2020 Congressional Clean Energy EXPO and Policy Forum | Briefing

The 23rd Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum brought together 25 businesses, trade associations, and government agencies to showcase renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. In every state across the country, these technologies are having a significant impact in business development and job creation in the manufacturing, transmission, power, transportation, and building sectors.

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The bipartisan House & Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses are the EXPO's honorary co-hosts.


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10:00 AM – 10:55 AM	Panel 1—Training a 21st Century Clean Energy Workforce
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Government of Canada American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Building Clean (BlueGreen Alliance)	Daniel Simmons, Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy Eric Belair, Director General of the Energy Policy and International Affairs Branch (EPIB), Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada Neil James, Vice President, Operations and Maintenance, Apex Clean Energy on behalf of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Hillary Bright, Director of Special Projects, Building Clean (BlueGreen Alliance)


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11:00 AM – 11:55 AM	Panel 2—Macro Benefits of Microgrids
American Public Power Association (APPA) National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)	Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (Maine) Joy Ditto, President and CEO, American Public Power Association (APPA) Timothy D. Unruh, Executive Director, National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) Haresh Kamath, Senior Program Manager, Distributed Energy Resources, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Doug Vine, Senior Energy Fellow, Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)


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12:00 PM – 1:15 PM	Panel 3—Advancing Climate Solutions Through Environmental Justice
American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Energy Storage Association (ESA) Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) MCE	Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (Maryland) Paula Glover, President & CEO, American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) Abby Ross Hopper, President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO, Energy Storage Association (ESA) John Bowman, Managing Director, Government Affairs, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Stephanie Chen, Senior Policy Counsel, MCE


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1:30 PM – 2:25 PM	Panel 4—Efficient Buildings as Energy Grid Resources
U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)	Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]: U.S. Senator Jack Reed (Rhode Island) David Nemtzow, Director, Building Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy Becca Trietch, Administrator, Energy Efficiency Programs, Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources Justin Koscher, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) Keith Dennis, Vice President, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)


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2:30 PM – 3:25 PM	Panel 5—Sustainable Transportation
Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) Ecostrat American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Growth Energy	Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]: U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack (Iowa) Genevieve Cullen, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) Jordan Solomon, President and CEO, Ecostrat BD Zones and BDO Zones: Driving Bio Based Investment in Opportunity Zones — Download file BD Zones and BDO Zones: Weaponizing Biomass to support a Bio-Fueled Economic Recovery — Download file Art Guzzetti, Vice President, Mobility Initiatives and Public Policy, American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Chris Bliley, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Growth Energy


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3:30 PM – 4:25 PM	Panel 6—New Frontiers in Clean Energy Research and Development
Idaho National Laboratory Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) California Fuel Cell Partnership National Hydropower Association (NHA)	Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (Idaho) Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton, Ph.D., National Technical Director, Integrated Energy Systems, Idaho National Laboratory Lisa Jacobson, President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) Bill Elrick, Executive Director, California Fuel Cell Partnership Dennis Cakert, Manager of Regulatory Affairs and Markets Policy, National Hydropower Association (NHA)