2017 Regional Strategic Electrification Summit

Location

Hosted at Schneider Electric Boston One Campus
800 Federal Street
Andover, MA 01810
United States

Event Date

Thursday, June 29, 2017

NEEP’s 2017 Strategic Electrification Summit brought together public officials, energy and air regulators, industry, and advocates to discuss recent research regarding opportunities and pathways associated with electrifying those segments of our building stock, transportation sector, and industry that are currently on direct use of fossil fuels. The Northeast’s unique dependence on fossil fuels and combination of policy leadership to reduce carbon emissions, climate vulnerability, and infrastructure position it well to be a national leader in the shift toward economy-wide decarbonization enabled, in part, by energy efficiency strategic electrification. But questions remain: “What are the opportunities, benefits and challenges of strategic electrification?” and “How do we get there from here?”

Agenda
	Welcome/Opening Remarks Sue Coakley, Executive Director, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Barry Coflan, Chief Technology Officer, Schneider Electric
	Keynote speaker –“Brave new energy world” David W. Cash, Ph.D., Dean, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, UMass Boston
	Assessing the Regional Strategic Electrification Opportunity Presentation of Assessment Report Findings (download the Executive Summary here) Additional Resource: NEEP 2017 Strategic Electrification Project Resource Catalogue (June, 2017) Dave Lis, Director of Technology and Market Solutions, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Asa Hopkins, Principal Associate, Synapse Energy Economics Philip Kreycik, Consultant, Meister Consulting Group
	Stakeholder Perspective Panel Moderated discussion of Strategic Electrification with key stakeholder constituencies and audience questions and comments. Moderator: Sue Coakley, Executive Director of NEEP. National Perspective: Paul Donohoo-Vallett, Technology & Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Consumer Perspective: Rebecca Tepper, Energy Chief, MA Attorney General Technology/Industry Perspective: Eric Dubin, Sr. Director Strategic Accounts and Utilities, Mitsubishi Regulatory Perspective: Marion Gold, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission Municipal Perspective: Adam Jacobs, Energy Manager, City of Boston Air Regulatory Perspective: Arthur Marin, Executive Director, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management
	Moving from Assessment to Action Audience exercises aimed at informing a regional strategic electrification action plan to realize the potential benefits Dave Hewitt, Advisor, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
	Breakout groups to inform Regional Strategic Electrification Action Planning Breakout groups will convene to identify priority near term actions, research needs, partnerships/activities to build upon, etc. Breakout Group Topics: Communication and Education State & Regional Public Policy Leadership & Solutions Municipal Leadership & Solutions Business case beyond Carbon Leveraging existing efficiency program infrastructure Low-income Opportunities, Challenges & Solutions
	Reconvene/Breakout Group Report Out Dave Hewitt, Advisor, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
	Wrap-up/Next Steps Dave Lis and Sue Coakley, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
	Summit Adjourns
	Optional Tour of Schneider Electric's recently completed MicroGrid

Agenda

Welcome/Opening Remarks

Keynote speaker –“Brave new energy world”

Assessing the Regional Strategic Electrification Opportunity

Stakeholder Perspective Panel

Moving from Assessment to Action

Breakout groups to inform Regional Strategic Electrification Action Planning

Reconvene/Breakout Group Report Out

Wrap-up/Next Steps

Summit Adjourns

Optional Tour of Schneider Electric's recently completed MicroGrid

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