Experts to Assess How to Adapt the Power Grid to High-Penetration Renewables
Register Now for the Virtual 2020 ACORE Grid Forum on November 17-18
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On November 17-18, join the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) for the ACORE Grid Forum, a two-day digital event exploring the business opportunities, policy and regulatory issues, and technology challenges associated with integrating increasingly high penetrations of renewable electricity on the grid.
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The Forum will host important discussions among experts from the private and public sectors on advancing efforts toward building a modernized grid that values flexibility, reliability and resilience.
Taking place on an easy-to-use digital event platform, the ACORE Grid Forum will feature interactive panels and keynote addresses, attendee-to-attendee networking and messaging, engaging Q&A and discussion sessions, and virtual exhibiting.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
• John Bear, CEO, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
• Angelina Galiteva, Chair, California ISO Board of Governors
• Richard Glick, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• The Honorable Sean Casten, U.S. Representative, IL-06
• Curtis Wynn, Board President, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; President & CEO, Roanoke Electric Cooperative
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:
• Enabling a Clean Energy Future: Adapting the Grid to High-Penetration Renewables
• Keeping the Lights On: Capacity Market Design and the Future of Resource Adequacy
• RTO+: Deploying Power Markets to Support Renewables Expansion
• Fireside Chat: The Role of Transmission and Grid Upgrades as Part of an Effective Climate Solution
• Financing Models for Transmission, Storage and Other Grid Resources
• Transmission Expansion: Does It Serve Public Interest?
To see a complete list of confirmed speakers and panel discussion topics, click here.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - Wednesday, November 18, 2020
About ACORE:
Founded in 2001, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is the nation's premier pan-renewable organization uniting finance, policy and technology to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy. For more information, please visit www.acore.org.
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