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 PHOTON's 7th Solar Electric Utility Conference
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA'S LARGE-SCALE SOLAR BOOM
Conference outline:
California is the epicenter of large-scale solar power development in the US, with about 600 MW of wholesale solar PV and concentrating solar power (CSP) projects currently on line, and more than 2.5 GW under construction. But that’s just the start: approximately 10 GW of big solar projects have requested permission to connect to the California Independent System Operator’s wholesale transmission grid in the coming years. When including the lower-voltage networks operated by investor-owned utilities, the volume of solar interconnection requests grows to around 70 GW.
Clearly, solar developers and equipment suppliers worldwide have heard the news about California’s solar gold rush. But just like in the days of the original gold rush, there will be winners and losers. PHOTON’s 7th Solar Electric Utility Conference in San Francisco will explore how to make the most out of the Golden State’s solar development opportunities.
Topics covered:
- The current and future impact on the solar and traditional electric power industries including:
- Market growth scenarios through 2020
- Regulatory and policy efforts
- Transmission and project-siting challenges
- Cost-competitiveness of solar technologies.
- Solar project finance
- Executive panel discussion
February 2, 2012, San Francisco
Registration: 8 am, start: 9 am,
End: approx. 6 pm
Ticket: US$ 840
(US$740 for PHOTON International and PHOTON – The Photovoltaic Magazine subscribers)
Discounts:
10% with ticket purchase before December 15, 2011
5% with ticket purchase before January 7, 2012
10% when buying tickets for two or more PHOTON USA conferences
PROGRAM
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INVITED SPEAKER, ORGANIZATION
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TOPIC
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9:00 - 9:05
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CONFERENCE OPENING
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Chairperson:
Garrett Hering, PHOTON International, USA
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9:05 - 9:30
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KEYNOTE
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Julia Hamm, Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), USA
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Trends in utility solar engagement
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9:30 - 10:45
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GOLDEN STATE FUNDAMENTALS
– CALIFORNIA'S SOLAR MARKET IN TRANSITION
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Co-moderator: Craig Lewis, Clean Coalition, USA
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Carla Peterman, California Energy Commission (CEC), USA
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California's evolving solar energy market
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Sara Birmingham, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), USA
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Legislative and regulatory update
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10:45 - 11:15
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Coffee Break
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11:15 - 12:45
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INTEGRATING INTERMITTENT SOLAR
– PLANNING FOR GREATER PENETRATION
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Co-moderator: Craig Lewis, Clean Coalition, USA
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Jim Blatchford, California Independent System Operator (CAISO), USA
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Preparing California's grid for large volumes of solar
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Brandon Owens, GE Energy, USA
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Strategies for a smooth integration of PV and CSP
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Udi Helman, BrightSource Energy, USA
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Adding value to solar with storage
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Jürgen Krehnke, SMA Solar Technology, USA
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Connecting and monitoring large PV plants
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12:45 - 13:45
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Lunch
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13:45 - 14:45
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CALIFORNIA'S SOLAR FUTURE – A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
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Co-moderator: Sanjay Shrestha, Lazard Capital Markets, USA
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Jim Avery, San Diego Gas & Electric, USA
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Julie Blunden, SunPower, USA
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Matt Cheney, CleanPath Ventures, USA
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Joe Como, Division of Ratepayer Advocates, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), USA
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David Kirkpatrick, NRG Solar, USA
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14:45 - 16:00
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UTILITY SOLAR PORTFOLIOS – COSTS AND BENEFITS
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Co-moderator: Sanjay Shrestha, Lazard Capital Markets, USA
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Aaron Johnson, Pacific Gas & Electric, USA
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PG&E's growing solar portfolio
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Sherri Eklof, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), USA
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SMUD's Feed-In Tariff Experience
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Yuliya Shmidt, Division of Ratepayer Advocates, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), USA
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Containing the cost of California's RPS
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16:00 - 16:30
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Coffee Break
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16:30 - 18:30
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THE WORLD'S LARGEST SOLAR PROJECTS – DEVELOPING, FINANCING AND BUILDING
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Co-moderator: Sanjay Shrestha, Lazard Capital Markets, USA
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Brian Kunz, First Solar, USA
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Building the world's largest solar power plants
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Chris Laursen, Quanta Power Generation, USA
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An EPC's perspective on large-scale solar
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Boris Schubert, Q-Cells North America, USA
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PV power plant predictability
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Mike Eckhart, Citigroup, USA
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Financing large-scale solar projects
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Conference program - download here
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