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Joint ACEC/NC & PENC Environment and Energy Committee Meeting - October

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

McAdams Raleigh 621 Hillsborough St, Ste 500 Raleigh, NC 27603

Event Details

Join us for the next Environment & Energy Committee meeting. 

Gray Tompson, a Project Director with Duke Energy, will join us to talk about Duke’s work in NC to build battery energy storage facilities. We will also hear updates on the DEQ Leadership Task Force efforts, including the agenda for the next information exchange.

Bio:

Gray Tompson is the Director of Energy Storage Development for Duke Energy. In this role, he’s responsible for origination and development of standalone energy storage projects across the company’s Southeast and Midwest service territories. Before this position, he held roles in Large Account Management and Nuclear Maintenance at Duke Energy and served six years active duty in the US Navy in surface warfare and nuclear propulsion. He holds a BS in Political Science from the Naval Academy and lives in Cary NC.

In-person and Virtual options available

Joining virtually? The meeting will begin at 12:00 p.m. The 11:30 a.m. start time allows time for in-person attendees to arrive and get lunch.

Login information for virtual attendees will be sent out the day before.