The Center for Climate Protection’s second Business of Clean Energy Symposium was a success! Held on March 4, 2016 in San Jose, CA, the event convened business, government, and community leaders to accelerate California’s shift to a clean energy economy. The Symposium provided a forum to exchange ideas about Community Choice Energy programs and to learn about current energy policy, regulations, markets, and technology. Read more about the day’s inspiring discussions.
Community Choice is accelerating at a rapid pace. Ann Hancock, the Center’s Executive Director, reported at the Symposium that 60% of Californians (excluding those served by Municipal Utility Districts) could have the option to be served by Community Choice by 2020. Read more.
We invite you to view slides from the day’s presenters and panelists, as well as a slideshow of photos, below.
Presentations
Plenary Sessions:
Center for Climate Protection Opening Slides
Russ Hancock, “The Potential of Community Choice for Silicon Valley”
Mark Ferron, “Our Future Electricity System”
Morning Sessions:
Nuts and Bolts of Community Choice Energy
- Shawn Marshall, LEAN Energy
- Drake Welch, Noble Americas Energy Solutions
- Steve Shupe, Sonoma Clean Power
- Jamillah Jordan, MIG
Programs: Reducing Emissions While Building the Economy
- Justin Kudo, Marin Clean Energy
- Curtis Tongue, Ohmconnect
- Urvi Parekh, Sunpower
- Martha Amram, WattzOn
The Big Picture of Community Choice Energy Development
- Gary Saleba, EES Consulting
- Sam Golding, Community Choice Partners
Discussion Group: Bold Ideas to Optimize CCE Impact & Sustainability
- Andrew Cameron, Energy Producing Retail Realty
- Jason Simon, Enphase Energy
Afternoon Sessions:
Advanced Programs: Going to the Next Level
- Don Bray, Joint Venture Silicon Valley
- Angie Boakes, Shell Alternative Energies’ Electric Mobility
- Robert Pierce, Shell Energy
Water & Energy Nexus - Amplifying Impact
- Ned Orrett, Resource Performance Partners, Inc.
Pictures from the 2016 Symposium
The Challenge
To significantly decrease greenhouse gas emissions, the energy system of the future must be radically different from the energy system of today.The shift is already underway: distributed renewable energy is displacing centralized fossil fuel power. Community Choice Energy can be a central part of accelerating this transition by creating more competition in the energy market, increasing consumer choice, fostering robust public private partnerships, containing costs and demonstrating the economic development potential of distributed energy resources.
To de-carbonize our energy system, we will need both centralized and distributed renewable resources and much more. This Symposium will focus on distributed generation as a critical part of a resilient clean energy system. Distributed energy resources are critical because they:
- Complement centralized resources. Larger scale renewables may be cheaper in per unit cost, but require a transmission system that is expensive to upgrade or extend and less efficient due to line loss
- Generate local economic development, creating business opportunities and jobs in local communities and keeping more energy dollars local
- Can add more resilience to our energy system
- Can engage customers in new demand response technologies and push innovation
View information and presentations from 2014 Symposium
Sponsors
Center for Resource Solutions
Lancaster Choice Energy
Marin Clean Energy
Media Sponsors
Friday, March 4, 2016
9:00 AM – 4:40 PM
(Reception: 4:40 PM – 6:00 PM)
San Jose Marriott
301 S Market St,
San Jose, CA 95113
Partners
Clean Coalition
Climate Action Campaign
Community Environmental Council
Joint Venture Silicon Valley
Local Government Commission
Local Government Sustainable
Energy Coalition
Prospect Silicon Valley
San Diego Energy District