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Energy Summit

Washington State Energy Summit: Leadership for a Clean and Efficient Energy Future

Thanks to everyone who attended this sold out event May 4 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center! Please bookmark this web site for links to speaker presentations, video, and up-to-date information on next steps toward our combined efforts to repower Washington state and renew our competitive advantage in energy.

You can access PowerPoint presentations by clicking on the session titles in highlighted in Blue.


8:30 - 9:00	REPOWERING WASHINGTON: RENEWING OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN ENERGY Rogers Weed, Director Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED)
9:00 - 9:30	CLEAN ENERGY: RECOVERY ACT & BEYOND Scott Gregory Minos, Policy and Communications Analyst, Energy Technology Specialist United States Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Mr. Minos is responsible for key communication elements that promote DOE’s domestic and international programs relating to alternative and renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, energy conservation, greenhouse gases and climate change, carbon sequestration, electric transmission, and advanced energy sciences. He will address the clean energy opportunities for Washington in the federal stimulus package.
9:35 - 10:00	ANNOUNCEMENT OF WASHINGTON STATE ACTIONS FOR RECOVERY ACT FUNDS Tony Usibelli, Assistant Director, Energy Policy Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) Mr. Usibelli will present the state’s plans for over $175 million in federal funding for the State Energy Program, Low-Income Weatherization, and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants.

10:20 - 10:30	RECOVERY ACT SPENDING FOR EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLES, SMART GRID AND GREEN JOBS Daniel Malarkey, Clean Energy Systems Advisor Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) Overview of the categories of federal grant money and orientation to resources on the current status of federal grants.
10:30 - 11:15	PROSPECTIVE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROPOSALS - PANEL 1 Leaders from three different proposal teams in smart grid and energy efficiency efforts will share their ideas for federal Moderator: David Kaplan, Clean Energy Systems Advisor, CTED Panelists: Bonneville Power Administration on smart grid: Terry Oliver, Chief Technology Officer, BPA Avista on energy efficiency: Roger Woodworth, Vice President for Sustainable Energy Solutions, Avista Areva T&D on smart grid: Avnaesh Jayantilal Ph.D., Director, Market Management Systems, Areva T&D
11:15 - 12:00	PROSPECTIVE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROPOSALS - PANEL 2 Leaders from three additional proposal teams in renewable energy and workforce training will share their ideas, approaches, and lessons learned to date. Moderator: Daniel Malarkey, Clean Energy Systems Advisor, CTED Panelists: Boeing alliance on aviation biofuels: John Gardner Ph.D., Vice President, Economic Development and Global Engagement, Washington State University Small-scale biomass projects: Daryl Maas, Co-owner, Farm Power Northwest LLC State of Washington on workforce training: Dan McConnon, Assistant Director, Community Services, CTED
	GOVERNOR CHRIS GREGOIRE, STATE OF WASHINGTON Gov. Gregoire will discuss how the transition to a clean energy economy supports her vision for the state’s robust economic development in a world with constraints on carbon emissions.
1:30 - 2:30	ORGANIZING MEETINGS These sessions are focused on providing potential proposers for federal competitive grants the opportunity to describe their projects, ask questions regarding current information, and network with other proposers. Sessions will focus on answering the question: “What will a winning proposal look like?”

Room 615	Smart Grid and Electric Vehicles Moderators: Craig Gannett, Attorney, Davis Wright Tremaine & David Kaplan, Clean Energy Systems Advisor, CTED This session will begin with an overview of the DOE funding for smart grid including BPA borrowing authority and loan guarantees. Session will include additional detail on BPA and PNNL’s proposal to DOE. Attendees will include public and investor owned utilities, regulators, contractors, and businesses with technologies related to smart grid.
Room 616	New Technologies for Renewables, Energy Efficiency, and Storage Moderator: Dave Benson, Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP This session focuses on funding for research and development for new energy technologies. Attendees will include research institutions and companies looking to develop and demonstrate next generation renewable, efficiency, storage technologies as well as carbon sequestration.
Room 617	Renewable Energy Project Development Moderators: Ross MacFarlane, Senior Advisor, Business Development, Climate Solutions & Graham Noyes, Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP This session will focus on the funding available to renewable project developers using proven technologies. The session will focus on the tax provisions and direct spending in the ARRA that can help project developers get projects under construction
Room 618	Energy Efficiency - Products and Service Models Moderator: Matt Steuerwalt, Senior Vice President, Strategies 360 This session will review the funding for energy efficiency efforts and focus on the existing and proposed models for improving energy efficiency in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Participants will include state and local governments, utilities, efficiency contractors, and community-based non-profits.
Room 619	Energy Efficiency - Financing Models Moderator: Maud Daudon, President & CEO, Seattle Northwest Securities Approaches to financing efficiency are getting as much attention as the service models for delivering them. This session will explore how new tools in the ARRA with Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds, tax credits, and energy grants in lieu of tax credits can be used to increase investments in energy efficiency.
Room 620	Worker Training Moderator: Alan Hardcastle Ph.D., Research Associate, Washington State University ARRA includes substantial resources for worker training for clean energy jobs. This session will bring together community colleges, worker training programs, and industry leaders to discuss how to put worker training dollars to maximum benefit.
Room 604	State Energy Program Moderator: Tony Usibelli, Assistant Director, Energy Policy, CTED Staff will provide additional details on plans for the $60 million State Energy Program (SEP) that will be adminstered by CTED. CTED staff will answer questions and solicit feedback from potential applicants for SEP funding.

2:45 - 3:45	ORGANIZING MEETINGS - CONTINUED Participants will stay with the group from their first session and work together to identify action steps to improve the chances that clean energy proposals from Washington in that segment will be successful and will serve as a catalyst for the transition towards a clean energy economy.
4:00 - 4:30	CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE Rogers Weed, Director Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) Mr. Weed will summarize highlights from the breakout sessions and share his view on how the State of Washington can best support the development of a clean energy economy.

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