Powering the Next Era: Energy Issues Driving San Diego’s Cleantech Economy

Date

December 3

Time

8:00 AM PT

Format

In-Person

Location

La Jolla, CA

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About

California’s shifting economy is increasing demand for power, flexibility, and speed-to-power. The event examines the effects of evolving energy demand on transmission and distribution infrastructure, along with strategies and policies addressing transmission hurdles, interconnection bottlenecks, and reliability challenges. Panel topics include: - Energy Load: Demands and Opportunities for the Energy Sector, covering data centers, EV infrastructure, electrification, clean energy, and grid realities. - Queued Up: Transmission, Interconnection, and San Diego’s Infrastructure Challenges, addressing grid access and infrastructure needs. - Energy Storage: Securing Critical Infrastructure to Ensure Reliability, focusing on battery energy storage and future storage demand. - Policy in Motion: California and San Diego’s Push for Clean Energy Leadership, examining federal policy shifts, political challenges, and state and local clean energy action. Confirmed speakers include Eric Wesoff, Executive Director, Canary Media; Cristy Sanada, Deputy Director, Demand Forecasting and Scenario Development, California Energy Commission; Le-Quyen Nguyen, Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy, California Public Utilities Commission; Will Speer, Vice President – Electric Engineering and Construction, SDG&E; Nick Jackson, Vice President, Baker Electric; John Lushetsky, Senior Vice President, ML Strategies; David Field, CEO/Co-Founder, Luminia; Hanna Grene, Global GTM & Innovation Leader, Energy & Resources, Microsoft; Cody Hill, Senior Vice President, REV Renewables; Arnab Pal, Executive Director, Deploy Action; April Bolduc, President, S Curve Strategies; Mitch Zafer, Principal, Energy Storage, Coffman Engineers; Marc Campopiano, Partner, Ashurst Perkins Coie; Cody Hooven, Principal & Co-Founder, Evolution Affairs; Hillary Hebert, Founder/Principal, HMH Energy; and Jason Anderson, President and CEO, Cleantech San Diego.

Speakers(18)

Eric Wesoff

Executive Director, Canary Media

Cristy Sanada

Deputy Director, Demand Forecasting and Scenario Development, California Energy Commission

Le-Quyen Nguyen

Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy, California Public Utilities Commission

Neil Milar

Vice President of Transmission Planning & Infrastructure Development, California Independent System Operator (ISO)

Will Speer

Vice President – Electric Engineering and Construction, SDG&E

Brindavani Malladi

Vice President, Interconnection, Arevon

Nick Jackson

Vice President, Baker Electric

John Lushetsky

Senior Vice President, ML Strategies

David Field

CEO/Co-Founder, Luminia

Hanna Grene

Global GTM & Innovation Leader, Energy & Resources, Microsoft

Cody Hill

Senior Vice President, REV Renewables

Arnab Pal

Executive Director, Deploy Action

April Bolduc

President, S Curve Strategies

Mitch Zafer

Principal, Energy Storage, Coffman Engineers

Marc Campopiano

Partner, Ashurst Perkins Coie

Cody Hooven

Principal & Co-Founder, Evolution Affairs

Hillary Hebert

Founder/Principal, HMH Energy

Jason Anderson

President and CEO, Cleantech San Diego

Topics

Energy
Engineering
Policy

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