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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
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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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
Emerging Technology & Policy
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
Speaker:
Ayelet Hines
– Tigercomm
Speaker:
Trenton Marlar
– Change Research
Speaker:
Kara Titus
– Lightsource bp
Community, Tribal Partner & Stakeholder Engagement
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
Natural Resources
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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PEAK: Performance, Modeling & Assessment Program
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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PEAK: Performance, Modeling & Assessment Program
Location: Willow Lake
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, aanderson@polsinelli.com
– 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:
Vince Esposito
– Brookfield Renewable
Speaker:
Megan Hayes
– National Renewable Solutions
Speaker:
Sarah Beth Menck
– Longroad Energy
Speaker:
Peter Montalvo
– Matrix New World Engineering
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:
Juliana Isaac
– Sol Systems
Speaker:
Tiffany Buck
– Arevon Energy
Natural Resources
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
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Landowner Voices
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Landowner Voices
Location: Colorado A
Moderator:
Jeff Risley
– 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
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, n/a
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Natural Resources
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
