Schedule
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Welcome
Jason Burwen
U.S. Energy Storage Association, Interim CEO
Keynote: Insights into the Congress and Opportunities for Transformative Clean Energy Investments
Earl Blumenauer
U.S. House of Representatives, Representative
Panel: Where Storage Plugs into the 117th Congress’ Agenda
Robert Andres
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Senior Policy Advisor
Jason Burwen
U.S. Energy Storage Association, Interim CEO
David Hoppe
38 North Solutions, Senior Principal
Jacob McCurdy
U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Professional Staff Member
Katherine Monge
Office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senior Counsel
Brie Van Cleve
U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senior Energy Policy Advisor and Energy Team Lead
Keynote: Building Back Better in the Biden Administration
Gina McCarthy
National Climate Advisor
Federal Policy Panel: The Road Ahead for Federal Regulations, Trade, & Public Investment
Jason Burwen
U.S. Energy Storage Association, Interim CEO
Suzanne Kane
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Partner
Philip Moeller
Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Executive Vice President, Business Operations Group and Regulatory Affairs
Alejandro Moreno
U.S. Department of Energy, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Power
Keynote: The Next Storage Horizon at FERC
Richard Glick
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Chair
Keynote: Making Energy Storage the Best: What's Next After the BEST Act?
Susan Collins
U.S. Senate, Senator
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Welcome
Jason Burwen
U.S. Energy Storage Association, Interim CEO
John Hewa
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, President and Chief Executive Officer
State Keynote: Leadership on Energy Storage in Virginia
Jennifer McClellan
Virginia State Senate, Senator
Panel: Targets and Pathways for Energy Storage Deployment
Julian Boggs
U.S. Energy Storage Association, State Director
Joseph Fiordaliso
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, President
Christopher J. Hansen
Colorado Senate, Senator
Lea Márquez Peterson
Arizona Corporation Commission, Chairwoman
Daniel Scripps
Michigan Public Service Commission, Chair
Keynote: Changes and Opportunities in the First Market for Energy Storage
Manu Asthana
PJM Interconnection, President & CEO
Panel: Wholescale Change in Wholesale Markets
Jason Burwen
U.S. Energy Storage Association, Interim CEO
Gregory Cook
California Independent System Operator, Executive Director of Market and Infrastructure Policy
Renuka Chatterjee
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Executive Director, System Operations
Michael DeSocio
New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Director, Market Design
Bruce Rew
Southwest Power Pool, Senior Vice President, Operations
Sandip Sharma
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Director of Market Operations (Forward Markets)
Keynote: Making Sure Storage Provides Value for Customers and States
Marissa Gillett, Esq.
Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority., Chairman
Jason Burwen
U.S. Energy Storage Association, Interim CEO
Forum Wrap Up
Jason Burwen
U.S. Energy Storage Association, Interim CEO