Transmission & Interconnection Summit 2024 | Infocast - Information Forecast Inc | 25 June 2024 | Hilton Arlington National Landing, 2399 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202, USA

The IRA has accelerated the clean energy transition while simultaneously threatening to overwhelm current transmission infrastructure: interconnection requests have tripled and quadrupled in many markets, while the grid could be overwhelmed by the added demands of transmitting gigawatts of new renewable assets while meeting the loads added by EV charging and electrification.

FERC Order No. 2023 has taken the first step to reform interconnection processes, but its implementation has barely begun, and the future of new policies aimed at reforming transmission planning, cost allocation, and increasing investment is uncertain. When will new market rules be established for interconnection, and what will their impacts be on projects in the existing queue and future developments? Will new DOE programs providing funding for high-voltage transmission projects and encouraging investment in Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) result in substantial increases in regional and interregional transmission capacity? Only those who understand how these massive changes will play out will be able to position themselves to profit optimally under this new regime, whether as a transmission owner or power generation developer.

This Summit will bring together the policymakers, senior executives and leading experts working to reimagine interconnection and transmission planning processes to meet the needs of the clean energy transition. They will address the implementation of interconnection procedure reforms, as well as potential solutions to optimizing planning processes and more holistically allocating costs based on benefits yielded for both system loads and new generation, including:

• Where do FERC Order No. 2023 implementation efforts stand in RTO/ISO regions and regulated markets, and how will the interconnection of existing interconnection requests and new clean energy projects be affected?
• What impacts are cluster studies and multi-benefit planning having on identifying and justifying tens of billions of dollars in transmission to enhance reliability, enable the addition of vast amounts of clean energy assets, and reduce congestion and fuel costs?
• How can utilities, munis, co-ops and other transmission investors take advantage of DOE’s GRIP (Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships), other grant and loan guarantee programs?
• What impacts will DOE’s CITAP (Coordinated Interagency Transmission Authorization and Permit Program) and IP2X programs have on speeding interconnection and transmission permitting?
• Can the progress being made in states cooperating on system upgrades and cost allocation to incorporate offshore wind be more broadly applied to other renewable assets?
• What are the most effective ways to incorporate extreme weather resilience, grid-enhancing technologies and battery storage in transmission planning and operations?

Attend this Summit after over 20 years, still the only event focusing on the business and business environment of transmission asset investment and development — and get the answers you need to fully participate in the remarkable investment opportunities of the new era. Reserve your place today!

Who Should Attend?
• FERC Regulators
• State Regulators
• RTOs & ISOs
• Utilities
• Co-Op G&Ts
• Munis
• Renewable Developers
• Transmission Owners & Operators
• Consultants
• Attorneys
• Equipment Vendors
• EPCs

2024 Speakers

Ali Amirali
Senior Vice President, Lotus Infrastructure Partners

Patrick Bond
Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Angus King

Bob Brabston
Executive Director, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Ali Chowdhury, Ph D, Mba, Pe
Senior Vice President – Transmission, Avantus

Cynthia Crane
Manager, Miso Regulatory Strategy, Itc

Vandan D. Divatia
Vice President, Transmission Policy, Interconnections & Compliance, Eversource Energy

Maura Farver
State Energy Policy Director, Duke Energy

Larry Gasteiger
Executive Director, Wires

Rob Gramlich
President, Grid Strategies Llc

Sheri Haugen-Hoffart
Commissioner, North Dakota Public Service Commission

Mario Hayden
Director, Transmission, Enel North America

Madeline Gould Laughlin
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Grid United

Caitlin Marquis
Managing Director, Advanced Energy United

Gregory E. Mathe
Manager, Electric Transmission Communications and Engagement, Dominion Energy

Neil Millar
Vice President, Infrastructure and Operations Planning, Caiso

Stuart Nachmias
President & Ceo, Con Edison Transmission, Inc.

Kathleen Staks
Board Chair, Colorado Electric Transmission Authority

Emile C. Thompson
Chairman, Public Service Commission of The District of Columbia

David Tobenkin
Senior Energy Industry Analyst, Ferc - Office of Energy Policy and Innovation

Kris Zadlo
President and Chief Technical Officer, Grid United

2024 Sponsors

SUMMIT SPONSOR:
• Power Engineers

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• ZERO DNV EMISSION GRID
• AkinTM

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Ctc Global
• Enerzinx Analytics to Inform and Inspire
• Vicf Milbank
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Nira De-Risk Interconnection
• Pearl Street Technologies
• R Black & Veatch
• Ampacimon

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Landgate

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• Continuum Industries

HOSPITALITY SPONSORS:
• HData
• GridAstra
• Hospitality Sponsor