6-14-2024 New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable

Modernizing Siting for a Decarbonized Future

Hybrid: In-Person and Livestreaming Options

Friday, June 14, 2024, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

(Breakfast Refreshments and Networking from 8:30-9:00)

Host: Foley Hoag, 17th Floor Conference Room, 155 Seaport Blvd, Boston

Moderator: Janet Gail Besser for Raab Associates, Ltd.

Convener: Raab Associates, Ltd.

Twitter: #RaabRT Website: www.RaabAssociates.org

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AGENDA:

8:30 Breakfast Refreshments and Networking

9:00 - Introduction by Moderator, Janet Gail Besser

9:10 - Siting Energy Infrastructure: New National and Local Approaches

• Gretchen Kershaw, Transmission Senior Advisor, US DOE Grid Deployment Office
• Lawrence Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, MIT 
• Penni Conner, Executive VP, Customer Experience & Energy Strategy, Eversource Energy
• Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, (former) Chief, Environment, Energy, & Open Space, City of Boston

10:30 Break

11:00 - State Siting Reform and Innovation

• Michael Judge, Undersecretary of Energy MA EEA
• Adam Chapdelaine, Executive Director, Massachusetts Municipal Association
• Michelle Manion , Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Massachusetts Audubon Society
• Jeremy McDiarmid, Managing Director and General Counsel, Advanced Energy United

12:30 Adjourn

REGISTRATION:

Pre-registration is required. Whether attending in-person or via Zoom, the general registration rate is $110 and the government/nonprofit rate is $55. We now have a reduced rate of $25 for both in-person and livestreaming for full-time students, young professionals under 25 years old, and retirees.

In-person attendance and live webstreaming are free for employees of our Sponsor organizations, but registration is required.

Free in-person registration for Sponsors is limited due by the size of the venue. If you are an employee of one of our Sponsors, please check with your organization before registering for in-person attendance to make sure its allotment of free seats hasn't been depleted.

If a Sponsor organization has used up its free ticket allotment, any additional employees can register at the government/non-profit rate if tickets are still available.

When registering at the free Sponsor rate you MUST use a work email address from one of our Sponsor organizations. See the Sponsor logo page to confirm your organization's Sponsorship.

Registrants for Livestreaming will receive an email with streaming coordinates by 1pm the day before the Roundtable.

The on-demand video will be available to stream about a week after the Roundtable. Registration information will be posted on our website along with slides, speaker bios and other materials from the event. This will be free for Sponsors and for anyone who paid to attend in person or to livestream. On-demand viewing costs $55 for non-Sponsors.

Foley Hoag LLP requires all visitors to the building be fully vaccinated and boosted. By registering to attend in-person, you are affirming you are fully vaccinated and boosted.

CANCELATION POLICY

Tickets are non-transferable between Roundtable events. If you have registered but won't be able to attend, please let us know ASAP so we can allow someone to take your place.

General; government/non-profit and reduced rate registrations can be transferred from in-person to livestreaming by logging in to your Eventbrite account and following the instructions for transferring a ticket type. Free Sponsor registrations cannot be transferred manually. Please contact susan@raabassociates.org if you need to change your Sponsor ticket type.

Normally, refunds are issued up to 72 hours prior to the event. However, if you have registered for this event and have tested positive for COVID-19; are waiting for COVID-19 test results; have COVID-19 symptoms; or have had close contact with a person who has tested positive for, or who has symptoms of, COVID-19, please cancel your registration without penalty (we will issue a refund).

To cancel your registration or get a refund, reply to your confirmation email or contact susan@raabassociates.org