N.C. Energy Policy Council to meet in EPIC

The N.C. Energy Policy Council, chaired by Lt. Gov. Dan Forest (’93, ’94), will meet from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the EPIC Building, Room 1332.

The Energy Policy Council is a part of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and it is the central energy policy planning body for the state and communicates and cooperates with federal, state, regional and local bodies and agencies to develop a coordinated energy policy.

On the council’s agenda will be presentations by David Young, associate director of the University’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC); John Daniels, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the National Ash Management Advisory Board; Rudy Shankar, director of energy technology innovation, EPIC; and Cara DeCoste, president of the UNC Charlotte Power and Energy Society.

Prior to the council’s meeting, the Long Range Energy Generation and Renewable Energy Committee will convene at noon in EPIC, Room 1229. Both meetings are open to the public.