- Tuesday, February 13, 2024
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM ET
Registration Open
8:45 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Welcome Remarks and General Session
8:45 AM – 8:55 AM ET
Jeffrey Roy (he/him/his) – Commonwealth of Massachusetts ### 1848092###Keynote Speaker###State Representative###Commonwealth of Massachusetts###Keynote Speaker: – Commonwealth of Massachusetts
### he/him/his8:55 AM – 9:15 AM ET
Sheri Givens – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1855932###Speaker###President and CEO###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Speaker: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Abigail Ross Hopper – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 599907###Speaker###President and CEO###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM ET
Tarika Barrett – Girls Who Code ### 2230670###Keynote Speaker###Chief Executive Officer###Girls Who Code###Keynote Speaker: – Girls Who Code
### 9:35 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Tarika Barrett – Girls Who Code ### 2230670###Keynote Speaker###Chief Executive Officer###Girls Who Code###Keynote Speaker: – Girls Who Code
### @@@ Sheri Givens – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1855932###Speaker###President and CEO###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Speaker: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Abigail Ross Hopper – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 599907###Speaker###President and CEO###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Full Conference Sessions
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM ET
Full Conference Networking Break
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
SEIA Powerhouse Network Coffee Hour
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Open
10:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Expo Hall Theater: NEC and Fire Requirements for Energy Storage Systems
10:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Ryan Mayfield (he/him/his) – Mayfield Renewables ### 1000324###Expo Hall Speaker###Founder###Mayfield Renewables###Expo Hall Speaker: – Mayfield Renewables
### he/him/his10:45 AM – 11:05 AM ET
State Briefing: Connecticut
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM ET
Kyle Wallace (he/him/his) – PosiGen PBC ### 1876543###Speaker###Vice President of Public Policy & Government Affairs###PosiGen PBC###Speaker: – PosiGen PBC
### he/him/his
10:45 AM – 11:35 AM ET
The DER Recycling & Decommissioning in the Northeast
10:45 AM – 11:35 AM ET
Robert Nicholson – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1679600###Moderator###Senior Manager of Sustainability###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Vidha Dixit (she/her/hers) – EDP Renewables ### 2226229###Panelist###Sustainability & ESG Associate###EDP Renewables###Panelist: – EDP Renewables
### she/her/hers @@@ Peter Hutchings – ONTILITY/TERREPOWER ### 1971751###Panelist###Business Development Manager###ONTILITY/TERREPOWER###Panelist: – ONTILITY/TERREPOWER
### @@@ Daniel Spitzer (he/him/his) – Hodgson Russ LLP ### 952872###Panelist###Partner###Hodgson Russ LLP###Panelist: – Hodgson Russ LLP
### he/him/his10:45 AM – 11:35 AM ET
The Dynamic Duo: Evolution of Energy Storage Rate Design
10:45 AM – 11:35 AM ET
Joan White (she/her/hers) – SEIA ### 1964061###Moderator###Director of Storage and Interconnection Policy###SEIA###Moderator: – SEIA
### she/her/hers @@@ Lisa Boba (she/her/hers) – Nexamp ### 2247064###Panelist###Energy Storage Manager###Nexamp###Panelist: – Nexamp
### she/her/hers @@@ Sean Burke – BlueWave ### 2177804###Panelist###Policy Manager, Energy Storage###BlueWave###Panelist: – BlueWave
### @@@ Thomas Ferguson (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources ### 2189006###Panelist###Energy Storage Programs Manager###Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources###Panelist: – Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
### he/him/his @@@ Roger Kranenburg (he/him/his) – Eversource Energy ### 656875###Panelist###Vice President, Energy Strategy and Policy###Eversource Energy###Panelist: – Eversource Energy
### he/him/his10:45 AM – 11:35 AM ET
The Great Siting Debate - Maximizing Public and Private Land Use to Meet Bold Goals
10:45 AM – 11:35 AM ET
Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818332###Moderator###Senior Vice President, Policy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Sue AnderBois (she/her/hers) – The Nature Conservancy ### 2168941###Panelist###Director, Climate & Government Relations###The Nature Conservancy###Panelist: – The Nature Conservancy
### she/her/hers @@@ Houtan Moaveni – New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting ### 2171797###Panelist###Executive Director###New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting###Panelist: – New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting
### @@@ Jessica Robertson (she/her/hers) – New Leaf Energy ### 1848088###Panelist###Director of Policy and Business Development, New England###New Leaf Energy###Panelist: – New Leaf Energy
### she/her/hers @@@ Jeffrey Roy (he/him/his) – Commonwealth of Massachusetts ### 1848092###Panelist###State Representative###Commonwealth of Massachusetts###Panelist: – Commonwealth of Massachusetts
### he/him/his11:35 AM – 11:45 AM ET
Transition Break
11:45 AM – 12:05 PM ET
State Briefing: Maine
11:45 AM – 12:05 PM ET
Dan Burgess – State of Maine ### 760447###Speaker###Director, Maine Governor’s Energy Office###State of Maine###Speaker: – State of Maine
###
11:45 AM – 12:05 PM ET
TechTalk: Empowering New York through Hydrogen Innovation
11:45 AM – 12:05 PM ET
Haiyan Sun (she/her/hers) – NYSERDA ### 2230886###RE+ Tech Speaker###TEAM Lead - Hydrogen & Clean Fuels###NYSERDA###RE+ Tech Speaker: – NYSERDA
### she/her/hers @@@ Fernando Villafuerte (he/him/his) – NYSERDA ### 2230887###RE+ Tech Speaker###Empire State Fellow###NYSERDA###RE+ Tech Speaker: – NYSERDA
### he/him/his
11:45 AM – 12:35 PM ET
Expanding Access to Community Energy Solutions
11:45 AM – 12:35 PM ET
Kate Daniel (she/her/hers) – Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) ### 1891145###Moderator###Northeast Regional Director###Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA)###Moderator: – Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Weston P. Dengler (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1661342###Panelist###Senior Analyst, Research and Industry Strategy###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Panelist: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his @@@ Sara Jayanthi – NYSERDA ### 2169323###Panelist###Senior Project Manager, NY-SUN###NYSERDA###Panelist: – NYSERDA
### @@@ Sandhya Murali (she/her/hers) – Solstice ### 818320###Panelist###Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer###Solstice###Panelist: – Solstice
### she/her/hers @@@ Juan Parra (he/him/his) – Nexamp ### 1855982###Panelist###Director, Community Engagement###Nexamp###Panelist: – Nexamp
### he/him/his11:45 AM – 12:35 PM ET
Safe, Reliable, Affordable, Clean, Equitable, and FLEXIBLE: Keeping Rates Reasonable in the Grid of the Future
11:45 AM – 12:35 PM ET
Rhaman R. Johnson – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1838022###Moderator###Project Manager, Standards & Interoperability###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ John Cordi (he/him/his) – New York Power Authority ### 2235126###Panelist###Director, Demand Flex & VPP###New York Power Authority###Panelist: – New York Power Authority
### he/him/his @@@ Sarah Cullinan (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) ### 2168946###Panelist###Senior Program Director, Net Zero Grid###Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)###Panelist: – Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
### she/her/hers @@@ Lindsay Griffin (she/her/hers) – Vote Solar ### 2168947###Panelist###Regulatory Director, Northeast###Vote Solar###Panelist: – Vote Solar
### she/her/hers @@@ David Gahl (he/him/his) – Solar & Storage Industries Institute (SI2) ### 2123226###Panelist###Executive Director###Solar & Storage Industries Institute (SI2)###Panelist: – Solar & Storage Industries Institute (SI2)
### he/him/his12:00 PM – 12:55 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: Land Control and DeRisking Utility Scale Projects
12:00 PM – 12:55 PM ET
Steve Carr (he/him/his) – Dudley Land Company ### 2238826###Expo Hall Speaker###Executive Vice President###Dudley Land Company###Expo Hall Speaker: – Dudley Land Company
### he/him/his @@@ Patrick B. Durman – Dudley Land Company ### 2238828###Expo Hall Speaker###Project Coordinator###Dudley Land Company###Expo Hall Speaker: – Dudley Land Company
### @@@ Natalie Johns – Dudley Land Company ### 2238827###Expo Hall Speaker###Director - Alternative Energy###Dudley Land Company###Expo Hall Speaker: – Dudley Land Company
### 12:15 PM – 12:35 PM ET
State Briefing: New Hampshire
12:15 PM – 12:35 PM ET
Sam Evans-Brown – Clean Energy NH ### 1546699###Speaker###Executive Director###Clean Energy NH###Speaker: – Clean Energy NH
### 12:15 PM – 12:35 PM ET
TechTalk: Disruptive Hydrogen Technologies and their Pathway within a Utility
12:15 PM – 12:35 PM ET
Morgan MacGregor – Liberty Utilities ### 2235998###RE+ Tech Speaker###Senior Manager, Business Planning###Liberty Utilities###RE+ Tech Speaker: – Liberty Utilities
###
12:35 PM – 1:35 PM ET
Full Conference Networking Lunch
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: Agrivoltaics: What’s Holding it Back
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM ET
David Gahl (he/him/his) – Solar & Storage Industries Institute (SI2) ### 2123226###Expo Hall Speaker###Executive Director###Solar & Storage Industries Institute (SI2)###Expo Hall Speaker: – Solar & Storage Industries Institute (SI2)
### he/him/his1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
QuickTalk: End-of-Life Equipment for a Circular Economy
1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Stacy J. Ettinger (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 2169220###Moderator###Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Trade###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Allie A. Peters (she/her/hers) – EDP Renewables ### 2226228###Panelist###Environmental Associate###EDP Renewables###Panelist: – EDP Renewables
### she/her/hers @@@ Kelly Weger (she/her/hers) – Qcells ### 2171765###Panelist###Director of Sustainability, North America###Qcells###Panelist: – Qcells
### she/her/hers
1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
QuickTalk: Navigating IRA Guidance and Implementation in the Northeast
1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818332###Moderator###Senior Vice President, Policy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Vincent Albanese – LiUNA ### 2193425###Panelist###Executive Director & Treasurer###LiUNA###Panelist: – LiUNA
### @@@ Twiggy Mendenhall (she/her/hers) – CleanCapital ### 2193677###Panelist###Policy Associate###CleanCapital###Panelist: – CleanCapital
### she/her/hers1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
QuickTalk: Solar For All in New York: A Case Study into Effective Community Solar Program Design
1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Max Joel (he/him/his) – NYSERDA ### 635927###Speaker###Director, NY-Sun###NYSERDA###Speaker: – NYSERDA
### he/him/his
1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
QuickTalk: Tracking Carbon Reduction Trends and Tactics
1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Ted Burhans (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1722273###Speaker###Director, Market Intelligence###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Speaker: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET
Transition Break
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: Driving Electrification Forward: Enhancing DC EV Chargers with Advanced and Innovative Sensing and Power Technologies
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM ET
Motaz Khader (he/him/his) – Allegro MicroSystems ### 2228428###Expo Hall Speaker###Director, Industrial Global Business Development###Allegro MicroSystems###Expo Hall Speaker: – Allegro MicroSystems
### he/him/his
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM ET
QuickTalk: Hurdles in Solar Permitting with SolarAPP+
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM ET
Stephen G. Pope (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1595524###Moderator###SolarAPP+ Outreach Manager###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### he/him/his @@@ Kimberly Norman-Rosedam (she/her/hers) – Town of Guilford, CT ### 2171019###Speaker###Chief Building Official and ADA Coordinator###Town of Guilford, CT###Speaker: – Town of Guilford, CT
### she/her/hers2:10 PM – 2:35 PM ET
QuickTalk: Redefining Utilities: Harnessing Geothermal Energy Through Pipelines
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM ET
Caroline Hon (she/her/hers) – National Grid ### 1882041###RE+ Tech Speaker###Head of Gas Network Strategy and Planning, New England###National Grid###RE+ Tech Speaker: – National Grid
### she/her/hers @@@ Zeyneb Magavi (she/her/hers) – HEET ### 2169223###RE+ Tech Speaker###Co-Executive Director###HEET###RE+ Tech Speaker: – HEET
### she/her/hers
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM ET
QuickTalk: U.S. Solar Market Insight Update: Unpacking 2023 and Looking to 2024 and Beyond
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM ET
Max B. Issokson (he/him/his) – Wood Mackenzie ### 2232209###Speaker###Research Analyst, US Distributed Solar###Wood Mackenzie###Speaker: – Wood Mackenzie
### he/him/his @@@ Tyler Thompson (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1923657###Speaker###Research Analyst###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### he/him/his
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM ET
QuickTalk: Workforce Development Best Practices: Creating Jobs that Sustain
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM ET
Barry Reaves – NECEC ### 2189013###Speaker###Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice (DEI/J) & Workforce Development###NECEC###Speaker: – NECEC
### @@@ Sarah Pidgeon (she/her/hers) – Solar Landscape ### 2233531###Speaker###Director of Workforce Development###Solar Landscape###Speaker: – Solar Landscape
### she/her/hers2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: New Standards and Integrated Design Tools to Accelerate the Adoption of DC & Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Dusan Brhlik – Direct Energy Partners, Inc. ### 1095251###Expo Hall Speaker###President and Chief Executive Officer###Direct Energy Partners, Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Direct Energy Partners, Inc.
### 2:35 PM – 3:05 PM ET
Full Conference Networking Break
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: An Architectural Roadmap for Resilient, Sustainable, Multi-sourced Production, Storage and Bi-directional Distribution of Power at the Grid Edge
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM ET
Gary Oppedahl (he/him/his) – Block Energy ### 947576###Expo Hall Speaker###Vice President of Emerging Technologies###Block Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – Block Energy
### he/him/his
3:05 PM – 3:30 PM ET
TechTalk: Long Duration Energy Storage Technologies are Gaining Momentum, But What are the Use Cases?
3:05 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Shaheer Aziz – Hydrostor Inc. ### 2161889###RE+ Tech Speaker###Sr. Director Business Development###Hydrostor Inc. ###RE+ Tech Speaker: – Hydrostor Inc.
###
3:05 PM – 3:55 PM ET
Decarbonization For All: Turning A Vision into Results
3:05 PM – 3:55 PM ET
Ukiah Busch (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 2143156###Moderator###Vice President, Development###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his @@@ Celina Cunningham (she/her/hers) – Governor's Energy Office, State of Maine ### 1848074###Panelist###Deputy Director###Governor's Energy Office, State of Maine###Panelist: – Governor's Energy Office, State of Maine
### she/her/hers @@@ Sonal Jessel – WE ACT for Environmental Justice ### 2171020###Panelist###Director of Policy###WE ACT for Environmental Justice###Panelist: – WE ACT for Environmental Justice
### @@@ Jayson Uppal (he/him/his) – PosiGen ### 2171866###Panelist###Sr. Director, Products & Markets###PosiGen###Panelist: – PosiGen
### he/him/his @@@ Melissa Lavinson (she/her/hers) – National Grid ### 1855934###Panelist###Vice President of Corporate Affairs###National Grid###Panelist: – National Grid
### she/her/hers3:05 PM – 3:55 PM ET
How Clear Goals, Effective Engineering and Innovative Technology will Address Interconnection Challenges
3:05 PM – 3:55 PM ET
Ammar Qusaibaty (he/him/his) – Boston Government Services (BGS) ### 2169224###Moderator###Senior Energy Consultant###Boston Government Services (BGS)###Moderator: – Boston Government Services (BGS)
### he/him/his @@@ Hudson Gilmer – LineVision ### 2187637###Panelist###Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder###LineVision###Panelist: – LineVision
### @@@ Alexina Jackson (she/her/hers) – The AES Corporation ### 2169225###Panelist###Vice President, Strategic Development###The AES Corporation###Panelist: – The AES Corporation
### she/her/hers @@@ Gerhard Walker – Eversource ### 1595516###Panelist###Manager, Advanced Forecasting and Modeling###Eversource###Panelist: – Eversource
### 3:05 PM – 3:55 PM ET
State Briefing: New York
3:05 PM – 3:55 PM ET
Noah Ginsburg (he/him/his) – NYSEIA ### 2226960###Speaker###Executive Director###NYSEIA###Speaker: – NYSEIA
### he/him/his
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: Empowering the Grid: Harnessing Distributed Generation for Seamless Interconnection Solutions
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM ET
C.J. Colavito – Standard Solar ### 1650704###Expo Hall Speaker###VP of Engineering###Standard Solar###Expo Hall Speaker: – Standard Solar
### 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM ET
TechTalk: Long Duration Storage: Our World Can’t Wait
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM ET
Melissa DeValles (she/her/hers) – Energydome ### 1332019###RE+ Tech Speaker###Senior Vice President, North America###Energydome###RE+ Tech Speaker: – Energydome
### she/her/hers3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
SEIA Apprenticeship & Workforce Power Hour
3:55 PM – 4:05 PM ET
Transition Break
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: Startup Showcase
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM ET
State Briefing: Vermont
4:05 PM – 4:30 AM ET
Jonathan Dowds (he/him/his) – Renewable Energy Vermont ### 2217995###Speaker###Deputy Director###Renewable Energy Vermont###Speaker: – Renewable Energy Vermont
### he/him/his4:05 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Navigating the Northeast Hydrogen Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
4:05 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Keith H. Malone (he/him/his) – RE+ Events ### 2132052###Moderator###Program Director, Hydrogen###RE+ Events###Moderator: – RE+ Events
### he/him/his @@@ Liz Mettetal – Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3) ### 2230275###Panelist###Director###Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3)###Panelist: – Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3)
### @@@ Heather Tebbetts (she/her/hers) – Liberty Utilities ### 941682###Panelist###Director of Business Planning###Liberty Utilities###Panelist: – Liberty Utilities
### she/her/hers4:05 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Securing Solar Energy: Mitigating Risks in the Growing Industry
4:05 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Aaron Smallwood – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1595549###Moderator###Vice President, Industry Solutions###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Megan Culler (she/her/hers) – Idaho National Lab ### 1960119###Panelist###Power Engineer###Idaho National Lab###Panelist: – Idaho National Lab
### she/her/hers @@@ Chris Leigh – Eversource ### 2246330###Panelist###VP & Chief Information Security Officer###Eversource###Panelist: – Eversource
### @@@ Joel T. Santisteban (he/him/his) – Ecogy Energy ### 1971342###Panelist###Director of Platform###Ecogy Energy###Panelist: – Ecogy Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Guohui Yuan, PhD – Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy ### 109561###Panelist###Program Manager###Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy###Panelist: – Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy
### 4:05 PM – 5:00 PM ET
TechTalk: Creating Cost Effective "Underground Batteries" + Building the Next Generation Approach to Geothermal
4:05 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Cindy D. Taff – Sage Geosystems ### 2236027###RE+ Tech Speaker###CEO###Sage Geosystems###RE+ Tech Speaker: – Sage Geosystems
###
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Happy Hour
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
Networking Reception