Inventor and MacArthur Genius fellow Saul Griffith has done the math: America is able to bend the emissions curve, address climate change and create millions of jobs. All we need to do is electrify everything. In conversation, Griffith will talk about his findings and how we don't need to throw out our cars and appliances. We just need to make sure that our next one runs off electricity. After all, the first rule when you're in a hole: Stop digging. 

The regulatory landscape for renewable energy is at an inflection point, given the unknown future of the elections and the economy. While this uncertainty could make energy buyers nervous, we see it as an opportunity to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. Join Apex Clean Energy CEO, Mark Goodwin, and REBA CEO, Miranda Ballentine to hear how your company can help accelerate the clean energy transition in 2021.

Trucks, buses and passenger cars are beginning to go electric in regions across the U.S., but we need to kick-start the amount of EVs on the roads and EV infrastructure deployed to meet a more dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and clean up our air. What do we need to quickly scale the electrification of transportation?

Renewable energy procurement often involves long-term relationships between offtakers, suppliers and local communities. This session considers why renewable contracts are an ideal opportunity for offtakers to assert their preference and influence developers to commit to higher standards — from diversity and inclusion to end-of-life considerations for renewable assets.

With more companies exploring microgrids, more models are emerging to make them accessible — and to get them up and running more quickly.

This session will feature companies and service providers that are deploying microgrids in multiple locations, using a “fleet” model, to increase resilience and save money. It will also look at how standardized, out-of-the-box options are making it easier and cheaper to deploy a microgrid as a product.

Many forward-thinking energy buyers are looking beyond the borders of the U.S. to address their international load and support their supply chain companies across the globe. This session will discuss how to start assessing international markets for renewable energy procurement and share strategies to ensure your international claims are verified and accounted for properly.

New tools and strategies have emerged to mitigate the impact of growing data use in the computing cloud. Learn from experienced energy buyers about how to work with data center colocation partners to execute strategies to decarbonize operations — and decrease your Scope 3 emissions.

This session will explain modern energy security issues and how they affect corporate renewable energy buyers. You will learn how solar supply chain, geopolitical conflicts, and domestic commercial demand contribute to risks to renewable operations and decarbonization efforts. Speakers will offer concrete ways for corporate buyers to better secure their own renewable energy investments while increasing resilience throughout the U.S. power market.

Oregon utility Portland General Electric has been at the forefront of accelerating electric vehicle adoption for residents and companies. Learn how EVs are being used a grid benefit in PGE's footprint and why utilities need to be more aggressively embracing EVs.

It seems that everyone wants a piece of the nascent renewable natural gas market.

RNG, which is created through capturing methane that otherwise would be released into the atmosphere, is attractive to every sector looking to decarbonize, since the emissions are considered to be carbon-negative. But there is a limited supply of RNG, and industries are competing for what little exists. In the meantime, its adoption may also be slowing the transition to clean electricity.

This session will take a realistic look at the potential and limitations of this resource.

Eliminating energy-related GHGs from industrial commodities is critical to achieving a zero-carbon energy system. Learn about the REBA Institute's initiative to help companies send zero-carbon demand signals to decarbonize these hard-to-abate, energy-intensive industrial sources at the base of their supply chains.

There is a wide spectrum of renewable energy solutions in a retail energy market available to companies striving for sustainability goals. For many organizations, a retail solution not only provides a streamlined means to access renewable energy but can also be among the most cost-effective options. This session will explore the range of solutions in a retail energy market.

Organized wholesale markets are one of the most efficient paths to clean energy access for all. In this session we'll introduce REBA’s set of Buyers Principles on Organized Wholesale Market Design, discuss a recently released study by Energy Innovation on customer benefits of wholesale markets in the southeast and hear a buyer's perspective on why markets are the fastest, cheapest path to clean energy for all.