Progress and Challenges in the Western Energy Markets
The 25th Annual Mid-C Seminar | This year’s program will be focusing on progress and challenges in the western energy markets. Finally back in person after cancelling in 2020 and virtual in 2021!
We will be hosting pre-conference activities and networking events the day before on Tuesday, July 12. There is the choice of a wine tasting lunch or golf at the Highlander Golf Course. The seminar officially kicks off at 5 pm on Tuesday with at outdoor dinner and networking at beautiful Ohme Gardens just north of downtown Wenatchee. All three pre-conference events are at locations overlooking the beautiful Columbia River.
Virtual Keynote SpeakerChairman Richard Glick, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick was named by President Biden to be Chairman of the Federal Regulatory Commission on January 21, 2021 and is serving a Commission term that ends June 30, 2022. He has recently been re-nominated for another term on the Commission. |
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As one of the longest running energy seminars, we understand that attendees need less theory and more thought leadership, strategy, and execution. One of the ways in which Mid-C is unique is that it is peer-led.
Agenda
| Time (PDT) | Session |
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Opening Remarks – Doug Frazier, Horsepower Consulting, Bill Dearing, Dearing Consulting, and Aiman El-Ramly, ZE PowerGroup, Inc. |
| 9:15 am | Renewable Energy Update – Panel moderated by Jessica Johnson, Origination, Environmental Products, Shell Energy North America; Panel: Mike Ashley, Apya Power. Sean Yovan, Innergex, Ricky Davis, Clearway, Scott Kringen, Avangrid Renewables |
| 1015 am | Update on Carbon in State Programs and Energy Markets in the WECC – Clare Breidenich, Aciem Consulting and Western Power Trading Forum, Damian Irizarry Director, West Power Origination, Uniper Global Commodities North America |
| 1100 am | Break |
| 1115 am | Panel on Transmission: Progress (or lack of it) on Transmission in the WECC, Malcolm McLellan, Esq. , Partner, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, – Large Scale Renewables Off Grid, David W. Brown, Senior Principal and co-founder, Obsidian Renewables, |
| 1145 am | The Mid-C Seminar at 25- a review, plus update on Columbia River Treaty – Bill Dearing, Co-founder of Mid-C Seminar, |
| 1200 pm | Virtual Keynote Session – Overview of the Changing Industry – Richard Glick, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| 1230 pm | Lunch |
| 1245 pm | Crypto Loads & Trends: Past, Present, & Future – Malachi Salcido, Founder and CEO, Salcido Enterprises |
| 1:15 pm | New Markets and Options Panel – Updates on EIM and Day Ahead Markets, Steven Johnson, Principal Operations Specialist, Southwest Power Pool and Greg Cook, Executive Director, Market and Infrastructure Policy, California ISO – Western Regional Adequacy Program, Rebecca Sexton, Director of Reliability Programs, Western Power Pool, |
| 2:00 pm | Under Pressure: Mid-C and West Power Markets Update -Amy Gasca, Managing Editor Global Power Pricing, Grace Parker, Electric Pricing Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights |
| 2:45 pm | Fast Start Pricing in Organized Markets – Michael Linn, Director, Market Analytics, Public Power Council and Mark Holman, Managing Director, Power, Powerex |
| 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm | Satellite Technology in War and Weather – Chris Hyde, Director Sales |Meteorologist, Maxar |
| 4:00 pm | Commentary and Wrap-up – Aiman El-Ramly, Chief Business Officer, ZE PowerGroup Inc. |