition, he staffs the Clean Coal Review Board program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (based on a $25 million gift to fund promising coal based technologies), where he served as Principal Investigator for the program.

David Ensor
Manager Fuel Planning and Supply, Santee Cooper