Solar & Storage Finance USA 2023 | Solar and Storage Finance Series | 6 November 2023 | The New Yorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001, USA

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the most significant piece of funding for America’s response to the climate crisis and energy security at US$369 billion. It could cut emissions by 2030 up to 41% against 2003 levels, based on modelling by Energy Innovation.

The IRA would see the investment tax credit (ITC) reinstated at the rate of 30% and the production tax credit (PTC) at 1.5 cents per kWh (the PTC would be available for solar facilities). Neither would phasedown for projects placed into service in 2022 or later but would be subject to phasedown once annual greenhouse gas emissions fall by at least 75% from 2022 levels. The ITC would include a 30% standalone credit for energy storage which met the same conditions.

2023 Speakers

Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus
Director of Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), Department of Energy

David Sandbank
Vice President - Distributed Energy Resources Technologies, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Larry Sherwood
President and Chief Executive Officer, Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Lan Adair Sasa
Director of Climate Finance, Enhanced Capital

Dr. Joachim Seel
Policy Researcher and Project Lead - Interconnection Costs, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

John Breckenridge
President and Chief Executive Officer, Arevon

Kate Daniel
Northeast Regional Director & Director of Policy, Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA)

Steve Cheng
Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners

Joshua Bellet
Managing Director - Infrastructure Opportunities, Ares Management

Sripradha Ilango
Chief Financial Officer, Soltage

Richard Dovere
Chief Investment Officer, EDPR

Alice Heathcote
Chief Financial Officer, Strata

Zachary Rubenstein
Managing Director, Blackstone

Christine Bonaguide
Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP

William Blake
Director - Infrastructure Investment Team, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

Michael Ott
Director and Senior Investor of Climate Infrastructure Team, Blackrock

Jorge Iragorri
Managing Director, Head of Renewable Energy Investments, Morgan Stanley

Axel Thiemann
Chief Executive Officer, Sonnedix

Rubiao Song
Managing Director of Energy Investments, JP Morgan

Charlie Donovan
Co-author/Editor of Renewable Energy Finance: Powering the Future, University of Washington

Chris Diaz
Principal & Co-Chief Executive Officer, Seminole Financial Services

Carson Harkrader
Chief Executive Officer, Carolina Solar Energy

Michael Fingar
Chief Operating Officer, US Light Energy

Jamie Hutson
Chief Investment Officer, DSD Renewables

Sandeep Arora
Senior Vice President & Head of Transmission & Markets, REV Renewables

Andrew Foukal
President & CEO, East Point Energy

Anna Chavis
Senior Manager of Development, Clearway Energy Group

Reggie Henderson
Chief Executive Officer, Telamon Energy

Nicholas Dazzo
Managing Director - Trading, Spearmint Energy

Balki Iyer
Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Lead for US Expansion, e-Zinc

Walter Cuculic
Senior Vice President - Renewable Energy, Bank34

Taylor King
Vice President for Renewable Energy, Live Oak Bank

Gabe Murtaugh
Storage Sector Manager & Market Infrastructure Policy Lead, California ISO

Michael DeSocio
Director of Market Design, New York ISO

Walter Graf
Senior Director - Economics, PJM Connection

Yasser Bahbaz
Director of Market Development, Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

Tanner McNeill
Chief Executive Officer, Aurelian Capital Partners

Aaron Klein
Managing Director - Power and Renewables Team Storage Lead, KeyBanc Capital Markets

Brett Simon
Director of Commerical Strategy, e-Zinc

Vennela Vennela Yadhati
Senior Manager, P2X North America - Ørsted

Daniel Crotzer
Chief Executive Officer, Fractal EMS

Derek Moretz
Vice President of Development, PureSky Energy

Chris Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, Gridstor

Lance Jordan
Senior Vice President Energy and Infrastructure Investing, Pacolet Milliken

Casey Keller
Founding Partner, Caerus Commodities

Andrew Redinger
Managing Director Group Head Utility, Power & Renewable Energy, KeyBanc Capital Markets

Michael Parr
Executive Director, Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance

Adam Nygaard
Director of Business Development, FlexGen

Laura Tamjärv
Senior Director of Acquisitions, CleanCapital

Jerry Polacek
President of Energy Transition Solutions, Aggreko

Judy McElroy
Chief Executive Officer, Fractal Energy Storage Consultants

Rupinder Kaur
Acting Director - Portfolio Management Division, Loan Programs Office - Department of Energy

Chris McKissack
Chief Executive Officer, Glidepath

Elise Caplan
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

JC Sandberg
Chief Advocacy Officer, American Clean Power Association (ACP)

Anna Astretsova
VP of Finance, Gridstor

Cristina Drivas
Senior Director, Power Marketing, Lightsource bp

Carlos Barrera
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Renewable Energy

Julia Souder
Chief Executive Officer, Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) & Chair of Global Renewables Alliance

Ali Chowdhury
Senior Vice President, Transmission, Avantus

Matthew Crosby
Cypress Creek Renewables

Quentin Draper-Scrimshire
Chief Executive Officer, Modo Energy

Kelly Sarber
CEO/President & Vice Chair, Strategic Management Group & NY-BEST Board

Dan Shreve
Vice President, Market Intelligence, CEA

Gary Dorris
CEO and Co-Founder, Ascend Analytics

Jon Norman
President, Hydrostor

Li Xu
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, LXI Capital

Durham C. McCormick
Partner and Co-Lead of Renewables Energy Sector Team, McGuireWoods LLP

Heather Arbogast
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Scott Wilmot
Vice President, Power & Renewables, Enverus

John Zahurancik
President, Americas, Fluence

Madeline Villerreal
VP of Supply Chain Operations, Supplier Quality, and Delivery COE, Fluence

Amir Akhtar
VP, Head of Strategic Investments and Finance, Pinegate Renewables

Dr. Brent Nelson
Managing Director of Markets and Strategy, Ascend Analytics

Jacob Steubing
VP of Power Marketing, Gridstor

Michael Fisher
Senior Manager, Portfolio Analytics, Ascend Analytics

Alejandra Pérez-Plá
Regional Manager - Mediterranean & Americas, Global Capital Finance

2023 Sponsors

HOST SPONSOR:
• Sunwoda Energy

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Fluence

GOLD SPONSORS:
• E Zinc
• ModoEnergy

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Enverus

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Ascend Analytics
• CEA
• Flexgen
• Fractal Energy Storage Consultants
• Fractal EMS
• Gaiascope
• Hodgson Russ Attorneys
• Hydrostor
• McGuireWoods