GridFWD 2020 - Socials
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Thanks for your interest in joining the GridFWD 2020 social discussions. Each social is organized around a specific topic and led by an experienced industry pro.
Please review the 12 Social sessions below, and enter your name and email next to the ones you’d like to participate in. Note that some of the sessions are already at capacity and not accepting more attendees.
All times are Pacific daylight Time.
october 6 - 3pm
How progress on equity can be a driver for innovation
Discussion leader: Dana Clare Redden, CEO, Solar Concierge
Signup is closed (Oct 6 1PM).
October 7 - 1PM
Beyond the business case, how does AMI benefit customers?
Discussion leader: Joe Tellez, CTO, Tacoma Public Utilities
Session is full.
october 7 - 1:30pm
Managing gigawatt scale wind to power zero-carbon data centers
Discussion leader: Ralph Kappelhoff, WW Power & Utility Solutions, Amazon
Ralph will be joined by two other Amazon people
Session is full.
october 8 - 10:00Am
How to ensure tribes aren't left behind in the transition to clean energy
Discussion leader: Elizabeth Doris, Principal Laboratory Program Manager: Tribal Program, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Session is over.
october 8 - 1:30pm
How can energy policy and regulation support progress toward more equitable outcomes?
Discussion leader: Letha Tawney, Commissioner, Oregon Public Utility Commission
Session is full.
October 8 - 3:00pm
Can - or should - customer data be monetized...and if so, by whom?
Discussion leader: Rich Barone, VP Advanced Energy Transformation, TRC
Rich will be joined by Jim Harvey, TRC
October 9 - 12:30PM
How to stay the course in hard times
Discussion leader: Emeka Anyanwu, Energy Innovation and Resources Officer, Seattle City Light
Session is full.
October 9 - 12:30PM
How can variable pricing support low income communities?
Discussion leader: Ahmad Faruqui, Principal, Brattle
Session is full.
october 12 - 12:00pm
Broadband as a grid reliability tool
Discussion leader: Mike Brozek, SVP Technology, Anterix
Sign-Up is closed.
October 12 - 12:30pm
How do you bridge the gap between utility DSM and distribution operations teams to effectively create and scale behind-the-meter DER programs?
Discussion leaders: Michael McMaster, APS
With Tyler Rogers, Energy Hub and Tom Hines, Tierra Resource Consultants
Session is full.
october 13 - 12:30pm
Is Distribution System Planning likely to lead us where we want to go, and what will it take to make it happen?
Discussion host: Commissioner Mark Thompson, Oregon Public Utility Commission
Session is full.
October 13 - 3PM
Deep Electrification Session Continuation
Discussion leader: Alex Laskey, Rewiring America
October 14 - 2PM
What does resource adequacy mean in the NW moving forward?
Discussion leader: John Ollis, Manager of Planning and Analysis, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Session is full.
Oct 14th social - 3:00PM
Funding innovation in dynamic times
Discussion leader: Jeffrey Ackermann, Chair CO PUC
October 15 - 10am
How does regulation keep up with the digital transformation?
Discussion leader: Shuli Goodman, Executive Director, LF Energy
October 15 - noon
Clean Energy for Biden: What impact will the election have on the grid?
Discussion leader: Audrey Lee, Clean Energy for Biden
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