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9th Annual Southern Solar Summit
The Carter Center 453 Freedom Pkwy NE Atlanta, GA 30307 USA
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
Category: GA Solar Events
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Technology Innovations, Best Practices and Policy Perspectives on the Daylong Agenda Panel discussions at the 9th Annual Southern Solar Summit will be livelier and more compelling than ever before. Join top experts at the solar-powered Carter Center in Atlanta at 10 a.m. on October 19 for their latest insights on utility scale solar best practices, fair utility rates for solar customers, battery storage technology and much more.
Our agenda (subject to change) has been released, below! GA Solar Summit 2017 Agenda: Carter Center – October 19th 9:00am – 10:00am: Registration/light refreshments/networking 10:00am – 10:45 am: Opening and Updates Tim Echols, Georgia Public Service Commissioner, Don Moreland, GA Solar Chair, Chuck Eaton, Georgia Public Service Commissioner 10:45am –11:00am: Wilson Mallard, Georgia Power 11:00am – 11:50am: Panel : Successful Large-Scale Solar in the Southeast: Best practices of top developers. Tips on civil engineering, wildlife protection with an emphasis on endangered species, wetlands, and tax abatement. Moderator: Stephen Elkind, Beltline Energy Panelists: John Gornall, AGG; Greg Nelson, Energy Renewal Partners; Christopher Kellar, Eagle Solar 11:50am - 12:00am: Richard Simmons, Georgia Tech - Model Solar Ordinance Update 12:00pm : Break for Lunch and Lunch Keynote 12:00pm – 1:30pm: - Keynote Address - Jason Carter, Carter Center Chairman 1:30pm - 1:45pm: Jamie Barber, Georgia Public Service Commission Renewable Energy Manager 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Panel : Solarizing Georgia: A recap of what worked best in 2017 and what’s ahead for 2018 Moderator: Shan Arora, Southface Panelist: Andrew Saunders, Athens Clark County; Tina Wilkinson, UMC Earth Keepers; K.C. Boyce, Boyce Company 3:00pm – 3:30pm: Networking Break 3:30pm – 4:10pm: Afternoon Keynote Address - Tom Kimbis, SEIA - Georgia Policy Update 4:10pm – 5:00pm: Panel : Rate Discussion - The Future of Solar in a Post NEM World Moderator: Caroline Golin, Vote Solar Panelist: Carlos Restrepo, sonnen; Rick Gilliam, Vote Solar 5:00pm - 5:35pm: Panel : Water Savings: Solar’s unrecognized potential to help protect Georgia’s precious water resources Moderator: Jennette Gayer, Environment Georgia Panelists: Chris Manganiello, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper; Kurt Ebersbach, Southern Environmental Law Center; Jen Hilburn, Altahma Riverkeeper 5:35pm- 5:45pm: City of Atlanta Update - Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, City of Atlanta Chief Resilience Officer 5:45 - 6:00pm: Closing Remarks and GA Solar Update - Don Moreland, GA Solar Chair 6:00pm: Cocktail Hour and Carter Center Library Tours Join us for hosted bar and delicious bites as you network with fellow solar enthusiasts and enjoy a tour of The Presidential Library Lunch, networking opportunities galore and a tour of the Carter Presidential Library are included in the registration price.
  Tom Kimbis, General Counsel for the Solar Energy Industries Association, will provide the afternoon keynote address for the 9th Annual Southern Solar Solar Summit on October 19 at the Carter Center.  Kimbis works at the nexus of national policy questions now gripping the solar industry in Georgia and beyond. Having spearheaded SEIA’s push for consumer protection and education in the residential solar market, he now works with SEIA’s efforts to prevent the imposition of tariffs on imported panels and preserve the federal Investment Tax Credit for solar. He has been working in renewable energy since 2000, when he began supporting research, analysis, legislative, and planning efforts across all energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In his role there, he pioneered a number of important initiatives that helped accelerate solar commercialization. He led the creation of the Solar America Cities program, a DOE partnership with U.S. cities to develop innovative methods for the adoption of solar energy technologies. He served for six years as Chairman of The Solar Foundation, a nonprofit promoting the increased use of solar energy through education and research. He earned his B.A. from Williams College and a J.D. from the University of Virginia.  Kimbis joins Carter Center Chairman Jason Carter in providing keynote presentations amid a day of timely panel discussions and networking opportunities. In addition to the keynotes, Panel topics for the Southern Solar Summit include:
Don’t miss this opportunity for the latest insights on solar in Georgia and around the nation. Take advantage of Early Bird Registration while it’s still available. Sponsorship opportunities also available.
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