Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Registration Open

Location: Galleria, Level 3, Building C

Sponsored by

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Business Lab: Opportunities and Technologies with Microgrids at the Grid Edge

Location: Georgia Ballroom Foyer, Level 3

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM ET

2024 Building Codes Will Impact Deployment of Renewables and Energy Storage

Location: C206, Level 2, Building C

Speaker: Patrick Hughes (he/him/his) – National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET

Exploring Southeast's Sustainable Future: Insights and Strategies for Carbon Reduction, Land Use, and Interconnection

Location: C202 - C204, Level 2, Building C

Moderator: Lakin Garth (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Thad Culley (he/him/his) – Sunrun

Panelist: Maggie Shober (she/her/hers) – Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

9:00 AM – 12:20 PM ET

Full Conference Education Sessions

Location: C202 - C204, Level 2, Building C

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Expo Hall Open

Location: Georgia Ballroom, Level 3

9:25 AM – 9:50 AM ET

Navigating the Bidirectional Charging Landscape

Location: C206, Level 2, Building C

Speaker: Mac Keller (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

RE+ Southeast Clean Energy Job Fair

Location: Georgia Ballroom Galleria, Level 3, Building C, GWCC

Hosted by

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET

Expo Hall Networking Break

Location: Georgia Ballroom, Level 3, Building C

Sponsored by

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM ET

Energy Transition Theater: What’s Old is New Again: Future-focused Utilities Solve Distribution Capacity and Capital Challenges Based on Trusted Technology

Location: Energy Transition Theater, Georgia Ballroom, Level 3

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM ET

Energy Transition Theater: Securing & Accelerating DER Deployment

Location: Energy Transition Theater, Georgia Ballroom, Level 3

Expo Hall Speaker: Joel Santisteban – Ecosuite

10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET

Energy Communities: Opportunity, Expectations, and Impact in the Southeast

Location: C202 - C204, Level 2, Building C

Moderator: Josephus M. Allmond (he/him/his) – Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)

Panelist: Rebecca Handa (she/her/hers) – Invenergy

Panelist: Theodora Okiro Quarles – EcoHealth Strategies, LLC

Panelist: Andy Posner (he/him/his) – Capital Good Fund

Panelist: Stephanie Sienkowski (she/her/hers) – Soltage

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET

State Briefing: Tennessee Valley

Location: C206, Level 2, Building C

Speaker: Gil Hough (he/him/his) – TenneSEIA (Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association)

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM ET

Energy Transition Theater: How to Be a Good Noise Neighbor

Location: Energy Transition Theater, Georgia Ballroom, Level 3

Expo Hall Speaker: Michael Bahtiarian (he/him/his) – ACENTECH

11:20 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Transition Break

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET

Energy Transition Theater: Challenges and Best Practices in Utility-Scale Battery Fire Safety

Location: Energy Transition Theater, Georgia Ballroom, Level 3

Expo Hall Speaker: Jennifer Alfsen (she/her/hers) – Fluence

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET

Closing Session: Rate Design Processes and Objectives in the Southeast

Location: C202 - C204, Level 2, Building C

Moderator: Ukiah Busch (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Lon Huber – Duke Energy Corporation

Panelist: Davante Lewis – Louisiana Public Service Commission

Panelist: Kevin Lucas – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Alicia Scott (she/her/hers) – Energy Foundation/Coalitico LLC