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.