2026 Conference - Announcing CUB’s Keynote Speaker
Posted on September 9, 2026 by Cassie Allen
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CUB’s 16th Annual Conference,Harnessing Local Energy is just around the corner! Whether you’re an industry insider or a community member passionate about energy, our 2026 conference has something for you. Register today before early bird pricing ends on September 18th to save big!
Today, we’re thrilled to announce our Keynote Speaker, Elaine Hart! Elaine is the co-founder and Managing Principal at Sylvan Energy Analytics. With over 15 years of experience, Elaine brings a wealth of knowledge about the energy industry. Don’t miss out on her midday keynote address — Time to Think Outside the Box: Meeting Reliability Needs in an Era of Growth.
2026 Conference Theme: Harnessing Local Energy
Finding Local Solutions to (Inter)National Energy Challenges
In just the last few years, Oregon’s energy landscape has seen many big, new challenges. We’ve seen hyperscaled energy demand from data centers, cuts to federal support for customers and utilities, large rate increases, and record household disconnections. With all of these hurdles, attention is increasingly turning to what we can do close to home to address both our energy needs and the human impacts of our industry.
In a world with increasingly globalized energy, we need to start to think more locally for solutions.
Meet CUB’s Keynote Speaker, Elaine Hart of Sylvan Energy Analytics
Elaine is a co-founder and Managing Principal at Sylvan Energy Analytics, where she leads the company’s consulting practice and strategic direction. She brings over fifteen years of experience in clean energy system planning, with expertise spanning integrated resource planning, resource adequacy, complex resource valuation, and clean energy policy design and implementation.
Elaine has driven innovation in resource planning and decarbonization strategy from within a major investor-owned utility and has advised state agencies, utilities, non-profits, and developers on the challenges and opportunities presented by the transition to cleaner energy systems. She holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and is an alumna of Harvey Mudd College.
About the Conference
The CUB Energy Policy Conference is designed as a day of discussion, networking, and sharing diverse perspectives. This conference is ideal for community groups, regulators, advocates, utility representatives, attorneys, or those interested in our region’s energy industry.
16th Annual CUB Energy Policy Conference
Friday, October 2, 2026
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sentinel Hotel
614 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97205
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