{"676607":{"#nid":"676607","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Hosts the Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Energy Policy Innovation Center (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epicenter.energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEPICenter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E), along with the Beneficial Electrification League and Wells Fargo, hosted the Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit on the Georgia Tech campus. More than 140 people from the energy industry participated in the highly engaged event that included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/be-league.org\/georgia-electrification-leadership-summit\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ediscussions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E on innovations and challenges in electrification in the transportation, residential, and industrial sectors. Additionally, the event addressed the economic development that the recent federal funding in the energy area is expected to bring to the state of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event began with a virtual welcome address by Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, followed by an introduction by Joe Hagerman, the director of EPIcenter, that operates within the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. EPICenter was created to provide an unbiased and interdisciplinary framework for stimulating innovation in energy policy and technology for the Southeast region. Keith Dennis, founder and CEO of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/be-league.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBeneficial Electrification League\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, engaged the audience with his presentation on the benefits of electrification, followed by key energy industry leaders from the state of Georgia discussing their viewpoints on electrification opportunities in their industry. The morning keynote by Bentina Terry, senior vice president of Customer Strategy and Solutions at Georgia Power, brought focus on the everyday customer. Terry said they can be swayed with energy solutions only if the solutions providers advocate the benefits through the lens of the consumer.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe stakeholder dialogue on electric transportation included Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols, who emphasized that the state of Georgia needs to focus on expanding the state\u2019s transportation infrastructure to meet the rising EVs on Georgia roads and the urgent need for electrification in transportation. Richard Simmons, director of Research and Studies at the Strategic Energy Institute, also brought home the fact that transportation sector has caught on to the benefits of electrification more than any other sector in the country. GDOT team member in the discussion revealed the timeline of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.house.ga.gov\/Documents\/CommitteeDocuments\/2022\/RDC\/GDOT_Presentation.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eprogram\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E that has $135 million in funds apportioned to the state of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn electrification in residential homes, panelists including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/be-league.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Anita-Moreno-Elec-Homes-GA-Summit.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnita Moreno\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/be-league.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Michelle-Moore-Elec-Homes-GA-Summit.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichelle Moore\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and Andrea Pinabell shared different perspectives and examples of the huge impact electrification has in residential homes, especially in low and moderate income and rural communities of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, an entity that funds environmental infrastructure projects in the state, discussed the historical funding coming through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) and Inflation Reduction Act. With more than $300 million coming through the Georgia State Energy Office and most of the funding residential focused, the team discussed the challenges and consumer expectations and how they ensure projects that get funded save money and lead to client satisfaction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStakeholder dialogue on electrification of commercial technology included Chandra Farley, the chief sustainability officer of the City of Atlanta, who discussed decarbonization of public buildings, training the workforce, and electrification of the public fleet, while advancing the city\u2019s goal to achieve 100% clean energy by 2035. Panelists also discussed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/be-league.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sam-DeLay-Commercial-Session-GA-Summit.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eheat pumps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E as a cost-effective method of supplying low-temperature heat for industrial processes and the advantages of industrial heat pumps over combustion technologies for electrification and energy efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt EPICenter, we leverage Georgia Tech\u2019s expertise and innovation to help inform energy policy and technology for the Southeast,\u201d said Hagerman. \u201cThe GA Electrification Leadership Summit is another example of how we have brought together diverse stakeholders to foster collaboration and dialogue on Georgia\u2019s energy future. EPICenter will continue to support electrification, energy access, and deep community engagement. Georgia Tech and EPICenter can play an outsized role in helping the Southeast achieve a vibrant, clean, and competitive energy future for all Georgians.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Energy Policy Innovation Center (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epicenter.energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEPICenter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E), along with the Beneficial Electrification League and Wells Fargo, hosted the Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit on the Georgia Tech campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Energy Policy Innovation Center (EPICenter), along with the Beneficial Electrification League and Wells Fargo, hosted the Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit on the Georgia Tech campus."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-09-06 18:50:51","changed_gmt":"2024-09-06 18:52:34","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674871":{"id":"674871","type":"image","title":"electrification summit1.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAttendees at the Georgia Beneficial Electrification Leadership Summit\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1725648656","gmt_created":"2024-09-06 18:50:56","changed":"1725648656","gmt_changed":"2024-09-06 18:50:56","alt":"Attendees at the Georgia Beneficial Electrification Leadership Summit","file":{"fid":"258435","name":"electrification summit1.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/06\/electrification%20summit1.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/06\/electrification%20summit1.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":327900,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/09\/06\/electrification%20summit1.jpeg?itok=DLkN6lbv"}},"674872":{"id":"674872","type":"image","title":"electrifiction summit2.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPanelists at the GA Electrification Leadership Summit\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1725648678","gmt_created":"2024-09-06 18:51:18","changed":"1725648678","gmt_changed":"2024-09-06 18:51:18","alt":"Panelists at the GA Electrification Leadership Summit","file":{"fid":"258436","name":"electrifiction summit2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/06\/electrifiction%20summit2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/06\/electrifiction%20summit2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1243899,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/09\/06\/electrifiction%20summit2.jpg?itok=_hXcRZCs"}}},"media_ids":["674871","674872"],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E || SEI Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}