meetings
Dates: Ongoing
Location:
Online, offered through the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University. Access is given for 60 days upon enrollment.
Description:
Building energy efficiency (BEE) is critical to developing affordable, reliable, and low-carbon energy systems. However, understanding the basics of BEE can be challenging, given its deeply intertwined technology, policy, and finance dimensions. In this online course, through lecture and expert discussions, explore the fundamentals and complexities of BEE, from the perspectives of technology, policy and finance. Beyond the fundamentals, the course delves deeply into the challenges and new frontiers of BEE expansion. Course is about 6.5 hours of taped content, with exercises, glossary, and slides included.
Contact: Anita Wood, Program Manager, SCPD, anitawood@stanford.edu
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Location:
Memorial Student Unions at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
A virtual option of this year’s program also will be available.
Description:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (aka, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R.3684) is full of money for utilities, and full of buzz words and jargon. During this year’s program, four panels will look at key phrases repeated in the legislation and surrounding discussions with a focus on what they really mean and what they might really cost.
This year’s program will cover the following 4 panels:
Panel I – Clean Energy Infrastructure: Electrification, Natural Gas, Hydrogen, and Equitable Approaches to Making Progress
Panel II - Managing the Consequences of Contamination- A Call to Action
Panel III – Ensuring Resilience Amongst Grid Modernization and Clean Energy Transition
Panel IV – Perspectives from Within the Industry
For a list of panel participants, other program details and to register, click here.
Contact: Cheryl Byrd, FRI Program Manager, byrdch@missouri.edu
October 3-7, 2022
Location: UW-Madison: Pyle Center, Madison, WI (Hybrid option also available)
Description:
Since 1983, Energy Utility Basics has provided intensive training on the fundamental concepts critical to being conversant in today’s energy industry. Course content is updated yearly as technology, regulation and markets evolve.
Course Summary:
Energy Utility Basics is intended for anyone working in the energy industry, including public interest groups, utility employees, legislative and regulatory staff, state and local government personnel. This course is for energy professionals, both those new to the industry as well as those assuming new responsibilities, who want a better grasp of how all the technological, financial, and administrative pieces of the energy puzzle fit together.
Contact: Lori Sakk, sakk@wisc.edu
Oct 10-14, 2022 - Hybrid Event
Location: Sheraton Uptown in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Online Live via Zoom
Description:
This course is specifically designed to capture the nuances of the electric industry. The course includes the following topics:
This course will give attendees practical analytical skills needed to understand the topics covered as well as an integrated framework showing how they fit together. Through a combination of lectures, discussion, and integrated problems, this courses provides the analytical skills necessary to be more productive in the changing utility environment. Attendees with less than one year’s experience in the regulatory arena and anyone wishing to obtain a basic understanding of the principles involved should attend one of the courses.
Contact: Cindy Blume, cblume@nmsu.edu
October 10-14, 2022 - Hybrid Event
Location: Sheraton Uptown in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Online Live via Zoom
Description:
This course specifically designed to capture the nuances of the natural gas local distribution (LDC) industry. The course includes the following topics:
This course will give attendees practical analytical skills needed to understand the topics covered as well as an integrated framework showing how they fit together. Through a combination of lectures, discussion, and integrated problems, this courses provides the analytical skills necessary to be more productive in the changing utility environment.
Attendees with less than one year’s experience in the regulatory arena and anyone wishing to obtain a basic understanding of the principles involved should attend one of the courses.
Contact: Cindy Blume, cblume@nmsu.edu
April 16-19, 2023
Location: Eldorado Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Description:
Through a series of panels, industry leaders and Commissioners discuss the current issues facing the electric, natural gas, telecommunications and water industries. The panels are designed to create meaningful dialog between the panelists and audience in an informal setting conducive to audience participation
Contact: Jeanette Walter
May 15-19, 2023
Location: Sheraton Uptown in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description:
This course is specifically designed to capture the nuances of the electric industry.
Contact: Cindy Blume, cblume@nmsu.edu
October 9-13, 2023
Contact: Lori Sakk, sakk@wisc.edu
Oct 16-20, 2023
Location: Sheraton Uptown in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description:
This course is specifically designed to capture the nuances of the electric industry.
Contact: Cindy Blume, cblume@nmsu.edu