Oct 23, 2020 SOURCE: PR NewsWire
Senator Joe Manchin will be Keynote Speaker at WIRES Fall Member Meeting
What: WIRES Fall Member Meeting WIRES, the trade association that promotes investment in all aspects of the North American high-voltage grid, is holding its Fall Member Meeting on Oct. 29, 2020. The virtual format will feature a keynote speech from Senator Joe Manchin, Ranking Member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It will also include two panel sessions that will focus on the timely issues of incorporating renewable energy into the grid, and how transmission development can contribute to improved grid resilience.
When: Thurs., Oct. 29th 9:00am-12:00pm EDT 9:00am-10:00am Panel 1. Integration of Renewables & Impact on Transmission 10:00am Keynote - Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) 11:00am-12:00pm Panel Session 2 - Resilience and the Grid
Who: Panel 1 - Integration of Renewables and Impact on Transmission Moderator: Jasmin Melvin, Editor - Inside FERC, S&P Global Platts Panelists: Hon. Joseph Kelliher, Former FERC Chairman, Former Executive VP, NextEra Rob Gramlich, Executive Director, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Antoine Lucas, VP of Engineering, Southwest Power Pool Keynote Speaker: Hon. Joe Manchin, (D-W.Va) Panel 2: Resilience and the Grid Moderator: Cristin Lyons, Partner and Energy Practice Leader, ScottMadden, Inc. Panelists: Daniel Rogier, CEO, Grid Assurance Charles Kosak, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, US Department of Energy Hon. Richard Mroz, Former President of NJBPU and Senior Advisor, Protect Our Power Details: This is private meeting for WIRES' members, invited guests, and press. Link here for a complete meeting program. For registration information please contact: heather@hrobb.com W WIRES is an international non-profit trade association of investor-, publicly-, and cooperatively owned transmission providers, transmission customers, regional grid managers, and equipment and service companies. WIRES promotes investment in electric transmission and progressive state and federal policies that advance energy markets, economic efficiency, and IRES consumer and environmental benefits through development of electric power infrastructure. For more information, visit https://wiresgroup.com :
/PRNewswire -- Oct. 23, 2020/
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