How to Be a Pumped Storage Hydro Champion

This session is an urgent "call to action" for all in the industry to commit to championing the need for more pumped storage hydro with energy system planners, state energy policy makers, and energy rate-makers and regulators.

To help spur new pumped storage development that is crucial for meeting long-duration storage needs in the United States, we must get the message to state and federal policymakers about the need for policy reforms in markets, federal permitting, and tax credits.

Come prepared to join in discussions about:
-- Whose responsibility is it to advocate with energy system planners, state energy policy makers, and energy rate-makers and regulators?
-- What are the messages that need to be escalated and where can I find them?
-- How do you do this advocacy in a meaningful, results-driven way?
-- Are there examples of successes?

Presenter(s)

Richard MillerSenior Vice President, Renewable Energy ServicesHDRModerator

Scottie BarrentineProject Manager, Pumped Storage InitiativeTennessee Valley Authority (TVA)Panelist

Meredith LeeBusiness Development Manager - North America, Heavy Civil InfrastructureBechtel Global CorporationPanelist

Preston PierceGeneral Manager, Hydro, Bad Creek Pumped Storage ProjectDuke Energy CorporationPanelist

Luigi RestaPresidentrPlus HydroPanelist

Erik SteimleChief Development OfficerRye DevelopmentPanelist