Realizing the Untapped Potential of AMI - Encore session below!

Signup is now closed (Oct 6 1PM). In some jurisdictions, utility regulators are denying or delaying AMI roll-outs, causing many in the industry to question the future of AMI. This session will explore, from various perspectives, how we got to where we are with AMI, how AMI can be transformed to serve as the hub of grid-edge operations, and how to reframe the question before regulators from “whether to allow utilities to invest in AMI” to “what should the AMI system be required to do.” Discussion leaders:

• Bryan Hannegan, President & CEO, Holy Cross Energy

• Marissa Hummon, CTO, Utilidata [moderator]

• Larry La Bolle, Director, Avista

• Jess Melanson, President and COO, Utilidata

Addressing New Electricity Norms & Enabling A Zero-Carbon Future

Session is full! Use form to join waitlist. How has the technology landscape matured to make it possible to implement resiliency efforts? We'll highlight the latest in the tech toolkit and discuss challenges that exist to put these areas into practice in the real world. Discussion leaders:

• Kavya Balaraman, Reporter, Utility Dive

• Giovanni Bertolino, Head of Emobility, Enel X

• Kathy Knoop, Energy Innovation Advisor, APS

  
  
  

Creating Better Alignment For Utilities and Regulators Using the Resource Value Test

Session is full! Use form to join waitlist. Regulatory models traditionally focus on cost effectiveness rather than taking into account all of the many benefits a demand side management (DSM) program might entail, including carbon reduction, health benefits, comfort of customers and reliability. A more modern approach is applying the “Resource Value Test”(RVT) that allows regulators to take a multi-faceted approach based on the needs of their jurisdiction. As more utilities and regulators seek to cut carbon emissions, both parties need a regulatory framework that better aligns program performance and incentive structure. Discussion leader:

• Tanuj Deora, VP Market Innovation, Uplight

• Angela Long, Manager of Planning & Strategy, Portland General Electric

Encore Session!
Realizing the Untapped Potential of AMI, Round 2

In some jurisdictions, utility regulators are denying or delaying AMI roll-outs, causing many in the industry to question the future of AMI. This session will explore, from various perspectives, how we got to where we are with AMI, how AMI can be transformed to serve as the hub of grid-edge operations, and how to reframe the question before regulators from “whether to allow utilities to invest in AMI” to “what should the AMI system be required to do.” Discussion leaders:

• Bryan Hannegan, President & CEO, Holy Cross Energy

• Marissa Hummon, CTO, Utilidata [moderator]

• Larry La Bolle, Director, Avista

  Arthur Burns, Sr Director, Electric, Sensus

Pathways to Dramatically Scaling Electrification

Session is full! Use form to join waitlist. Are we at the cusp of a revolution in the energy arena as new areas are significantly electrified? Or are entrenched institutional and consumer barriers going to impede this transition? This discussion will apply the principles articulated by the Rewiring America initiative within a unique regional context to understand the opportunity of radically scaling electrification of heating and the building stock as an example for the rest of the country - and the world.

• Per Christian Honningsvåg, Managing Director WW Power & Utilities Industry, Microsoft

• Alex Laskey, Founder & Executive Chair, Rewiring America

• Brian Stewart, CoFounder, Electrify Now