The View From the Bench (10:15am - 11:15am)

The panel consists of Utility Commissioners providing their perspectives about the changing energy landscape in the southeast and best practices for litigating in front of the Commissions in a Q-and-A style discussion.

Speakers:

Gray Styers, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Commissioner Floyd McKissick, North Carolina Utilities Commission
Commissioner Kim Duffley, North Carolina Utilities Commission
Commissioner Jeff Hughes, North Carolina Utilities Commission

The Sun is Rising on Solar+ (11:15am - 12:15pm)

Duke Energy and various stakeholders, including NCSEA, recently negotiated a net metering settlement comprised of a rebate program for smart thermostat customers, along with time of use rates. This panel will explore whether this agreement helps to pave the way for solar paired with other technologies, including solar+storage and solar+EVs. What role can these solar+ pairings play in shaping load and reducing peak? What is necessary to allow solar+ technologies to provide grid services? How would aggregation of solar+ services work in a vertically-integrated utility market?

Speakers:

Ben Smith, Associate General Counsel, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Jason Keyes, Partner, Keyes & Fox LLP
Taylor Speer, Counsel, Fox Rothschild LLP
Lauren Bowen, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
Brad Harris, Manager, Rates and Regulatory Solutions at Duke Energy

Carbon in Energy (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

2021’s House Bill 951 directed the NC Utilities Commission to adopt a Carbon Plan aimed at reducing North Carolina’s electric emissions by 70% by 2030 while targeting net zero by 2050. This panel will explore how the Carbon Plan differs from North Carolina’s traditional integrated resource planning process, as well as interactions with federal and South Carolina laws.

Speakers:

Ajulo Othow, Founder & CEO, EnerWealth
Luis Martinez, Director, Southeast Energy, Climate& Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
Nick Jimenez, Staff Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
Ben Snowden, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Please note there is a cost to attend.

CLE Credits available.