Special CUB Policy Conference Preview: Generation for a New Generation
Posted on October 2, 2015 by Nadine Hanhan
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As you may already know, CUB’s 5th annual policy conference, Utility 2025 will focus on what the utility of the future could look like. It will feature a number of topics, including the Clean Power Plan, the future role of natural gas, reliability, renewables, and more. The panel I will be hosting is called “Distribute This: Generation for a New Generation.” As you might guess, the main topic will revolve around distributed generation and its future role in the utility industry. In case you don’t know, distributed generation is generally any power that is generated close to the source of consumption. This is separate from traditional base load power plants—large, centralized power plants that generate power far away from the consumer. Generally, distributed generation is less centralized and site specific. One example of distributed generation is rooftop solar, whereby individual residents generate power at the source of consumption!
As more and more distributed generation comes online, how will this impact the traditional utility model? What might the utility of the future look like as it interacts with more consumer-operated generation? Will this change the role of the utility? Come to our conference to hear some regional experts discuss these issues and offer valuable insight for the Utility of 2025:
Tom Kelly – President, Neil Kelly: Neil Kelly is a company that specializes in remodeling and has been nationally recognized for its green approach to building design. Mr. Kelly’s company has done much work with energy efficiency.
Michael O’Brien – Energy Policy Analyst, Renewable NW: Mr. O’Brien is an Energy Policy Analyst at Renewable Northwest, an organization that promotes renewable energy and strives to make clean energy a reality. At Renewable Northwest, Mr. O’Brien’s work includes integrated resource planning, solar policy, and legislation and regulation in the Northwest.
John Patterson – President, Mr. Sun Solar: Mr. Patterson is the founder of Mr. Sun Solar, a local Oregon solar contractor. Mr. Patterson has also served as President of the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association.
Bryce Dalley – Vice President of Regulation, Pacific Power: Mr. Dalley serves as Vice President of Regulation at Pacific Power, a local Oregon utility and subsidiary of PacifiCorp. Mr. Dalley started working at the company in 2002 as an intern, and in 2014 was appointed to his current position.
Bryce Yonker – Executive Director, Smart Grid Northwest: Mr. Yonker is the Executive Director of Smart Grid Northwest, a non-profit working to expand regional smart grid initiatives. He is also the senior director of business development and strategic partnerships at Clean Edge, a research advisory firm.
I am also happy to announce that we have extended our Early Bird registration deadline to Wednesday, October 7th! Get your ticket today at http://cubpolicycenter.org/conference, and we’ll see you at the Hilton on October 23rd!
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