Peter Toomey Senior Vice President Strategic Regulatory Initiatives Peter Toomey serves as senior vice president of strategic regulatory initiatives for Duke Energy. He is responsible for developing and implementing enterprisewide regulatory initiatives to assist with the execution of the company’s strategy. Previously, Toomey served as Duke Energy’s senior vice president of corporate and regulatory strategy.…
Mark Irwin Director of Energy Contract Management, Energy Procurement & Management Southern California Edison As Director of Energy Contract Management, Mark leads the management and settlement of all of SCE’s energy contracts. He also previously served as Director of Contract Origination, where Mark led SCE’s Energy Storage procurement activities as well as other energy procurement…
Aileen Roder Attorney Advisor Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Aileen Roder serves as an advisor to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, directly supporting and advising the Office Director. Prior to her current role, FERC selected Aileen to provide the Environmental Protection Agency with electricity market expertise and policy…
Travis Kavulla Vice President for Regulatory Affairs NRG Travis Kavulla is vice president for regulatory affairs at NRG, where he leads a team of lawyers, economists, and engineers to ensure that energy markets continue to deliver value for electricity consumers. He joined NRG from the R Street Institute, where he led the think tank’s energy…
Robert Parker Senior Lead, Data Center Energy and Location Strategy Google LLC Robert has 15 years of experience in project finance, investment, M&A, and procurement of renewable and traditional energy generation. In his current role, Robert manages power procurement and energy infrastructure development for Google’s global data centers. In addition to traditional energy procurement, Robert…
Julia Hamm President and Chief Executive Officer Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Julia is a visionary leader at the center of the transformation underway in the electric power sector to a clean and modern energy future. For the past 20 years she has been advising and collaborating with utilities, solution providers and government agencies on…
Miranda Ballentine Chief Executive Officer Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) Miranda Ballentine has devoted her career to accelerating the role of advanced energy in national security, economic prosperity, and solving climate change. In September, 2018, Miranda became the founding CEO of Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA), an alliance of large clean energy buyers, developers, and…
Eric Cherniss Senior Director, Corporate Development and Strategy Vistra Energy Eric Cherniss is Senior Director, Corporate Development and Strategy for Vistra Energy. In his current role, Mr. Cherniss is responsible for developing and executing Vistra’s long-term corporate strategy, including the development of strategic growth opportunities across the country to support the company’s vision and future…
James Sprinz Head of Decentralized Energy BloombergNEF James leads the Decentralized Energy team at BloombergNEF, providing analysis on how distributed energy is impacting the power system. James has written extensively about topics such as demand response and virtual power plants, distributed energy integration, and utility strategies behind-the-meter. He advises technology vendors, utilities, investors and policymakers…
Heather Curlee Of Counsel Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Heather Curlee is Of Counsel in the energy and infrastructure practice and specializes in developing and implementing regulatory approaches for the deployment of clean energy policies before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Department of Energy (DOE), and state regulatory commissions across the country. Heather…