As of 11/15/16
NW Energy Coalition and Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association
Fall Clean and Affordable Energy Conference Agenda
Nov. 17, 2016
8:30 – 9:15
Keynote Address:
David Roberts, Vox.com
9:15 – 10:30 Plenary: The Utility of Tomorrow
What does the utility of tomorrow look like? How can utilities align revenue strategies
with customer expectations and public policy goals amid rapidly changing technologies
and energy markets?
Moderator: Angus Duncan, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Bob Jenks, Executive Director, Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon
• Lisa Hardie, Chair, Oregon Public Utility Commission
• Kimberly Harris, CEO, Puget Sound Energy
• David Anderson, CEO, NW Natural
• Scott Coe, GM, Emerald People’s Utility District
10:30 – 10:50 Break
10:50 – 12:00 Breakouts
Ø NWEC: Next-generation Energy Efficiency. Innovative financing, new systemic
approaches to program design, incorporating new market players, and setting codes
and standards to drive net-zero energy buildings. These are all critical to expanding
energy efficiency services, reaching hard to reach populations, and finding
opportunities in an era of flat electric and gas loads, growing peak energy needs,
and low energy prices.
Moderator: Greg Stiles, Ecova
• Rob Harmon, Director, MEETS Accelerator Coalition
• Ralph DiNola, CEO, New Buildings Institute
• Megan Owen, Director of Strategic Market Development, McKinstry
• Holly Braun (Meyer), Manager Energy Policy and Sustainability, NW Natural
Ø OSEIA: An Economic Analysis of Solar’s Potential in Oregon. Solar energy has
great potential in Oregon. But how much? This session will explore recent OSEIAcommissioned research outlining where the industry believes solar is going over the
next 10 years in the residential, commercial, large-scale and community solar
sectors.
Moderator: Laurie Hutchinson, Obsidian Renewables & OSEIA Board President
o Amy Schlusser, Green Energy Institute
o Andrea Lang-Clifford, Green Energy Institute
o Ken Dragoon, Flink Energy Consulting
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch: Election 2016 Results -- What They Mean for Clean and Renewable Energy
Ed Zuckerman, Vice President, League of Conservation Voters
1:00 – 2:15
Increasing Market Demand for Clean Energy Services
What policy, financial and regulatory actions are happening to increase market demand
and create opportunities for growth in energy efficiency, clean and renewable energy, and
clean energy infrastructure?
Moderator: George Pohndorf, Snohomish PUD
• Andria Jacob, Senior Program Manager, City of Portland
• Jake Oster, Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs, EnergySavvy
• Jimmy Jia, CEO, Distributed Energy Management
• Susan Wickwire, CEO, Seattle 2030 District
2:15 – 2:35
Break
2:35 – 3:50
Breakouts
Ø NWEC: Energy System Impacts and Opportunities from Biological Opinion
Court Ruling. A Spring 2016 federal court ruling rejected the Columbia-Snake
river biological opinion and calls for a NEPA process. The ruling creates a new
opportunity to thoroughly examine energy system impacts and power replacement
strategies in light of potential changes to the Lower Snake river system. This panel
will explore power system resource options in light of the Judge’s decision.
Moderator: Joseph Bogaard, Save our wild Salmon
• John Fazio, Director of Power Planning, NW Power and Conservation Council
• Roger Gray, Northwest Requirements Utilities
• Wendy Gerlitz, Policy Director, NW Energy Coalition
Ø OSEIA: 2017 Oregon Solar Policy Agenda. The Nov. 8 election will be over and
the 2017 Oregon legislative session will be right around the corner. What will the
top items on a strong solar agenda for this legislature and beyond? The session will
highlight the solar policy agenda and update developments in the administrative
and regulatory arenas.
Moderator: Kendra Hubbard, North Coast Electric Company and OSIEA VP
o Max Muller, Political liaison, Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association
3:50 – 4:05
Break
4:05 – 5:15
Closing plenary: Devising a Low-carbon Energy Infrastructure for the Northwest
Moving to low carbon energy infrastructure requires a diverse mix of customer and supplyside resources. California’s Low Carbon Grid Study and the recent Path 2 Study that
created the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant low carbon replacement settlement, offer
roadmaps for creating a reliable and cost effective energy system. What can the Northwest
learn from these studies, what resources should we use to build a reliable and low carbon
infrastructure, and over what timeframe?
Moderator: Brendan McCarthy, Portland General Electric
• Jim Caldwell, Consultant, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Technologies
• Cameron Yourkowski, Senior Policy Manager, Renewable Northwest
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Stan Price, Executive Director, Northwest Energy Efficiency Council
Ben Kujala, Interim Power Director, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
5:15 – 6:30
Networking and cash bar (Multnomah Grille)
6:30 p.m.
Awards Gala (Pacific Northwest Ballroom)
Nov. 18, 2016
8:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
State caucus meetings
NW Energy Coalition full membership meeting
Lunch and low-income caucus/utility caucus meetings
Board meeting