2026 Environmental Conference
Event Details
2026 Environmental Conference
A Balancing Act: The Environmental Costs and Benefits of Meeting Our Energy Needs
WHEN: Thursday, April 16, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
WHERE: McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord, NH
REGISTER HERE
SEE WHO’S COMING
Join us on April 16 as our panelists discuss the environmental costs and benefits of meeting our energy needs, including conversations on the life-cycle costs of different energy generation technologies, the challenges with electric and gas transmission, and opportunities for the redevelopment of utility and brownfield sites.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sam Evans-Brown, Executive Director, Clean Energy NH
INTRODUCER: Sherrie Trefry, Energy Market Leader, VHB
PANEL SPEAKERS:
Panel I: Renewable Power and Next-Generation Energy Solutions
David Carpenter, Of Counsel, Downs Rachlin Martin (Moderator)
Maryette Haggerty Perrault,Senior Policy Manager, Bloom Energy
Jerry Leone, Sr. Director, Land Development, Convergent Energy and Power
Nathalie Schils, VP of Energy, Tetra Tech
Brandon Kibbe, VP, External Affairs, Great River Hydro
Panel II: Connecting the Grid: Transmission Infrastructure Challenges
Tracy Adamski, Vice President, Tighe & Bond (Moderator)
Josh Bagnato, SVP, Development, TDI
Denise Bartone, Director, Environmental Permitting, Eversource Energy
Panel III: Conventional Power in a Changing Energy Landscape
Paul Martin, Senior Project Manager, BSC Group (Moderator)
Todd Griset, Partner, Preti Flaherty
Bill Labbe, SVP of Program Management, TRC
AJ Jablonowski, Principal, Epsilon Associates
Panel IV: Redevelopment, Reuse and Recycling
Eric DeNardo, Senior Project Manager and Senior Engineer, Verdantas (Moderator)
Andrew Bernstein, Managing Partner, Kearsarge Energy
Chad Farrell, CEO, Encore Renewable Energy
Glenn Laga, Co-Founder, Commercial Solar Panel Recycling
PROGRAM
PREMIER SPONSOR: Michaud Law Group | StoneTurn | Tighe & Bond | TRC | Verdantas | VHB
CORPORATE SPONSORS: BSC Group | Downs Rachlin Martin | Freedom Energy Logistics | PretiFlaherty
COST*:
NECA Members $325 | Non-members $375 | Government, Non-Profit & Young Professionals** $150 | Full-time Students $75
* Prices will increase by $25 on April 9.
** Working in the energy industry less than five years
No refund for no-shows. Substitutions can be made at any time.
NEARBY HOTELS:
Courtyard by Marriott, Concord, NH
DoubleTree by Hilton, Concord Downtown