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Join ISEA on Tuesday, December 14th for our annual membership meeting!

We are pleased to announce that Illinois 6th District US Representative Sean Casten will share recent climate updates from the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as well as provisions being considered in the Build Back Better Act recently passed by the House of Representatives. The Congressman's remarks will include an overview of the clean energy tax credit space and how the United States can meet its decarbonization goals by 2050. Lastly, Congressman Casten will share his thoughts on international climate action following his attendance at COP26 Glasgow.

Additionally, ISEA will report on Illinois' 2021 solar activity and how ISEA is growing - nominees for the Board Elections will be announced.

Agenda:

1:00-1:10 Welcome - Illinois Solar Energy Association Board President, Brian Haug

1:10-1:20 Welcome - Illinois Solar Education Association Board President, Froilan Nunez

1:20-1:30 Financial Overview - Board Treasurer, Dylan DeBiasi

1:30-2:00 Representative Sean Casten - Federal Clean Energy Legislation Overview

2:00-2:20 Year in Review - Executive Director, Lesley McCain

2:20-2:35 Education Association Board Nominations

2:35-2:50 Energy Association Board Nominations

2:50-3:00 Conclude

In order to receive the Zoom link for this meeting, please log into your ISEA account, then register for this event. The link will be sent to you in your confirmation email.

Bio of Rep. Casten:

As a scientist, clean energy entrepreneur and CEO, and now as a Member of Congress representing the western suburbs of Chicago, Congressman Sean Casten has dedicated his life to fighting climate change. Casten draws upon his previous private sector experience in Congress to craft market-based solutions to reduce emissions while creating jobs and spurring economic growth.

Casten serves on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and is the Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets. He also serves as Co-Chair on the New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force.

Rep. Casten has a Master of Engineering Management and a Master of Science in Biochemical Engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. While at Dartmouth, he did fundamental research in thermophilic fermentation technology to produce cellulosic ethanol and engineering analyses of integrated ethanol, heat and power plants.

Casten worked as a clean energy consultant and manager at Arthur D. Little then served as the president and CEO of Turbosteam Corporation, which focused on utilizing energy recycling technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by generating heat and power from previously wasted energy. In 2006, Casten co-founded Recycled Energy Development (RED), which focused on recycling wasted energy and converting energy facilities to cleaner, more economic uses.

Casten was a founding chairman of the Northeast CHP Initiative, a nonprofit advocacy organization with a mission to advance policies that favor energy efficiency in the Northeast United States.

While working diligently in Washington on behalf of Illinois’ 6th Congressional District, Rep. Casten is also committed to keeping in close contact with his constituents To date, he has held over 50 town halls and over 400 community events.