FLORIDA SOLAR CONFERENCE
PRELIMINARY AGENDA-INVITED SPEAKERS
Panel Discussion – Existing, Planned and Potential Solar Initiatives by Local Government
Robert Kanjian, Palm Beach County Commissioner, District 3
Chris Craft, St. Lucie County Commissioner, District 5
Edward Becht, City Commissioner, City of Ft. Pierce, Florida
Feed in Tariffs (Renewable Energy Payments) in the U.S.
Status of legislation in various states, including Florida.
Keith Fitzgerald, Member, Florida House of Representatives, District 69
John Burges, Alliance for Renewable Energy
The View from the Governor’s Office
Dr. Dale Brill, Director, Office of Tourism, Trade & Economic Development
State Solar Energy Programs
Jim Tatum, Solar Programs Manager
Florida Energy Office, Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
Creating a Florida Solar Energy Infrastructure
TBA
The Economics of Solar Energy
Dr. James Fenton, Director
Florida Solar Energy Center
Florida’s New Economic Engine: Solar Employment
Bruce Kirschner, Executive Director
Florida Solar Energy Industries Association
Thin Film Photovoltaics
Dr. Rajendra Singh, Director
Center of Nanoelectroics at Clemson University
Utility Solar Business Models
Jennifer Szaro, Renewable Energy Coordinator
Orlando Utilities Commission
Solar Energy Market Demand in 2009
Misti Norton, Vice President, Sales
ET Solar Group Corp.
Net Metering and Interconnection Update
David Bates, Florida Power & Light
Solar Design Techniques
Rand Eckhart, President, Energy Structures & Systems, Inc.
Note: Additional topics and speakers are being considered.
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