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Thursday, July 18, 2024
7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
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Registration Open
7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
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Registration Open
Location: Hall F Concourse
Sponsored by
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Full Conference Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Full Conference Networking Breakfast
Location: Room 103A
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
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RE+ Mid-Atlantic Welcome Remarks
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
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RE+ Mid-Atlantic Welcome Remarks
Location: Room 103A
Opening Remarks:
Abigail Ross Hopper
– Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Opening Remarks:
Beth Eagle
– SEPA
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Full Conference Education Sessions
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Full Conference Education Sessions
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
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‘Solar for All’ in the Mid-Atlantic: Discussing the Potential Impact of the $7 Billion Grant Competition in the Region
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
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‘Solar for All’ in the Mid-Atlantic: Discussing the Potential Impact of the $7 Billion Grant Competition in the Region
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Abigail Ross Hopper
– Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Panelist:
Meghan Jennings (she/her/hers)
– Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Panelist:
Maryrose Myrtetus (she/her/hers)
– Philadelphia Green Capital Corp
Panelist:
Kristal Virgil (she/her/hers)
– Groundswell
Panelist:
Chris Walker (he/him/his)
– GRID Alternatives
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
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Expo Hall Networking Break
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
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Expo Hall Networking Break
Location: Expo Hall, Hall F
Sponsored by
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Expo Hall Open
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Expo Hall Open
Location: Expo Hall, Hall F
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
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Getting Storage Off the Ground in the Mid-Atlantic
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
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Getting Storage Off the Ground in the Mid-Atlantic
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Nitzan Goldberger
– New Leaf Energy
Panelist:
Greg Geller (he/him/his)
– Stack Energy Consulting
Panelist:
Eric Henlon
– BG&E
Panelist:
Tyler Wakefield (he/him/his)
– Energy Policy Design Institute
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
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State Briefing: Maryland and Virginia
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
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State Briefing: Maryland and Virginia
Location: Room 102A
Speaker:
Robin K. Dutta (he/him/his)
– CHESSA
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM
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Energy Transition Theater: Consumer Education is Key to Community Energy Adoption
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM
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Energy Transition Theater: Consumer Education is Key to Community Energy Adoption
Location: Energy Transition Theater, Expo Hall, Hall F
Show Floor Speaker:
Tony Napolitano
– Maryland Community Solar
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
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Transition Break
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
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Transition Break
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM
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Energy Transition Theater: Empowering Grid Resiliency: Best Practices and Design Considerations
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM
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Energy Transition Theater: Empowering Grid Resiliency: Best Practices and Design Considerations
Location: Energy Transition Theater, Expo Hall, Hall F
Show Floor Speaker:
Lucas Meubrink
– SMA America
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM
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QuickTalk: Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Offshore Wind
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM
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QuickTalk: Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Offshore Wind
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Speaker:
Brett Anders
– Department of Energy
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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Growth of Community Solar in the Mid-Atlantic: Trends in Legislative Development and Program Design
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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Growth of Community Solar in the Mid-Atlantic: Trends in Legislative Development and Program Design
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Scott Elias (he/him/his)
– CleanCapital
Panelist:
Leslie Elder
– Summit Ridge
Panelist:
Justin Felt (he/him/his)
– Exelon
Panelist:
Eric Wallace (he/him/his)
– GreeneHurlocker, PLC
11:55 AM – 12:20 PM
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State Briefing: New Jersey
11:55 AM – 12:20 PM
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State Briefing: New Jersey
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Speaker:
Kyle Wallace (he/him/his)
– PosiGen PBC
12:20 PM – 1:30 PM
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Full Conference Networking Lunch
12:20 PM – 1:30 PM
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Full Conference Networking Lunch
Location: Expo Hall, Hall F
1:00 PM – 1:25 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: From NIMBY to YIMBY: How Data Can Help Overcome Community Opposition
1:00 PM – 1:25 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: From NIMBY to YIMBY: How Data Can Help Overcome Community Opposition
Location: Energy Transition Theater, Expo Hall, Hall F
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
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State Briefing: Pennsylvania
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
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State Briefing: Pennsylvania
Location: Room 102A
Speaker:
Ron Celentano (he/him/his)
– PA Solar & Storage Industries Association (PASSIA)
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
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Is 2222 Still a Game-Changer for DERs?
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
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Is 2222 Still a Game-Changer for DERs?
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Melissa Alfano
– SEIA
Panelist:
Scott Baker (he/him/his)
– PJM Interconnection
Panelist:
Emily Orvis
– Voltus
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: Launch Trailer: The ASGA Solar Grazing Documentary
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: Launch Trailer: The ASGA Solar Grazing Documentary
Location: Energy Transition Theater, Expo Hall, Hall F
Show Floor Speaker:
Daniel Dotterer
– Dotterer Farms
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
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QuickTalk: Bridging the Gap: Accessing Capital for Community Solar
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
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QuickTalk: Bridging the Gap: Accessing Capital for Community Solar
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Speaker:
Ruby Theresa Nahan (she/her/hers)
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
2:20 PM – 3:00 PM
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Expo Hall Networking Break
2:20 PM – 3:00 PM
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Expo Hall Networking Break
Location: Expo Hall, Hall F
Sponsored by
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: Leveraging Underutilized DER Edge Compute to Improve Market Efficiencies
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: Leveraging Underutilized DER Edge Compute to Improve Market Efficiencies
Location: Energy Transition Theater, Expo Hall, Hall F
Show Floor Speaker:
Joel Santisteban (he/him/his)
– Ecosuite
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: New Standards and Integrated Design Tools to Accelerate the Adoption of DC & Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: New Standards and Integrated Design Tools to Accelerate the Adoption of DC & Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids
Location: Energy Transition Theater, Expo Hall, Hall F
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
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QuickTalk: Building Resilient Grids: Harnessing the Power of DOE's Grid Resilience Grants in the Mid-Atlantic
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
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QuickTalk: Building Resilient Grids: Harnessing the Power of DOE's Grid Resilience Grants in the Mid-Atlantic
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Speaker:
Daniel Eitzman (he/him/his)
– Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
QuickTalk Speaker:
Weston P. Dengler (he/him/his)
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
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Addressing Interconnection Challenges through Innovative Policy
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
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Addressing Interconnection Challenges through Innovative Policy
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Dana Ammann (she/her/hers)
– Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Panelist:
Larry Alston (he/him/his)
– Pepco Holdings
Panelist:
Thad Culley (he/him/his)
– Sunrun
Panelist:
Jake Springer (he/him/his)
– Nexamp
Panelist:
Kate Tohme
– New Leaf Energy
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM
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QuickTalk: Using AI to Solve Community Engagement Challenges
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM
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QuickTalk: Using AI to Solve Community Engagement Challenges
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Speaker:
Kyle Woolard
– Learnewable, LLC
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: Solar Redevelopment: Minded-Lands Mining the Sun
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: Solar Redevelopment: Minded-Lands Mining the Sun
Location: Energy Transition Theater, Expo Hall, Hall F
Show Floor Speaker:
Greg S. Wolfson (he/him/his)
– Nevados
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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SEIA Apprenticeship & Workforce Power Hour
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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SEIA Apprenticeship & Workforce Power Hour
Location: Room 105B
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM
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Transition Break
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM
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Transition Break
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
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QuickTalk: Community Benefits: Ensuring Project Success
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
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QuickTalk: Community Benefits: Ensuring Project Success
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Moderator:
Rhaman R. Johnson
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
QuickTalk Speaker:
William L. Groshek (he/him/his)
– U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: Advancing Equity, Energy, and the Environment
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Energy Transition Theater: Advancing Equity, Energy, and the Environment
Location: Energy Transition Theater, Expo Hall, Hall F
Show Floor Moderator:
Garrett Fitzgerald (he/him/his)
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Show Floor Panelist:
Zainab Badi (she/her/hers)
– GRID Alternatives
Show Floor Panelist:
Marija Crook (she/her/hers)
– GRID Alternatives
Show Floor Panelist:
Andie Wyatt (she/her/hers)
– GRID Alternatives
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Grid in Transition: AI and Emerging Tech in Grid Preparedness
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Grid in Transition: AI and Emerging Tech in Grid Preparedness
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Ashley-Lynn Qua (she/her/hers)
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Panelist:
Ryan Edge
– Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO)
Panelist:
Colleen Lueken (she/her/hers)
– The AES Corporation
Panelist:
Pauline Marcou
– Bidgely
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM
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QuickTalk: Growth in American Manufacturing
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM
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QuickTalk: Growth in American Manufacturing
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Moderator:
Andrew Williams
– Canadian Solar
QuickTalk Speaker:
Gaurav Jhaveri
– Canadian Solar
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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Expo Hall Happy Hour
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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Expo Hall Happy Hour
Location: Expo Hall, Hall F
Sponsored by
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
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Networking Reception
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
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Networking Reception
Location: Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Sponsored by
Friday, July 19, 2024
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
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Registration Open
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
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Registration Open
Location: Hall F Concourse
Sponsored by
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Business Lab: Opportunities and Technologies with Microgrids at the Grid Edge
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Business Lab: Opportunities and Technologies with Microgrids at the Grid Edge
Location: Expo Hall Networking Area, Hall F
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Full Conference Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Full Conference Networking Breakfast
Location: Room 103A
9:00 AM – 9:25 AM
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QuickTalk: Cultivating a Skilled Renewable Energy Workforce: Quality Training and Inclusive Support
9:00 AM – 9:25 AM
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QuickTalk: Cultivating a Skilled Renewable Energy Workforce: Quality Training and Inclusive Support
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Speaker:
Sarah Pidgeon (she/her/hers)
– Solar Landscape
QuickTalk Speaker:
David Peterson (he/him/his)
– SHINE
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
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Achieving Energy Equity: Increasing Access for LMI Communities
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
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Achieving Energy Equity: Increasing Access for LMI Communities
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Elizabeth Mathis (they/she)
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Panelist:
Sana Jameel (she/her/hers)
– Ampion
Panelist:
Andy Posner (he/him/his)
– Capital Good Fund
Panelist:
Yesenia Rivera (she/her/hers)
– Solar United Neighbors
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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Full Conference Education Sessions
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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Full Conference Education Sessions
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Expo Hall Open
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Expo Hall Open
Location: Expo Hall, Hall F
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
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QuickTalk: The Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Hub Initiative
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
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QuickTalk: The Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Hub Initiative
Location: Room 102A
QuickTalk Speaker:
Manny Citron
– MACH2
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
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Expo Hall Networking Break
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
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Expo Hall Networking Break
Location: Expo Hall, Hall F
Sponsored by
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
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Navigating the Road Ahead: Integrating Vehicles into the Grid for Resilient Energy Systems
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
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Navigating the Road Ahead: Integrating Vehicles into the Grid for Resilient Energy Systems
Location: Room 102A
Moderator:
Garrett Fitzgerald (he/him/his)
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Panelist:
Kylee Diacont (she/her/hers)
– Arcadia
Panelist:
Kristy Fleischmann Groncki (she/her/hers)
– Baltimore Gas & Electric
Panelist:
Samuel Goda (he/him/his)
– Kaluza
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
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Solar & Storage Finance Opportunities and Headwinds
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
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Solar & Storage Finance Opportunities and Headwinds
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Laura Jones (she/her/hers)
– Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Panelist:
Chris Diaz
– Seminole Financial Services, LLC
Panelist:
Merrill Hoopengardner (she/her/hers)
– SB Energy
Panelist:
Brandon Schneider (he/him/his)
– Sol Systems
Panelist:
Vincent Valenza
– CleanCapital
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
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Transition Break
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
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Transition Break
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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Closing Roundtable: What's Next for Community Energy in the Mid-Atlantic
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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Closing Roundtable: What's Next for Community Energy in the Mid-Atlantic
Location: Room 103A
Moderator:
Stefano Ratti
– Chaberton Energy
Panelist:
Monica Carey (she/her/hers)
– Solar United Neighbors
Panelist:
Nate Owen
– Ampion
Panelist:
Adam Sledd
– Dominion Innovation Center
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