ATLANTA – State Representative Lynn Smith (R-Newnan) recently attended the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Southern States Energy Board Conference (SSEB) in Oklahoma City, OK. While in attendance, Rep. Smith served as a moderator for a panel discussion titled The Future of Clean Energy Development.
“The SSEB meetings are always an exciting opportunity for me to learn about new and emerging ideas and technologies that will enable us to develop domestic energy resources that are secure, available, and abundant,” said Rep. Smith. “The combination of academic experts, elected government leaders, and industry professionals creates an environment ripe for critical discussions. I am also impressed with the ongoing efforts of our southern states to use available natural resources to provide low cost and reliable energy to their citizens.”
As a panelist for The Future of Clean Energy Development, Rep. Smith and other leading energy experts discussed the role that clean energy will have on the nation’s future. The other panelists included Vello Kuuskraa, President of Advanced Resources International; Bruce McKay, managing director of Federal Affairs, Dominion; and Michael Skelly, President of Clean Line Energy.
The SSEB is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing economic development and quality of life in the South through innovations in energy and environmental policies, programs, and technologies. The organization is comprised of sixteen southern states and two territories: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Each member jurisdiction is represented by the governor and a legislator each from the House of Representatives and the Senate. The governor serves as the chair, and legislators serve as vice-chairman and treasurer. Rep. Smith has served as the Georgia House of Representatives’ SSEB board member since 2010.
For more information about the Southern States Energy Board Conference, please click here.
Representative Lynn Smith represents the citizens of District 70, which includes portions of Coweta and Heard counties. She was elected into the House of Representatives in 1996, and is currently the Chairman of the Natural Resources & Environment Committee. She also serves on the Appropriations, Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment, and Rules committees. For more information about Rep. Smith, please visit her official Facebook fan page at the following link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/State-Rep-Lynn-Smith-R-70/62557803511.
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