2026 Arizona Energy Future: Innovation, Technology & Economic Opportunity Conference

Date

November 5

Time

8:30 AM MST

Format

In-Person

Location

Phoenix, AZ

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The program examines federal energy policy affecting solar and storage companies, Arizona’s major energy-policy debates, Salt River Project’s post-election outlook, high-load customers and their effect on renewables markets, and how solar firms are adapting to new market opportunities. Sessions include “The Next Chapter in Federal Energy Policy: What Solar and Storage Companies Should Watch in Washington,” “Arizona Energy Policy Reality Check: What Insiders Actually Think About the State's Biggest Policy Debates,” “What’s Next for Salt River Project? SRP Update Post Election,” “The Hyperscale Energy Era: What High-Load Customers Mean for Renewables Markets,” and “Reinventing the Solar Business Model: How Solar Firms are Evolving to Meet New Market Opportunities.” The program also includes an AriSEIA year-in-review segment and a keynote by Eric Wesoff, Executive Director of Canary Media. Named speakers include Gretchen Dolson of HDR; Jeremy Woodrum of the Solar Energy Industries Association; Katherine Gensler of Arevon; Tara McGee of the American Clean Power Association; Paul Walker of Theseus LLC; Autumn Johnson of AriSEIA; Mike Gardner of Policy 48; Craig McFarland of Pinal Partnership; Blaise Caudill of the Arizona Governor's Office of Resiliency; Rene Lopez of the Arizona Corporation Commission; Andrew Yancey, Jackie Cerna, and Court Rich of AriSEIA; Chris Dobson and Jim Pratt of Salt River Project; Ellen Zuckerman of Google; Judson Tillinghast of Arizona Public Service; Karla Moran of Salt River Project; Mike Ashley of Copia Power; Robert Neifert of Solar Gain; Patrick Sterns of QCells North America; Emily Buzek of EnergyHub; John Mitman of Obodo Energy; and Erin Mahan of SunSpec Alliance. Registration categories are listed for non-members, AriSEIA members, nonprofit and government participants, elected policymakers, and full-time students.

Speakers(25)

Gretchen Dolson

Senior Vice President of Global Renewables Practice Lead, HDR; Moderator

Jeremy Woodrum

Senior Director of Government Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Katherine Gensler

VP of Government Affairs and Marketing, Arevon

Tara McGee

Senior Director of Federal Affairs, American Clean Power Association

Paul Walker

President, Theseus LLC

Autumn Johnson

Executive Director, Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (AriSEIA); Moderator

Mike Gardner

President, Policy 48

Craig McFarland

President & CEO, Pinal Partnership

Blaise Caudill

Deputy Director, Arizona Governor's Office of Resiliency

Rene Lopez

Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission

Andrew Yancey

Board Member, Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (AriSEIA); Moderator

Jackie Cerna

President, Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (AriSEIA)

Court Rich

Vice President, Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (AriSEIA); Director of Energy and Utility Infrastructure Department, Rose Law Group; Moderator

Chris Dobson

President, Salt River Project (SRP)

Jim Pratt

General Manager and CEO, Salt River Project (SRP)

Eric Wesoff

Executive Director, Canary Media

Ellen Zuckerman

Head of Energy Market Development North and South America, Google

Judson Tillinghast

Manager of Data Center Strategy, Arizona Public Service (APS)

Karla Moran

Director of Economic Development, Salt River Project (SRP)

Mike Ashley

Chief Commercial Officer, Copia Power

Robert Neifert

Director of Business Development, Solar Gain; Moderator

Patrick Sterns

Policy Director of Grid and Energy Services, QCells North America

Emily Buzek

Client Success Manager, EnergyHub

John Mitman

Founder & CEO, Obodo Energy

Erin Mahan

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, SunSpec Alliance

Topics

Energy
Policy
Technology

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