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Natural Gas: Powering Maine's Future

September 28, 2017 Seminar Materials

On Thursday, September 28, Verrill Dana and Pierce Atwood co-hosted a full day seminar examining the natural gas industry in Maine entitled Natural Gas: Powering Maine's Future. Governor Paul LePage served as the keynote speaker at the event and Kurt Adams, President of Summit Utilities, also spoke as a special guest presenter. Materials shared at this event may be accessed below:

Conference Materials

Agenda and Speaker Bios

Panel #1 - Commercial/Industrial Usage

Panel #3 - Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel

Panel #4 - Natural Gas in Power Generation

Kurt Adams, Luncheon Speaker - Maine's Energy Future

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