Speaker will Address Possibility of Alabama Energy Crisis in Talk to UA Group

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – David McKinney of Southern Company Services will present “The California Energy Crisis – Could it Happen Here?” on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 a.m., at the Cahaba Pumping Station in Birmingham. The event is sponsored by the Greater Birmingham Chapter of The University of Alabama’s Capstone Engineering Society (CES).

McKinney, the manager of New Generation Projects for Southern Company Services, will address the ongoing energy problems faced in California, and the prospect that Alabama may be impacted in the same way.

“The energy situation is a concern for everyone, and we would like to invite our College of Engineering alumni to come and hear more about what Alabama Power, The Southern Company and others are doing in our state to avoid brownouts similar to those that have occurred in California,” said Brian Barr, vice president/division manager of Brasfield & Gorrie in Birmingham and District I Chair of CES.

Security issues as they relate to power generation capacity will also be addressed, noted Barr. “David McKinney has his thumb on the development of over ten new power plants and can inform our guests about ongoing and planned developments,” he said.

CES is the alumni society of the UA College of Engineering, and all alumni of the College in the Birmingham area are invited to attend. Admittance is free and coffee and doughnuts will be served. To register, contact Suzanne Lawless, CES director, at 205/348-2341 or 1-800-333-8156, or by e-mail to slawless@coe.eng.ua.edu.

Note to Reporters: You are invited to attend the event described below to hear more about this topic. The Cahaba Pumping Station is located at 1400 Sicard Hollow Road in Birmingham.