Schedule:
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9:00am – 9:15am
Opening Statements
Chantal Stevens, Alex Nephew
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9:15am – 10:15am
The Future of Solar in Washington
Moderator: Anders Alexander
Chris Muench, Nate Entrekin, Megan Warfield
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10:15am – 11:15am
Strategies for Clean Energy Storage ( session recording )
Moderator: Nora Hawkins
Jennifer Downing, Uzma Siddiqi, Jeremy Twitchell, Patrick Sterns, Nora Hawkins
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11:30am – 12:30pm
State and Federal Funding for Wider Access to Solar ( session recording )
Moderator: Jay Larson
Jil Eikenhost, Shelby Ketchum, Jay Larson
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12:30pm – 1:30pm
LUNCH
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1:15pm – 1:35pm
Keynote Address: Nicole Steele, DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office
Moderator: Daniel Marshall
Nicole Steele, Daniel Marshall
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1:40pm – 2:00pm
Net Energy Metering Lightning Round
Moderator: Alex Nephew
Dave Warren, Jeremy Smithson, Alex Nephew
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2:00pm – 3:00pm
Solar Consumer Protection ( session recording )
Moderator: Chantal Stevens
Nora Hawkins, Dever Haffner-Ratliffe, Bill Paulen, Gavin Tenold, Chantal Stevens
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3:30pm – 4:30pm
Community Solar ( session recording )
Moderator: Mason Rolph
Ahsley King, Derek Chernow, Mason Rolph
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4:30pm – 5:15pm
Tribal Clean Energy Project Development & Resilience ( session recording )
Moderator: Jack Newman
Clyde Abrahamson, Tim Willik, Sean Lawrence, Jack Newman
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Breakout:
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2:00pm – 3:00pm
Driving Building Performance and Resilience from Policy to Implementation
Moderator: Steve Abercrombie
Dan Whitmore, Donny Westfall, Lincoln Ferris, Steve Abercrombie
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3:30pm – 4:25pm
Inclusive Workforce Development in the Clean Energy Transition
Moderator: Eileen V. Quigley
Aubrey Newton, Adam Powers, Michael Carter, Eileen V. Quigley
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4:30pm – 5:30pm
The Decentralized Energy Landscape: A Panel Discussion on Distributed Energy Resources
Moderator: Suzy Oversvee
Heather Mulligan, Joelle Hammerstad, Alex Chorey, Suzy Oversvee
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Speakers:
| Name | Company / Organization | Position |
| Nicole Steele | Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office | Program Manager |
| Steve Abercrombie | Sustainable Building Science Technology - South Seattle College | Faculty |
| Clyde Abrahamson | Spokane Indian Housing Authority | Special Projects Manager |
| Anders Alexander | United Solar AND Universal ElectricPNW | Sales and Marketing |
| Michael Carter | King County | Green Jobs Program Manager |
| Derek Chernow | Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) | Western Regional Director |
| Alex Chorey | Snohomish PUD | Principal Engineer |
| Jennifer Downing | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office | Senior Advisor |
| Jil Eikenhost | Washington Department of Commerce | Solar Programs Supervisor |
| Nate Entrekin | SPAN | Sales Manager, Northwest |
| Lincoln Ferris | Seattle College | |
| Dever Haffner-Ratliffe | Cowlitz PUD | Regulatory Programs Coordinator |
| Joelle Hammerstad | Seattle City Light | Distributed Energy Resources Strategic Advisor |
| Nora Hawkins | Washington State Department of Commerce | Senior Energy Policy Specialist |
| Shelby Ketchum | Seattle City Light | Inflation Reduction Act Specialist |
| Ahsley King | Clark Public Utilities | Program Coordinator - Energy Services |
| Jay Larson | PCI Renewables Inc. | |
| Sean Lawrence | Lummi Indian Business Council | Director, Office of Economic Policy |
| Daniel Marshall | Puget Sound Energy (PSE) | |
| Chris Muench | OPC Foundation | Energy Technology Chair |
| Heather Mulligan | Puget Sound Energy (PSE) | Manager, Customer Clean Energy Solutions |
| Alex Nephew | Solar Washington | President |
| Jack Newman | Säzän Consulting Services | DIRECTOR, CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS |
| Aubrey Newton | Northwest Laborers Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET) | Director |
| Suzy Oversvee | Snohomish County PUD | Senior Project Manager, Energy Policy and Strategy |
| Bill Paulen | Credit Union Solar | Founder & CEO |
| Adam Powers | DC Power Plants Co-Founder, Key Tech Labs Co-Founder | |
| Eileen V. Quigley | Clean Energy Transition Institute | Founding Executive Director |
| Mason Rolph | Olympia Solar | President |
| Uzma Siddiqi | Seattle City Light | Senior Manager of Grid Modernization |
| Jeremy Smithson | Puget Sound Solar | Founder |
| Patrick Sterns | Sunpower | Director of Policy |
| Chantal Stevens | Solar Washington | Executive Director |
| Gavin Tenold | Washington Solar Energy Industries Association | Policy Committee Chair |
| Jeremy Twitchell | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Senior Energy Analyst Distributed Systems Group |
| Megan Warfield | Washington Department of Ecology | Product Stewardship Unit Supervisor |
| Dave Warren | The Warren Group, LLC | Principal |
| Donny Westfall | Washington State Department of Commerce | Building Technical Specialist |
| Dan Whitmore | Red Door Sustainable Housing LLC | Development Manager |
| Tim Willik | Shándíín Renewables, LLC | Owner |