New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable

Jun 14, 2024

Modernizing Siting for a Decarbonized Future

AGENDA:

8:30 Breakfast Refreshments and Networking

9:00 – Introduction by Moderator, Janet Gail Besser

9:10 – Siting Energy Infrastructure: New National and Local Approaches

• Gretchen Kershaw, Transmission Senior Advisor, US DOE Grid Deployment Office
• Penni Conner, Executive VP, Customer Experience & Energy Strategy, Eversource Energy
• Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, Chief, Environment, Energy, & Open Space, City of Boston

10:30 Break

11:00 – State Siting Reform and Innovation

• Michael Judge, Undersecretary of Energy MA EEA
• Adam Chapdelaine, Executive Director, Massachusetts Municipal Association
• Michelle Manion , Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Massachusetts Audubon Society
• Jeremy McDiarmid, Managing Director and General Counsel, Advanced Energy United

12:30 Adjourn