Assemblymember Bill Quirk Holds Briefing on Decarbonizing the Energy Grid

WHO:                   Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety &Toxic Materials

WHAT:                 Briefing:  Zero-Carbon Grid by 2045

I. Introductory Comments by Assemblymember Quirk

II. Balancing Demand Management and Diverse Renewables

• Max Wei, Research Scientist, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Jennifer Chamberlin, Board Member, California Efficiency + Demand Management Council
• Colin Cushnie, Vice President of Power Supply, Southern California Edison

III. Bulk Storage in California

• Babu Chalamala, Manager, Energy Storage Technology and Systems Development at Sandia National Laboratory
• Janice Lin, Co-Founder and Executive Director, California Energy Storage Alliance
• Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

IV. Long Term Planning, Policy Direction

• Siva Gunda, Deputy Director, Energy Assessments Division, California Energy Commission
• Rachel Peterson, Chief of Staff to Commissioner Randolph, California Public Utilities Commission
• Neil Millar, Executive Director of Infrastructure Development, California Independent System Operator

V. Public comments

WHERE:               California State Capitol, Room 447, Sacramento              

Livestream: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media/447-video

WHEN:                  Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

WHY:                    To discuss how to achieve California’s SB 100 goals of meeting all of the state’s retail electricity supply needs with zero-carbon sources by the end of 2045.