2012 Workshop for SF6 Emission Reduction Strategies

Welcome and Workshop Introduction

• Partnership Program, Sally Rand, U.S. EPA
• Morning Greeting, Chris Hobson, Chief Environmental Officer, Southern Company

Keynote: Climate Change Science

• Extreme Weather & Climate Change: Understanding the Link and Managing the Risk, Jay Gulledge, Senior Scientist and Director for Science and Impacts, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
• Connections Between Global Climate Change and Smaller-Scale Weather Patterns, Stu Ostro, Senior Director of Weather Communications and Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel

SF6 Gas Handling & Tracking

Moderated by Richard Lordan, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

• SF6 Cylinder Filling Process, El Bullard, Airgas
• Best Practices For Managing SF6 Gas Inventory – A Digital SF6 Gas Tracking Solution, Ted Atwood, Polar Technology
• SF6 Gas Handling, Christian Wallner, Siemens
• Gas Recovery from Medium Voltage Equipment, Justin Palmer, DILO Company

Workshop Luncheon

• Remarks from William Ball, Chief Transmission Officer, Southern Company

Partner Panel: Best Management Practices and SF6 Inventories

Moderated by Sally Rand, U.S. EPA

• An Asset Management Approach for SF6 Emission Reduction Programs, Robert Preston Lloyd, Southern California Edison
• An Asset Management Approach for EPA/CARB SF6 Regulations, Robert Preston Lloyd, Southern California Edison
• ComEd's Roadmap to Success on SF6 Emission Reductions, Mark Slezak, ComEd
• ITC SF6 Emission Reduction Programs and Equipment Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement, Mike McNulty and Joe Jasinki, ITC Holdings Corp
• MidAmerican Energy Company Organizational Leadership, Tom Breen, MidAmerican Energy Company

SF6 Measuring, Monitoring, and Inventorying Techniques

Moderated by Bob Mueller, Airgas, Chairman of the NEMA SF6 Task Group

• Mitigating Potential SF6 Leaks Through Early Leak Detection, Thomas Heckler, WIKA
• Asset Management – The Key to Environmental Stewardship, John Eastman, INCON
• SF6 Monitoring as a Companion to SF6 Gas Insulated Switchgear, David Kerr, Siemens-UK

Round Robin: Technical Issues

Moderated by Mollie Averyt, ICF International

Reception at the Hilton Atlanta

Morning Greeting

Climate Policy Update

• Climate Policy in 2012 and Beyond, Michael Tubman, Senior Fellow, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
• EPA Update, Sally Rand, U.S. EPA, Climate Change Division

Field Operations: Portable Technology and Leak Repair Techniques

Moderated by Paul Stewart, ICF International

• Under Pressure: SF6 Gas Leak Repairs, James Hackett, The Colt Group
• Revolutionary New Technology for Testing and Measuring SF6 Purity and Decomposition Products, Vaughan Williams, Energy Maintenance Technologies (EMT)
• Optical Gas Imaging for SF6 Leak Detection, Rob Raymer, FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc
• Ultrasound Technology for Microscopic Leak Detection, Theophanis Theodorou, Consolidated Edison Company of NY

EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Open Forum

• Program Update, 2012 Reporting Schedule, and Q&A Session, Sally Rand, U.S. EPA and Paul Stewart, ICF International

Closing Remarks

Workshop Adjourns

Southern Company Site Tour – Forest Park