2026 NPGA Southeastern & International Propane Expo™
Music City Center, Nashville, TN
Sunday, April 19 - Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Ben Bolton

Assistant Director, Energy Security, Emergency Preparedness & Resilience
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Profile

Ben Bolton manages TDEC Office of Energy Program’s (OEP) activities dealing with energy security, critical infrastructure, resilience/mitigation, and emergency preparedness/planning. He serves as the state's lead Emergency Services Coordinator (ESC) for Energy as well as the Infrastructure Branch Manager embedded at the State Emergency Operations Center at TEMA. Since 2018, Bolton serves as co-chair of the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) Energy Security Committee & was appointed to FEMA's Mitigation Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG), advising the agency on national mitigation strategies.

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