Independent Energy Producers Association's 44th Annual Meeting

IRA-OBBB=WTF (What's the Future)

Schedule of Events

Stanford Sierra Conference Center, Fallen Leaf Lake, South Lake Tahoe

September 15, 2025 - September 17, 2025

Day 1 - Monday, September 15, 2025

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

IEP Golf Tournament at lake Tahoe Golf Course

(Lake Tahoe Golf Course)

(Advance Sign-Up Required through IEP Online Registration)

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Check In/Pick Up Room Key & Parking Information

(Lodge Office Window)

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Pick Up Registration Packets

(Registration Table - Lodge Lobby)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Reception & Welcome

(Cathedral Room)

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Dinner

(Dining Room)

8:00 PM - 8:40 PM

Keynote Dinner Speaker: CALIFORNIA'S PATH FORWARD

Wade Crowfoot, Secretary California Natural Resources Agency

Day 2 - Tuesday, September 16, 2025

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

(Dining Room)

8:00 AM

Pick Up Registration Packets

(Registration Table - Lodge Lobby)

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

WELCOME

(Cathedral Room)

Jan Smutny-Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Energy Producers Association

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

NOW WHAT? PROGRESS & HEADWINDS ON THE PATH FORWARD

(Cathedral Room)

Arne Olson, Senior Partner
Energy & Environmental Economics, Inc.

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

THE BIG SHIFT: CHALLENGES IN FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT

(Cathedral Room)

Keith Martin, Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

BREAK

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

CHALLENGES OF MEETING 2035 GOALS - OBBB,TARIFFS & SUPPLY CHAIN

(Cathedral Room)

Gillian Clegg, VP, Energy Policy and Procurement
Pacific, Gas and Electric Company

Erin Pulgar, Director, Portfolio, Planning & Analyst
Southern California Edison

Christopher Summers, Director, Origination, Energy Supply and Dispatch
San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E)

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

CLEAN ENERGY MESSAGING

(Cathedral Room)

Arnab Pal, Co-Founder
Policy Pulse

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

(Dining Room)

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Boat Dock Open

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

TOWARDS A WESTERN MARKET

(Cathedral Room)

Kathleen Staks, Executive Director
Western Freedom

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

CAISO - TRANSMISSION AND INTERCONNECTION CHALLENGES

(Cathedral Room)

Neil Millar, VP, Transmission Planning & Infrastructure Development
California ISO

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

CAP & TRADE - SUCESSFULLY LOWERING GHG EMISSIONS

(Cathedral Room)

Caroline Jones, Senior Analyst, State Carbon Markets
Environmental Defense Fund

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

REGULATORY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

(Cathedral Room)

Sara Fitzsimon, Policy Director
Independent Energy Producers Association

Brian Cragg, Partner
Downey Brand LLP

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

IEP Member Meeting

(Cathedral Room)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Free Time

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Reception

(Cathedral Room)

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Dinner

(Dining Room)

8:00 PM - 8:40 PM

Delivering Affordability While Investing in California's Clean Energy Future

Joseph Kennedy III, President
Citizens Energy Corporation

Day 3 - Wednesday, September 17, 2025

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

(Dining Room)

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

CCAs CHALLENGES To MEETING 2035 GOALS

(Cathedral Room)

Moderator: Eric Little, Director of Market Design
California Community Choice Association

Lauren Carr, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs and Market Policy
California Community Choice Association

Lindsay Descagnia, Vice President, Power Supply
Clean Power Alliance

Paul Krebs, Senior Power Procurement Analyst
MCE Clean Energy

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

RELIABILITY and CLEAN POWER PROCUREMENT PROGRAM – The IPP Perspective

(Cathedral Room)

Moderator: Sara Fitzsimon, Policy Director
Independent Energy Producers Association

Scott Olson, Director – Policy, Regulatory, and Markets, West
Avangrid Power

Renae Steichen, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs
REV Renewables, LLC

Kevin Telford, Principal
Hull Street Energy

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

ABUNDANCE, ENERGY SITING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

(Cathedral Room)

Gideon Kracov, Esq., Mediator
ADR Services Inc.

11:00 AM - 11:35 AM

SITING IN THE UNCERTAIN

(Cathedral Room)

Moderator: Jan Smutny-Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Energy Producers Association

Curt Hildebrand, SVP, Commercial Affairs (CA)
Hydrostor

Patrick Mealoy, Partner & COO
Golden State Clean Energy, LLC

11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

WRAP UP, PARTICIPANTS' THOUGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS

(Cathedral Room)

Jan Smutny-Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Energy Producers Association

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

(Dining Room)

Important Notes

  • All meals are complimentary for registered attendees
  • Golf tournament requires separate registration ($200 fee)
  • Schedule is subject to change - check back for updates
  • Casual dress code recommended

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IEPA Annual Meeting Sponsors

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