The
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) today welcomed President
Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy as administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and Ernest Moniz as Secretary of the Department of
Energy (DOE).
According
to NEMA President and CEO Evan Gaddis, the nominees are knowledgeable about their
respective duties and responsibilities, and are well positioned to advance and
promote sound energy and environment policies that will grow our economy.
“Energy
and environmental policies are interlinked,” Gaddis said. “DOE and EPA must
collaborate and consult with each other to ensure that rules and regulations
are done smartly to promote energy development, advance energy efficiency and
reduce carbon emissions, improve resilience of the electrical grid, and find
creative ways to promote private sector technologies and America’s energy innovators.
NEMA looks forward to their confirmation by the Senate and welcomes the
prospect of working with them in their new positions.”
Gina
McCarthy, currently an assistant administrator at EPA for air and radiation,
previously served as commissioner in the Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection and held several positions as a Massachusetts
regulator under then-Governor Mitt Romney. At EPA, she oversees the operation
and development of ENERGY STAR® and the issuance of MACT (Maximum
Available Control Technology) standards. NEMA has worked with EPA officials
including McCarthy to advance and improve those programs.
Ernest
Moniz, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), served
in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Clinton
Administration and as an undersecretary at DOE. At MIT, he advised the Obama
administration on nuclear waste, shale natural gas, and research and
development. NEMA is actively engaged with several programs at DOE that reflect
the association’s priorities, including:
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (high
performance buildings, codes and standards, industrial efficiency,
electric vehicles)
- Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (Smart
Grid, transmission siting)
- Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E,
research and development)
- Energy Information Agency
- Smart Grid Investment Grant program
NEMA is the association of electrical equipment and medical imaging manufacturers, founded in 1926 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Its member companies manufacture a diverse set of products including power transmission and distribution equipment, lighting systems, factory automation and control systems, and medical diagnostic imaging systems. Worldwide annual sales of NEMA-scope products exceed $120 billion.
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