Speed to Market: Powering Large Customer Energy Needs

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Hosted By:
North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association's Making Energy Work Conference 2026
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Location:
Reynolds, Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle
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As outlined in the utilities 2025/26 Carbon Plan / Integrated Resource Plan load forecasts, the pipeline for new load interconnections sits at historic levels. With bottlenecks in the supply chain, permitting, and transmission, what are the tools and tactics to expedite interconnection for large load customers? We'll talk about policies and programs that include load flexibility, on-site generation, interconnection reform, and grid-enhancing technologies to name a few.

Moderator:
Jackson Ewing, Director, Energy and Climate Policy, Duke University Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Speakers:
Jon Sanders, Director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life, John Locke Foundation
Benjamin L. Snowden, Partner, Fox Rothschild
Marcus Trathen, Partner, Brooks Pierce


Please note there is a cost to attend. CLE credits available.