Wednesday, June 12 at 1:30 p.m.
A curated panel and facilitator are at the ready to field your questions. At these sessions, we trust our audience to steer the conversation.
The Rebate Debate: State Playbooks for Maxing Out IRA Rebates
The states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic represent varied building stocks, fuel mixes, demographics, grid plans, and more. In this session, representatives from three different states will share how they have designed their IRA, HER, and HEAR programs. Each panelist will discuss how they've structured programs to meet their own unique needs. From vision and priorities to incentives and target sectors to fund disbursement, this session will provide real-world approaches to making the most of HER and HEAR funding.
Facilitator
Rebecca Foster, CEO, VEIC
Panelists
Ross Anthony, Buildings and Energy Efficiency Analyst, Maine Governor's Energy Office
Michael Courtney, Project Manager, NYSERDA
Rupa Deshmukh, Senior Program Manager, New Jersey, BPU
Future-Proofing Justice40: Strategizing Today for Success Tomorrow
The Inflation Reduction Act has unleashed a wave of resources for building and housing energy efficiency upgrades. In order to ensure benefits reach disadvantaged communities most impacted by climate change and energy burden, we must investigate the critical intersection of the IRA and Justice40 Initiative. This solutions-oriented session will explore how Northeast states are building innovative, sustainable, long-term strategies for delivering 40 percent of the IRA's building and housing energy benefits to disadvantaged communities, regardless of future federal policies.
Facilitator
Jose Coronado-Flores, Policy Analyst, CASA Maryland
Panelists
Fernando Treviño, Special Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Pennsylvania DEP
Cassandra Marshall, Commissioner, Delaware Energy Efficiency Advisory Council
Hank Webster, Senior Policy Advisor for Energy, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Wednesday, June 12 at 3:00 p.m.
Stack, Braid, Upgrade: Leveraging Multiple Funding Sources to Supercharge Programs
Now more than ever we are seeing more potential revenue streams available for energy efficiency and building electrification upgrades. This funding comes from multiple sources with varied rules, eligibility criteria, paperwork, and savings attribution issues. From tax credits to state & utility efficiency programs to clean heat standards and federal programs from EPA, DOE and other agencies, there are many obstacles to leveraging this funding. Effective stacking and braiding strategies are necessary to ensure this influx of funding achieves our critical decarbonization objectives. This session will focus on strategies for stacking these funding opportunities to maximize dollars and braiding program implementation together to lower transactional costs for consumers.
Facilitator
Kashif Siddiqui, RES - Program Growth and Strategy, PSE&G
Panelists
Ruth Ann Norton, President & CEO, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Charlie Taylor, Director, Energy Solutions
Jeff Coleman, Founder & CEO, Eli Technologies
Multifamily Mythbusters: Decarbonizing Affordable Housing
The multifamily sector offers huge opportunities for greenhouse gas reduction, if only we could figure out how to decarbonize at scale. Fortunately, we can! In this session, our expert panelists will debunk three myths about launching effective energy efficiency and electrification programs for multifamily affordable housing properties. Busting these myths will help pave the way for more successful multifamily programs that center equity and help us meet our aggressive climate goals.
Facilitator
Ravi Malhotra, Founder & President, ICAST
Panelists
Kim Stevenson, CEO, New Ecology
Ram Narayanamurthy, Deputy Director for Building Technologies Office, US Department of Energy
Amythest Devlin, Program Analyst, US Department of Housing and Urban Development