[Sustainability-listserv-f] FW: UCSF academic senate event (November 4) on Electrification of their campus

[Michael Dawson]

Dear Sustainability colleagues:

The UCSF Academic Senate has organized a keynote speaker Norman C. Bay<https://www.willkie.com/professionals/b/bay-norman> (former Chairman of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERQ), who is a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Co-Chair of the Energy and Commodities Group, Head of the Energy Regulatory and Enforcement Group in Washington, and an expert on electrification and building out the grid) and campus panel speakers including Gail Lee, Director of the Office of Sustainability, and Paul Landry, Interim Director of Utilities & Engineering, UCSF Facilities Services, to provide local perspectives.

Details for joining this presentation, and a more full description of the event, below.

Thank you LeRoy and Roger for bringing this to our attention.

With best regards,
Mike

Mike Dawson
On behalf of the Faculty Advisory Committee on Sustainability (UC Merced)
https://sustainability.ucmerced.edu/facs



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Topic: Electrification of UCSF

Time: Thursday November 4, 2021 12-2 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Webinar
https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/97763051534?pwd=eWJtSVdTbUF1OHpwVVN6Q1dHd0F4Zz09
Passcode:  442608


Hello All,

The academic senate Executive Director at UCSF asked to broadly promote this event, see below.

He wrote:  "I think for the general public (outside of UCSF), the first hour or so will be the most interesting, as we will have a keynote speaker, addressing electrification more generally. His name is Norman C. Bay, former Chairman of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERQ), who is a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Co-Chair of the Energy and Commodities Group, and Head of the Energy Regulatory and Enforcement Group in Washington. Bay is an expert on electrification and building out the grid and has spoken publicly on the topic.”

best
-Adam


October 17, 2021

Re: UCSF Academic Senate Division Meeting: Electrification of UCSF

Dear UC Faculty, Students, and Guests:

The UCSF Academic Senate, supported by our Committee on Sustainability<https://senate.ucsf.edu/committee/44>, is proud to announce that our November 4th Division meeting is on the important topic of Electrification of UCSF.

The growing interest in electrifying colleges and universities to avert the worst effects of global warming and climate change has been gaining momentum.  Indeed, the UCSF Sustainability Office recently reported<https://sustainability.ucsf.edu/3.908> that the majority of our campus’ emissions come from natural gas, with approximately 58 percent originating from the cogeneration plant.  The UC Green New Deal Coalition advocacy organization has called for the University to make detailed, shovel-ready electrification plans on each campus.  Actions for the transition to cleaner energy sources need to be implemented with consideration of power grid issues and government regulations.

The keynote speaker is Norman C. Bay<https://www.willkie.com/professionals/b/bay-norman>, former Chairman of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERQ), who is a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Co-Chair of the Energy and Commodities Group, and Head of the Energy Regulatory and Enforcement Group in Washington. Bay is an expert on electrification and building out the grid and has spoken publicly on the topic.

Campus panel speakers include Gail Lee, Director of the Office of Sustainability, and Paul Landry, Interim Director of Utilities & Engineering, UCSF Facilities Services, to provide local perspectives.

We hope you will join us and engage in discussion on actions that may be taken to combat climate crisis.  Please feel free to respond to this email with any comments or questions you have for the panelists.

Topic: Electrification of UCSF

Time: Thursday November 4, 2021 12-2 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Webinar
https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/97763051534?pwd=eWJtSVdTbUF1OHpwVVN6Q1dHd0F4Zz09
Passcode:  442608

Sincerely,

Steven W. Cheung, MD, 2021-23 Chair
UCSF Academic Senate


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Adam Aron, University of California San Diego
aronlab.org<http://aronlab.org> | ucsdgreennewdeal.net<http://ucsdgreennewdeal.net> | electrifyuc.org<http://electrifyuc.org>






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