Texas Energy Leaders Stand Together for Texas, for our Families.
GridNEXT envisions the integrated infrastructure of our future by engaging industry partners, leaders, government, and private stakeholders across the vast Texas energy space to provide networking and discussion about Texas’ Clean Energy Economy. The DFW Chapter of CleanTX is hosting it’s second annual one-day seminar hosted at the University of Texas at Dallas to highlight thought leadership coming from the north Texas region.
GridNEXT DFW envisions bringing together energy leaders from the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex’s diverse energy economy to engage in conversations about how DFW is contributing to the creation of an integrated energy infrastructure of the future for Texas.
Agenda
830a
Breakfast Buffet in Exhibit Hall
9a
Opening Remarks: The Vision: 50% by 2030
Board co-chairs Sarah Ryan and Melissa Miller will provide an update on the CleanTX Strategic Plan Vision to achieve 50% renewable energy in Texas by 2030.
Sarah Ryan, CleanTX Board of Directors Co-Chair, Senior Manager on the Transportation Electrification Strategy, Edison Energy
Melissa Miller, CleanTX Board of Directors Co-Chair, Senior Vice President, Development, Eolian Energy
915a
Keynote Opening Session from Peter Kelly-Detwiler
Overview of Clean Tech and Renewable Energy Trends
This session will explain the basics of renewable energy and storage, discuss how these resources work, and highlight their critical characteristics. Learn how and why the decarbonized power grid is evolving, and the key challenges and opportunities related to the integration of renewable energy resources at both the utility-scale and on the customer side of the meter.
1045a
Session 1: Transmission Landscape - ERCOT and Beyond
Ramsey Ayass, P.E., GridNEXT DFW Conference Chair and Director, Energy Resources - West/Central, Electric Power Engineers, LLC
The transmission landscape is ever evolving, and this evolution has been accelerated by new initiatives like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and FERC Order 2023. Nowhere is this more evident, than in the Great State of Texas. ERCOT has witnessed an unprecedented amount of load growth and generation interconnection that is pushing the aging transmission system to its limit. In this session, we will take a deep dive into this important topic.
11:30a
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
12p
Lunch Panel Discussion: ERCOT Summer Lookback and 88th Texas Legislative Session Impacts
Chris Reeder, Partner, Husch Blackwell, LLC
Samuel Davis, Field Director, Texas Land and Liberty Coalition
Noah Oaks, Local State and Policy Maker, SPEER
Lunch Session Sponsored by:
1245p
Session 2: Electrification of Transportation
Jose Correa, EV Infrastructure Practice Leader, Kimley-Horn
Sarah Ryan, CleanTX Board of Directors Co-Chair, Senior Manager on the Transportation Electrification Strategy, Edison Energy
Buzz Smith, “The EV-angelist”, Director of Dealer Outreach, Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxETRA.org).
Session 2 Sponsored by TxETRA
1:45p
Session 3: How is Large Flexible Load impacting ERCOT
Ken Donohoo, Owl Electric Reliability Consulting, LLC
Keith Emery, Senior Vice President at Tenaska Power Services Co.
230p
Session 4: 2030 Vision: What Could the ERCOT Landscape Look Like
Dr. Mandhir Sahni, Partner and Vice-President of EEPLUS
Eric Padilla, Director, Public Policy, Vistra Corp
Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Author of The Energy Switch
330p
Networking Happy Hour - Sponsored by Husch Blackwell and Transglobal Services
5p
Event End
Our Sponsors
Rates & Registration
GridNEXT 2023 DFW Rates
Non-Member $149
Member (current member of CleanTX) $99
Gov. & Non-Profit $49
Student $49
Event Location: Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center, Inspiration Hall, University of Texas at Dallas
Exhibitor & Sponsorship Information
Sponsorship information here
Conference Hotel
Le Méridien Dallas by the Galleria
13402 Noel Road, Dallas, Texas, USA, 75240