2023 Renewable Energy Conference

WHAT: NECA Annual Renewable Energy Conference
WHERE: Waltham Woods Conference Center, 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA
WHEN: Thursday, March 9, 2023 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Downloadable Schedule of the Day

OVERVIEW:
The NECA Renewable Energy Conference returns in person for the first time since March 2020, at the Waltham Woods Conference Center. As the industry experiences exponential growth and challenges and we look to the region’s 2030 climate change goals and beyond, join us for a day of in-depth conversations with experts about the real dilemmas and the possible solutions to meeting those goals. Topics include: new and creative ways to leverage renewables at the community level, the challenges of technology and financing risk, and strategies for repurposing fossil-fuel based assets as part of the region’s energy transition. In addition, we will offer multiple opportunities for meaningful networking.

CONFERENCE WELCOME:
Elizabeth Mahony, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (Virtual)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Maria Robinson, Director – Grid Deployment Office, US Department of Energy

PANELS:
Panel I: How Can We Develop the Assets Needed to Meet the Region’s Clean Energy Goals?
Moderator: Shane Early, Senior Counsel, Locke Lord 
Mark Sylvia, Chief of Staff, BlueWave Solar
Katie Theoharides, Head of Offshore Wind (East), RWE
Amit Barnir, Vice President, US – Network Infrastructure, Zenobē
Nickie Collard-Andrade, MA Bid/Workforce Senior Coordinator, Avangrid Renewables

Panel II: Managing Project & Technology Risks for the “Silver Bullets” of the Clean Energy Transition
Moderator: Andrew Kinross, Director, Power Advisory LLC
Ashton Whitcomb, Vice President, Javelin Capital
Stephanie Watson, Maine Offshore Wind Program Manager, Governor’s Energy Office
Rob Ritchie, Director of Energy Storage, Nexamp

Panel III: Consumers Stepping Up: If We Demand It, It Will Come
Moderator: Stephan Wollenburg, Senior Consultant, Sustainable Energy Advantage LLC
Larry Chretien, Executive Director, Green Energy Consumers Alliance
Patricia Stanton, Executive Director, E4TheFuture
Clifton Below, Chair, Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire
Maggie Downey, Administrator, Cape Light Compact

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:
Courtney Feeley Karp, Senior Counsel, Klavens Law Group, P.C.
Omar Muneeruddin, Commercial Manager & Chief of Staff, NGV US Northeast, National Grid Ventures

Link to Speaker Bios

COST:
NECA Members $520 | Non-Members $570 | Government $290 | Young Professionals Members $295 | Young Professionals Non-Members $325 | Virtual Attendees $175 | Students $125

Not sure if your company is a member? Check NECA’s list of members before selecting your ticket.

SPONSORS:
Premier: ControlPoint Technologies | Foley Hoag | Klavens Law Group | NextEra Energy | Robinson + Cole | StoneTurn | Sustainable Energy Advantage
Corporate: Adler Pollock & Sheehan | Downs Rachlin Martin | Epsilon Associates | Eversource | London Economics International | McCauley Lyman | Murtha Cullina | Power Advisory | Prince Lobel Tye | Rath, Young and Pignatelli | TRC | VHB

EXHIBITORS:
NE Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership | TRC | United Civil | Vergent Power Solutions

Please visit the NECA home page to link to our sponsors’ websites.

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