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Morning Concurrent Workshop Sessions

The Story of Vermont's Feed-in Tariff - Lessons Learned

This morning session will focus on the process of developing legislation that led to Vermont being the first state to adopt a feed-in tariff. Presenters will cover the major hurdles that were overcome, key lessons learned, and what’s next.

Speakers:

Riley Allen, Regulatory Assistance Project

Dave Lamont, Vermont Department of Public Service

Wilson Rickerson, Meister Consultants Group

Scott Starr, groSolar

Moderator: Andrew Perchlik, Director, Clean Energy Development Fund

Vermont’s Smart Grid Investment Plan
What is Smart Grid? Speakers will discuss how VELCO and the Vermont utilities will be spending the $60 million dollars awarded to the State by the U.S. Dept of Energy for smart-grid investments.

Speakers:

Amanda Beraldi, Central Vermont Public Service

Katherine Hamilton, President, GridWise Alliance

George Twigg, Deputy Policy Director, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Moderator: Kerrick Johnson, VELCO

See the agenda for a full schedule of events

Afternoon Concurrent Workshop Sessions

Vermont's Feed-in Tariff: Developer's Roundtable Discussion

Presenters in this session will discuss the successes and challenges with implementing projects that were selected for a contract under Vermont’s feed-in tari program. Issues such as interconnection, permitting, and tax treatment will be discussed based on actual experience with various technologies, like solar, wind, and biomass.

Speakers:

Steve Eisenberg, Reunion Power

Andy Raubvogel, Shems, Dunkiel, Raubvogel & Saunders, PLLC

John Spencer, P.E., Executive Director, VEPP Inc.

Moderator: Lawrence Mott, New Generation Partners

The Smart Grid's Role in the Clean Energy Transition

Presenters in this session will discuss how smart grid investments can ultimately serve to ease the transition toward clean, renewable forms of energy in New England.

Speakers:

AJ Rossman, Draker Laboratories

Steven Letendre, PhD, Green Mountain College

Aaron Pollak, Business Development Director, Dynapower Corporation

Moderator: Bruce Bentley, Central Vermont Public Service

Closing Panel Discussion

Smart Grid = Green Grid

Closing panel participants will discuss what the smart grid means in Vermont and its role in meeting the clean energy mandate with ample opportunity for discussion and audience participation.

Speakers:

David O’Brien, Vermont Department of Public Service

David Hallquist, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative

Katherine Hamilton, President, GridWise Alliance

Moderator: Susan Allen-Picone, Renewable Energy Vermont

Keynote Announced: Paul Gipe

Renewable Energy Analyst, Paul Gipe will address the 2010 Conference with a talk titled "Moving Vermont to the Top of the Class: How to Improve Vermont's Feed-in Tariff Program." It was Paul's ongoing work on FIT adoption in North America that supported Vermont as the state implemented the nation's first cost-based feed-in tariff.

Paul Gipe has written extensively about renewable energy for both the popular and trade press. His most recent book, Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Home- and Community-scale Wind Energy Systems. In 2004, Gipe launched a campaign to bring electricity feed laws back to North America. The campaign has grown into a continent-wide grassroots movement that has put renewable energy feed-in tariffs on the political agenda in Canada and the US.

Is the Feed-in Tariff an effective policy tool for implementing distributed energy projects? Experts from throughout the region will discuss the pros and cons of the policy as it has hit the ground in Vermont. Join the discussion, register today.