Storage East

Ali Amirali

STARWOOD ENERGY GROUP GLOBAL, LLC

Lee Bailey

US RENEWABLES GROUP

Neil Chatterjee

FERC

Michael DeSocio

NEW YORK INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (NYISO)

Imre Gyuk, Ph.D.

US DOE

Adrienne Lalle

CONSOLIDATED EDISON

Thomas Leyden

EDF RENEWABLES

Steve Pike

MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY CENTER

Jigar Shah

GENERATE CAPITAL

Josh Teigiser

ORIGIS ENERGY

Mayer Brown

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Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in major cities across the Americas, Asia and Europe.  Our experience in the solar sector started more than twenty years ago when we worked on Solar Electric Generating System IX (SEGS) in California, one of the first large-scale solar projects in the United States.  Our lawyers have represented financiers, sponsors and other project participants on important and cutting edge solar energy projects and financing structures across the globe.

Whether it is utility-scale concentrated solar thermal, photovoltaic, rooftop distributed generation or other solar technology, we have the industry knowledge and experience needed to get deals done anywhere in the world.

We offer local market expertise on a global basis, with offices in each of the major energy and financial centers around the world – London, New York, Hong Kong, and Houston.

Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe

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Orrick is a global leader in the development, financing, acquisition and disposition of utility scale and distributed solar projects.

• Over 20,000 megawatts of solar PPAs and storage contracts, arrangements, and EPC and module supply contracts
• Innovative financing including levered and unlevered tax equity financings, using every structure in the market
• Development, mezzanine, construction and term debt financings for market-leading solar projects
• High profile solar project and company M&A and joint venture transactions

Ascend Analytics

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Ascend Analytics is an innovative energy analytics software and services company based in Boulder, CO. Since 2002, Ascend has provided power industry clients such as utilities, retailers, independent power producers, and financiers with analysis and insights to support robust decisions from the next day to the next 30 years. Our software and expertise are widely leveraged for battery dispatch bidding optimization, hedging and risk management, budgeting, integrated resource planning, RFO procurement valuation, and strategic planning. Ascend’s Market Intelligence service provides portfolio managers, power traders, strategic planners, and C-suite executives with the insight and confidence to make critical investments in new clean, reliable, and resilient energy infrastructure. For more information check out our website at www.ascendanalytics.com.

Clean Energy States Alliance

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The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) is a national, nonprofit coalition of public agencies and organizations working together to advance clean energy. CESA members—mostly state agencies— include many of the most innovative, successful, and influential public funders of clean energy initiatives in the country.

CESA works with state leaders, federal agencies, industry representatives, and other stakeholders to develop and promote clean energy technologies and markets. It supports effective state and local policies, programs, and innovation in the clean energy generation sector, with an emphasis on renewable energy, financing strategies, and economic development. CESA facilitates information sharing, provides technical assistance, coordinates multi-state collaborative projects, and communicates the views and achievements of its members.

CESA is managed and staffed by Clean Energy Group (www.cleanegroup.org).

German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (GACC)

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The German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (GACC), Office for the Western United States, located in San Francisco in direct proximity to Silicon Valley, acts as a link between German and American companies and organizations. The GACC is the first point of contact for German companies interested in doing business in the U.S., particularly on the West Coast, providing assistance through a variety of services. The Chamber also organizes business events and political delegations designed to connect German decision-makers with their U.S. counterparts. The GACC’s goal is to bring German and American companies together, and thus, foster, strengthen and advance bilateral trade between Germany and the U.S.

New Hampshire Clean Tech Council

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New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association

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Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC)

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NECEC is the premier voice of businesses building a world-class clean energy hub in the Northeast.

NECEC is the Northeast Clean Energy Council and NECEC Institute. NECEC helps clean energy companies start, scale and succeed with our unique business, innovation and policy leadership.

We bring together business leaders and key stakeholders to engage in influential policy discussions and business initiatives while building connections that propel the clean energy industry forward. Our results-oriented team is highly skilled at turning a clear vision into reality and effectively influencing policyto build a world-class clean energy hub in the Northeast.

The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) was formed in late 2006 when leaders in the Massachusetts’ clean energy industry saw the need for a regional business association to convene clean energy stakeholders dedicated to growing the state and the region’s clean energy economy. In October 2015, reflecting our growing activities in New York State and the rapidly growing community of member companies doing business in New York and across New England, NECEC became the Northeast Clean Energy Council.

Smart Cities Council

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Developed by the Smart Cities Council, the recognized leader in smart cities education, Smart Cities Week highlights best practices breaking down barriers to progress and instilling a culture of collaboration — cross-cutting solutions that public officials can use to create a holistic, integrated approach to improve livability, workability and sustainability in their communities. Building off the success of last year’s inaugural event, Smart Cities Week will continue to connect city leaders to technology solutions for the challenges they face in meeting the needs of their citizens while being agile, responsive, resilient and sustainable. City leaders will have an opportunity to see, hear and experience the next wave of innovative, integrated technologies that are already helping cities around the world become more compassionate, connected and sustainable.

Alternative Energy Magazine

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AltEnergyMag is an eMagazine full of News, articles and interviews covering the trends and breakthroughs in the Alternative Energy industry. With an emphasis on the state of the art and on the horizon technologies that have strong prospects of commercialization. Our philosophy is to create an outlet where the industry can report on itself. We offer those of you who work or have a passion for the Alternative Energy to contribute articles, news and product information for your peers to read and discover.

Energy Acuity

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Energy Acuity is the leading provider of energy industry and market intelligence. We strive to offer the most up-to-date and timely information on the power generation and infrastructure technology sectors, ensuring that subscribers have everything they need to identify opportunities and make educated business decisions. Find out how you can streamline your research and business development efforts with one of our three online platforms.

RTO Insider LLC

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RTO Insider™ is your eyes and ears on the organized electric markets, putting you “inside the room” at PJM Interconnection, MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE and SPP. We provide independent, objective coverage and analysis of the wholesale electric industry’s markets and policymaking, saving you time and ensuring you don’t miss the issues most important to your interests.

Features include:

• Coverage of key RTO/ISO committee, subcommittee and task force meetings. We’ll be there when you can’t.
• Coverage of news events impacting the industry throughout the 35 states managed by the RTOs/ISOs.
• Coverage of state and federal regulatory (FERC, EPA) & legislative news affecting RTO/ISO stakeholders.
• Issue Briefs: Concise summaries of major issues (e.g., Order 1000, EPA’s 111(d) rule).

What RTO Insider isn’t: We are not advocates or representatives. You can trust that our coverage will not be slanted to the interests of any member or membership sector.

What RTO Insider is: A source for both the big picture (e.g. analyses of major FERC rulings and RTO stakeholder developments) and the details (why is Manual 28 being changed and what does that mean to me?)

Stratton Report

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As the power industry finds innovative ways of financing and delivering assets and services, the Stratton Report is there with coverage and analysis of deals, developments, and innovation in business models, policy and technologies. Our coverage includes everything you need to know about today’s world of electric power finance, clean generation and distributed grid innovation. We provide interactions with experts, innovators, and key industry players. We deliver insight via traditional journalism, social media, video content, and face-to-face meetings.