NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN ENERGY

The Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of California presents

NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN ENERGY:
Planning and Developing Local Renewable Energy Generation in California

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
University of San Diego School of Law
5998 Alcala Park
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 16
Warren Auditorium
San Diego, CA 92110

Earn up to 6 Hours MCLE Credit

You can now REGISTER ONLINE for this program!

Neighborhood Clean Energy Program
Planning Committee
Sponsors
Schedule of Events
Essential Information
Printable Brochure
Mail / Fax Reg. Form
REGISTER ONLINE

Conference Planning Committee

• Ethan Elkind, UC Berkeley / UCLA Schools of Law
• Dana Palmer, McGuireWoods LLP
• William Westerfield III, SMUD

Sponsors

Sponsored by:

• Stoel Rives LLP
• Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP

Co-Sponsored by:

• Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, UC Berkeley School of Law
• Environmental Law Center and Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment, UCLA School of Law
• Energy Policy Initiatives Center, University of San Diego School of Law

 

Schedule of Events

8 a.m.

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9 a.m.

Introductions and Overview

9:10 a.m.

How Local Generation Fits into State Renewable Energy Goals

Keynote Speaker: California Energy Commission Chair Robert Weisenmiller

9:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Land Use and Local Renewable Energy: Navigating Projects through CEQA
and Local Government Policies

Proponents of renewable energy facilities must comply with local land use laws and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in order to receive the permits necessary to build and operate. This panel will discuss these requirements and suggest best practices for successfully navigating them.

Moderator: Ethan Elkind, UC Berkeley / UCLA Schools of Law

Panelists:

  • Mindy Fogg, County of San Diego

  • Seth Israel, Recurrent Energy

  • Anne E. Mudge, Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP

11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

The Role of the Utility: Purchasing the Power and Balancing the Distribution Grid

Local renewable energy projects often require a power purchase agreement with the electrical distribution utility to obtain financing, and the utility must then integrate relatively small amounts of variable power into the electricity grid. This panel will discuss these challenges from the utility perspective.

Moderator: William Westerfield III, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Panelists:

  • Michael DeAngelis, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

  • Andrew McAllister, California Center for Sustainable Energy

  • Ali Yar, San Diego Gas & Electric

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCHEON (Provided)

Policy Priorities for Implementing Governor’s Brown’s 12,000 MW of Distributed Generation Goal

Speaker: Wade Crowfoot, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Financing Projects: Hurdles, Options and Best Practices

Financing for renewable energy projects often comes from myriad sources, including private equity capital, commercial lenders, and state and federal incentive programs. Panelists will discuss the available financing options and offer insight for securing financing.

Moderator: Barry H. Epstein, Fitzgerald Abbott & Beardsley LLP

Panelists:

  • Ram Akella, CentroSolar

  • Morten A. Lund, Stoel Rives LLP

  • Jesse Tippett, GCL Solar Energy, Inc.

2:45 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Break

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Grid of the Future: How Emerging Policy Trends Could Affect Localized Renewable Energy in the Coming Years

California has innovative and aggressive policies to modernize the electric grid and boost renewable energy deployment. Although past policies have focused mainly on utility-scale projects, the future of electric energy supplies looks more localized, in light of new state laws promoting investment in smart grid, energy storage, and demand response technologies and Governor Brown’s 12,000 megawatts of distributed generation goal. Panelists will discuss these trends and how they will affect electricity markets in the coming years.

Moderator: Dana Palmer, McGuireWoods LLP

Panelists:

  • Adam Browning, VoteSolar

  • Paul Douglas, California Public Utilities Commission

  • Steven Weissman, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, UC Berkeley Law

4:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks

4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Reception

Essential Information

Printable Brochure

For your convenience, we are providing a printable version of the program brochure.

Registration Information

  • $100 Environmental Law Section Members
  • $175 Non-Section Members
    (includes enrollment in the Environmental Law Section for 2012)
  • $75 Government/Non-Profit Attorney
  • $25 Students

On-line Registration

You can now REGISTER ONLINE for this program! Online Rgistration closes after January 26, 2012

Registration by Mail or Fax

If you prefer to register my mail or fax, use the Mal / Fax Registration Form.

Mail to: Program Registration, The State Bar of California, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Make checks payable to The State Bar of California. OR

Fax to: Program Registrations at 415-538-2368. Credit card information is mandatory.

Deadline

Your form and check, payable to The State Bar of California, or credit card information must be received by Thuesday, January 26, 2012.

On-Site Registrations

On-site registrations are on a space-available basis only.

Refunds

A refund (less non-refundable $25 fee) will be made for all registration and/or ticket cancellations received in writing by Thursday, January 26, 2012. No refunds will be made for cancellations after that date.

MCLE

The State Bar of California and the Environmental Law Section are State Bar of California MCLE Approved Providers.

Special Assistance

For special assistance call (415) 538-2582.