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Topics to be Covered

Note: Subject to change

To speak on one of the below topics, or a related subject, email your proposal to info@smartgridobserver.com by Friday, October 23. Sponsorship is not required in order to speak.

Business Models and Implementation Strategies
  • Optimizing renewables in the C&I enterprise energy mix
  • Sourcing options and strategies for a 100% RE objective
  • Moving from strategy to implementation
  • Corporate initiatives and partnerships in maximizing renewables
  • Adopting 100%RE as a goal across the organization
  • Controlling costs and making the business case for customers
  • Integrating and interoperating with legacy systems
Current Market Opportunities, Drivers and Challenges
  • Opportunities for cities, states and companies in an evolving energy environment
  • Policies and regulatory trends
  • Electrification across sectors
  • Implementation case studies and progress to date
  • New market platforms, exchanges and alternatives for integrating renewables
The Role of Transportation Electrification in 100% RE
  • Enabling green technologies for EV charging power infrastructure
  • Decarbonizing the public and corporate transportation resources
  • EV adoption trends, drivers, opportunities and challenges
The State of Enabling 100RE Technologies: Key Developments and Applications
  • Solar + storage: options and potential going forward
  • Renewables R&D advances, projects and initiatives
  • Energy storage developments: grid-scale and behind the meter
  • Role of the smart grid and next-gen distributed utility network
  • Latest technology innovations and market offerings for achieving 100% RE
Decarbonizing Across the Enterprise: Buildings, Energy and Operations
  • Smart buildings, building energy management and 100% RE
  • RE microgrids and nanogrids in the building campus
  • Achieving buy-in across the organization
  • Leadership case studies and key take-aways to date
Shaping the Future of the Renewable Energy Network
  • Working with the utility as a partner toward 100% RE
  • Enabling grid upgrades, investment, and modernization
  • Regulatory and policy considerations
  • Utility renewable energy programs for corporations and residential customers
  • Ensuring stakeholder support across organizational boundaries
  • Achieving a smooth and efficient transition toward renewables
  • Addressing and accommodating potentially conflicting priorities