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Wednesday, October 23
 

9:00am PDT

Transmission in Oregon - Opportunities and Challenges
Wednesday October 23, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Belmont C
Session details coming soon!
Moderators
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Mark Walter

VP, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, Savion, LLC
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avatar for Rep. Mark Gamba

Rep. Mark Gamba

State Representative, House District 41
Oregon State Representative Mark Gamba became deeply concerned with climate chaos over 20 years ago as a photographer for National Geographic when he was seeing in real time glaciers disappearing and coral reefs bleaching. He became deeply concerned because those effects were occurring... Read More →
Wednesday October 23, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Belmont C
  Policy Focus

11:00am PDT

PUC Round Up
Wednesday October 23, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Belmont C
Session details coming soon!
Speakers
avatar for Marie Barlow

Marie Barlow

NewSun Energy
Marie is a renewable energy attorney with experience advising utility-scale independent power producers, trade groups, non-profits and local governments on a variety of energy issues before state and federal commissions and courts.  Her expertise centers around integrated resource... Read More →
avatar for Greg Adams

Greg Adams

Principal, Richardson Adams, PLLC
Gregory Adams is a principal of the law firm of Richardson Adams, PLLC, in Boise, Idaho. Mr. Adams practices primarily in the fields of energy regulation, natural resources, and environmental law.  He represents clients in administrative proceedings before state utility commissions... Read More →
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avatar for Carra Sahler

Carra Sahler

Director & Staff Attorney, Green Energy Institute, Lewis & Clark Law School
Since joining GEI in the fall of 2020, Carra Sahler has focused on regulatory proceedings at the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Participating in a variety of dockets, on both the gas and electric side, Carra works to avoid fossil fuel lock-in, implement equitable decarbonization... Read More →
Wednesday October 23, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Belmont C
  Policy Focus

1:00pm PDT

Progress on Utility Scale Siting
Wednesday October 23, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Belmont C
Session details coming soon!
Speakers
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Max Yoklic

In-House Counsel, NewSun Energy
Max Yoklic is in-house counsel for NewSun Energy, a renewable energydevelopment and investment company in Bend, Oregon. His practice concentrateson energy facility siting and permitting, with a particular emphasis on land use,including zoning, entitlements, and appeals. Max’s practice... Read More →
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Jeremy Thompson

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Wednesday October 23, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Belmont C
  Policy Focus

2:30pm PDT

Day Ahead Markets and Potential for Regional Market in the West
Wednesday October 23, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Belmont C
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Moderators
avatar for Brandon Green

Brandon Green

Manager of Policy & Market Strategy, Qcells USA Corp.
Brandon Green is the Manager of Policy and Market Strategy at Qcells USA where he supports the company’s development efforts in the ever-changing energy policy landscape of the West. Prior to working for Qcells, Brandon was a Regulatory Compliance Consultant on Puget Sound Energy’s... Read More →
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Connor Reiten

Vice President, Government Affairs, PNGC Power
Wednesday October 23, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Belmont C
  Policy Focus

4:00pm PDT

Data Centers / Load Growth
Wednesday October 23, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Belmont C
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Speakers
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Amy Berg Pickett

Principal - Developer, Sunstone.Energy
Amy has a BS in sustainability from Oregon State University that led to 5 years working in Utility Solar Scale development. The focus of this work is in the Northwest with a focus on Oregon. Amy is a Permitting and Stakeholder engagement specialist for solar farm development. Amy... Read More →
Wednesday October 23, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Belmont C
  Policy Focus
 
Thursday, October 24
 

10:00am PDT

Legislative Keynote: Rep. Ben Bowman
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Belmont AB
Speakers
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Rep. Ben Bowman

District 25 Representative, Oregon Legislature
Ben Bowman is the House Majority Leader and State Representative for House District 25. He works as a public school district administrator in his day job. Before joining the Legislature, Ben was the chair of the Tigard-Tualatin School Board and worked for the Oregon Department of... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Belmont AB
  Policy Focus

11:00am PDT

Emerging Siting Issues on Federal Lands
Thursday October 24, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Windsor C
Over 50% of Oregon is federal land, mostly administered by the U.S. Forest Service or ‎the Bureau of Land Management. Within those lands are many high-potential solar sites. This ‎panel will explore emerging issues in the siting process on federal lands with perspective from ‎practitioners, administrators, and developers.‎ Panel to include: Sara Sayles, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. – will act as Mmoderator and provide ‎‎/an overview of potential changes to process due to Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and its ‎effect on agency deference previously analyzed under Chevron.‎ Developer – talk about experience in/desire to engage in solar permitting on federal lands ‎‎(advantages, disadvantages, etc.).‎ BLM Official – context of BLM Public Lands Rule recognizing conservation as an ‎essential component of public lands management, and making it work for solar.‎ Lawson Fite, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. – Discuss implications of BLM Public ‎Lands Rule and legal challenges to it; can touch on wildlife/NEPA issues as appropriate.‎

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avatar for Sara Sayles

Sara Sayles

Sahreholder, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
Sara Sayles is a real estate lawyer who focuses on utility-scale renewable energy development. She assists clients with all phases of development, beginning with site control, obtaining land use entitlements, and negotiating ancillary agreements. Sara has obtained land use entitlements... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Windsor C
  Policy Focus

11:00am PDT

Oregon & Washington Legislator Round Up
Thursday October 24, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Belmont C
Session details coming soon!
Speakers
avatar for Angela Crowley-Koch

Angela Crowley-Koch

Executive Director, OSSIA
Angela Crowley-Koch has spent the last two decades in public policy and advocacy.  Previously the Legislative Director at Oregon Environmental Council, her work was instrumental in passing the Toxic-Free Kids Act, renewing the Clean Fuels Program and getting coal out of Oregon's... Read More →
avatar for Charlee Thompson

Charlee Thompson

Policy Associate, NW Energy Coalition
Charlee joined the Coalition as a Policy Associate in June 2022. She is passionate about using science and policy to have a meaningful impact on the environment and underserved communities. She has worked for electric utilities and energy and clean mobility nonprofits performing data... Read More →
avatar for Rep. John Lively

Rep. John Lively

Oregon State Representative
I am a proud born and raised Oregonian, a family man, and a pragmatic, honest leader for Springfield. I was born in LaGrande and lived in Wallowa until I was a junior in high school. We had limited economic opportunities in Wallowa, so our family moved to Springfield where my dad... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Belmont C
  Policy Focus

1:00pm PDT

Protecting the Oregon Solar Consumer
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Belmont C
Session details coming soon!
Moderators
avatar for Lori Lull

Lori Lull

Project Manager- Renewable Energy, Energy Trust of Oregon
Lori has worked at Energy Trust since 2023, taking on roles with solar trade ally management, consumer protection, financing, and solar for all. Prior to working at Energy Trust, she worked on renewable energy procurement for a large corporation. She has an MBA in Sustainable Business... Read More →
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avatar for Rob Del Mar

Rob Del Mar

Senior Energy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy
Rob Del Mar is a senior policy analyst at the Oregon Department of Energy. He is responsible for evaluating policies relating to renewable energy and energy resilience projects in Oregon. Rob is currently involved with several initiatives to enhance the collection, analysis and dissemination... Read More →
avatar for Sara Birmingham

Sara Birmingham

Vice President of State Affairs, SEIA
As Vice President of State Affairs, Sara oversees solar-related regulatory and legislative activity across the US, and provides senior-level oversight on important cross-cutting solar policy issues.Sara joined SEIA in 2012 focusing on regulatory and legislative activity in the Western... Read More →
avatar for Jon Lange

Jon Lange

President, Sunergy Systems
Jon is a 20-year veteran of the solar industry and a NABCEP-Certified Solar PV Installer. He received his education at Solar Energy International (later as an instructor there too) and, in 2003, joined one of New Jersey’s largest solar contractors, where he soon became their installation... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Belmont C
  Policy Focus

2:30pm PDT

The Flight to Save Net Metering
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Belmont C
Session details coming soon!
Moderators
avatar for Angela Crowley-Koch

Angela Crowley-Koch

Executive Director, OSSIA
Angela Crowley-Koch has spent the last two decades in public policy and advocacy.  Previously the Legislative Director at Oregon Environmental Council, her work was instrumental in passing the Toxic-Free Kids Act, renewing the Clean Fuels Program and getting coal out of Oregon's... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Sam Guthman

Sam Guthman

Policy Manger, APANO
Sam was raised in Chicago, Illinois where she completed her Bachelor's in Environmental Science and later went on to earn a Master's in Public Policy as well from Loyola University Chicago. She is the daughter of a Cantonese immigrant parent and proud member of the queer community... Read More →
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Aby Jaeger

Program Manager, Solar Oregon
Aby Jaeger is originally from Southern California. She moved to Oregon over six years ago originally moving to Salem in order to attend Willamette University. She moved to Portland after graduating with a BA in math and a minor in politics. She previously worked as an environmental... Read More →
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Garrett Hartwell

Founder, Power Northwest
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Belmont C
  Policy Focus
 
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