CESA Spring Membership Meeting Washington, DC June 3-4, 2013 (CESA Board of Directors Meeting June 2 nd ) AGENDA SUNDAY, June 2 Arrival Day Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th and K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 2-5 pm CESA Board of Directors Meeting Board members only. Board Room, Ground Floor, Crowne Plaza Hotel 6:00 pm Group Dinner for Board and CESA members who arrive early. MEET IN HOTEL LOBBY to walk to Chef Geoff Downtown Restaurant, at 13 th St. NW and E St. NW. MONDAY, June 3 Day One Offices of Drinker Biddle - 1500 K St., NW Conference Room 2B 7-8:15 am For Guests at Crowne Plaza Hotel, use Breakfast Coupons at 14K Restaurant 8:30 am Guests at Hotel, meet in Hotel Lobby to walk to the offices of Drinker Biddle at 1500 K Street, N.W. for Meeting Sessions 8:45 am 9:15 am Offices of Drinker Biddle - 1500 K St., NW Welcome Warren Leon, Acting Executive Director, CESA Andy Brydges, Chair, CESA Board of Directors Baird Brown, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath Conference Room 2B 9:15 9:45 am Review of Agenda and Introductions Warren Leon, CESA
9:45 10:45 am Session One State Best Practices/New Programs - Member Updates (Part 1 of 3) This session will highlight CESA members current strategies and projects with briefings from: Energy Trust of Oregon Long Island Power Authority New Hampshire PUC Sustainable Energy Division Ohio Office of Energy Vermont PSD - Clean Energy Development Fund 10:45 11:15 Break 11:15 11:45 Session Two 11:45 12:30 Session Three 12:30 1:30 pm Conference Room 11C 1:30 3:00 pm Session Four Conference Room 2B State Best Practices/New Programs - Member Updates (Part 2 of 3) This session will allow for additional time, if needed, to conclude updates from Session One and will allow time for a group discussion on 1) member interest in biomass thermal technologies and 2) state strategies to move PV rebates to alternative financing. Updates on CESA Projects and CESA Work Going Forward Client Services Maria Blais Costello Energy Storage Todd Olinsky-Paul Solar Thermal Todd Olinsky-Paul Offshore Wind Marissa Newhall Communications Marissa Newhall ITAC Val Stori PV Warren Leon Post-Sandy Resiliency Lew Milford LUNCH - Offices of Drinker Biddle - 1500 K St., NW Conference Room 11C. Guest speaker: Minh Le, Director, Solar Energy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy. Discussion with representatives of DOE SunShot Initiative on ways in which DOE and states can work together to share best practices and reduce solar costs. Minh Le, Director, Solar Energy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy, and several of his staff, including Jason Walsh, Kelly Knutsen, 2
3 3:15 pm Break and Joshua Huneycutt, will be on hand for the discussion with CESA members. 3:15-4:30 pm Session Five 4:30 5:15 pm Session Six State Best Practice/New Programs Member Updates (Part 3 of 3) This session highlight CESA members current strategies and projects with briefings from Alaska Energy Authority District Department of the Environment Energy Office Maryland Energy Administration Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Sacramento Municipal Utility District Discussion with representatives from NARUC and the National Council on Electricity Policy on the implications of electricity system trends and development for Clean Energy Funds/CESA members. Presenters: Miles Keogh, Director of Grants and Research, NARUC Julie Taylor, Senior Program Officer, NARUC 6:00 pm 8:00 pm CESA RECEPTION Morton s - The Steakhouse 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW b/t K St. and L St. NW CESA Reception with representatives of NGOs, Industry, and the Federal government Guest speaker: Michael Carr, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 3
Tuesday, June 4 DAY TWO Offices of Drinker Biddle 1500 K St., NW - 11F Conference Room 7:00 8:30 For Guests at Crowne Plaza Hotel, use Breakfast Coupons at 14K Restaurant 8:40 am Meet in hotel lobby to walk over to Drinker Biddle. 11F Conference Room. 9:00 10:30 am Session Seven Offices of Drinker Biddle 1500 K St., NW 11F Conference Room Panel discussion with representatives of DOE programs to discuss ways in which DOE and state funds can work collaboratively to advance clean energy Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, US DOE Larry Mansueti, Director of State and Regional Assistance, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, US DOE José Zayas, Director, Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, US DOE 10:30 10:45 am Break 10:45 12:00 Session Eight Financing Clean Energy Panel Discussion: New Opportunities for Collaboration Moderator: Rob Sanders, Senior Finance Advisor, Clean Energy Group Colin Bishopp, Senior Advisor, Intergovernmental and External Affairs, US DOE Baird Brown, Partner, Environment and Energy Practice Group, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP Bryan Garcia, President and CEO, CEFIA Jeffrey Pitkin, Treasurer, NYSERDA 12:00 1:00 pm Lunch Boxed lunches You can have your lunch Drinker Biddle or take it with you.
1:00 pm Please be prompt! 1:30 2:30 Senate Dirksen Room 366 Meet in Lobby of Crowne Plaza Hotel to Travel to Capitol Hill - If checked out of Hotel, if possible, please leave luggage at the Hotel with Concierge. Updates from Congress on Directions in Federal Energy Policy and Implications for State Clean Energy Programs SD 366 CESA members were given a private briefing from members of the Professional Staff from the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, including Allen Stayman, Kevin Rennert, Lara Pierpoint, Tristan Abbey, and also from Fran Wuerfmanndobler, Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Christopher A. Coons (MD). 2:30 3 pm Break, Prep for Briefing. 3:00 4:30 pm CESA-EESI Congressional Briefing 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building Congressional Briefing with Environmental and Energy Study Institute The briefing will highlight how states have been implementing innovative policies and effective approaches that are reducing the cost of generating clean energy. CESA members from six states will briefly discuss examples of clean energy projects that have made important impacts in their states. A CESA representative will then explain the necessity for continued federal policy support to reinforce these initiatives and will emphasize the desirability of state-federal partnerships. Presentations: The Context for State Action on Clean Energy: Senator Chris Murphy (Dem: CT) The Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project: Sarah Fisher-Goad (Executive Director, Alaska Energy Authority) California Solar Initiative and New Solar Homes Partnership: Andrew McAllister (Commissioner, California Energy Commission) Solarize Massachusetts and Solarize Connecticut: Andy Brydges (Sr. Director, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center) Maryland s Offshore Wind Initiatives: Anne Eisele (Chief of Staff, Maryland Energy Administration) The Need for Federal-State Partnerships: Lewis Milford (Founder, CESA and President, Clean Energy Group) 5
Time will be allotted for Q&A from the audience following the presentations. 5 pm Cabs back to Hotel Meet in Hotel Lobby at 6:30 6:30 9 pm Closing Dinner Optional based on RSVPs on registration forms (More info to come!) 6