Category Archives: Connecticut Power and Energy Society (CPES)

Webinar: FERC Enforcement & Compliance | March 23, 2021 | 12:00PM-1:30PM

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Find out more about the ways a company may be subject to FERC enforcement and the types of action FERC has taken in the past. From investigations to self-reporting to audits, we discussed past examples as case studies and touched upon best practices to reduce the likelihood of an enforcement action.

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Registration Fees: CPES Members ($40) / CPES Platinum Members (Free) / Nonprofit Members ($20) / Non-Members ($60) / Government/Students* (Free)  

*Connecticut state employees are invited to attend at no cost provided the webinar is relevant to your state duties and your supervisor approves your attendance. Please contact Kathryn Dube at kdube@ctpower.org with any questions.

Webinar: Annual Legislative Preview | February 9 | 5:00PM – 6:30PM

This engaging and interactive discussion is a must-attend event for energy and government-relations professionals in Connecticut. You will learn first-hand about the top energy priorities for the 2021 legislative session and have opportunities for questions and answers with legislators.

On Tuesday, February 9th CPES partnered with the Connecticut Bar Association’s Energy Section for the Annual Legislative Preview. Leaders of the Energy & Technology Committee provided insight on their priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session.MORE INFORMATION

Registration Fees:  CPES/CBA Members ($50) / Platinum Members ($25) / Non-Members ($70) / Government/Students* (Free)  

CT: 1.0 CLE Credits** 

*Connecticut state employees are invited to attend at no cost provided the webinar is relevant to your state duties and your supervisor approves your attendance. Please contact Kathryn Dube at kdube@ctpower.org with any questions.

**Registration is being administered by the CT Power and Energy Society and credit will not be automatically posted to your CLE Tracker. CBA Members will be provided with a CLE verification code which needs to be submitted within 72 hrs. of the program. You may, however, self-report the credit. 

Webinar: Clean Energy Financing

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Coming off the heels of CPES’ The Future of Energy series where policymakers, generators, and end-users alike highlighted the importance of decarbonization, CPES kicked off 2021 on January 21 with a panel on clean energy financing.  Moderated by Bert Hunter, panelists included a developer, investor, and lawyer to guide participants through the new developments in project finance and the opportunities for future growth in this space.  

Panelists: 

  • Eric Cohen – Group Head, Renewable Energy Finance, Fifth Third Bank
  • Mackey Dykes – Vice President, Financing Programs, Connecticut Green Bank
  • Alex Figueroa – Co-Founder and CFO, Verogy
  • Ellen Feeney – Clean Energy Attorney
  • (Moderator) Bert Hunter – Chief Investment Officer, Connecticut Green Bank

Registration Fees:  CPES Members ($40) / Platinum Members (Free) / Non-Members ($60) / Government/Students (Free)

Connecticut state employees are invited to attend at no cost provided the webinar is relevant to your state duties and your supervisor approves your attendance. Please contact Kathryn Dube at kdube@ctpower.org with any questions.

WEBINAR: Impacts of COVID-19 on the Energy Industry

 
The recording of this webinar is available to CPES members. Please contact Kathryn Dube for the link at kdube@ctpower.org
 
 
 
Join Connecticut Power and Energy Society (CPES) and the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) Energy Section on Tuesday, July 14 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on various aspects of the energy industry. This roundtable discussion will examine how disruptions from the pandemic have affected renewable energy developers, regulated utilities, and competitive third-party providers.
 
 
Moderated by Sophia Browning, Associate at Day Pitney LLP
 
 
Featured Speakers:
 
  • Elizabeth Murphy,  Supervisor, C&I, Conservation & Load Management at Avangrid
  • Steven Pieslak, Director, Procurement at Ameresco
  • David Ricketts, Director, Retail Policy at Vistra Energy Corp.
  • Brian Benito, Jr, Permitting Manager at Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind, Avangrid Renewables
This opportunity to hear from this exceptional panel comes three months after the initial stay-at-home orders went into effect. States have now begun their phased reopenings. What have the impacts been on these industry sectors over the past months? What does the future look like? Have supply chain disruptions caused delays in renewable energy development? Have social distancing limitations impacted the ability to sell competitive retail products to consumers? How have utilities continued to provide energy efficiency services to customers? 
 
These questions, and more, will be explored during this timely webinar.
 
 
Registration is free for our Platinum members.
CLE CREDITS:
CT: 1 CLE Credits* | NY: 0.0 CLE Credits**
 
Registration is being administered by the CT Power and Energy Society and credit will not be automatically posted to your CLE Tracker. Credit is self-reportable.

A Conversation with the Public Utility Commission Chairs from Connecticut and Massachusetts – Perspectives on Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles and the Interconnection of Distributed Resources

WEBINAR RECORDING available to Members.  Please reach out to kdube@ctpower.org

WEBINAR: Join Connecticut Power and Energy Society (CPES) and the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) Energy Section on Thursday, June 18 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM as they jointly host a discussion with the top Connecticut and Massachusetts state energy regulators. 

The chairs of the Connecticut PURA and Massachusetts DPU will explore each state’s approach to grid modernization. 

Featured speakers:

  • Marissa Gillett, Chairman of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
  • Matthew Nelson, Chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

This unique opportunity to hear from these two leading states will focus on the contribution of energy storage, electric vehicles, interconnection of distributed resources and innovation in meeting decarbonization targets. 

  • What are some of the challenges regulators face in implementing these programs? 
  • Who are the stakeholders? 
  • What are lessons learned so far and what is the path forward to a widespread deployment of these technologies? 

These questions and more will be explored during this must-see webinar. 

Note that the speakers will be unable to discuss specifics of ongoing dockets due to ex parte restrictions.