Agenda
All events are Mountain Time.
Wednesday, April 2
6:00 – 9:00 pm MST
Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Thursday, April 3
8:00 – 9:00 am MST
Breakfast
In this short video from his keynote, Lanny discusses SPP’s historic Integrated Transmission Plan (ITP). The recently approved $7.7 billion project portfolio includes 2,333 miles of new transmission and 495 miles of transmission rebuilds to meet growing electricity demand and improve grid resilience. He highlights the impressive value and benefits of the transmission portfolio, including the expected economic impact of $88-95 billion in reduced APC, and the fact every dollar invested in the new portfolio will drive $8-9 of value. “That’s a good deal. It’s a really good deal.”
9:00 – 10:00 am
Keynote Address
Lanny Nickell, CEO of Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
10:00 – 11:15 am
Panel 1 – AI & Data Center Demand: What Does It Mean For Transmission?
Panelists:
Patrick Arness, Federal Affairs, Dominion Energy
Cy McNeill, Director, Federal Energy Policy, Data Center Coalition
Aubrey Johnson, VP of System & Resource Planning, MISO Energy
Moderator:
Michael Tierney, Account Director, Continuum Industries
11:15 – 11:30 am
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 pm
Panel 2 – Energy Decision-making in the New Administration and the Roles of FERC, DOE & the National Energy Dominance Council
Panelists:
Craig Glazer, VP of Federal Government Policy, PJM Interconnection
Maria Robinson, Former Director of DOE Grid Deployment Office
Norman Bay, Head of Energy Regulatory & Enforcement Group, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Moderator:
Zack Hale, Federal Energy Policy Reporter, S&P Global Platts
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Lunch
Location
The Spring Member Meeting will be held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an invitation-only event.
