Thursday, June 12 at 11:00 am
Designed for attendees to benefit from shared knowledge and experience of those who have “been there”, solution spotlight sessions discuss tools and pathways.
Geothermal Goes Mainstream: Can You Dig It?
Geothermal heat pumps are by far the most efficient technology for heating and cooling homes. While the benefits are great, up-front costs associated with drilling and installation of ground loops have been a barrier to adopting this technology in existing homes and deploying it in new construction. Many creative policy and incentive solutions can overcome the upfront cost barrier, from tax credits to rebates and renewable energy credits to third-party ownership. In parallel, innovative drilling technologies and design improvements continue to bring costs down. This session will spotlight a newly announced project to deploy geothermal at scale in 1,500 homes across 14 new developments in Colorado, and will allow attendees to explore how this approach might translate to development in the Northeast.
Maggie McCarey, Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Dandelion Energy
Making Virtual Power Plants a Reality
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) offer a demand-side alternative to building out new power infrastructure and provide revenue and savings opportunities for customers who can contribute power to the grid. This session will provide on-the-ground examples of virtual power plants to show how to make this concept a reality in multiple ways, including through battery programs that shave demand during peak times of use, and by creating resiliency zones, where whole communities are able to turn the lights back on during an outage with batteries powered through solar.
Ella Wynn Roseman, Head of Battery, EnergyHub
Efficiency & Emissions Standards: A Policy for Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
There’s a reason why appliance standards have been a tool in the energy efficiency toolbox for over 50 years - they save energy and money! States across the nation have adopted and implemented energy- and water-efficiency standards for appliances that are not federally regulated. And still, new opportunities remain. For one, technology advancements, like appliances with decreased greenhouse gas emissions, present an untapped opportunity for standards. This session will focus on how appliance efficiency and emissions standards can be used by state energy and air agencies to reduce energy use and emissions despite uncertainties at the federal level.
Nancy Seidman, Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project
Andrew deLaski, Executive Director, Appliance Standards Awareness Project
