May 26, 2017
TREEDC West Tennessee Forum
Paris Landing State Park
16055 US-79, Buchanan, TN 38222
9:00 am – 12:30 pm Agenda
Henry County Welcome: Kim Foster, Paris City Manager
Introductions: TREEDC Board Members: President/Dunlap Mayor Dwain Land; Vice – President
Pat Riley, Gibson County Utility; Mike McWherter, Central Distributors; Memphis Councilman
Edmund Ford, Jr., Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes; and Huntingdon Mayor Dale Kelley
Clean Energy Innovations for West Tennessee: Martin Penny, Cooley Public Strategies
Update on Clean Line Energy Partners’ Wind Project in West Tennessee: Max Shilstone, Clean
Line Energy
Port of Cates Waste to Energy Project: Michael Harrelson, Epurga
Business Continuity Planning for Disasters: Albert Tieche, The University of Tennessee CIS
Compressed Natural Gas for West Tennessee Fleets: Pat Riley, Gibson County Utility
Panel 1: Solar in West Tennessee: James Talley, Hannah Solar and JP Plumlee, Lightwave Solar
Panel 2: Energy Efficiency for West Tennessee: Ryan Ball, Siemens and Dan LeVan, Energ3
Lunch to be provided by our sponsors: Environmental Defense Fund and the Nature
Conservancy followed by tour of the University of Tennessee Martin mobile energy trailer.