Central Ohio Green Energy & Green Jobs Workshop

Ohio Interfaith Power & Light 's Cool Congregations Workshop held its first of five sessions at GEO Regional Workshopos during the morning for energy efficiency education and audits for congregations - seating limited.
A G E N D A

9:00 Registration for Workshop - Trade Show Exhibits Open. Workshop Poster [CLICK HERE]
See Bios for the 50 Speakers [CLICK HERE]. Click on Speaker Names on Agenda to download workshop presentations as .pdfs. Hear podcasts of several sessions [CLICK HERE]. Workshop highlights included:

Green Energy in Ohio
Ball Room

Wind Powering Ohio
                Room 409

Cool Congregations
           Room 404

10:00 - Welcome -
Dr. Valeriana Moeller, President,
Columbus State Community College

10:20 - Green Energy &
Green Jobs for Ohio
     Bill Spratley,
(click here for podcast)
Executive Director,
Green Energy Ohio'

10:45 - Ohio
Solar Thermal &
New GEO Rebate

      Athan Barkoukis,
(click here for podcast)
Solar Thermal
Program Manager,
Green Energy Ohio

Solar Water Heating for
A Brighter Ohio
      Mark Olson,
(click here for podcast)
General Manager,
Caleffi North America
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

11:15 - Central Ohio Goes
Solar Electric
   OSU Solar Decathlon
   Mike Pintar,
   (click here for podcast)
   OSU Solar
   Decathlon Business Lead
   Westerville Solar & Smart Grid
   Andy Boatright,
   (click here for podcast)
   Manager Westerville Electric
   First Midwest LEED Platinum
   Residential Home
   Roger Beck,
   (click here for podcast)
   Home B.A.S.E.
   Solar Homes & Businesses
   Across Central Ohio
       Solar Tour Site Owners
       Lunch Roundtables
Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, Link 4

10:00 - Welcome - Terri Gehr,
Chief Financial Officer, Columbus State Community College

GEO & Ohio Wind Overview
Kemp Jaycox, Wind Program Manager, Green Energy Ohio

10:30 - 12:00 Small & Intermediate Wind Turbine Issues Panel Discussion
      Emily Sautter, Wind
Project Coordinator,
Green Energy Ohio - Federal & State Wind Power Incentives

      Mike Heisey, Park Manager, Columbus & Franklin County
Metroparks, net-metered
small wind turbine at
Glacier Ridge Metro Park

      Jenny Snapp,
Logan Union Champaign Regional Planning

      Al Frasz, President,
Dovetail Wind & Solar,
process of buying smallwind turbine and equipment relative to
interconnection & safety
standards

9:00 - 12:00
Cool Congregations Workshop

Welcome - Nancy Case, Director Transitional Workforce, Columbus State Community College

Greg Hitzhusen, Executive
Director,
Ohio Interfaith
Power & Light

Energy education and audits for congregations and households.

Starting in 2009, OhIPL is
offering energy audits for Ohio congregations.

Ohio EPA grant supports an audit to 50 congregations with no up-front cost.

Participating congregations
will also calculate their carbon footprint, and member households can
contribute their energy savings to help reduce thecongregation's impact. For more information,
[CLICK HERE].

12:00 - 1:00 - LUNCH Ball Room - Ohio Solar Tour Site Owners/Certified Installers at Lunch Tables
- Exhibits Trade Show -
Renewable Energy Showcase
Certified Ohio Solar Electric (Photovoltaic) Installers/Integrators
Learn about services, products and process for installing solar and wind technologies from the renewable energy installers eligible for state grants. Room 415.
2:00 - 2:30 pm - Al Frasz - Dovetail Solar & Wind
3:00 - 3:30 pm - Geoff Greenfield - Third Sun Solar & Wind
3:45 - 4:15 pm - Jean Loria - REpower SOLUTIONS

Green Energy in Ohio Ball Room	Wind Powering Ohio Room 409	Green Collar Jobs Room 404
1:00 - Keynote Speaker Honorable Mary Jo Kilroy Member of Congress 1:30 - Green Energy Policy Issues: Consumers & Businesses Amy Gomberg, Environment Ohio Rachel Hintz OSU Byrd Polar Center Mark Shanahan Governor's Energy Advisor Honorable Ted Celeste Chair, Ohio House Alternative Energy Committee Terrence O'Donnell, Ohio Advanced Energy 2:45 Ohio Advanced Energy Initiatives Christina Panoska Ohio Energy Office 3:00 - Overview of Ohio Biomass Opportunities Fred Hitzhusen, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University	1:40 Utility Scale Wind Farm Overview Mike Pullins, Everpower 2:00 Utility Scale Case Study & Key Issues Dale Arnold, Energy Manager, Ohio Farm Bureau John Berry, Champaign Advocates for Renewable Energy - C.A.R.E. Dennis Leader, Leader Financial Group - Morrow County Shauck Ridge Wind Landowners David Nash & Suzanne Fisher, McMahon & DeGulis	1:40 Green Collar Jobs Market & Educational Opportunities (Part I) Piet van Lier, (click here for podcast) Policy Matters Ohio Jeffrey Bates, (click here for podcast) Columbus State Community College Robert Gilbert, (click here for podcast) Sinclair Community College Larry Feist, (click here for podcast) Cincinnati State Technical & Community College Joe Peschel, (click here for podcast) Owens Community College
3:30 - 3:45 BREAK	Exhibits Open in Gallery &	Room 407
Green Energy in Ohio Ball Room 3:45 Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Consumers & Businesses Andy Boatright, (click here for podcast) Manager, Westerville Electric Division 4:30 Five LEED Green Buildings in Central Ohio Jack Hedge, Principal Design Group 4:55 Ohio Green Energy Wrap-Up Bill Spratley, Green Energy Ohio	Wind Powering Ohio Room 409 3:45 Utility Wind Development & Wildlife Perspective Tony Logan, Legal Counsel Ohio Department of Natural Resources Jay Godfrey, Managing Director of Renewable Energy, American Electric Power Tom Wilson, Attorney Peck, Shaffer, & Williams, LLP David Risley, Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources 4:55 Wind Powering Ohio Wrap-Up Kemp Jaycox, Green Energy Ohio	Green Collar Jobs Room 404 3:45 Green Collar Jobs Market & Educational Opportunities (Part II) Mark Olson, (click here for podcast) General Manager, Caleffi North America Courtney DeOreo, (click here for podcast) Cuyahoga Community College Jerry Hutton, (click here for podcast) Hocking College Gary Kinzel, Ohio State College of Engineering