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General Session: Manufacturing a New Energy Economy – How the Southeast is Becoming a Hub for Domestic Made Clean Energy

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Location: C202 - C204, Level 2, Building C

Clean energy domestic manufacturing has the potential to provide a number of tangible benefits to consumers, businesses, security, and climate. In this opening session, panelists from a variety of clean energy sectors will explore how manufacturing benefits are being realized in the context of the Southeast. Specifically, this discussion will highlight the various manufacturing developments and partnerships that have occurred in the Southeast over recent years, explain the importance of enabling legislation through the Inflation Reduction Act that have enabled companies to make long-term investment decisions, and prominent economic and social factors that make the region a prime place for continued manufacturing success.

Moderator(s)

Abigail Ross Hopper

President and CEO
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Panelist(s)

Scott Moskowitz (he/him/his)

Senior Director of Market Strategy and Public Affairs
Qcells North America
Decatur, Georgia, United States
Brittany Smith

Solar-Techno Economic Analyst
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States