Welcome & Keynote Remarks

Ray Long

ACORE

Senator Shelley Moore Capito

West Virginia

Permitting Reform Gets Real: Enabling Transmission to Deliver the Lowest-Cost Power

Hear from legislative insiders on the prospects for permitting reform in the 119th Congress and how the finance, data center, and clean energy industries can effectively communicate on the measures needed to accelerate transmission projects necessary to enable low-cost generation.

Daniel Palken

Arnold Ventures

Elizabeth Horner

ArentFox Schiff LLP

Jeremy Horan

ACORE

Networking Break

Breaking Through the Bottlenecks: The State of Interconnection Reform

While some interconnection queue progress is being made post-Order No. 2023, interconnection delays and uncertainties are still major obstacles for developers. Several grid operators have proposed interconnection “capping” or “queue jumping” reforms which could inhibit the development of the lowest-cost power options. This panel will tackle what options are available for regulators and industry to expedite the deployment of new megawatts.

Elise Caplan

ACORE

David Bromberg

Pearl Street Technologies

Matt Christiansen

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Houtan Moaveni

Grid Strategies

Beyond Nameplate: Capacity Accreditation in a Changing Grid

No resource can provide megawatts at all times, but dated assumptions about the value provided by different resources are adding pressure to an already overstressed grid. Experts discuss how industry, regulators and grid planners can better match the accreditation methodologies and resource adequacy metrics to physical reality.

Networking Lunch

Keynote Interview

Chairman David Rosner

FERC

Jose Antonio Miranda

Avangrid

The Missing Link: Interregional Progress in a Fragmented Grid

Numerous studies over many years have demonstrated the cost-saving and reliability benefits of additional interregional transmission. While merchant transmission developers and regional grid planners are making some progress, the pace of planning and development is likely insufficient to meet the reliability needs identified by the North American Reliability Corporation. This panel will highlight the state of play and the prospects for future interregional transmission expansion.

Steve Gaw

Advanced Power Alliance

Beth Soholt

Clean Grid Alliance

Abe Silverman

Johns Hopkins University

Stuart Nachmias

Con Edison Transmission

Steve Caminati

Pattern Energy

Networking Break

State Innovation in Curbing Rising Electricity Costs

Load growth, supply chain impediments, interconnection delays, and other developments threaten to raise power prices for consumers across the country. State policymakers have an important role to play managing demand and protecting ratepayers. This session will focus on the state policies that can have the most impact, including deploying advanced transmission technologies.

Jacob Finkel

Office of Governor Josh Shapiro (PA)

Kaitlin Savage

Google

Rob Gramlich

Grid Strategies

Julia Selker

WATT Coalition

Theodore Paradise

CTC Global

Closing Remarks

Ray Long

ACORE

Networking Reception