MADISON - ST. CLAIR RECORD

When:

January 31, 2024 at 9:00am – 2:30pm EST

Hosted By:

North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association

People:

Benjamin L. Snowden, M. Gray Styers Jr., R. Taylor Speer

Location:

Raleigh Convention Center

500 S Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601

Course Goal:This all-day continuing legal education program (CLE) will provide its attendees with legal and regulatory education on the ongoing transition to a cleaner energy mix and the related legal elements.

9:00 – 10:00 A.M. Carbon Plan/Integrated Resource PlanThe Carbon Plan panel will discuss and explore the first update of the carbon plan that the NC Utilities Commission and SC Public Service Commission will be considering in 2024.

• Ben Snowden, Partner, Fox Rothschild
• Justin Somelofske, Regulatory Counsel, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
• Nadia Luhr, North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff
• Munashe Magarira, Staff Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
• Ben Smith, Counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
• Carrie Grundman, Counsel, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
• Bret Breitschwerdt, Partner, McGuire Woods, Duke Energy

10:15 – 11:15 A.M. View from the BenchThe View from the Bench panel consists of Utility commissioners or former commissioners providing their perspectives about the changing energy landscape in the southeast and what emerging topics they are learning about in the energy sector that most interest them. What are you learning about that excites you? What do you think will be important in 5 years’ time, 10 years’ time?

• Gray Styers, Partner, Fox Rothschild
• Commissioner Floyd McKissick, NC Utilities Commission
• Commissioner Jeff Hughes, NC Utilities Commission

1:30 – 2:30 P.M. Market Reform TrendsThis panel will cover energy market reform efforts in South Carolina and other states considering studies or legislation.

• R. Taylor Speer, Counsel, Fox Rothschild
• Weston Adams, Partner, Nelson Mullins
• Blan Holman, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, Pine Gate Renewables
• Danielle Fidler, Senior Attorney, EarthJustice

CLE credits are available. Please note there is a cost to attend.

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