On Tuesday, March 17 at 9:30 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center will host a forward-looking discussion on the investments, innovations, and policies that could drive the buildout of transmission and distribution infrastructure across North American power grids in 2026.
The imperative to upgrade and expand the power grid grows stronger every year as aging energy infrastructure and rapid electricity demand growth drive a huge need for investment. Expanding energy infrastructure is critical not only for delivering low-cost and reliable power in the United States, but also to enable the United States and its partners to develop and implement a leadership position in the artificial intelligence (AI) economy.
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Featured speakers
David Rosner
Commissioner
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Ian Magruder
Founder and Executive Director
Utilize Coalition
Panelists
Christina Hayes
Executive Director
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid
John Miller
Director of Policy, Transmission
Clean Energy Buyers Association
Raquel Pichardo
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
The Groundwire Group
Matthew Satterwhite
Senior Vice President, Head of US Policy and Regulatory Strategy
National Grid
Aaron Troncoso
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Pennsylvania Governor
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Zach Zimmerman
Director of Research and Policy
Grid Strategies LLC
Moderated by
Reed Blakemore
Director of Research and Programs, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council
Landon Derentz
Vice President, Energy and Infrastructure, Senior Director, Global Energy Center, Morningstar Chair for Global Energy Security
Atlantic Council
David Yellen
Director, Climate Policy Innovation, Clean Air Task Force
Nonresident Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Agenda
9:30–9:35 a.m. | Welcome remarks
Featuring
Reed Blakemore
Director of Research and Programs, Global Energy Center,
Atlantic Council
9:35–10:10 a.m. | Evaluating new approaches to grid interconnection and ratemaking
Speakers
Christina Hayes
Executive Director
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid
Matthew Satterwhite
Senior Vice President, Head of US Policy & Regulatory Strategy
National Grid
Aaron Troncoso
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Pennsylvania Governor
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Moderated by
Reed Blakemore
Director of Research and Programs, Global Energy Center,
Atlantic Council
10:10–10:20 a.m. | Keynote remarks
Featuring
David Rosner
Commissioner
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
10:20–10:55 a.m. | Innovations in grid planning and market design
Speakers
John Miller
Director of Policy, Transmission,
Clean Energy Buyers Association
Raquel Pichardo
Co-Founder, Managing Partner,
The Groundwire Group
Zach Zimmerman
Director of Research and Policy,
Grid Strategies LLC
Moderated by
David Yellen
Director, Climate Policy Innovation, Clean Air Task Force
Nonresident Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
10:55–11:10 a.m. | Fireside chat
Featuring
Ian Magruder
Founder and Executive Director
Utilize Coalition
Moderated by
Landon Derentz
Vice President, Energy Infrastructure, Senior Director,
Global Energy Center, Morningstar Chair for Global Energy Security
Atlantic Council
11:10–11:15 a.m. | Closing remarks
Featuring
Landon Derentz
Vice President, Energy Infrastructure, Senior Director,
Global Energy Center, Morningstar Chair for Global Energy Security
Atlantic Council
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