*03/13/15 GOVERNOR'S ENERGY OFFICE, PATRICK WOODCOCK

Patrick Woodcock, Director of the Maine Governor's Energy Office (GEO), will be our featured speaker/program this Friday. 

The mission of the GEO is to create effective public and private partnerships that advance Maine's energy security, economic development, and environmental health.

They are responsible for planning and coordinating state energy policy and serves as the primary energy policy advisor to the Governor. As the designated State Energy Office, the GEO is charged with providing leadership in the development of public and private partnerships that achieve clean, reliable, affordable, efficient, sustainable, indigenous and renewable energy resources. It is the responsibility of the GEO to work in conjunction with other departments of State government, the Legislature, and private and nonprofit sectors to advance and optimize Maine's energy security, economic development and environmental health. Maine's energy objectives are supported in part through GEO oversight and administration of the U.S. State Energy Program (SEP) funds and priorities.

Peter has held the position of Director since January 2013. Prior to that time, he worked for United States Senator Olympia Snowe in her Washington, D.C. office. Most recently, he held the position as senior advisor to the Senator on energy and environmental issues, and was one of the lead congressional staffers that authored the overhaul of fuel economy standards in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. In addition, Peter was the primary advisor on Senator Snowe’s energy agenda on the Senate Finance Committee. Peter attended Bowdoin College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government.