Civic Fed Sept 10th Meeting: Moving Toward Reliable Electricity in Montgomery County

Hi all,

Please join the Civic Fed at our monthly meeting, September 10th, at 7:45 PM.

The meeting is at the Montgomery County Council Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, 1st Floor Auditorium.  There is free parking in the rear parking structure; and the meeting is within easy walking distance of the Rockville Metro Stop on the red line.  For directions go here.

Thanks,

Paula Bienenfeld

Education Committee Chair and First Vice President, Montgomery County Civic Federation

Moving Toward Reliable Electricity in Montgomery County

September’s program focuses on concerns about reliability of electricity in the County and how we as residents can move forward.  What are our options?  How can we move towards renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power? 

Speakers:

Robert Loube, Vice President, Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates.  Mr. Loube is an economist who provides technical assistance to state and Federal government agencies in utility matters.  He has also helped the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA); and held the position of Director of the Office of Economics of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia.

Puesh Kumar, Manager, Engineering and Operations Manager, American Public Power Association (APPA).  In this role, he works on the technical aspects of regulatory and legislative issues affecting community-owned, not-for-profit utility companies across the nation.  The APPA is the national service organization for the over 2,000 community and state-owned utility companies. 

Art Fabel, Tikvat Israel Synagogue.  Mr. Fabel is Chair of the Synagogue's Environmental Committee, and as such organized the move to purchase power from Clean Currents; and the beginning of the installation of solar panels at the Synagogue, moving towards renewable energy sources.