Electricity Restructuring Roundtable (99)

New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable (#145) Future of Solar in New England; and Transmission & Renewables in New England

Friday, April 17, 2015, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Host: Foley Hoag, 13th Floor Conference Room, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston Convener/Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd. Twitter: #RaabRT Website: www.RaabAssociates.org

Agenda

9:00 Welcome and Introductions—Dr. Jonathan Raab

9:05 Future of Solar in New England Jonathan Black, Lead Engineer System Planning, ISO New England Dr. Francis O’Sullivan, Director of Research, MIT Energy Initiative Karl Rábago, Executive Director, PACE University Climate & Energy Center Ashley Brown, Executive Director, Harvard Electricity Policy Group Janet Besser, VP Policy & Government Affairs, New England Clean Energy Council 10:30 Break

11:00 Transmission & Renewable Developments in New England

Keynote: Thierry Vandal, CEO, Hydro-Québec Matt Kearns, VP, North America Development, Utility & Global Wind, SunEdison Edward Krapels, CEO, Anbaric Transmission Robin McAdam, VP Major Developments, Emera Inc

12:30 Adjourn

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