2024 MEPC Agenda (Pdf)
Subject to Change
Thursday, July 25, 2024
10:00 AM Registration
11:45 AM Welcome Luncheon (Guests also)
1:00 PM Welcome Comments
1:05 PM Battery Storage Presentation
Jennie Jorgenson, Senior Engineer in the Grid Planning & Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
1:50 PM Renewable Natural Gas Presentation
Dana Adams, Legislative Policy Manager, Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)
2:45 PM Networking Break
3:15 PM Election 2024 Overview
Moderator: Joe Baumann, Chief Legal Officer, Wolverine Power Cooperative
John Sellek, Chief Strategist/CEO, Harbor Strategic
4:00 PM Keynote Address
Artificial Intelligence & Utility Applications
Norvin Clontz, Director of Data Science & Analytics, AES Utilities
5:00 PM Announcements & Adjourn
6:00 PM – MEPC Networking Reception (Guests also)
7:30 PM Music by Doug Thomas
Friday, July 26, 2024
7:30 AM – Breakfast (Guests also)
9:00 AM
8:30 AM Welcome Comments
8:35 AM Michigan’s Clean Energy Future: Challenges to Reliability
Moderator: Sally Talberg, Senior Policy Fellow, Public Sector Consultants
Dan Scripps, Chair, MPSC
Angela Wojtowicz, VP Business Planning & Development, DTE Energy
Simon Whitelocke, President, ITC Michigan
Sri Maddipati, VP Electric Supply, Consumers Energy
Aubrey Johnson, VP System & Resource Planning, Competitive Transmission & Modeling, MISO
10:00 AM Networking/Check Out Break
10:30 AM Center for Automotive Research Presentation
John Voorhorst, VP Economic Growth & Innovation
Center for Automotive Research
11:15 AM Michigan’s Clean Energy Future: Stakeholder Perspective on Opportunities
Moderator: Brandie Ekren, Executive Director, Traverse City Light & Power
Dr. Laura Sherman, President, Michigan EIBC & IEI
Mike Alaimo, Director of Environmental and Energy Affairs, Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Gary Melow, Director, Michigan Biomass
12:15 PM Announcements & Adjourn