Utilities of the Future
A Public Learning Forum
Grid resiliency, along with environmental improvements and the evolving smart grid are defining our future utilities in ways that will benefit stakeholders of all kinds.”
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, September 26, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Join utility leaders, academic visionaries,along with legal, policy and advocacy specialists as we investigate the new look of electric utilities and how advances in the production and transmission of power will change our lives.— Janine Finnell, Executive Director, Leaders in Energy
Who: Leaders in Energy is hosting the event, with Resilient Virginia. Leaders in Energy is a community of engaged leaders advancing solutions for a sustainable energy system, economy, and world. We are a not-for-profit organization based in Washington with a worldwide membership. Resilient Virginia is dedicated to accelerating resiliency planning in Virginia communities.
Speakers:
• Dr. John Caldwell, Director of Economics, Edison Electric Institute
• Cyril Draffin, MIT Energy Initiative
• Elizabeth Stein, attorney with Environmental Defense Fund’s Clean Energy Program
What: Energy production and distribution are both changing fast. This event, open to everyone interested in energy, will explore answers to:
• How can a new generation of utilities help decarbonize our energy system?
• What regulatory, policy, and market reforms will help usher in utilities of the future?
• What might the electric grid look like in the future?
• How will customers buy and sell energy with the new electric grid?
• Where can we see examples of this transformation, in action, today?
When: October 4, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004
Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial Metro Station, Yellow and Green lines
Registration: https://leadersinenergy.org/utilities-of-the-future/
Janine Finnell
Leaders in Energy
(703) 203-0766
email us here
