PHOENIX, AZ – February 1, 2011 – Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation , was the keynote speaker during the plenary session of EUEC 2011, the USA’s largest energy, utility and environment conference held at the Phoenix Convention Center from January 31 through February 2, 2011. The U.S. EPA recently announced a two-year plan to set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards under the Clean Air Act for power plants and oil refineries. McCarthy opened the plenary session at 9:00 a.m. on January 31 with a presentation about the EPA’s schedule to issue proposed regulations for power plants by July 26, 2011, and final regulations by May 26, 2012.

Representatives from the nation’s top energy agencies and organizations followed the plenary presentation by McCarthy with presentations about crucial issues facing the industry.
Dr. Frank Prager, Vice President of Environmental Policy and Services, Xcel Energy spoke on “Xcel Energy’s Environmental Strategy for Climate and GHG Reductions”;
Dr. Bryan Hannegan, Vice President of Environment and Renewables, EPRI – “Environmental Regulations and the Existing Coal Fleet”;
Dr. Mitchell Baer, Director of Oil & Gas Analysis, US Department of Energy, – “The Emergence of Shale Gas in the U.S. Energy Jigsaw”;
Dr. Prabhu Dayal, Chairman, EUEC, – “Clean Energy Solutions to Secure US Energy Independence from Foreign Oil”
Following the plenary session, more than 600 of the world’s leading experts made presentations on diverse topics in 12-track program agenda: clean air policy, legislation and technologies; multi-pollutant control; energy and climate policy; wind, solar, and electric vehicles; carbon markets and carbon capture and storage; corporate GHG strategies; biofuels, biomass, and biogas; sustainability and reliability; energy efficiency and management; renewable energy; and operations and management.
“This conference is a unique forum where both leaders from government and industry collaborate and share ideas to develop clean energy solutions to move the U.S. toward energy independence from foreign oil imports for national security, while reducing carbon emissions,” said Dr. Prabhu Dayal, EUEC Chairman. “It offers networking and business development opportunities with senior executives from most of the major electric utilities in the U.S. The technical program offers over 600 world-class expert speakers who present new technologies and ideas for clean energy solutions.”
Flash-Drive containing 600 PowerPoint presentations are available both with and woithout audio recordings. For more information, visit www.euec.com or call (520) 615-3535, or email info@euec.com.
About EUEC
EUEC is an annual energy, utility and environment conference organized jointly by a team of directors from the US EPA, US DOE, EPRI, and EEI. EUEC 2011 is the 14th annual conference, making it the largest and longest running professional networking and educational event of its kind in the United States. At EUEC over 2,000 delegates including environmental business leaders, energy executives, NGOs and government policymakers converge to collaborate on the various issues facing energy generation, the future of utility and its impact on the environment. Contact EUEC at www.euec.com, info@euec.com or (520) 615-3535. Follow EUEC on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.