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November 20 - 21, 2024
Hilton Salt Lake City Center
Salt Lake City, UT

The ONLY Program Covering Procurement Opportunities, Load Growth, Transmission Expansion & Market Integration/Regionalization Initiatives Across the Entire 8-State Region

Utilities, local and state governments, other LSEs, and corporates in the eight-state Mountain West region are procuring rapidly growing amounts of renewable energy and storage as they work to achieve their climate and GHG-reduction goals. Moreover, power-hungry generative AI data centers and alternative decarbonization technologies such as hydrogen will soon provide even more dramatic opportunities for renewable power development.

To grasp these opportunities, however, market participants need to understand the latest progress towards the development of more formally organized western electricity markets and understand how each proposed day-ahead market structure will impact power procurement, grid reliability, and resource adequacy, as well as project costs, valuations, and financing. Players will need to follow the initiatives attempting to ease transmission and interconnection challenges and the impacts of FERC’s latest transmission reform rules. Keeping up with the progress of alternative decarbonization technologies like hydrogen, carbon capture, and alternative fuels across the region remains essential. Only those armed with the most up-to-date intelligence on these developments will be able to take full advantage of the flourishing opportunities in this dynamic, eight-state region.

Infocast’s Mountain West Renewables Summit is organized to let you hear directly from the region’s leading energy decision makers and executives from utilities, local governments, and LSEs. They will come together with the region's leading renewable development and finance communities to network and exchange the latest on the state and future of the Mountain West energy markets. The meeting offers unique insights into their needs, challenges, and the initiatives they have underway in today’s uncertain economic and political environment. This remarkable summit will provide the perfect venue to take advantage of the vast opportunities for renewable energy procurement, development, and deployment in the Mountain West.

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FEATURED SPEAKERS

 

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Carlos Aguiar
City Energy Manager, Office of Sustainability
CITY OF PHOENIX

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Gabriel Aguilera
Commissioner
NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION

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Bryce Carter
Emerging Markets Program Manager for Geothermal
COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE

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Beth Davis
Director of Origination
SCOUT CLEAN ENERGY

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Jacqueline DeRosa
Vice President - Energy Storage Systems
AMERESCO

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Walter W. Haase, P.E.
General Manager
NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY

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Harry Hansen
Deputy Director
UTAH OFFICE OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

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Eric Hawkins
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC

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Saif Ismail
Energy and Sustainability Division Manager
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

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Jonathan Koehn
Climate Initiatives Director
CITY OF BOULDER

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Jennifer Livermore
General Engineer, Geothermal Technologies Office
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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Bryce Nielsen
Director of Transmission Planning, Strategy & Development
SALT RIVER PROJECT

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Kavya Niranjan
Markets & Transmission Policy Manager
RENEWABLE NORTHWEST

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Kris Raper
Vice President, Strategic Engagement & External Affairs
WECC

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Derek Seaman
Director, Resource Acquisition
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE

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Leah Rubin Shen
Managing Director
ADVANCED ENERGY UNITED

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Kelly Snyder
Senior Director of Origination - North America
EDP RENEWABLES

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Holly Taylor
Manager of Regional Affairs
CALIFORNIA ISO (CAISO)

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Maggie Tallmadge
Director of Development
NAVAJO POWER

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Christopher Thomas, Sr.
Climate & Energy Program Manager
SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION

HEAR FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS & EXPERTS

 

  • Advanced Energy United
  • Ameresco
  • Arizona Public Service
  • Avantus
  • Black Hills Corporation
  • Blink Charging
  • Bonneville Power Administration
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • California ISO (CAISO)
  • Carbon Vault Holdings LLC
  • City of Albuquerque
  • City of Boulder
  • City of Phoenix
  • Clean Capital LLC
  • Colorado Energy Office
  • Colorado Solar & Storage Association
  • Copia Power
  • Davies
  • Denham Capital
  • DG Fuels, LLC
  • EDF Renewables
  • EDP Renewables
  • Enbridge
  • Engie North America
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • GridStor
  • Guzman Energy
  • Holland & Hart LLP
  • ibV Energy Partners
  • Legacy Bank & Trust
  • LevelTen Energy
  • Lotus Infrastructure
  • Mercuria Energy America
  • MUFG
  • National Renewables Solutions (NATRS)
  • Navajo Power
  • Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
  • New Mexico Department of Transportation
  • New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
  • Nexamp
  • Ormat Energy Storage
  • Prudential Private Capital
  • Renewable America
  • Renewable Northwest
  • RMI
  • Sage Geosystems
  • Salt Lake City Corporation
  • Salt River Project
  • Scout Clean Energy
  • SolaREIT
  • SolRiver Capital
  • Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
  • STX Commodities
  • SYSO
  • Tri-Merit
  • Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Trio
  • Troutman Pepper
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • US Solar
  • Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS)
  • Utah Clean Energy
  • Utah Department of Transportation
  • Utah Office of Energy Development
  • Volvo Energy
  • Vote Solar
  • WECC
  • Wells Fargo Energy Group
  • Western Resource Advocates
  • Zanskar

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

 

  • IOUs, Munis/POUs
  • Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers
  • City, State and Regional Governments
  • Law Firms
  • EPCs and Equipment Suppliers
  • Renewable, Storage, and Transmission Developers and Owners
  • Financiers and Financial Advisors
  • Energy Regulators
  • Consultants
  • Energy Risk Management Services / Insurance

PAST PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

 

  • ABB Inc
  • Acciona Energy USA Global
  • Aces
  • AES Clean Energy
  • Albertsons Companies, Inc.
  • Also Energy
  • Ameresco
  • Arion Energy
  • Arizona Energy Consortium
  • Arizona Public Service
  • Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (ARISEIA)
  • Avangrid Renewables
  • AWG
  • Balanced Rock Power
  • Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC
  • Black Hills Corporation
  • Bonneville Power Administration
  • Broad Reach Power LLC
  • Brookfield Renewable
  • CAISO
  • Champlin Renewables, LLC
  • City and County of Denver
  • City of Reno
  • CLE Power
  • Clean Energy Buyers Association
  • CleanArc Data Centers
  • Clenera
  • ConnectGen
  • Convergent Energy & Power
  • Copia Power
  • CTC Global
  • Cyrq Energy, Inc.
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Doral
  • Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, PC
  • Ecoplexus, Inc.
  • EDF Renewables
  • EDP Renewables
  • Enertis
  • Estuary Power
  • Fluence
  • Focus Clean Energy, LLL
  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • GameChange Solar
  • GE Renewables
  • Hartree Partners
  • HEAL Utah
  • Heber Light & Power
  • Hexagon Energy
  • Holland & Hart LLP
  • Idaho Power Company
  • Innergex Renewable Energy
  • IOWN Renewable Energy Inc.
  • JUWI Inc.
  • Korsail Energy
  • Lancer Energy
  • Langan Engineering and Environmental Services
  • Longroad Energy
  • LS Power
  • M.A. Mortenson Company
  • Marathon Capital
  • Murray City Power
  • National Renewable Solutions, LLC
  • Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC
  • Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
  • New Energy Equity
  • NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
  • Nova Clean Energy
  • Novis Renewables
  • Ohio Energy Storage Association
  • OnPeak Power
  • Onyx Renewable Partners LP
  • Ormat Technologies, Inc.
  • Orsted
  • Panamint Capital
  • PNE USA, Inc.
  • Potentia Renewables Inc.
  • Powerex
  • Powin
  • Primergy Solar
  • Prudential Private Capital
  • Qcells
  • QTS Data Centers
  • Repsol Renewables
  • RES America Developments
  • REV Renewables
  • RMI
  • Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp)
  • rPlus Energies
  • RWE Renewables
  • Savion
  • Schneider Electric (Sustainability Business)
  • Scout Clean Energy
  • Siemens Energy
  • Silicon Ranch
  • Sol Systems
  • Solar4America Technology, Inc.
  • Solarjuice Technology Inc
  • Starwood
  • Stellar Renewable Power
  • TAPP, Inc.
  • TGE
  • TransAlta Corporation
  • Transcon Environmental, Inc.
  • Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Triple Oak Power
  • Troutman Pepper LLP
  • UAMPS
  • US Bitcoin Corp
  • Utah Clean Cities Coalition (UCCC)
  • Utah House of Representatives
  • Utah Inland Port Authority
  • Vistra Corp
  • Vitol
  • Vote Solar
  • Western Energy Storage Taskforce (WEST)
  • Western Freedom
  • Western Resource Advocates
  • Winergy / Flender Corporation
  • Xcel Energy
  • Zero Emission Think Tank
  • ...and many more!

2023 RECAP

 

290+

Event Participants

55

Expert Speakers

17

Content-Packed Sessions

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VENUE

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Hilton Salt Lake City Center
255 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: (801) 328-2000

Room Rate: $179
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Cutoff Date: Monday, October 28, 2024
Group Name: Direct Pay and Mountain West Renewables 2024


WARNING: Please do not book any guest rooms with third-party housing companies for this event. Infocast does not partner with outside housing companies, so we advise that you only book guest rooms directly through the venue using the details provided above.

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Holland & Hart LLP

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Throughout the Mountain West, from coast to coast and beyond, Holland & Hart provides clients with astute legal service from a vantage like no other. We have been rooted in the energy and resources industry through generations and work on projects through their entire life cycle. Our diverse teams are built to last and scalable to respond to our clients’ ever-evolving needs. For more information, visit www.hollandhart.com.

Davies

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What we do.
Davies has turned public affairs into an art. We provide thoughtful strategies, compelling messages and precise tactical execution to overcome controversy and crisis.

We have distinguished ourselves with a nearly flawless record of helping our clients win their most challenging battles, successfully reorienting hundreds of issues that seemed lost or burdened by insurmountable odds.

Davies provides issues management, public affairs, and crisis communication support. We specialize in message creation and grassroots programs that motivate individuals to speak out and take action – influencing regulatory, permitting and political challenges.

Who we are.
Davies is the national public affairs firm of choice for clients who need to win high-stakes, defining issues. Our nearly flawless record for project approvals over 30 years speaks for itself — if you want to win, hire Davies.

You may be facing loud mobilized opposition to your plans, as well as hostile elected officials. We overcome these opposing forces by identifying and activating a motivated and educated crowd in favor of your plans, redefining the issue and moving public opinion.

How we think.
At Davies we are on a continuous quest for the best techniques and approaches, from time-tested to novel and emerging. Over the years we’ve developed unique skill-sets and created proprietary tools to aid us in helping our clients win their battles.

We are not planning on giving you the exact recipe for our success, but we’ll be glad to share with you some of our thinking.

Syso

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SYSO is a market operations provider with over 190 BESS and solar assets under management totaling over 2.5GW of storage and solar resources. SYSO brings together the strength of vertical integration across revenue forecasting, live asset arbitrage optimization, ISO scheduling and 24/7 NOC asset operations services.

Tri-Merit

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Tri-Merit supports CPAs, CFOs and owners of small-to-midsize businesses by serving as an extension of their advisory team to lessen the tax burden and increase cash flow. We work with companies to uncover the engineering, manufacturing and product development data needed to support claiming tax incentives such as the R&D tax credit, and tax planning strategies such as cost segregation.

Tri-Merit turns a complex process into a refreshingly straightforward experience that requires minimal time and effort from CPAs and their clients.

Brown & Brown, Risk Solutions

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Brown & Brown is a large account risk management broker that values depth of industry and product knowledge. Operating as a single profit center organized by specialization align our service teams to be structured based on what is best for clients’ business rather than geographic convenience. We go beyond one-off transactions and utilize advanced analytics on every program. By quantifying the effects each decision will have on a company’s risk profile, we take the mystery out of buying insurance. Execution on analytical findings is our true differentiator in mitigating losses and affecting process changes. Our collective success is earned by creating the ideal risk management solution for our clients.

FlexGen

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FlexGen designs and integrates energy storage solutions and the software platform that is enabling today’s energy transition.
FlexGen delivers utility-scale storage projects integrated with traditional and renewable power generation globally.
Our clients and partners include the most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, EPCs and electric cooperatives in the world.

AMPS Power Solutions

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AMPS Power Solutions is a national leader in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, specializing in renewable energy and onsite commercial and industrial power generation and delivery. We provide comprehensive solutions across solar energy, energy storage systems, electrical design, electrical gear procurement, lighting procurement, medium voltage solutions, energy modeling, and onsite substation development.

Leveraging proprietary technology and extensive engineering expertise, we evaluate all available energy sources to deliver the most objective and optimal outcomes for our clients. With a robust national network of suppliers and decades of construction experience, AMPS Power Solutions is equipped to design, procure, and build tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of your business.

Electric Power Engineers

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A leader in grid reliability and resiliency, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe for over 50 years. EPE’s client-centric approach delivers unmatched expertise throughout the project lifecycle, with a platform of comprehensive services and proprietary solutions spanning utility engineering, grid and resource integration, reliability and compliance, digitalization, and grid analytics, as well as innovative software solutions with ENER-i.AI. Committed to designing and developing the grid of the future, EPE’s highly experienced team of detail-oriented consultants are passionate about helping clients address complex engineering and grid modeling challenges, bridge gaps, and gain visibility into the evolving complexities of the grid. Learn more about EPE at epeconsulting.com.

LandGate

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LandGate is the leading provider of information, data solutions, and an online marketplace for US commercial land resources: solar, wind, carbon, oil & gas, minerals, and water. The company helps landowners, real estate agents, investors, and developers understand energy and environmental resource values and transact on its online marketplace. LandGate’s platform applies its technology to provide deals, leads, data, analytics, and web apps to substantially reduce investors costs.

LandGate has a differentiated product advantage built on highly automated data tasks and the digitization of land resource valuations. The network effect builds with landowners and real estate agents who can easily list land resources for lease or sale on the online marketplace. It also provides a cost advantage for energy and environmental investors/developers who can more efficiently access deals.

The Megawatt Group

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The Megawatt Group connects forward-thinking, U.S.-based solar buyers with the top Tier-1 Module manufacturers in the world. Every day we put our resources, expertise and access to work for our clients. From helping EPCs streamline procurement to giving overseas manufacturers a foothold in the US market, we strive to help our partners – and the solar industry itself – thrive.

Unicorn Solar

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Unicorn Solar is a specialized solar equipment broker selling modules, inverters, and batteries (ESS). We excel in “De-risking” the solar purchasing process. We employ strategic measures to minimize potential risks associated with implementing solar technologies, considering residential, commercial, and utility needs.

Our approach encompasses thorough due diligence, meticulous vendor selection, and stringent technology assessments, ensuring quality and compatibility. We prioritize securing performance guarantees and conduct detailed financial analyses to determine returns on investment.

Also, Unicorn addresses regulatory compliance, financial incentives, and contractual protections, which are integral. With a focus on monitoring systems, maintenance contracts, and professional consultations, we guide clients in making informed decisions.

Unicorn Solar emphasizes flexibility and scalability, allowing adaptability to evolving energy requirements. By comprehensively addressing these aspects, we offer a secure and streamlined transition to solar energy, significantly mitigating potential risks in the process.

Advanced Energy United

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Americans for a Clean Energy Grid

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Arizona Energy Consortium

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Clean Coalition

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The Clean Coalition is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and a modern grid through technical, policy, and project development expertise. The Clean Coalition drives policy innovation to remove barriers to procurement and interconnection of distributed energy resources (DER) – such as local renewables, advanced inverters, demand response, and energy storage – and we establish market mechanisms that realize the full potential of integrating these solutions. The Clean Coalition also collaborates with utilities and municipalities to create near-term deployment opportunities that prove the technical and financial viability of local renewables and other DER.

HEAL Utah

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Interwest Energy Alliance

Website

Utah Clean Energy

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