2023 Agenda

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08:00
  -  
09:00
Networking
09:00
  -  
09:15
Presentation

Speakers

Visiting Professor of Sustainable Finance & Co-author/Editor of Renewable Energy Finance: Powering the Future,
University of Washington
09:15
  -  
09:30
Keynote

Now the IRA has established a 10-year window for tax credit structures and incentives supporting renewable energy development, long term certainty has gripped the solar and storage market. What financial, developmental, and political opportunities does the decade ahead hold?

Our headline speaker explores the opportunities currently at our fingertips and the opportunities ahead we dare not miss.

Speakers

Director of Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO),
Department of Energy
09:30
  -  
10:20
Keynote Panel
  • How are stakeholders optimizing tax credits and incentives at both the federal and state level?
  • What types of transactions have closed since the IRA's passage and what are the trends going forward?
  • How has appetite changed for solar, co-located storage and standalone storage?
  • What technologies have become de-risked enough to be adopted at scale?
  • How are developers complying with new wage and apprenticeship requirements to maximize new tax credit structures?

Speakers

Managing Director and Group Head of NA Utility, Power and Renewable Energy,
KeyBanc Capital Markets
Chief Financial Officer,
Soltage
Principal & Co-Chief Executive Officer,
Seminole Financial Services
10:20
  -  
11:00
Panel Discussion

This session will explore a broad range of technologies currently available and deployed within the U.S. solar and storage market that are driving higher returns for developers and investors alike.

If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

11:00
  -  
11:30
Networking
11:30
  -  
12:15
Cookie Jar

This is your opportunity to have your all your financial questions answered about revenue stacking, credits and applications of the deductions coming out of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Available on the day will be a physical cookie jar where attendees are able to note down and drop in questions they have related to incentives, adders and credits available through the IRA.

Questions will be taken on and around the following topics:

  • ITC for storage
  • PTC for solar
  • Tax Credits for Manufacturers
  • Additional Credits Available
  • Transferability of Credits
  • Direct Pay
  • Revenue and Adder Stacking
  • Energy Communities and Low-Income Communities

 

The session’s agenda is set by you, the audience, via the questions pulled from the Cookie Jar.

If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

12:15
  -  
12:35
Presentation

If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

12:35
  -  
14:00
Networking

Stream 1 - Manufacturing, Procurement and Optimization

Stream 2 - The Solar & Storage Financial Landscape Ahead

14:00
  -  
14:40
Panel Discussion
  • How is the IRA changing the construction, manufacturing and procurement landscape?
  • The outlook for onshoring manufacturing in the US
  • How are developers and asset owners securing their equipment supply chains?
  • How are stakeholders meeting domestic content requirements?

Speakers

Chief Advocacy Officer,
American Clean Power Association (ACP)
Partner,
Hodgson Russ LLP
14:00
  -  
14:50
Panel Discussion
  • Where are the opportunities for lenders in this new IRA era? Will debt finance play a bigger or a smaller role?
  • Will tax equity become a more prominent mechanism of connecting capital with projects in the years ahead?
  • How has banking and interest rate instability impacted solar transaction financing and what do we expect going forward?
  • Are investors allowing project level debt or just back leverage? And with tax equity’s role taking a larger portion of the capital stack change, does this alter the perspectives of investors?
  • How much of a role do we expect transferability, direct pay and PTCs to play in financing the future of solar projects in the US?
  • Are increases in cost of capital, equipment and energy affecting the returns lenders and investors are expecting?
  • What can be done to bring down the cost of capital?

Speakers

President and Chief Executive Officer,
Arevon
Vice President for Renewable Energy,
Live Oak Bank
Managing Director of Energy Investments,
JP Morgan
Partner,
Global Infrastructure Partners
Managing Director, Head of Alternative Financing Group,
Morgan Stanley
14:40
  -  
15:30
Workshop

With supply chains disrupted, price to procure equipment and equipment availability has negatively affected projects and bottom lines.

This workshop will provide guidance for developers and investors looking to broaden their equipment partners.

What groundwork has already been completed to audit tier 2 and 3 manufacturing partners? And how can you de-risk all along the procurement process?

If you are interested in sponsoring part of the session, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

Speakers

Chief Executive Officer,
Fractal Energy Storage Consultants
14:50
  -  
15:30
Panel Discussion
  • How has investment and development of standalone storage shifted post-IRA?
  • What are the risks ahead for standalone storage which stakeholders should prepare for going into 2024?
  • How are stakeholders structuring project finance for standalone compared to co-located storage?
  • Is the appetite for merchant risk evolving for financiers and lenders?
  • How can developers reduce merchant risk for finance partners?
  • What technologies have been de-risked enough that investors have confidence backing?
  • How are leading developers maximizing returns from standalone storage?

 

Speakers

Managing Director,
Blackstone
Chief Executive Officer,
Glidepath
Managing Director - Power and Renewables Team Storage Lead,
KeyBanc Capital Markets
15:30
  -  
15:50
Presentation

Speakers

Chief Executive Officer,
Fractal EMS
15:40
  -  
16:30
Panel Discussion
  • How has the IRA impacted the valuation of assets, projects and companies?
  • How are inflationary pressures on capital and equipment affecting the M&A market?
  • Are we seeing a shift in appetite from co-located to standalone storage post-IRA?
  • How are leaders navigating fluctuating valuations across a deal life cycle?

Speakers

Senior Director of Acquisitions,
CleanCapital
16:00
  -  
16:50
Panel Discussion
  • Where are developers choosing to prospect projects post-IRA?
  • Challenges and opportunities in locating projects in low income or "energy communities"
  • Navigating the origination process in urban compared to rural locations
  • Managing the risk in locating assets across greenfield, brownfield, landfills and superfund sites

Speakers

Chief Executive Officer,
Carolina Solar Energy
Acting Director - Portfolio Management Division,
Loan Programs Office - Department of Energy
Chief Financial Officer,
Strata

 

 

16:30
  -  
17:20
Panel Discussion
  • How to asses your risk appetite for prospective and current battery storage owner
  • How to incorporate merchant exposure into your asset portfolio
  • Balancing algorithmic automation and market expertise
  • What to look for from software and providers designed to optimize storage assets

Speakers

President & CEO,
East Point Energy
Managing Director - Trading,
Spearmint Energy
Chief Executive Officer,
Gridstor
Chief Executive Officer,
Caerus Commodities
17:20
  -  
17:30
Presentation

Speakers

Visiting Professor of Sustainable Finance & Co-author/Editor of Renewable Energy Finance: Powering the Future,
University of Washington
17:30
  -  
19:00
Networking

If you are interested in sponsoring Solar and Storage Finance USA's Afterparty? Please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

08:00
  -  
09:00
Networking
09:00
  -  
09:20
Keynote

Appetite for large-scale solar and energy storage continues to grow in the State of New York with another multi-gigawatt renewables tender on the cards over 2024. NYSERDA is announcing the launch of their “storage road map” that includes specific programs designed to support an additional 5 GW of residential, commercial and utility-scale within the State. NYSERDA leadership shares the direction of travel for renewables in New York State for 2024 and beyond.

Speakers

Vice President - Distributed Energy Resources Technologies,
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
09:20
  -  
10:10
Panel Discussion
  • Current progress on meeting net zero targets and decarbonization through clean energy
  • The impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on market design across regional power markets
  • Where are the growing opportunities for investors and developers in each power market?
  • How to make storage assets more financeable at the market design level
  • Is there a growing need for short duration ESS and LDES in wider grid resiliency?
  • How to bridge the gap between requests for LDES and the capital available for LDES projects?
  • Are capacity payments from grid operators on the horizon?

Speakers

Director of Market Development,
Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Senior Director - Economics,
PJM Connection
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs,
American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Storage Sector Manager & Market Infrastructure Policy Lead,
California ISO
Director of Market Design,
New York ISO
10:10
  -  
10:30
Presentation
  • What are the most competitive and least competitive markets for solar and storage?
  • Where are fossil fuel plants retiring, what type of energy plants are expected to replace them and how will these affect energy prices in the US?
  • What are the next legislative, regulatory and financial drivers set to impact energy prices which developers and investors should have on their radar?
10:30
  -  
11:00
Presentation

If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

11:00
  -  
11:30
Networking

Stream 1 - Grids, Interconnection and Permitting

Stream 2 - Emerging Solar and Storage Markets

11:30
  -  
11:50
Presentation

This session will showcase the latest in interconnection research. What are trends can be seen? How long are interconnection queues in different power markets? What are the timelines you can expect for your pipeline projects?

Speakers

Policy Researcher and Project Lead - Interconnection Costs,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
11:30
  -  
12:20
Panel Discussion
  • How is the community energy sector evolving since the IRA?
  • Where should those with limited time and resources focus their energy?
  • How to manage risk specific to community solar projects?
  • What are the most efficient ways to build a base of subscribers?
  • How are developers extracting the most value from collocated storage assets on community solar projects?
  • How are leading developers championing the interests of landowners and community stakeholders?

Speakers

Vice President of Political Regulatory Affairs,
Summit Ridge Energy
Vice President of Development,
AMP Energy
Chief Operating Officer,
US Light Energy
Executive Director, M&A,
Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC
11:50
  -  
12:10
Keynote
  • Implementing a first-ready, first-served cluster study process
  • Improving interconnection queue processing speeds
  • Incorporating technological advancements into the interconnection process
  • Updating modelling and performance requirements for system reliability
  • What is the timeline for interconnection reform?

 

12:15
  -  
13:15
Interactive Roundtable

This roundtable session offers you the chance to network and seek answers to your queries around permitting, interconnection, available participation models, state programs and emerging solar states across a range of power markets.

Each roundtable will be moderated by representatives from each regional power market.

If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

Speakers

Director of Market Development,
Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Senior Director - Economics,
PJM Connection
Storage Sector Manager & Market Infrastructure Policy Lead,
California ISO
Director of Market Design,
New York ISO

 

 

12:30
  -  
13:10
Panel Discussion
  • How are commercial and industrial developers optimizing federal and state incentives?
  • How are leading C&I developers structuring project finances to maximize value?
  • Is there commercial and industrial appetite for energy storage solutions?
  • What are energy offtakers and utilities seeking from their long-term partnerships?
  • How are developers and offtakers incorporating virtual power purchasing agreements into their solutions offering or energy procurement strategy?

Speakers

Chief Investment Officer,
DSD Renewables
Chief Executive Officer,
Telamon Energy
13:15
  -  
14:45
Networking

Stream 1 - Grids, Interconnection and Permitting

Stream 2 - Emerging Solar and Storage Markets

14:45
  -  
15:45
Interactive Roundtable

Represented on the session is billions (USD) of available capital to be deployed to the latest opportunities in solar and storage.

The session will begin with quick-fire presentations from each investor on investment opportunities and partnerships they’re currently seeking.

The audience will then split into smaller roundtable discussion groups where investors and developers can discuss business 1-2-1. Each round table will be hosted by an investor and developers will move around the room.

Tickets only available to developers, asset owners and investors.

If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

Speakers

Managing Director - Infrastructure Investment Team,
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Managing Director - Infrastructure Opportunities,
Ares Management
Director and Senior Investor of Climate Infrastructure Team,
Blackrock
Director of Climate Finance,
Enhanced Capital
Managing Director,
Blackstone
Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head Power and Infrastructure,
Pacolet Milliken
14:45
  -  
15:00
Presentation

The need to find a scalable solution offering longer-duration and alternatives to lithium-ion energy storage is growing on a daily basis. This session explores what is needed at a policy level, current use cases in the US and the increasing role LDES will feature in power markets.

Speakers

Chief Executive Officer,
LDES Council

 

15:00
  -  
15:30
Interactive Roundtable

This session will begin with quick-fire presentations from each LDES technology representative on what the investment opportunities, current markets and use cases.

The audience will then split into smaller roundtable discussion groups where delegates can discuss business 1-2-1. Each round table will be hosted by a LDES technology provider, investor and developer. Delegates will have opportunities to move around the room.

If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with our Head of Sales USA, Dan White: dwhite@solarmedia.co.uk.

Speakers

Chief Executive Officer,
LDES Council
15:35
  -  
16:10
Panel Discussion
  • What are the current and potential US markets for green hydrogen?
  • Does the investment and debt market have greater confidence in green hydrogen compared to other LDES?
  • What’s the current appetite from the debt market?
  • What are is required from the market for green hydrogen to be scalable?

Speakers

Senior Manager,
P2X North America - Ørsted
Chief Investment Officer,
EDPR
16:10
  -  
17:00
Keynote Panel

The outlook for solar and storage remains strong for the decade ahead, as an additional 358 GW of solar and 111 GW of battery storage capacity is forecasted to be deployed by 2030. Spurring this clean energy boom will be the billions (if not trillions) in private sector investment attracted to the US clean energy market by the IRA's $369 billon dollar package.

This session takes a magnifying glass to the outlook of capital for solar and storage ahead:

  • What emerging states are investors entering or increasing investment exposure in for solar and storage?
  • What technologies have now been sufficiently de-risked and are ready to be backed at scale?
  • What asset classes do investors have the most appetite for going forward?
  • What are the headwinds ahead to have on the radar heading into 2024?

 

The session will also showcase polling results taken across the event on the opportunities for solar and storage ahead.

Speakers

Managing Director - Infrastructure Investment Team,
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlas Renewable Energy

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