Renewable Energy Teleconference Series

Renewable Energy Seminar & Teleconference Series

Overview

Welcome to the monthly Renewable Energy Seminar and Teleconference Series brought to you by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) in collaboration with the Renewable Energy Resources Committee of the American Bar Association SEER Section & Renewable Energy Committee of the Energy Bar Association.

These monthly seminars provide an opportunity to network and discuss the subject matter with renewable energy lawyers, federal and state policy makers, and business experts. This year we have upgraded our series to a webinar format.

The programming is open to ACORE members, ABA members and all those involved in aspects of law, policy, business, or financing in the renewable energy or distributed generation fields.


Our Next Seminar & Teleconference

State Renewables Policies – Lessons Learned After A Decade of Success

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A decade of state leadership for renewable energy faces unparalleled future changes in the U.S.  The states have served as innovative laboratories of renewable energy development bolstered by strong federal support in 2009 with energy tax credit extensions, Section 1603 Treasury grants, bonus depreciation and federal Section 1705 loan guarantees.  Over $50 billion in federal financial support flowed to renewables over the past five years.

The next decade faces a new landscape for future renewables development in the states.  Several states like California, New Jersey, Texas, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts have benchmarked certain practices, success and achievements.

But the federal government has not delivered a national clean energy standard, tax planning certainty continues, no internal carbon standard exists, and we lack a clear national energy policy. What will states' renewables 2.0 look like this decade? How can states build off their own success, while emphasizing a new vision for renewable policies this decade using:

  • Innovative PACE financing; new financing incentives
  • Premium dispatchable renewables, expanding SREC’s
  • New regulatory incentives, tariffs for net metering, easier interconnections and new rate designs
  • Co-benefits with natural gas, air regulation
  • Transmission and storage, new ancillary services, and avoided T&D costs
  • Creative state implementation plans (SIPS) under the Clean Air Act for new source performance review, using efficiency and waste heat recovery
  • Wastes as fuel
  • Distributed generation
  • Alternative fuels for vehicles
  • Growing military installations and bases
  • Importance of commercial, industrial buildings

With state energy tools and opportunities to shape intermittency, and with new policy and market strategies, how will new developments shape renewables to solidify positions in the top ten states over the upcoming decade? How will the new shale gas interface affect state renewable opportunities in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Arkansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York?   

Join us for this provocative and forward looking discussion.


Q & A Submission:
Q  & A both on the teleconference and live at the host firm sites,  will follow the speakers' presentations. Please email questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Call Times:
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Eastern
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Central
10:00 am - 11:30 am Mountain
9:00 am - 10:30 am Pacific
8:00 am - 9:30 am Alaskan

Teleconference Co-Chairs:
Robert F. Riley, Partner, Williams Mullen PC (Washington, D.C.)
Michael W. Wise, McDonald Hopkins, LLC

Moderators:
Michael J. Zimmer, Senior Counsel, Thompson Hine LLP
Robert F. Riley, Partner, Williams Mullen PC (Washington, D.C.)

Speakers:
Eric Ackerman, Director, Alternative Regulation, Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
Todd Foley, SVP Policy & Government Relations, ACORE
NREL (invited)
Additional Speakers TBD

Upcoming Teleconference

2011-2012 Webinar Schedule

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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