SOUTHEAST POWERED BY: PROGRAM GUIDE MAY 7-8, 2015 │ ATLANTA, GA │ #SolarSE TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule-at-a-Glance..........................................................................................................................2 Sponsors..............................................................................................................................................3 Media Partners.....................................................................................................................................4 Industry Partners..................................................................................................................................5 Education.............................................................................................................................................7 Exhibitors............................................................................................................................................10 Thank you for making ABOUT SOLAR POWER SOUTHEAST From the team that produces Solar Power International, the largest solar trade show in the US (ranked by Trade Show News Network), comes a focused, regional event for colleagues to connect in an intimate setting. The goal of this and future regional SOU TH EAST events is to highlight trends, policies, and obstacles facing a particular region in an effort to move the industry forward across a great success! the US. Unlike other solar conferences, all proceeds from Solar Power Southeast support the expansion of the solar energy of a SEPA membership, industry through SEIA and SEPA’s visit us on site or contact Ruth Hupart year-round research and education activities, and SEIA’s extensive advocacy at (202) 559-2032. efforts. Solar Power Southeast’s primary mission is to deliver on the missions of both SEIA and SEPA in a way that strengthens the solar energy industry domestically and globally, through networking and education, and by creating an energetic and engaging marketplace to SolarElectricPower.org connect buyers and suppliers. SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE Thursday, May 7 TIME EVENT 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Registration Open 9:00 am - 9:30 am Welcome & Keynote Session, featuring Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, Jr. 9:30 am - 10:30 am Market Outlook Roundtable - Business Opportunities in the Southeast 10:30 am - 11:15 am Networking Break & Exhibits, Sponsored by SolAmerica Energy, LLC 11:15 am - 12:15 pm The Utility Perspective on the Growing Southeast Solar Markets 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm Networking Lunch, Sponsored by Georgia Power 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm Navigating Tax in the Southeast 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Networking Break & Exhibits, Sponsored by SolAmerica Energy, LLC From Budgets to Service: Understanding Operations, Maintenance and 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Asset Management 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm QuickTalks 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Networking Reception, Sponsored by UNIRAC Friday, May 8 TIME EVENT 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration Open 8:00 am - 9:00 am Networking Breakfast, Sponsored by Enphase Energy 9:00 am - 10:30 am Interconnecting Solar in the Southeast: Best Practices 10:30 am - 11:00 am Networking Break & Exhibits, Sponsored by SolAmerica Energy, LLC Remarks from The Honorable Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator, State of 11:00 am – 11:15 am Georgia Electric Vehicles, Storage, Advanced Inverters and Solar in the 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Southeast, Sponsored by Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina 12:15 pm Solar Power Southeast Wrap-Up & Lessons Learned Registration: Marquis Ballroom Foyer Education, exhibits, and networking breaks: Marquis Ballroom C Breakfast, lunch, and the reception: Marquis Ballroom B 2 SPONSORS Thank you to our sponsors! HOST UTILITY & NETWORKING LUNCH SPONSOR Georgia Power supports reliable, cost-effective renewable energy sources, and actively evaluates those most compatible with our state's natural and technological resources. We're fully committed to research and development of solar energy technologies to better understand their costs, production characteristics, safety, and how the development of distributed generation solar will affect the safety and reliability of the existing electric grid. NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSOR UNIRAC, a Hilti Group company, is a leading manufacturer of PV mounting systems. Our recently launched Ground Fixed Tilt (GFT) evolved from more than 1 GW of ground mount systems installed worldwide and has already been selected for multiple projects totaling more than 80MW. Unirac’s competitively priced solutions, responsive customer support, industry leading engineering services and excellence in supply-chain management are the many reasons Unirac is the right solution for your project. ATTENDEE BREAKFAST SPONSOR Enphase Energy delivers energy management technology for the solar industry that increases energy production, simplifies design and installation, improves system uptime and reliability, reduces fire safety risk and provides a platform for intelligent energy management. Our semiconductor-based microinverter system converts energy at the individual solar module level and brings a systems-based, high-technology approach to solar energy generation, storage, control and management. NETWORKING BREAK SPONSOR SolAmerica Energy, LLC, founded in 2009 is a leading Developer, EPC, and Operations & Maintenance Provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for commercial, industrial, and government clients. SolAmerica’s core competencies include site assessment, solar finance, system design and engineering, procurement, turnkey installation, testing, system monitoring, and operations and maintenance. SESSION SPONSOR Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina make up South Carolina’s 20 independent, not-for-profit electric cooperatives which operate the state’s largest electric power system. They have the oldest renewable energy program in South Carolina, Green Power, which they launched with Santee Cooper in 2001. In 2014, cooperatives helped craft and pass a landmark distributed energy resources bill which, among other important innovations, opened the state to solar leasing. 3 MEDIA PARTNERS Thank you to our media partners! Bloomberg New Energy Finance provides unique analysis, tools and data for decision makers driving change in the energy system. With unrivalled depth and breadth, we help clients stay on top of developments across the energy spectrum from our comprehensive web-based platform. about.bnef.com/ enerG is North America's leading publication about the alternative energy industry. From wind to solar to geothermal to biomass-and more-enerG covers the entire spectrum of alternative energy. With stories from across North America, enerG provides extensive coverage of what is probably the fastest growing industry in the world today. www.altenerg.com/ RenewableEnergyWorld.com was started in 1998 by a group of renewable energy professionals who wanted their work to relate to their passion for renewable energy. With this passion and the desire to create a long term sustainable business, we have created perhaps the single most recognized and trusted source for renewable energy news and information on the internet. www.renewableenergyworld.com AMERICA SUPPORTS S LAR Solar is the fastest growing source of renewable energy in America. And for good reason. It’s clean, reliable and cost-effective – helping to power both the U.S. economy and our environment. Check out the facts: • Solar employs 174,000 American workers • Solar pumps $18 billion a year into the economy • Solar offsets 22.3 million metric tons of damaging carbon emissions SEIA is the only national organization fighting in Washington to extend the solar ITC and promote pro-growth state policies. We need your help. Join SEIA now! SEIA.org | AmericaSupportsSolar.org INDUSTRY PARTNERS Thank you to our industry partners! Alabama Center for Sustainable Energy (ALCSE) is a 501c(3) that has a mission to accelerate the transition to clean energy in Alabama by 2030. www.alcse.org/ The Coastal Conservation League, since 1989, has worked with communities, businesses, citizen groups, and people like you to protect what we love about South Carolina. www.coastalconservationleague.org/ The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) mission is to conserve and preserve Georgia's land, energy and water resources. The Energy Resources Division promotes energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy assistance programs that improve the environment, strengthen quality of life and stimulate sustainable economic development and growth. gefa.georgia.gov/ Georgia Property Rights Council, Inc. believes that Georgia should have a chance to install solar on their property taking a free market approach. www.georgiapropertyrightscouncil.org/ GASEIA is a statewide, non-profit trade organization representing the interests of the 146+ solar companies located throughout the state. We are working to remove market barriers, engage in solar outreach and education, and expand solar markets. www.gaseia.org/ GSREIA was founded to encourage the development of a renewable energy economy through informed policy intervention, stakeholder education, and industry support. www.gsreia.org/ 5 INDUSTRY PARTNERS The NC Clean Energy Technology Center, at NC State University, advances a sustainable energy economy by educating, demonstrating and providing support for clean energy technologies, practices, and policies. nccleantech.ncsu.edu/ North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to driving public policy and market development that creates clean