The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Regulatory Transparency Project Presents:
America's Energy Future: Abundance or Scarcity?
Thursday, May 2, 2024
The Mayflower Hotel
The District Room
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, D.C.
Opening Remarks by Andrew Wheeler, Former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Andrew Wheeler
Partner, Holland & Hart LLP
Fireside Chat featuring James P. Danly, former Chairman and Commissioner for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
James P. Danly
Partner, Skadden
Event Schedule:
Registration
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks featuring Andrew Wheeler
10:00 - 10:15 am
Presentation on Electricity Demand
10:15 - 10:45 am
Panel I: Regulatory Obstacles to Grid Reliability
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch & Fireside Chat featuring James P. Danly and Andrew Wheeler
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Break
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Panel II: Can We Permit Abundant Energy Infrastructure?
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Closing Remarks
3:30 pm
Confirmed Speakers:
- Mr. Edward Boling
- Mr. Michael Buschbacher
- Prof. James W. Coleman
- Mr. James Danly
- Mr. Eli Dourado
- Mr. Travis Fisher
- Mr. Louis Finkel
- Mr. Alex Herrgott
- Hon. Jeffrey Holmstead
- Mr. Mario Loyola
- Hon. Andrew Wheeler
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Welcome & Opening Remarks
The District Room
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Speakers
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Presentation on Electricity Demand
The District Room
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Speakers
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Panel I: Regulatory Obstacles to Grid Reliability
| Topics: | Administrative Law & Regulation • Environmental & Energy Law |
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The District Room
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Description
Under the Biden administration, the executive branch has issued multiple regulations that have incentivized a transition away from fossil fuels towards a more “Green” electrical grid. How will a transition away from fossil fuels impact the reliability of the grid? With environmental rules that disincentivize internal combustion engines, how will the increase in electrical vehicles affect the grid? Does the grid have the capacity to meet these goals? Will these new demands on the grid impact electricity prices to American consumers? Will these new requirements impact the reliability of the grid?
Speakers
12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch & Fireside Chat
The District Room
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Speakers
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Panel II: Can We Permit Abundant Energy Infrastructure?
The District Room
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Description
The "Inflation Reduction Act" authorized as much as one trillion dollars of new spending to build a new energy system but have policymakers removed the growing obstacles facing new energy infrastructure? What are the key challenges facing new infrastructure projects, such as the new power-lines, mines, and carbon and hydrogen pipelines envisioned by the Inflation Reduction Act? Congress has considered many proposals to make it easier to permit new energy infrastructure. Would any of these proposals be effective in ensuring public and private investments actually result in new energy projects? What are the key reforms that will be necessary to build energy infrastructure to support an abundant energy future?
