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In response to the current COVID-19 crisis, the CALIFORNIA ENERGY SUMMIT is now a fully VIRTUAL event. Attendees will get the latest on policy and market changes from California’s top regulatory officials, utility and public power leaders, and developers - delivered directly in an intuitive and convenient digital format. Learn more about virtual format benefits and take a tour.

55+ Expert Speakers

Interactive Networking

17 Content-Packed Sessions

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

California’s recent rolling blackouts point out the unprecedented challenges of maintaining reliability while procuring enormous amounts of storage, solar and other renewables to transform its energy industry.

Even as CCAs expand their reach in the retail market, new procurement and planning processes are certain to impact both in-state and out-of-state suppliers in the wholesale market.

At the same time zero-emission vehicle and building electrification programs are rapidly expanding, opening up new opportunities to deploy infrastructure while driving expectations for demand growth. And to meet SB100 renewable energy goals, gigawatts of renewables and storage must be procured.

But in the always complex and sometimes confusing California market, only those with the most up-to-date information on the policy, rule and market changes can effectively assess emerging opportunities and profit.

WHY ATTEND?

The 8th Annual California Energy Summit 2020 will bring together California’s top regulatory officials, utility and public power leaders, CCAs, and developers to discuss:

  • What is needed to deal with recent reliability issues
  • How the IRP Preferred System Plan is being translated into procurement plans by IOUs, CCAs, and public power
  • New opportunities for microgrids, utility-scale standalone storage and hybrid projects
  • Regional market development to support renewables integration—the latest updates on EDAM and the role of out-of-state resources
  • How California’s ambitious decarbonization goals are being converted into programs to incentivize the roll-out of rooftop and socially equitable community solar
  • Opportunities in transportation electrification, and its impacts on the grid and future electricity demand
  • How to meet SB100 goals—what is needed from long duration storage, natural gas and other technologies
VIRTUAL FORMAT

Intuitive Virtual Conference Experience Right at Your Fingertips

Virtual Format Benefits

  • Get the critical information you need - without the traveling expense or risk during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Interact with California’s top regulatory officials, utility and public power leaders, and developers digitally

Effective Networking

  • Connect with speakers and attendees in the Networking Lounge or via secured, private messages
  • Schedule 1-on-1 meetings or group calls using built-in video chat features on our virtual platform
FEATURED SPEAKERS

Commissioner Karen Douglas
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION (CEC)

Edward Randolph
Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy
CPUC

Mark Rothleder
COO,
as of November 6th, 2020

CAISO

Simon Zewdu
Director of Power Regulatory Compliance and Specifications Division
LADWP

Sandeep Arora
Senior Vice President, Transmission & Markets
LS POWER

Carrie Bentley
Committee Chair
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM

Lincoln Bleveans
Assistant GM, Power Supply
BURBANK WATER AND POWER

Howard Chang
COO
EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY

Stephanie Chen
Senior Policy Counsel
MCE

 

Meghan Nutting
EVP of Policy and Communications
SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION

Jan Pepper
CEO
PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY

Jigar Shah
Manager of Distributed Energy & Grid Services
ELECTRIFY AMERICA, LLC

Jeanne M. Solé
Deputy Director of Power Resources
SAN JOSE
CLEAN ENERGY

Carl Stills
Vice President, Imperial Valley Development & Storage Integration
8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
  • 2G Energy Inc.
  • 3 Phases Renewables
  • 8minute Solar Energy
  • Alameda Municipal Power
  • Ameresco
  • BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC
  • Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
  • Burbank Water and Power
  • CAISO
  • California Energy Commission (CEC)
  • California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA)
  • California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
  • City of Santa Monica, CA
  • Clean Coalition
  • CTC Global Corporation
  • East Bay Community Energy
  • EDF Renewables
  • Electrify America, LLC
  • Energy and Environmental Economics
  • Energy Vault
  • Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Hanna and Morton LLP
  • Highview Power
  • Hydrostor Inc.
  • ICF Resources, LLC
  • Imperial Irrigation District (IID)
  • Independent Energy Producers Association (IEPA)
  • LADWP
  • LS Power
  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • MCE
  • Motiv Power Systems, Inc.
  • Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  • New Energy Nexus
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
  • Peninsula Clean Energy
  • San Jose Clean Energy
  • Scale Microgrid Solutions
  • Sheppard Mullin
  • Southern California Edison (SCE)
  • Stem
  • Stoel Rives LLP
  • Sunnova Energy Corporation
  • Sunrun
  • The Energy Authority
  • UCLA
  • Vivint Solar
  • Western Power Trading Forum

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Who Should Attend?

  • CCAs
  • Electric Service Providers
  • Energy Storage
  • Investors
  • Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs)
  • IPPs
  • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
  • Publicly-Owned Utilities (POUs)
  • Regulatory Officials
  • Renewable Energy Developers

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Hanna and Morton

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We combine long-established traditions with new ideas. On the one hand, we adhere to traditional values of professionalism, honesty and loyalty to our clients’ interests. On the other, we seek new ways of going about our work so as to solve our clients’ legal problems more quickly and cost effectively.

CTC Global

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CTC Global Corporation, based in Irvine, California developed, tested and produces the composite core used in ACCC® Bare Overhead Conductors. The ACCC Conductor, produced in association with 25+ international stranding partners, leverages advanced carbon fiber technology to help improve the efficiency, capacity, reliability and resiliency of electric power grids worldwide. The ACCC Conductor offers greater strength, higher capacity and lower line losses compared to any other bare overhead conductor on the market today. Line loss reductions range from 25 to 40% or more. Reduced line losses not only reduces fuel consumption and associated emissions, it also frees up generation capacity that is otherwise wasted. For more information visit our website or call +1(949)428-8500. To date, over 80,000 km of ACCC Conductor has been deployed to more than 700 projects in 50 countries.

ICF

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ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global consulting and technology services provider with more than 5,000 professionals focused on making big things possible for our clients. We are business analysts, policy specialists, technologists, researchers, digital strategists, social scientists and creatives. Since 1969, government and commercial clients have worked with ICF to overcome their toughest challenges on issues that matter profoundly to their success. Come engage with us at icf.com.

The Energy Authority

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2G Energy Inc.

Website

2G Energy Inc., a subsidiary of 2G Energy AG in Germany, is a renowned CHP cogeneration specialist offering best-in-class cogeneration systems for natural and biogas in the 60 to 2,500 kW power range. We offer the most efficient and reliable energy solutions with our unique standardized modular design and focus on making the highest quality product with outstanding service. With
over 5,500 2G systems installed worldwide, our customers confirm the quality and performance of 2G products and build the basis for our international success.

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