Mid-C Seminar

Agenda — July 14–15

Pre-Seminar Events

Tuesday, July 14

  • 7:30 AM
    Golf · Highlander Golf Club Arrival
    Golf clubs may be rented through Highlander. Call early at (509) 884-4653 to reserve yours, as a limited number of sets are available.
  • 8:00 AM
    Golf · Highlander Golf Club Tee Off
  • 12:00 PM
    Golf · Highlander Golf Club Lunch
  • 11:00 AM
    Wine & Lunch · Circle 5 Winery Wine Tasting and Lunch 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  • 5:00 PM
    Reception Dinner · Pybus Market Evening Reception 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Detailed Schedule

Wednesday, July 15

Wenatchee Convention Center · 121 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA

  • 8:30 AM
    Continental Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM
    Opening Remarks Kevin Holland, Co-Founder — Khnetic Solutions
  • 9:10 AM
    Keynote The State of the Western Market: How we got here, where are we going? Scott Miller, Executive Director — Western Power Trading Forum
  • 9:30 AM
    Resource Adequacy and the Energy Transition in the Pacific Northwest Arne Olsen, Senior Partner — E3
  • 10:15 AM
    Morning Break
  • 10:30 AM
    WECC Market Forecast
    • Tim Belden, Principal — Energy GPS
    • Jeff Richter, Principal — Energy GPS
  • 11:15 AM
    Transmission in the West Moderator: Tim Belden, Principal — Energy GPS
    • Sarah Edmonds, CEO — Western Power Pool
    • Jack Farley, Chief Commercial Office — Grid United
    • Cameron Yourkowski, Senior Director of Regulatory & Market Affairs — Pattern Energy
  • 12:00 PM
    Lunch Mid-Columbia Hydro Coordination Project Clint Kalich, Energy Advisor — Avista Corporation
  • 1:00 PM
    Panel Discussion — Project Development in the Region: Priorities, Pitfalls, and Progress Moderator: Jake Stephens, Founder — NewSun Energy
    • Alex Swerzbin, VP of Power Marketing & Transmission — NewSun Energy
    • Michael Chai, Trader — Dynasty Power
  • 2:00 PM
    Panel Discussion — The Mid-Columbia PUDs: Operational Coordination and Long-Term Outlook Moderator: Andrew Munro, Senior Manager — Grant County PUD
    • Brett Bickford, Managing Director of Generation & Transmission — Chelan County PUD
    • John Mertlich, General Manager — Grant County PUD
    • Gary Ivory, General Manager — Douglas County PUD
  • 2:45 PM
    Afternoon Break
  • 3:00 PM
    Partnering in Reliable Energy for Community Future Stability Steve Uffelman, Mayor — City of Prineville
  • 3:30 PM
    Satellite Imagery and the Power Market — What It Shows, What It Doesn't Chris Hyde, Sales Account Executive — SkyFi
  • 4:00 PM
    Closing Comments Kevin Holland, Co-Founder — Khnetic Solutions