Navigating the Change- What Next?
Join us for 26th Mid-C seminar, which will be held from, July 18-19, 2023 at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Pre-conference events will be Tuesday, July 18 with the reception dinner at the Pybus Market downtown beginning at 5 pm, and other optional golf and wine tasting. The conference will be Wednesday, July 19, 9 am to 5 pm.
| Keynote Speaker: Randall Rischard, President of Greenmetrix.io Key policy initiatives that could shape the future of the grid: An overview of state and federal regulation and legislation that could speed or slow clean energy development |  |
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Agenda – July 19 – Day 2
| Time (PDT) | Topics |
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Opening Remarks –Doug Frazier, Horsepower Consulting, Bill Dearing, Dearing Consulting |
| 9:15 am | Keynote Speaker – Randy Rischard, President, Greenmetrix.io , “Overview of Policy Initiatives that could impact Clean Energy Development“ |
| 9:45 am | Kris Raper, Vice President, Strategic Engagement and External Affairs, Western Electricity Coordinating Council, “The Changing Grid: Can Standards Evolve Fast Enough, and with Distributed Energy Reach Far Enough to Ensure Reliability?” |
| 10:15 am | Scott Miller, Executive Director, Western Power Trading Forum, “Western Markets Update” |
| 10:45 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | John Ollis, Manager of Power Planning and Analysis, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, “Electrification- What Does it Mean for Power Planning and Operations” |
| 11:30 am | Panel on Hydrogen and the Hydrogen Hub: – Gary Ivory, General Manager, Douglas County PUD, “Update on DCPUD Hydrogen Project and NW Hydrogen Hub Initiative” – David Brown, Senior Principal and Co-Founder, Obsidian Renewables, “Hydrogen and Renewables in Oregon” |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 12:35 pm | Luncheon Speaker: Mary Wiencke, Executive Director, PGP, “Update on Carbon and Cap and Trade” |
| 1:05 pm | Panel Discussion: New Resources, moderated by Valerie Barros, BrightNight Power: – Erik Steimle, Vice President, Rye Development, “Update on Pumped Storage Projects” – Jason Herbert, Senior Director for External Strategy & New Nuclear Development, Energy Northwest, “Update on Modular Nuclear Technology” – Shannon Souza, President, Oregon Coast Energy Alliance Network, “Offshore Wind Development” – Ted Beatty, Executive Director, Renewable Origination, NextEra Energy Resources, “The State of Wind and Solar Development” – Valerie Barros VP, Origination, BrightNight Power, “Chasing the ATC CFE (Around-the-Clock Carbon-Free-Energy) Dream (without hydro)” |
| 3:00 pm | Short Break |
| 3:05 pm | Panel discussion: New Markets with updates on future market design, potential seams issues, transmission, resource adequacy, and greenhouse gas attribution including: – Antoine Lucas, Vice President, Southwest Power Pool – Milos Bosanac, Regional Markets Sector Manager, Market Infrastructure Policy, CAISO – Rebecca Sexton, Director of Strategic Engagement and Communications, Western Power Pool – Mark Holman, Managing Director- Power, Powerex – Mike Linn, Director, Market Analytics, Public Power Council |
| 5:00 pm | Wrap up and Close |