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Monday, March 30, 2026
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Registration Open
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Registration Open
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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PEAK Opening Session #1
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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PEAK Opening Session
Location: Willow Lake
PEAK
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Mock Crisis Training—How to Communicate Effectively in a Worst-Case Scenario
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Mock Crisis Training—How to Communicate Effectively in a Worst-Case Scenario
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Networking Break
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Networking Break
PEAK
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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PEAK Session #2: AI & Automation [Multi-Tech]
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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PEAK Session #2: AI & Automation [Multi-Tech]
Location: Willow Lake
PEAK
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Networking Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Networking Break
PEAK
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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PEAK Session #3: Extreme Weather & Climate [Multi-Tech]
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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PEAK Session #3: Extreme Weather & Climate [Multi-Tech]
Location: Willow Lake
PEAK
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Welcome Reception
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Welcome Reception
Location: Aurora Ballroom
PEAK
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Welcome Reception—Siting & Permitting and PEAK
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Welcome Reception—Siting & Permitting and PEAK
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Registration Open
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Registration Open
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Networking Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Networking Breakfast
8:20 AM - 9:30 AM
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Opening General Session
8:20 AM - 9:30 AM
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Opening General Session
Location: Colorado ABCD
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Transition Break
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Transition Break
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
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Exciting Session to be Announced!
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
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Exciting Session to be Announced!
Location: Colorado ABCD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Navigating the Shift—Legal Strategies for Clean Energy Development in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Navigating the Shift—Legal Strategies for Clean Energy Development in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
Location: Colorado ABCD
Moderator:
Alyssa Edwards
– Lightsource bp
Speaker:
Ben Cowan, J.D., M.A.
– Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Speaker:
Todd Mattson
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Emerging Technology & Policy
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Energy Storage Safety—Updated NFPA 855 Standards and Impacts on State and Local Siting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Energy Storage Safety—Updated NFPA 855 Standards and Impacts on State and Local Siting
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Moderator:
Sierra Spencer
– Energy & Environmental Economics (E3)
Speaker:
Lindsey Guinther, MS, Geography
– Lightsource bp
Speaker:
Carrie Kaplan, PhD
– DNV
Speaker:
Liesbeth Magna, MS, PMP, CPSWQ
– Environmental Science Associates (ESA)
Emerging Technology & Policy
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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PEAK Session #4: Resources & Environmental Modeling Impacts—Curtailment, GIS & More
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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PEAK Session #4: Resources & Environmental Modeling Impacts—Curtailment, GIS & More
Location: Willow Lake
PEAK
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Networking Lunch & Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Networking Lunch & Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Networking Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Networking Lunch
Location: Aurora Ballroom
PEAK
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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From Data to Dialogue—Applying Social Science to Win Clean Energy Projects
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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From Data to Dialogue—Applying Social Science to Win Clean Energy Projects
Location: Colorado A
Moderator:
Navdeep Martin, MBA
– Flypower
Speaker:
Trish Evans
– Arevon Energy
Speaker:
Ayelet Hines
– Tigercomm
Speaker:
Trenton Marlar
– Change Research
Speaker:
Kara Titus, MPA
– Lightsource bp
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Parity with Pipelines—Expanding FERC's Authority to Approve, Site, and Permit Transmission
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Parity with Pipelines—Expanding FERC's Authority to Approve, Site, and Permit Transmission
Location: Colorado BCD
Moderator:
Elisabeth Blaug
– Energy / Environmental Consultant
Speaker:
Nils Nichols
– Energy Consultant
Emerging Technology & Policy
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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De-Risking Operational Projects—Bats, Eagles, and Pollinators
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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De-Risking Operational Projects—Bats, Eagles, and Pollinators
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Moderator:
Andrew Pinger
– Scout Clean Energy LLC
Speaker:
Seta Aghababian
– Stantec
Speaker:
Shawn Childs
– PacifiCorp
Speaker:
Brooke M. Marcus
– Nossaman LLP
Speaker:
Troy Rahmig, M.S.
– Tetra Tech
Natural & Cultural Resources
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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PEAK Session #5: Layout Design and Optimization [Hybrid]
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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PEAK Session #5: Layout Design and Optimization [Hybrid]
Location: Willow Lake
PEAK
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
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Transition Break
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
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Transition Break
PEAK
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Transition Break
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
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Transition Break
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Three Minutes, One Chance—Winning the Room at the Public Meeting
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Three Minutes, One Chance—Winning the Room at the Public Meeting
Location: Colorado A
Moderator:
Shelby Ridenour
– Olsson
Speaker:
Alan C. Anderson, JD
– Polsinelli PC & University of Kansas School of Law
Speaker:
Hilary Clark, MA
– American Clean Power Association
Speaker:
Christopher Ollson, PhD
– Ollson Environmental Health Management
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Headwinds and Hope—A New Generation’s Commitment to Clean Power
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Headwinds and Hope—A New Generation’s Commitment to Clean Power
Location: Colorado BCD
Moderator:
Charles Bocklet
– Jacobs
Speaker:
Sarah Beth Menck
– Longroad Energy
Speaker:
Peter Montalvo
– Matrix New World Engineering
Speaker:
Samantha Stanton
– Invenergy
Emerging Technology & Policy
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Practical Realities of Agrivoltaics at Scale
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Practical Realities of Agrivoltaics at Scale
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Moderator:
Lexie Hain
– Lightsource bp
Speaker:
Tiffany Buck
– Arevon Energy
Speaker:
Juliana Isaac
– Sol Systems
Speaker:
Camren Maierle
– American Lamb Board
Natural & Cultural Resources
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Performance Testing [Wind & Solar]
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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PEAK Session #6: Performance Testing [Wind & Solar]
Location: Willow Lake
PEAK
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Networking Break and Ice Cream Social
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Networking Break and Ice Cream Social
Location: Willow Lake
PEAK
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Landowner Perspectives—Real Talk on Renewable Energy Development
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Landowner Perspectives—Real Talk on Renewable Energy Development
Location: Colorado A
Moderator:
Jeff Risley
– Renewable Energy Farmers of America (REFA)
Speaker:
Greg Brophy
– Landowner, Former Colorado State Senator & Director TWW
Speaker:
Shelly Mueller
– Renewable Energy Farmers of America (REFA)
Speaker:
Derrick Worden
– The AES Corporation
Speaker:
Andy Yates
– Renewable Energy Farmers of America (REFA)
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Playing Offense—States Stepping Up for Proactive Change
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Playing Offense—States Stepping Up for Proactive Change
Location: Colorado BCD
Moderator:
Barb Jacobs, MPA
– Lightsource bp
Emerging Technology & Policy
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Conservation Strategies—Lessons Learned and Practical Implementation
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Conservation Strategies—Lessons Learned and Practical Implementation
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Moderator:
Brad Norton
– ICF
Speaker:
Dan Salas
– UIC Energy Resources Center
Speaker:
Victora Zero
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Natural & Cultural Resources
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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PEAK Session #7: Modeling Best Practices & Updates [Hybrid]
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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PEAK Session #7: Modeling Best Practices & Updates [Hybrid]
Location: Willow Lake
PEAK
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Poster Networking Reception
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Poster Networking Reception
Location: Aurora Ballroom
PEAK
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Poster Networking Reception—Siting & Permitting and PEAK
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Poster Networking Reception—Siting & Permitting and PEAK
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Registration Open
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Registration Open
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
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Fun Run & Walk—Siting & Permitting and PEAK
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
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Fun Run & Walk—Siting & Permitting and PEAK
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
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Networking Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
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Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Navigating Fire Risk and Community Concerns in California’s Permitting Process
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Navigating Fire Risk and Community Concerns in California’s Permitting Process
Location: Colorado BCD
Speaker:
Lakshmi Alagappan
– Energy & Environmental Economics (E3)
Speaker:
Rohimah Moly
– California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Speaker:
Mike Nicholas
– Hiller Fire Protection
Speaker:
Renee Louise Robin, J.D.
– ENGIE
Emerging Technology & Policy
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Power in Partnerships
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Power in Partnerships
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Moderator:
Quintana Hayden, MS
– American Clean Power Association
Speaker:
Troy Hartley
– Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI)
Speaker:
Jake Li
– Defenders of Wildlife
Speaker:
Jenny McIvor, JD, MEM
– Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Speaker:
Karen Voltura, PhD
– Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Natural & Cultural Resources
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Clean Power INSIGHTS: The Invisible Network—How Facebook Groups are Reshaping Advocacy Campaigns
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Clean Power INSIGHTS: The Invisible Network—How Facebook Groups are Reshaping Advocacy Campaigns
Location: Colorado A
Speaker:
Joshua Canter
– McGuire Woods Consulting
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Clean Power INSIGHTS: From Reform to Results—First Comparative Evidence from a Five-State Permitting Gap Analysis
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Clean Power INSIGHTS: From Reform to Results—First Comparative Evidence from a Five-State Permitting Gap Analysis
Location: Colorado BCD
Speaker:
Houtan Moaveni
– Grid Strategies
Emerging Technology & Policy
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
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Transition Break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
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Transition Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Lessons from Rancho Viejo—How We Built a Successful Coalition to Combat Sophisticated Opposition in New Mexico
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Lessons from Rancho Viejo—How We Built a Successful Coalition to Combat Sophisticated Opposition in New Mexico
Location: Colorado A
Moderator:
Kate Peters
– RenUSA
Speaker:
Raleigh A. Dale
– Greenlight America
Speaker:
Michael Huynh
– The AES Corporation
Speaker:
Joshua Mayer
– The AES Corporation
Speaker:
Glenn Schiffbauer
– Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Backstop to Breakthrough—Building Transmission at the Speed of Need
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Backstop to Breakthrough—Building Transmission at the Speed of Need
Location: Colorado BCD
Moderator:
Carrie Zalewski, JD
– American Clean Power Association
Speaker:
Kevin Chen, PhD, MBA, P.E.
– Electric Power Engineers LLC
Speaker:
Isabel C. Kaubisch
– National Grid Ventures
Speaker:
Devin McMackin
– ITC Holdings Corp.
Emerging Technology & Policy
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Clean Power INSIGHTS: Conservation and Land
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Clean Power INSIGHTS: Conservation and Land
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Speaker:
Karl Kosciuch, PhD
– Tetra Tech Inc.
Speaker:
Chris Pekar
– Doral Renewables
Natural & Cultural Resources
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Networking Lunch & Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Networking Lunch & Exhibits
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Building Trust at the Local Level—A Conversation with Planning and Zoning Officials
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Building Trust at the Local Level—A Conversation with Planning and Zoning Officials
Location: Colorado A
Moderator:
Adam Capage
– Renewable Northwest
Speaker:
Carrie Boecher, PE
– Westwood Professional Services
Speaker:
Mave A. Gasaway
– Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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The Surge—A Non-Profit Campaign to Maximize Approvals of PTC/ITC Qualified Projects
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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The Surge—A Non-Profit Campaign to Maximize Approvals of PTC/ITC Qualified Projects
Location: Colorado BCD
Speaker:
Dahvi Wilson, MEM
– Siting Clean Collaborative
Speaker:
Garrick Delzell
– Bantam Communications - SOURCE
Speaker:
Lara Hamsher, MSC
– The AES Corporation
Speaker:
Matt Traldi
– Greenlight America
Emerging Technology & Policy
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Soil and Solar Synergies—Enhancing Land Health through Renewable Energy
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
MT
Soil and Solar Synergies—Enhancing Land Health through Renewable Energy
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Moderator:
Madelyn Smerillo
– American Clean Power Association
Speaker:
Austin Kinzer
– American Farmland Trust
Speaker:
Michael P. Ricketts, PhD
– Argonne National Laboratory
Speaker:
Cait Rottler
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Speaker:
Erik Strock, PE, MBA
– Kimley-Horn & Associates
Natural & Cultural Resources
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Clean Power INSIGHTS: Community Engagement
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Clean Power INSIGHTS: Community Engagement
Location: Colorado A
Speaker:
Josh Hohn, AICP
– Tetra Tech
Speaker:
David Loomis, PhD
– Strategic Economic Research
Speaker:
Leah M. Qusba
– GoodPower
Speaker:
John Stineman
– Strategic Elements LLC
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Beyond the County Line—How Local Engagement Shapes State Energy Policy
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Beyond the County Line—How Local Engagement Shapes State Energy Policy
Location: Colorado BCD
Moderator:
Jackson G. Keith
– Steelhead (Vestas)
Speaker:
Alex Breckel
– Clean Tomorrow
Speaker:
Chris Menges
– Interwest Energy Alliance
Speaker:
Colleen Smith
– Invenergy
Emerging Technology & Policy
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
MT
Reflections on Corporate Conservation and Biodiversity Successes—A Case Study Discussion
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Reflections on Corporate Conservation and Biodiversity Successes—A Case Study Discussion
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Moderator:
Michael Van Laeken
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Speaker:
Jennie Geiger
– Apex Clean Energy
Speaker:
Erin O'Shea
– EDP Renewables
Natural & Cultural Resources
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
MT
Transition Break
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
MT
Transition Break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MT
Community Benefits—More Than an Agreement
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MT
Community Benefits—More Than an Agreement
Location: Colorado A
Moderator:
Natalie Manitius
– Clean Air Task Force
Speaker:
Max Jabrixio
– Max Engagement, LLC
Speaker:
Adam Kurland
– Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MT
Siting Energy Storage and Data Centers
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Siting Energy Storage and Data Centers
Location: Colorado BCD
Moderator:
Suzanne Leta
– Fluence
Speaker:
Reem Bashatly
– DNV
Speaker:
Jason Hopper
– Mortenson
Emerging Technology & Policy
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MT
Technology Advances in Wildlife Monitoring and Response—Birds and Cameras
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MT
Technology Advances in Wildlife Monitoring and Response—Birds and Cameras
Location: Juniper Ballroom
Speaker:
Yuki Hamada, PhD
– Argonne National Laboratory
Speaker:
Carlos Jorquera
– Boulder Imaging, Inc
Speaker:
Carly Kelly
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Speaker:
Brogan P. Morton
– Wildlife Imaging Systems, LLC
Speaker:
Jonathan Rogers
– Persimia
Natural & Cultural Resources
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