POWERGEN International 2019

Christine Houston
Manager of Sustainable Practices
The Port of Long Beach


Christine Houston is a geologist who’s worked as an environmental scientist for over 40 years. 23 of those years have been with the Port of Long Beach (a department of the City of Long Beach), where she managed environmental investigations and multi-million-dollar remediation projects. In her current position as the Manager of Sustainable Practices, she advises on construction and operational practices and also has been spearheading the Port’s Energy Planning activities since 2013. One important focus of her work is power systems resilience as it relates to the Port’s zero-emission goals. Christine successfully applied to the California Energy Commission for a $5M grant to demonstrate a microgrid at the Port’s critical emergency response facility and is managing that project.

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