Solar Industry & Policy Best Practice in the Mid-Atlantic

June 28, 2010 | Washington, DC

Thesis

How can the Mid-Atlantic harness best practice in its solar ramp up? With solar growing rapidly in the region, the Terranaut Almanacs Series assembled selected industry and policy leaders to discuss the future of commercial and residential PV.

Topics included:

1) Best Practice: RPS, net-metering, and interconnection.
2) State policy impact on project finance and net LCOE.
3) Policy successes, challenges, and roadmaps in the region.
4) Eliminating risk, fortifying certainty, and scaling solar.

Speakers

Reid Detchon - Head of Energy Future Coalition, Vice President, UN Foundation
Larry Barth - NJ Renewable Energy Program Manager
Gerry Braun - Professor, University of California
John Byrne – Dir., Center for Energy & Environmental Policy, Prof., University of Delaware
Mike Li - DOE Electricity Delivery and Reliability
Mike Hartley - Maryland Energy Administration Solar Program Manager
Yuri Horowitz - Co-founder, Sol Systems
Emil King - Head of Renewable Energy Program, District Department of the Environment (DC)
Rose McKinney-James - Owner and Principal of Energy Works Consulting LLC
John E.P. Morrison - Former Assistant Secretary of Energy, North Carolina, CEO, Strata Solar

Sponsors