8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:10 AM
Keynote Remarks
The Honorable Ron Wyden
U.S. Senator,
State of Oregon
9:30 AM
Keynote Remarks
The Honorable Chris Van Hollen
U.S. Senator,
State of Maryland
9:45 AM
The Latest from Congress
The Future of Federal Clean Energy Legislation: What’s Next from Congress
Panelists will reflect on recent and proposed clean energy legislation in Congress.
- Implications of the final 2019 tax extenders package for renewable growth and investment, and prospects for progress on unfinished business
- Federal Renewable Energy Policy 2.0: Discussion of the CLEAN Future Act, the GREEN Act, technology-neutral approaches to federal clean energy tax incentives, freestanding options for storage and offshore wind, and more
Panelists
Sarah Webster
VP, Investor Relations, Government Relations & Corporate Communications,
Pattern Energy
Moderator
Chris Conlin
Tax Counsel,
Senate Finance Committee
Aruna Kalyanam
Staff Director,
House Committee on Ways & Means,
Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Bill Parsons
Chief Operating Officer
American Council on Renewable Energy
JC Sandberg
Managing Director and Executive Counsel, Global Government Affairs and Policy
GE Renewable Energy
10:45 AM
Networking Break
11:30 AM
The Role of Climate
The Impact of Climate Policy on Renewable Energy
Climate concerns are an increasingly significant driver for pro-growth policies in the renewable sector. Panelists will discuss the menu of climate policy options available and how they could affect renewable growth and investment.
- How much we must accelerate renewable sector growth to meet the climate imperative
- The strengths and weaknesses of leading climate policy options, both separately and in combination
- The political viability of various proposals
- The prominence of climate in the campaigns and how climate may shape election results
Panelists
Gregory Wetstone
President and CEO,
ACORE
Moderator
Abigail Ross Hopper
President and CEO,
Solar Energy Industries Association
Tom Kiernan
President and CEO,
American Wind Energy Association
12:25 PM
12:45 PM
Lunch
1:45 PM
Keynote Remarks
The Honorable Daniel Simmons
Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Department of Energy
2:15 PM
Clean Energy Standards
Pathways to 100%: Opportunities and Implications of Clean Energy Standards
The recent surge of state 100% commitments has elevated the role of states in driving sector expansion. Meanwhile, Congressional proposals for federal RES and CES legislation are gaining traction. Panelists will assess methods of compliance, implications for electricity markets, and prospects for additional state and federal policies.
- How to turn goals into action: procurement needs, grid requirements and other opportunities and challenges
- Design considerations of federal RES/CES legislation and how the Federal government can help enable achievement of state targets
- Sector investment: is adequate capital available to achieve 100%?
Panelists
Kevin Lynch
Managing Director External Affairs,
Avangrid Renewables
Moderator
Blair Anderson
Director, AWS Public Policy,
Amazon Web Services
Ben Grumbles
Secretary of the Environment,
State of Maryland
Heather Reams
Executive Director,
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
Peter Wyckoff
Policy Advisor, Energy and Environment
Office of Senator Tina Smith
3:05 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM
Keynote Conversation
Richard Glick
Commissioner,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Larry Eisenstat
Partner & Energy Group Chair
Crowell & Moring
4:00 PM
Power Markets and Transmission
Growing Renewables Through Market Reforms and Transmission Expansion
Panelists will reflect on how recent FERC decisions on wholesale markets and other regulatory actions may impact renewables, energy storage and transmission, and suggest mechanisms to remove market barriers.
- Post-FERC Order No. 841: How can we expand market access for hybrid projects and greater storage participation?
- Expanded transmission access: Transmission planning reforms and policy levers on the horizon?
- Dynamic regional markets: What roles can energy imbalance markets and capacity markets play in the grid of tomorrow?
- Other FERC issues: With the MOPR, BSM, resilience dockets and more, how do we ensure markets don’t slide backward while we try to reach clean energy imperatives?
Panelists
Renee Eastman
Senior Director of Federal Affairs,
Salt River Project
Moderator
Rob Gramlich
Founder and President,
Grid Strategies LLC
Joe Kelliher
Executive Vice President – Federal Regulatory Affairs,
NextEra Energy, Inc.
William L. “Bill” Murray
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications,
Dominion Energy
Eric Vandenberg
Deputy Director, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
4:50 PM
Closing Remarks
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Reception
Join ACORE and our colleagues from the Alliance to Save Energy and AWEA for cocktails and conversation.
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