Oregon Solar + Storage Energy Conference 2024: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2024 Oregon Solar + Storage Conference!
We are excited to have you join us this year.

9:00am PDT

How Employers Can Take Advantage of OSEEF Programs and LRT Apprenticeship Program Guidelines

Wednesday October 23, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Windsor C

Session details coming soon!

Speakers

Dr. Michelle Maher

Program Manager, OSSIA / OSEEF

Dr. Michelle Maher is an international public speaker, faculty, activist, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) workshop facilitator. She is a Syracuse University Fellow and holds a Ph.D. in the Cultural Foundations of Education and a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies both... Read More →

Wednesday October 23, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Windsor C

Workforce

1:00pm PDT

What Contractors Can Retain Women in teh Solar Industry

Wednesday October 23, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Windsor C

Session details coming soon!

Wednesday October 23, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Windsor C

Workforce

2:30pm PDT

OSEEF Programs and How Applicants, Apprentices, and Interns Can Take Advantage of Them

Wednesday October 23, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Windsor C

Speakers

Dr. Michelle Maher

Program Manager, OSSIA / OSEEF

Wednesday October 23, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Windsor C

Workforce

9:00am PDT

Wage, Apprentice, and Domestic Content Requirements of the IRA

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Windsor C

Session details coming soon!

Speakers

Eric Butticaz

LiUNA

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Windsor C

Workforce

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.‎

Speakers

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

2:30pm PDT

Get Paid to Hire Employees! Learn How to Enroll with Worksystems

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Windsor C

Session details coming soon!

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Windsor C

Workforce