NW Clean & Affordable Energy Conference
November 12 – 13, 2010
Red Lion Hotel by the Portland Convention Center
1021 Northeast Grand Avenue
1-800-343-1822
Portland, OR
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This year our Fall Conference will be in Portland, OR on November 12 and 13. Please take a moment to mark your calendars for these dates.
We are looking forward to a great weekend with panels and speakers addressing such diverse topics as smart grid deployment, finding the balance between distributed and centralized renewable energy generation, the upcoming opportunities for major energy efficiency savings and shutting down Northwest coal plants.
On Friday evening please join us for a reception with local clean energy advocates.
Red Lion Hotel by the Portland Convention Center
1021 Northeast Grand Avenue
1-800-343-1822
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Red Lion at a special rate of $89.95 for a Single or Double. To reserve one of these rooms, call the Red Lion at 1-800-343-1822 and ask for the NW Energy Coalition rate. Please book your room early as this special rate will only be offered until Thursday, October 21!
Speakers, Agendas and more information coming soon!
Scheduled Panels:
Smart Grid Development: Opportunities and Challenges:
The panel will look at new technologies with smart grid development and their application for consumers and utilities. The panelists will discuss some of the challenges to smart grid development, including current utility infrastructure, concerns from consumer and low-income advocates, and the technological limitations to the grid.
Renewable and Transmission Development: Habitat, Wildlife and Land Use:
The panel will explore the environmental impact of transmission and large-scale renewable energy projects currently in development. The panel will look at the key challenges with these projects, including considerations for habitat, wildlife and land use. Panelists will discuss the solutions and tools available to address the environmental issues and successfully build new projects.
Power Plant Transition in the Northwest
The panel will provide a forum for key constituencies engaged in the transition of coal-fired power plants in the Northwest. Specifically, panelists will discuss strategies that can address stakeholders concerns involved in the closure of the Boardman coal plant. These will include panelists with insight on the main regulatory elements to any plant closure, the consumer and ratepayer impacts, the environmental and health concerns, jobs and the local economy, and the reliability of power supply, etc.
