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1 USC 2015 Draft Program San Diego, April Please note: Subject to change Events, Times & Locations Details Sunday, April 26 SEPA Board Meeting 51st State Summit Registration 51st State Summit Dinner 6:00-9:00 PM Monday, April 27 SEPA Board Meeting is by invitation only. A separate agenda will be shared with invitees. By invitation only. Afternoon By invitation only. Registration 7:00 7:00 51st State Summit 8:00-12:00 Solar Tour 8:30 4:00 Golf Tournament 12:30-5:30 Solar Installation USC Opening Reception 6:00-8:00 By invitation only. Includes breakfast and lunch. Separate registration fee required. Includes boxed breakfast and lunch. Detailed agenda will be shared with registrants. Separate registration fee required. Includes box lunch. Separate registration fee required. Two separate groups with Grid Alternatives - see details on website. Kick-off USC networking and catching-up with your colleagues.

2 Tuesday, April 28 Utility Solar Conference Registration 7:00 5:30 Breakfast 7:15 8:00 General Session 8:10 9:40 Opening General Session Welcome Julia Hamm, President & CEO SEPA Jim Avery, SVP Power Supply, San Diego Gas & Electric (confirmed) Keynote - Jim Rogers, Former CEO and Chairman of the Board, Duke Energy (confirmed) Regulatory Roundtable - The Impact of Solar On Evolving Electricity Markets Select utility regulators will discuss how the rise of affordable renewable energy is disrupting the business as usual approach to the regulation of electricity. The commissioners will discuss the drivers behind recent policy initiatives in their respective states, and provide reflections on the most significant challenges and opportunities facing the electric utility business. Moderator: Julia Hamm, President & CEO, SEPA Panelists: Mike Champley, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (invited) Carla Peterman, California Public Utilities Commission (invited) 9:45 10:40 Solar Market Trends Join this discussion of the latest news and trends coming out of the fast-growing U.S. solar market - including a review of costs, market segments, technologies and other trends that shape the way utilities and their customers access solar. Tanuj Deora, CSO, SEPA Shayle Kann, SVP, Research, GreenTech Media (confirmed) Utilities & Solar Roundtable: Lessons from Germany SEPA s Executive Mission to Germany in September 2014 provided candid insights into the fast evolving electricity market in Germany, with a focus on how the rise of solar has

3 triggered dynamic and disruptive change. We will focus on the instructive lessons for U.S. utilities. Bob Gibson, VP, Education & Outreach, SEPA Malte Knizia, VP, Market Analysis, Energy Economics and Project Development, E.ON (invited) What are the Real Barriers? Effectively Evaluating Grid Issues Expert speakers from Arizona and California will focus on how solar growth is impacting distribution resource planning, and optimal siting of and barriers to integrating distributed energy resources. Moderator: Ted Davidovich, Manager, Utility Planning, SEPA John Baranowski, Electric Distribution Planning Manager, SDG&E (invited) Daniel Froetscher, SVP of Transmission, Distribution &, Arizona Public Service (invited) Networking Break 10:40 11:20 11:20 12:15 Solar Roadmap for Utilities SEPA and NREL examine the implications of accelerated deployment of large-scale and distributed generation on the changing role of the utility and the future state if the electric system. Presenters & Discussion Leaders: John Sterling, Senior Director, Research & Advisory Services, SEPA (confirmed) Karlynn Cory, Manager, Technology Systems & Utility Analysis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (invited) What Happens when Solar Becomes a Least Cost Resource? Utility speakers from key markets discuss the impact of increasingly cost-competitive solar on resource planning and procurement decision-making. Moderator: Daisy Chung, Research Analyst, SEPA Norrie McKenzie, VP of Renewable Development, Georgia Power (invited) Pat O Connell, Director of Planning & Resources, Public Service of New Mexico (invited) Managing the Grid - Lessons from Hawaii Utility experts from Hawaii will share the experience of how they are adapting to rapid

4 increases in the penetration of solar and other renewable resources, including the launch of the Integrated Interconnection Queue. Moderator: Dora Nakafuji, Director of Renewable Integration & Planning, Hawaiian Electric Company (confirmed) s 12:20 12:45 Solar Roadmap for Utilities Continued (see above) From the Ground Up: Cost-Effective Solar Program Design By the end of 2016 Georgia Power will have had a hand in the development of nearly 900 MW of solar in a two-year timeframe. Share in the key takeaways from managing a 565 MW solar RFP and 190 MW distributed generation program. Speaker: Ervan Hancock, Renewable Development Implementation Manager, Georgia Power (confirmed) Solar s Growing Position in Global Energy Supply and Demand How is solar growing as a global energy resource, and how will this growth impact the stability, reliability and flexibility of the power system in the U.S. and other countries. Speaker: Seth Darling, Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory (invited) Networking Lunch 12:45 1:45 Executive Leadership Roundtable (By Invitation Only) 1:45-4:50 Concurrent Session 1:45 2:40 Solar Growth in Unlikely Markets Recent regulatory and market changes have led to unexpected solar growth in several new markets including Georgia, North and South Carolina. Hear from key market players as they discuss the drivers for this change and their views on what comes next. Moderator: Todd Hranicka, Director of Solar Energy, PSE&G (invited) Rob Caldwell, VP, Renewable Generation Development, Duke Energy (invited) Jeff Pratt, President, Green Power EMC (confirmed)

5 Exploring Utility Ownership of Rooftop Solar This session describes two paths to utility ownership of rooftop solar. Tucson Electric Power and Arizona Public Service will dive deeply into program drivers, technology considerations, stakeholder engagement and best practices for utilities considering this option for participation in customer-sited DG. Rex Stepp, Leader, Renewable Energy Program, Arizona Public Service (invited) Carmine Tilghman, Senior Director, Wholesale, Fuels, & Renewable Resources, UNS Energy (confirmed) When, Where and How will Solar + Energy Storage Arrive? When will energy storage become cost-effective? What markets are seeing growth - what are the next markets? What technologies and/or business models are best suited to encourage storage market development and who might win and who might lose when this happens. Moderator: Miriam Makhyoun, Research Manager, SEPA Leia Guccione, Manager, Rocky Mountain Institute (confirmed) Douglas Danley, Technical Liaison, Renewable & Distributed Energy, NRECA (invited) William Torre, Director, University of California, San Diego (invited) s 2:45 3:10 A Fresh Approach Engaging on Solar In 2014,Tennessee Valley Authority embarked upon a stakeholder process to identify a methodology on the value of distributed solar generation. This session will discuss how this process was able to reach a consensus from a diverse group of stakeholders, and next steps. Speaker: Greg Williams, General Manager, Appalachian Electric Cooperative The Place for Storage in Utility Planning As storage options and opportunities expand and use by customers or companies increases, this technology will need to be included in strategic and resource planning. Listen-in and gain better insight into how we should view storage for these purposes and what is needed for better evaluation of this type of resource. Speaker: TBD Counting on Solar Production - Advances in Forecasting Results from the latest research in solar power forecasting for utility grid integration and resource management. Speaker: Dr. Sue Ellen Haupt, Senior Scientist, Director, Weather Systems & Assessment

6 Program, Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (invited) Special Session Networking Break a nd Round Robin 3:10 3:50 3:55 4:50 Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD Leveraging the Power of Solar To Forge Stronger Utility Customer Bonds The utility industry is rightly concerned about rapidly changing customer expectations when it comes to energy. Retaining and strengthening the customer base is critical to utility business success, and solar can be one of the keys. This session will share the Shelton Group s latest market findings and opportunities for utilities to stay relevant and achieve success. Moderator: Cynthia Hunt Jaehne, Education Manager, SEPA Speaker: Suzanne Shelton, President & CEO, Shelton Group (confirmed) Investor Owned Utilities: Exploring Innovative Business Intriguing options for investor-owned utilities to incorporate solar as a new business and service opportunity. Ted Repetti, Solar Loan Program Manager, PSE&G (confirmed) Kevin Bryant, VP of Strategic Planning & Risk Management, Kansas City Power & Light (invited) How Utilities Can Play A Key Role in the Development of Microgrids Three examples of how utilities are participating in the development of microgrids in order to make higher value use of renewable energy and add resiliency and reliability in the face of future outages. Sponsors Reception 5:30-7:30 Wednesday, April 29 Registration 7:00 5:00 Moderator: David Rubin, PG&E (confirmed) Tom Bialek, Chief Engineer, SDG&E (confirmed)

7 Breakfast 7:30 8:20 8:30 9:25 Cooperative & Public Power: Exploring Innovative Business Cooperative and public power utilities are notably customer-focused by nature. How can these non-profit utilities play productive roles in the sustainable growth of solar in their communities. Moderator: Bob Gibson, VP Education & Outreach, SEPA Patrick McCoy, Solar Retail Strategy Planner, Customer Retail Strategy, Customer and Community Services, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (confirmed) Troy Morris, VP Business Relations, Mid-South Synergy (confirmed) Answers from the Experts Programmatic, planning and technical questions will be answered in this lively and interactive session. Come with your questions - and feel welcome to jump in and answer in your area of expertise. Moderator: John Sterling, Senior Director, Research & Advisory Services, SEPA Paul Lau, AGM, Power Supply & Grid Operations, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (invited) Jennifer Szaro, Manager, Renewables, Orlando Utilities Commission (confirmed) Managing High Penetration of Solar: Changes in Policy, Technology and Expectations Expert speakers from SDG&E and PSEG will explore both the technical and policy aspects of integration. Meeting the technical challenges of increased penetration and lessons applied at SDG&E will be shared, including the work of California s Smart Inverter Working Group. PSEG will share how it manages unprecedented solar growth in Long Island. Moderator: Ryan Edge, Research Analyst, SEPA Thomas Bialek, Chief Engineer, SDG&E (confirmed) Robert Boerner, Manager, Renewable Energy, PSEG Long Island (invited) 9:30 10:20 The Utility as Customer Advisor The panel will highlight opportunities for utilities to step into the role of energy advisor to customers at a time when customer choice is growing and expectations are changing. Utilities can help customers navigate new territory, make smart energy decisions and

8 develop stronger ties to their customers. Moderator/Speaker: John Sterling, Senior Director, Research & Advisory Services, SEPA Alison Kling, Specialist, Distributed Generation, ConEdison (confirmed) Jeff Ressler, President, Software Services, Clean Power Research (confirmed) Expanding the Scope of the Value of Solar Participants will learn about the components of Austin Energy s current Value of Solar methodology, and how other utility services might benefit from a similar cost-benefit analysis. Speakers will identify how these valuations studies could be integrated into utility tariffs or new market structures to support higher penetrations of renewable energy, and appropriately allocate costs and benefit. Tim Harvey, Solar Program Coordinator, Austin Energy (invited) Danielle Murray, Manager, Solar Energy Services, Austin Energy (invited) What Utilities Need To Know about Solar Operations & Maintenance Utility experts share what they have learned about the O&M required for utility scale solar plants - resource needs, costs, best practices and more. Facilitator: Jimi Diaz, Electrical Engineer, Resource Management, APS (confirmed) Joel Dickinson, Sr. Engineer, Solar Initiatives, Salt River Project (invited) Allen Laven, Principal Advisor, Asset Optimization & Trading, Southern California Edison (invited) Networking Break 10:25 11:15 s 11:20 11:45 Community Solar Trends and Insights Community solar is expanding rapidly and in this session Becky Campbell will provide an update. Attend the afternoon session for a deeper dive into some of the challenges utilities face with program development. Speaker: Becky Campbell, Senior Manager, Research & Advisory Services, SEPA (confirmed) To be Announced

9 Lessons Learned from A Study of Customer-Owned PV Plants Findings from a review of utility AC interconnection parameter inspections of large, customer-owned PV Plants. The study resulted in insights into compliance with utility requirements and, into actual power and energy generation at typical PV power plants. Speaker: Shawn Fitzpatrick, Sr. PV Consultant, NC Advanced Energy Corporation (confirmed) s 11:50 12:15 The Expanding Options for to Go Solar Overview and exploration of the favorable financing available to end-use customers through Third-Party Origination loans, PACE programs, commercial banks, and more. Which tools are most popular, why and how will these tools impact the growth of distributed generation? What is the outlook for and expected impact to this market from utility-lending to end-users? Speaker: TBD Finance Focus: Lessons for Solar Deployment by Electric Cooperatives Hear best practices for electric cooperatives in identifying investment opportunities and formulating effective deployment plans. Speaker: Krishna Murthy, VP, Energy & Industry Analysis, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (confirmed) Smart Inverter - Lessons from Utility-Scale Demonstration Increased distributed resources are causing grid management challenges for both distribution and transmission circuits. PV and energy storage inverters are capable of delivering grid support functionalities. Managing these smart inverters as harmonized grid assets presents challenges that will be addressed in this session. Speaker: Aminul Huque, Technical Leader, Electric Power Research Institute (confirmed) Lunch 12:15 1:15 1:20 2:15 Community Solar: Working through the Challenges From program design to carefully balancing utility relationship structures, the panel will address some of the challenges that utilities face in implementing successful community solar programs. Attendees will hear about innovative solutions and ongoing efforts to streamline the program design process. Moderator: Becky Campbell, Senior Manager, Research & Advisory Services, SEPA

10 Neil Placer, Sr. Manager, Renewable Energy Solutions, Tennessee Valley Authority (confirmed) John Shenot, Senior Associate, Regulatory Assistance Project (confirmed) The Rate Debate Join us for a spirited and friendly debate on ratemaking, solar s impacts and place, and keeping things fair and equitable across markets and stakeholder groups. Moderator: Tanuj Deora, CSO, SEPA How To Improve and Streamline Solar Interconnection Speakers from NREL and Pacific Gas & Electric will examine the challenges, opportunities and tools for distribution and transmission level interconnection. Moderator: Miriam Makhyoun, Research Manager, SEPA Kristin Ardani, Solar Technology Markets and Policy Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (confirmed) Deborah Galimba, Senior Consulting Project Manager, PG&E (invited) 2:20 3:15 Bringing Solar To Schools and Low-income Communities: How Utilities Can Participate NYPA s K-Solar program is designed to cut through the red tape of project development to make solar available and more affordable. Aggressive strategies to address soft costs will be featured. GRID Alternatives will share best practices and their partnership-based strategies bringing solar and job training to communities in need including a case study of its 10-year partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric. Moderator: Ruth Hupart, Member Relations Manager, SEPA Darren Deffner, DG Communications & Engagement, Pacific Gas & Electric (invited) Zachary Franklin, VP, Development & Communications, GRID Alternatives (confirmed) Houtan Moaveni, Program Manager, New York Power Authority (invited) Small Utilities That Think and Act Big With Solar Some of the most creative approaches to turning solar into a community asset are taking place at some of the smallest utilities. These two case studies will provide ideas and inspiration for utilities of any size. Moderator: Bob Gibson, VP, Education & Outreach, SEPA

11 Warren McKenna, CEO & General Manager, Farmers Electric Cooperative (confirmed) Will Utility-Scale Solar Continue To Grow? For the past few years, the fastest solar growth has come at the utility-scale. Will this market change with the upsurge in distributed PV? Will we continue to see a mix of solar technologies - including concentrating solar power - in utility scale projects? Moderator: Final Break & Farewell 3:20 4:05 Thursday, April 30 Solar Integration Workshop All Day. Separate Registration required. See workshop program.