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The U.S. Division of Vitality Photo voltaic Vitality Applied sciences Workplace invitations you to register for the annual Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership (NCSP) Summit on February 14 from 12:00–4:00 p.m. ET.
This 12 months’s summit, “Neighborhood Photo voltaic – Deploying Advantages & Delivering Impacts,” will convene group photo voltaic stakeholders from throughout the trade, together with community-based organizations, photo voltaic builders, utilities, federal, state, Tribal, and native authorities, monetary establishments, philanthropic organizations, housing suppliers, and extra to align efforts towards increasing entry to the advantages of group photo voltaic to the equal of 5 million households by 2025. The summit will function interactive periods, led by trade consultants that discover the technical potential of group photo voltaic, together with its potential to ship significant advantages to households and communities at scale.
This 12 months’s occasion shall be totally digital with no price to take part. Register to attend.
“Neighborhood Photo voltaic — Deploying Advantages & Delivering Impacts” displays on how the trade has confirmed its capacity to ship significant advantages by way of exemplary tasks and packages which have leveraged modern insurance policies, enterprise fashions, financing, and group management. The rollout of the provisions of the Inflation Discount Act, the forthcoming announcement of funding for Photo voltaic for All packages nationwide, and the work of the Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership and its members have all primed the trade to ship significant advantages to low-income and deprived communities.
The 2024 NCSP Annual Summit will convene NCSP members and different group photo voltaic stakeholders to study new and expanded instruments and assets to speed up group photo voltaic deployment, interact with group photo voltaic leaders from throughout the nation, and discover the roles organizations can play in quickly deploying group photo voltaic to ship advantages for all.
Register to attend the 2024 NCSP Annual Summit at the moment and keep tuned for extra particulars on the occasion agenda and audio system!
Agenda
Time (ET)
Session
Presenters
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Equitable Neighborhood Photo voltaic: Trying Again & Trying Ahead
Welcome & Keynote: With 2025 on the close to horizon, we’ll test in on the nation’s progress in direction of DOE’s goal of 20GW of group photo voltaic and have fun the progress made that may’t be measured in megawatts. Nicole Steele, head of the Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership, will set the stage for the summit and name upon all stakeholders to grab the second as we flip historic ranges of funding right into a breakthrough 12 months for group photo voltaic.
Nicole Steele, Program Supervisor and Head of the Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership, U.S. Division of Vitality
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Reaching Scale: Neighborhood Photo voltaic’s Potential
Presentation & Q&A: On this session, technical consultants from the Nationwide Renewable Vitality Lab and the Lawrence Berkeley Nationwide Lab will talk about group photo voltaic’s nation-wide potential for scale and development. There may even be time for Q&A.
Moderator:
Anya Poplavska, ORISE Fellow, U.S. Division of Vitality Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership
Audio system:
Juan Pablo Carvallo, Analysis Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Nationwide Laboratory
Miguel Heleno, Analysis Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Nationwide Laboratory
Katy Waechter, Researcher, Nationwide Renewable Vitality Laboratory
1:00 – 1:40 p.m.
Centering the Client Expertise: Constructing Belief as we Scale
Panel & Q&A: In an trade the place it solely takes one unhealthy actor to breed community-wide distrust, group photo voltaic builders, client advocates, regulators and authorities our bodies, and community-based organizations should all function with the buyer expertise on the middle of their work. Be a part of this session to listen to from a various set of trade leaders on centering client advantages, evolving finest practices in client protections, and the way, as an trade, we will make sure that we scale on the velocity of belief.
Moderator:
Miana Campbell, Coverage Lead for Low-Earnings Communities Bonus Credit score, Workplace of Vitality Justice and Fairness, U.S. Division of Vitality
Audio system:
Fatima Ghani, Go Photo voltaic Specialist, Photo voltaic United Neighbors
Kelly Hadayia, Senior Director, Shopper Options Operations, Pivot Vitality
Berneta Haynes, Senior Lawyer, Nationwide Client Legislation Middle
Amir Yadzi, Deputy Normal Counsel, Photo voltaic Vitality Industries Affiliation
1:40 – 2:20 p.m.
Constructing Your Capital Stack with Federal Incentives & Applications
Panel & Q&A: Within the present market setting, federal incentives, packages and awards may help make or break a group photo voltaic challenge. On this session, we’ll hear from consultants from throughout DOE in regards to the position that tax credit, federal awards, and different packages can play in constructing a capital stack, and methods to braid totally different federal funding sources to generate most impression.
Moderator:
Vero Bourg-Meyer, Senior Mission Director, Clear Vitality States Alliance
Audio system:
JoBeth Delawder, Appearing Local weather Advisor, U.S. Division of Agriculture
Ari Gerstman, State Vitality Program Supervisor, State and Neighborhood Vitality Applications, U.S. Division of Vitality
Gabriela Rodriguez, IRS Program Administrator, Workplace of Vitality Justice and Fairness, U.S. Division of Vitality
Anisha Steephen, Senior Advisor to the Counselor on Racial Fairness, U.S. Division of Treasury
2:20 – 3:00 p.m.
Funding the Way forward for Neighborhood Photo voltaic: Resourcing the Full Improvement Ecosystem
Panel & Q&A: Financing is essentially the most persistent barrier to deploying extra group photo voltaic across the US. This session will talk about methods, learnings, and finest practices of overcoming this barrier. Individuals will hear about methods to leverage the Neighborhood Energy Accelerator and different assets to assist a sustainable financing ecosystem.
Moderator:
Allie Robins, Lindahl Reed Contractor, supporting U.S. Division of Vitality Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership
Audio system:
Chris Diaz, Co-Chief Govt Officer, Seminole Monetary Providers
Sierra Jackovics, Authorities Affairs and Vitality Coverage Specialist, Mana Pacific Influence Firm
Emily Robichaux, Senior Vice President, Local weather and Surroundings Applications, Alternative Finance Community
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Ahead, Collectively: Celebrating Successes & the Way forward for the Partnership
Presentation & Closing Remarks: The group photo voltaic trade’s capacity to scale deployment and entry to advantages shall be constructed on the successes of early leaders in equitable group photo voltaic and continued coordination and collaboration throughout the trade. This session will acknowledge the work of the Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership and its members and establish high alternatives for stakeholders to get extra deeply engaged within the Partnership and different federal efforts.
Anna Balzer, Lindahl Reed Contractor, supporting U.S. Division of Vitality Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership
3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Matter Space Deep Dives
Extra info coming quickly!
For normal updates and entry to unique NCSP assets and alternatives, register to hitch the partnership at the moment. NCSP membership is free and open to any group photo voltaic stakeholder positioned or doing enterprise in america.
You probably have any further questions, please attain out to communitysolar@ee.doe.gov.
Study extra in regards to the Nationwide Neighborhood Photo voltaic Partnership.
Courtesy of U.S. Division of Vitality.
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