Gregory Wetstone, President & CEO, ACORE
2020 AGENDA
11:00 - 11:05 AM
Opening Remarks
11:05 - 11:35 AM
Keynote Remarks
John Bear, CEO, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Enabling a Clean Energy Future: Adapting the Grid to High-Penetration Renewables
- Challenges and opportunities as we move toward achievement of 100% state and potential federal goals
- Facilitating grid reliability, resilience and flexibility in decision making
- The impact of increased electrification on renewables and the grid
Speakers
Seth Lucia
Of Counsel,
Morrison Foerster (Moderator)
Mark Ahlstrom
Vice President, Renewable Energy Policy,
NextEra Energy Resources
Jam Attari
CEO,
BayWa r.e. Solar Projects
Jaya Bajpai
Head of Analytics,
Lockheed Martin
Debra Lew
Consultant,
Debra Lew LLC
1:15 - 1:45 PM
Keynote Remarks
Angelina Galiteva, Chair, CAISO Board of Governors
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Keeping the Lights On: Capacity Market Design and the Future of Resource Adequacy
- Lessons learned from the rolling blackouts in CAISO
- Flexible capacity products
- Climate-aware energy markets: RTO-level carbon pricing and other proposals
- Reforming retail markets to enable long-term contracting
Speakers
Lloyd MacNeil
Partner,
McDermott Will & Emery (Moderator)
Nora Mead Brownell
Founding Partner,
EPSY Energy Solutions
Former FERC Commissioner and former Chair of PG&E board
Rob Gramlich
Founder and President,
Grid Strategies
Casey Roberts
Senior Attorney,
Sierra Club
Abe Silverman
General Counsel,
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Keynote Remarks
Richard Glick, Commissioner, FERC
4:30 - 5:15 PM
RTO+: Deploying Power Markets to Support Renewables Expansion
- Expanding RTO/ISOs: The right approach for continued renewable integration?
- Assessing the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, the Western Energy Imbalance Market and enhanced day-ahead market, and other non-RTO/ISO approaches
- What can the U.S. learn from the E.U. and other international efforts as it balances an increasingly renewable grid?
Speakers
Heather Curlee
Of Counsel,
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Moderator)
Jamey Goldin
Energy Regulatory Counsel, Global Energy Markets and Policy,
Google
Joe Hoerner
Senior VP for Regional Grid Solutions,
PacifiCorp
Robert Helton
VP of Government & Regulatory Affairs,
ENGIE
Robert Stoddard
Managing Director,
Berkeley Research Group
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Keynote Remarks
The Honorable Sean Casten, U.S. Representative, IL-06
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Fireside Chat: The Role of Transmission and Grid Upgrades as Part of an Effective Climate Solution
- Can a Macro Grid enable a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions?
- How can grid expansion and modernization help achieve our climate imperatives?
Speakers
Gregory Wetstone
President & CEO,
ACORE (Moderator)
Ana Unruh Cohen
Staff Director,
House Select Committee on Climate Crisis
John Moore
Director, Sustainable FERC Project,
Climate & Clean Energy Program,
NRDC
12:45 - 1:05 PM
Interview with General Wesley Clark
General Clark, Co-Chair of the National Commission on Grid Resilience, will outline recommendations to help ensure the security and resilience of the U.S. electrical grid.
General Wesley Clark
Chairman and CEO, Wesley K. Clark & Associates
and Co-Chair, National Commission on Grid Resilience
Gregory Wetstone
President & CEO,
ACORE (Moderator)
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Financing Models for Transmission, Storage and Other Grid Resources
- Can transmission, storage and other investment tax credits expand private investment or is direct federal spending the answer?
- Who should foot the bill for transmission, investors via merchant transmission or ratepayers via regulated transmission, independent or utility builders?
Speakers
Martin Toulouse
Partner,
Baker Botts (Moderator)
Joan Fang
Vice President,
Ares Management
Cary Kottler
Vice President, North American Development,
Pattern Energy
Pat Reiten
SVP, Government Relations,
Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Britta von Oesen
Managing Director,
CohnReznick Capital
2:45 - 3:15 PM
Keynote Remarks
Curtis Wynn, Board President, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Transmission Expansion: Does It Serve the Public Interest?
- What are the economic costs and benefits of transmission expansion?
- What is the role of proactive planning in reducing interconnection queues and aligning renewable deployment with public policy goals?
- Should FERC introduce a new transmission planning rule?
- Are grid-enhancing technologies a good solution for alleviating congestion?
Speakers
Amy Farrell
SVP, Government & Public Affairs,
American Wind Energy Association
(Moderator)
Lauren Azar
Principal,
Azar Law LLC and Azar Consulting LLC
Dan Scripps
Chair,
Michigan Public Service Commission
Michael Skelly
Senior Advisor,
Lazard
Daniel Olsen
Research Scientist,
Breakthrough Energy
4:30 - 4:35 PM
Closing Remarks
Gregory Wetstone, President & CEO, ACORE