Featuring
Becca Jones-Albertus
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy (Acting)
Department of Energy
Ted Bloch-Rubin
Director of Business Development for the Americas
Smart Wires
Juan Casteneda
Principal Manager, Grid Technology Innovation
Southern California Edison
Rob Gramlich
President
Grid Strategies
Christopher Loeb
Managing Consultant
PA Consulting
Sarah Toth
Senior Associate
RMI
Bruce Tsuchida
Principal
The Brattle Group
Ethan Howland
Senior Reporter
Utility Dive
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Larry Pearl
Senior Editor
Utility Dive
Diana DiGangi
Reporter
Utility Dive
Renewable energy in the U.S. is rapidly expanding, but its successful integration into the electric grid faces challenges including interconnection, transmission, financing and labor needs.
Moderated by the editorial team behind the leading utility news source, each session will feature experts in the renewable energy space, including utility, vendor, consulting, and trade group leaders. Hear how policymakers, utilities and other companies are addressing these and other barriers to decarbonization. Plus, you’ll learn:
- What are the key policy, financial and other broad challenges impacting renewables expansion in the U.S.?
- How are grid-enhancing technologies working to increase transmission capacity and deliver more renewable energy across the country?
- What technologies are being used to optimize the growing supply of renewables on the U.S. power system?
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Session Information
U.S. Renewables: Policy, Finance and Other Challenges
Policy, economic and other drivers are propelling an increase in renewable energy in the U.S., but obstacles include interconnection delays, financing and potential labor shortages. This session will include experts from the policy and corporate arenas to discuss these and other challenges.
Grid-Enhancing Technologies: Getting Renewables to Where They Need to Be
One of the key obstacles for renewables is insufficient transmission capacity to move renewable energy to where it needs to go. This breakout session will discuss challenges and opportunities with technologies that aim to increase the capacity of existing transmission lines. You’ll hear a lively discussion from manufacturers, users and consultants deeply involved with these technologies.
Optimizing the Growing Supply of Renewables
Once you have renewables connected to the grid and can transmit the energy to where it needs to go, how do you best integrate this growing and intermittent resource? This panel will feature key stakeholders to provide dynamic views and lessons on a number of important areas, from technology to grid operations.
