# Ascend Summit 2026 ## Join Us September 30 to October 2, 2026 Registration Open! The pace of structural change in the power sector has accelerated—driven by surging load growth, datacenter demand, market volatility, and the need for clean, reliable, and cost-effective electricity. The Ascend Summit convenes over 350+ industry leaders to explore how to create long-term value and resilience in a rapidly evolving energy development and procurement landscape. ## Advanced Registration **35% discount off regular pricing** _Secure the largest registration savings available, greater than Early Bird Pricing which opens May 1st._ ## **Conference Pass:****$1295** **All Access Conference Pass:** **$1595** **_(includes pre- and post-conference sessions)_** [Register Now](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ascend-summit-2026-tickets-1982396227481?aff=oddtdtcreator) Ascend Summit 2025 Highlights: The Future of Power - YouTube Tap to unmute [Ascend Summit 2025 Highlights: The Future of Power](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eRd0m33KNs) [Ascend Analytics](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcsJeZCmHduvtzzZPzZLdRA) Ascend Analytics197 subscribers ## **Venue Information:** **‍** [**LimeLight** **‍**](https://www.limelighthotels.com/boulder) **_1295 University Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302_** **_(844) 674 2733_** **_‍_ Hotel Booking Link** [**Here**](https://www.limelighthotels.com/boulder/reservations\#/booking/step-1?data=('hEhd!'limelight-boulder'~ae!'09D95dt!'10%2F025fs.~rEat!2~cn!0~cg.~alBpo*co*gp!'1928327'~rnCry*rk*re.~rr*ssCax!0~cy*ds!('pFls*as*st*hFee4)~myBsFcFne4)*4~.A%5D4!null5D026'~A!%5BB!false~C.)%5D~D%2F2EsA('Fe*%01FEDCBA54.*_) **‍** Book By: **September 18, 2026** Group Name: **Ascend Analytics Summit 2026** ## Past Agenda 2025 [About \\ \\ the \\ \\ Summit](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-0) [Pre \\ \\ Summit \\ \\ Workshops](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-1) [Main \\ \\ Summit\\ \\ Day 1](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-2) [Main \\ \\ Summit\\ \\ Day 2](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-3) [Post \\ \\ Summit \\ \\ Tech Sessions](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-4) [Ascend\\ \\ Speakers](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-5) [Invited\\ \\ Speakers](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-6) ## About Ascend Summit 2025 This year’s conference dives into the most urgent issues shaping the Future of Power, including: - Strategies for aligning data center growth with grid reliability and clean energy goals - Innovations in power procurement—balancing cost, carbon, and flexibility - Impacts of policy, load growth, and interconnection constraints on project value - Revenue insurance and capital-efficient financing for merchant storage - Strategies for valuation, bidding, and risk management in volatile markets - Utility-scale vs hyper-localized energy solutions and distributed generation expansion ## Conference Learning Outcomes - Understand emerging demand drivers and how to plan for high-load growth scenarios - Navigate financing trends and transferability of tax equity for renewables - Evaluate PPA, M&A, and asset valuation strategies across project lifecycles - Implement revenue protection and bid optimization to enhance asset economics - Apply analytics and scenario planning to uncover actionable market opportunities ## Who Should Attend Professionals shaping the future of clean energy and power markets, including: - Utility Power Planners & Resource Managers - Clean Energy Developers (Utility-Scale & Distributed) - Corporate Energy Buyers & Off-Takers - Investors, Lenders & Capital Partners - Power Supply & Market Strategy Teams - Grid Reliability & Policy Analysts ## Thank You to Our Sponsors ### Pre-Conference - Day 1 \| October 15, 2025 Take a deep dive into the exigent drivers for valuation, commercial structuring, and power procurement planning by attending Ascend’s pre-conference workshops. Registration for Pre/Post Summit Workshops is required to attend. #### 8:00am - 9:00am #### Breakfast #### 9:00am - 11:45am #### Pre-Summit Workshops #### Workshop A: **Weathering the Storm:** **Where To Generate Value in 2026** #### Workshop B: **Renewable Energy Portfolio Management:** **‍** Leveraging Market Intelligence to Optimize Returns #### Workshop C: **Resource Planning and Procurement in the Energy Transition** #### Workshop A #### Weathering the Storm: Where to Generate Value in 2026 While policy risks add uncertainty, resilient market drivers, from state mandates to corporate demand and data center growth, point to where value will endure. This session explores how diversified strategies and smart procurement open new pathways for reliable returns in 2026. ‍ **Main Takeaways:** - Define the fundamentals of a good forecast through alignment with rational economic equilibrium - Identify key value and risk drivers for storage, renewables, and thermal resources - Examine how community solar and storage policies insulate value from broader market upheaval - Review recent trends and lessons from the M&A market - Apply PowerVAL to configure studies for standalone and hybrid resources, overlay offtake and hedging contracts, analyze results, and leverage mapping tools ‍ #### Presenters: #### Michael Fisher, PhD, Director of Valuation Services, **Ascend Analytics** Rahm Orenstein, Managing Director of Ascend Energy Exchange, **Ascend Analytics** Shlomy Goffri, PhD, VP of Valuation & Portfolio Management, **Ascend Analytics** Caroline Zechter, Director of Community Solar, **Ascend Analytics** #### Workshop B #### Renewable Energy Portfolio Management: Leveraging Market Intelligence to Optimize Returns Volatile power markets create new challenges for renewable portfolio owners and buyers. This workshop moves beyond basic budgeting to introduce a strategic framework for active portfolio management. Participants will learn how to incorporate market intelligence into planning and risk models that protect cash flow while advancing decarbonization goals. ‍ **Main Takeaways**: - Quantify portfolio risk integrating market intelligence - Perform variance analysis vs. budget and simulated results - Integrate origination & portfolio management with advanced dashboards - Implement active management strategies - Plan for expanded capacity and evaluate new assets in your portfolio ‍ #### Presenters: #### Carlos Blanco, PhD, Chief of Risk Analytics, **Ascend Analytics** Devdatt Maganty, Sr. Manager, Portfolio Management, **Ascend Analytics** Zach Brode, Director of Analytics & Strategy, **Ascend Analytics** **‍** Orlando Vilar, PhD, Senior Energy Analyst, **Ascend Analytics** #### Workshop C #### Resource Planning and Procurement in the Energy Transition This workshop provides a practical framework for evaluating long-term resource needs, modeling clean energy futures, and managing the procurement process. Participants will learn how to balance cost, reliability, and sustainability goals, and explore best practices for structuring RFOs and securing new capacity that meets both market and regulatory requirements. ‍ **Main Takeaways:** - Apply resource planning models to assess clean energy futures - Evaluate tradeoffs across cost, risk, and carbon goals - Structure effective RFOs and implement procurement best practices - Align resource planning outcomes with regulatory and stakeholder expectations #### Presenters: #### Brandon Mauch, PhD, Managing Director of Operations & Strategy, **Ascend Analytics** Paul Eory, Director of Energy Analytics Solutions, **Ascend Analytics** Ben Anderson, Resource Planning Manager, **Ascend Analytics** #### 11:45am - 1:00pm #### Lunch provided for Workshop Attendees sponsored by Lockton ### Main Conference - Day 1 \| October 15, 2025 #### 1:00pm - 1:15pm #### Opening Address \| State of the Industry #### Speaker: Gary Dorris, PhD, CEO, **Ascend Analytics** #### 1:15pm - 1:45pm #### Keynote Presentation \| Economically Meeting the Power Supply of Tomorrow: An Off-Taker's Perspective Surging global demand collides with net-zero timelines, forcing utilities, developers, and large buyers to rethink data, infrastructure, and market design. This fireside chat takes a closer look how cloud, AI, and carbon-free power investments are impacting grid reliability and decarbonization at scale. #### Keynote Speaker: Vibhu Kaushik, Global Head of Energy, **Amazon Web Services** #### 1:45pm - 2:30pm #### Keynote Panel \| Data Centers and the Demand Surge: Powering the Digital Future As digital demand skyrockets, data centers have become one of the fastest-growing drivers of electricity load growth. This session provides an overview of current trends, projected impacts on the grid, and the unique opportunity for renewables and storage in meeting the challenges posed by the AI revolution. We’ll explore strategies for aligning data center growth with minimizing rate-payer impact and the relative importance of timing, sustainable energy goals, and costs. #### Moderator: Gary Dorris, PhD, CEO, **Ascend Analytics** #### Speakers: Audrey Lee, PhD, Senior Director of Energy Partnerships, **Former Microsoft** **‍** Michael Rucker, CEO, **Scout Clean Energy** Vibhu Kaushik, Global Head of Energy, **Amazon Web Services** **‍** Eric Blank, Chairman, **Colorado PUC** #### 2:30pm - 2:45pm #### Afternoon Break sponsored by Accure Battery Intelligence ‍ #### 2:45pm - 3:30pm #### The New Rules of Power Procurement: Aligning Cost, Carbon, and Reliability Power procurement is about costs, reliability, flexibility, and carbon. This panel explores how utilities and corporates are adapting their procurement strategies to maximize long-term value and balance affordability with sustainability objectives. We’ll dive into the real-world hurdles facing buyers and sellers, emerging trends, and best practices shaping the future of energy and capacity purchases—including emissionality, the adoption of hourly attributes for renewables and storage, and expectations for future power procurements. #### Moderator: Anthony Boukarim, Director of Resource Planning & Power Procurement, **Ascend Analytics** #### Speakers: Michael Enger, Vice President, Energy and Market Operations & Resource Planning, **Austin Energy** Lena Perkins, PhD, Director of Resource Planning, **City of Palo Alto** Joshua Rogol, CEO, **Elevate Renewables** **‍** Gigio Sakota, VP of Energy Markets, **Avantus** #### 3:30pm - 4:15pm #### Power Markets in Transition: Market Outlook and Actionable Intelligence for Energy Developers & Buyers Power markets are evolving rapidly, driven by policy shifts, technology advances, and increased renewables. This session will provide insights into key trends affecting energy prices, project viability, and procurement strategies. The Ascend Outlook provides actionable insights to help spot market opportunities, navigate risks, and plan smarter strategies to maximize value. #### Speaker: Brent Nelson, PhD, Managing Director of Markets & Strategy, **Ascend Analytics** #### 4:15pm - 5:00pm #### Capital at a Crossroads: Project Financing in the Current Market Climate The landscape of project finance is undergoing significant shifts, influenced by market volatility, policy changes, and evolving investor preferences. This session provides an in-depth look at the current financial environment, offering key insights into how developers and financers can create new pathways of value creation in a capital restricted environment. Attendees will gain actionable advice to realize capital efficient funding to optimize project viability. #### Moderator: Michael Fisher, PhD, Senior Director of Valuation Services, **Ascend Analytics** #### Speakers: Marc Theisinger, Managing Director, **First Citizens Bank** Craig Rohr, Co-Founder & Partner, **Elda River** Joseph Santo, Managing Director of Investment, **Arevon** David Haug, CEO, **Bildmore Clean Energy** Andrew Waranch, **CEO, Spearmint Energy** #### 6:00pm - 9:00pm #### Rooftop Networking Party & Dinner at Avanti, Boulder ### Thank You to Our Sponsors ### Main Conference - Day 2 \| October 16, 2025 #### 8:00am - 9:00am #### Breakfast sponsored by Tenaska ‍ #### 9:00am - 9:45am #### Keynote Panel \|Speed to Power: How Power Infrastructure Enables AI ‍ Data center developers face massive pressure to deliver power at unprecedented speed. This panel explores how delays in interconnection, permitting, or transmission are impacting growth - and how utilities and energy providers can collaborate to a move faster, smarter. #### Moderator: Gary Dorris, PhD, CEO, **Ascend Analytics** #### Speakers: Faraz Ahmad, Head of Energy, **Thor Equities Group** Adam Witkop, CTO, **Crane Data Centers** Steve Schmitt, Senior Power Delivery Manager, **CyrusOne** Gabe Messercola, Director of Data Center Solutions, **EDF Power Solutions** #### 9:45am - 10:30am #### Powering the Narrative: From Headlines to Impact ‍ In today’s fast-moving energy sector, journalists track the stories, trends, and policy shifts shaping the market from every angle. For developers, utilities, and financiers, hearing directly from the reporters covering these dynamics offers valuable perspective to sharpen strategy and anticipate shifts in stakeholder perception. This session will explore how journalists approach a complex policy environment, which energy stories deserve more attention, and what their vantage point reveals about the future of clean energy. #### Moderator: Dan Burak, VP of Communications, **Ascend Analytics** #### Speakers: Maeve Allsup, Climate Tech Reporter, **Latitude Media** Jason Plautz, Journalist, **E&E News by Politico** Meris Lutz, Senior Editor, **Utility Dive** #### 10:30am - 10:45am #### Morning Breaksponsored by CleanCapital #### 10:45am - 11:30am #### Breakout Sessions 1A & 1B #### Session 1A: Developer & Investor Track \| M&A Valuation Volatility: Navigating the Green Energy Market Cycle Are we in a buyers’ market across the board, or only in specific regions? How can developers and IPPs maximize value when buying or selling storage and hybrid portfolios? We’ll dive into asset sale trends by market and location, examine the logic behind pricing, and discuss the factors that contribute to or threaten long-term project sustainability. #### Moderator: Rahm Orenstein, Managing Director of Ascend Energy Exchange, **Ascend Analytics** #### Speakers: John Richardson, Vice President of Finance, **Mission Clean Energy** Joel Vyduna, Executive Vice President, Commercial & Technology, **Key Capture Energy** Lindsay Latre, Co-Founder and CEO, **ESA Solar** Ariel Kondiles, Director, Commercial Transactions, **Jupiter Power** Rishad Olpadwala, Chief Development Officer, **esVolta** **‍** Austin Willis, Director of Development, **Belltown Power** #### 10:45am - 11:30am #### Session 1B: Utility Track \| Electric Resource Selection: Minimizing Regret and Maximizing Value **‍** This panel examines the challenges and opportunities in electric resource selection. Experts will discuss key economic trade-offs of supply planning including reliability, renewable capture rates, future value of RECs, and rising electric rates. The conversation will highlight power planning and procurement for mitigating irreversible planning decisions, reliability, costs, and best practices for optimizing resource selection in an increasingly weather-driven power market. #### Moderator: Paul Eory, Director, Utilities & Corporates, **Ascend Analytics** #### Speakers: Jonathan Aust, Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Resources Officer, **United Power** Jared Ellsworth, Director of Transmission and Power Planning, **Idaho Power** Pedram Mohseni, Senior Director of Power Supply and Fuels, **Duke Energy** **‍** Scott Lesch, Assistant General Manager - Power Resources, **Riverside Public Utilities** #### 11:30am - 1:00pm #### Lunchsponsored by Scout Clean Energy #### 1:00pm - 1:45pm #### Breakout Sessions 2A & 2B #### Session 2A: Developer & Utility Track \| Maximizing Margins: Advanced Techniques in Bid Strategies This panel explores innovations in predictive power of algorithmic bidding platforms, leveraging supervised and reinforced machine learning, that are reshaping bidding strategies for storage and other asset classes. Learn how traders integrate new tools to maximize returns and improve return and mitigate risk. #### Moderator: Mike Huisenga, Managing Director of Asset Operations, **Ascend Analytics** #### Speakers: Jacob Rissberger, Manager of Analytics, **Adapture Renewables** Ryan Strickland, Trading Manager, **Enel Green Power** Ted James, Chief Strategy Officer, **ACCURE Battery Intelligence** **‍** Dan Rosenberg, Senior Director, Asset Management, **Excelsior Energy Capital** **‍** Ty Fenton, Director of Data Analytics, **FlexGen** #### 1:00pm - 1:45pm #### Session 2B:Developer & Investor Track \| Innovations in Tax Equity Funding Changes in tax equity to assume risk and the transfer of tax credits have changed the capital stack for project financing. Merchant developers with large tax credits are challenged to meet the risk criteria of traditional tax equity. For utilities with hundreds of billions of dollars in tax equity, we will be looking to monetize these credits through new transfer vehicles. #### Moderator: Bari Wien, Executive Director, Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance, **Wells Fargo** #### Speakers: Anum Chandani, Director of Project Finance, **HESP Solar** **‍** Ingrida Soldatova, Senior Principal, **PGIM Private Capital** Claus Hertel, Managing Director, **Rabobank** Reid Strand, SVP of Finance, **Peregrine Energy Solutions LLC** #### 1:45pm - 2:30pm #### Breakout Sessions 3A & 3B #### Session 3A:Developer & Investor Track \| State Programs with the Greatest Opportunity States in the eastern US are leading the charge in expanding generation through innovative policies and incentives. This session highlights key programs unlocking market potential, from community solar expansions to new valuation mechanisms for storage. Experts will examine where investment opportunities are strongest and what lessons can be applied elsewhere to accelerate adoption. #### Moderator: Joseph Chavez, Director of Analytics, **Ascend Analytics** **‍** #### Speakers: Nick Devonshire, Co-Head, Investments, **CleanCapital** Bill Francis, Director, **Engie** Emily Kobylarczyk, Director of Development, **Nautilus Energy** Alex Bartlett, Director - Project Finance, **MUFG** Juliana Mandell, Managing Partner, **Flatiron Energy** #### 1:45pm - 2:30pm #### 3B: Developer Track \| Securing Your Portfolio: Hedging, Insurance & Value Creation for Renewables and Storage Integrating hedging and insurance is key to creating value. This integrated approach allows clean energy players to both mitigate risk and preserve upside potential. By strategically combining financial hedges to smooth out daily and seasonal market volatility with insurance to protect against high-impact, low-probability events, companies can transform risk into opportunity, stabilize cash flows, and ultimately enhance the value of their renewable and storage portfolios. #### Moderator: Carlos Blanco, PhD, Managing Director, Portfolio and Risk Management, **Ascend Analytics** **‍** #### Speakers: Christopher Giuffre, Chief Strategy Officer, Co-Founder, **USQRisk** Scott Wrigglesworth, Director, Energy Risk and Portfolio Management, **Silicon Valley Clean Energy** Ted Brown, President & Partner, Lockton Companies Geoffrey Ihle, Director of Energy Risk, **Central Coast Community Energy** Matt Miller, Chief Investment Officer/Senior Advisor, **REC Solar/Arclight** #### 3:00pm - 5:30pm #### Outdoor Activities Hike Provisions sponsored by Voltility Enjoy some of Boulder's best outdoor adventures with your Ascend guides and two trail options: one more strenuous, and one more flat. Shuttles will take hikers to the trailhead. If you are hiking, wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for changing weather conditions. For those not wishing to hike, we will have lawn games at Chautauqua Park. #### Black Diamond: 1st/2nd Flatirons Trail Strenuous 3.6 miles with 1,446 feet of climbing #### Blue Square: Bluebell Trail to Enchanted Mesa Moderate 2.5 miles with 500 feet of climbing #### Green Circle: Lawn Games at Chautauqua Park Relaxing 0.0 miles with 0 feet of climbing #### 5:30pm - 8:00pm #### Cocktail Hour & Dinner ### Thank You to Our Sponsors ‍ ### Post Conference \- Day 3 \| October 17, 2025 Advance your skills and market knowledge with technical sessions across the Ascend Analytics product suite. Registration for Pre/Post Conference Workshops is required to attend. #### 8:00am - 9:00am #### Breakfast #### 9:00am - 11:45am #### Technical Sessions #### Session A: Market Intelligence &PowerVAL/BatterySIMM \| ISO Updates, Price Forecasting, and Product Features #### Session B: PowerSIMM \| Using Stochastic Models for Better Decision Analysis #### Session C: SmartBidder \| Bidding Frameworks to Maximize and Calibrate Risk-Return #### Session A #### Market Intelligence & PowerVAL \| Market and Policy Outlook, New Features and Capabilities - Review the US clean energy policy landscape, outlook, risks, and opportunities - Review ISO-level outlooks and opportunities and the implications of rising capacity prices and declining energy prices - Review new Ascend forecasting capabilities in retail prices, distributed resources, and nodal emissions #### Presenters: Brent Nelson, PhD, Managing Director of Markets & Strategy, **Ascend Analytics** Caroline Zechter, Director of Community Solar, **Ascend Analytics** Robert LaFaso, Director of Resource Valuation, **Ascend Analytics** Paul Saferstein, Senior Advisor, Data Centers, **Ascend Analytics** #### Session B #### PowerSIMM \| Using Stochastic Models for Better Decision Analysis - Resource Planning - Valuation Analysis - Portfolio management & budget tracking #### Presenters: Brandon Mauch, PhD, Managing Director of Operations & Strategy,  **Ascend Analytics** Carlos Blanco, PhD, Chief of Risk Analytics, **Ascend Analytics** Zach Brode, Director of Analytics & Strategy, **Ascend Analytics** Ben Anderson, Manager of Resource Planning, **Ascend Analytics** #### Session C #### SmartBidder: New Regimes & Risk-Adjusted Strategies: ERCOT RTC+B & Beyond - BESS Bidding Strategies for Market States under ERCOT RTC+B - "Day in the Life" of a SmartBidder Trader: CAISO Case Study - Key considerations in Risk Management & Asset Operations - SmartBidder as a Platform: Distinguishing Forecasting & Optimization #### Presenters: Mike Huisenga, Managing Director of SmartBidder, **Ascend Analytics** Tapas Peshin, PhD, Manager of Bidding & Trading Analytics,  **Ascend Analytics** Martin Chown, Senior Energy Analyst, **Ascend Analytics** Charu Samantula, Energy Analyst II, **Ascend Analytics** #### Afternoon For those wishing to stay in Boulder throughout the afternoon, Ascend staff are available to be your guides to local breweries, road cycling, gravel cycling, or eBiking around town. Please notify Ascend if interested. #### 8:00am - 9:00am #### Breakfast #### 9:00am - 12:00pm #### Technical Sessions A - PowerSIMM Planner B - PowerSIMM Portfolio Manager C - BatterySIMM D - SmartBidder #### Afternoon For those wishing to stay in Boulder throughout the afternoon, Ascend staff are available to be your guides in local breweries, road cycling, gravel cycling, or eBiking around town. Please notify Ascend if interested. # Heading #### 9:00pm - 12:00pm #### **Session A \| PowerSIMM Planner** #### Presenters: Brandon Mauch, PhD, Director of Resource Planning Analytics; and Zach Brode, Manager of Analytics. #### **Session B \| PowerSIMM Portfolio Manager** #### Presenter: Scott Wrigglesworth, VP of Operations & Strategy #### **Session C \| Market Intelligence & BatterySIMM** #### Presenters: Brent Nelson, PhD, Managing Director of Markets & Strategy; Santiago Saravia, Renewable Energy Analyst; Robert LaFaso, Manager of Resource Valuation #### **Session D \| SmartBidder** #### Presenters: Jeff Hartsough, Managing Director of SmartBidder; Tapas Peshin, Manager of Bidder & Trading; Jonah Simon, Director of Battery Products Development ### Ascend Speakers .webp) ### Gary Dorris, PhD CEO & President [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) .webp) ### Gary Dorris, PhD CEO & President Dr. Gary Dorris is a trailblazer in the realm of renewable energy and recognized as a visionary expert with over two decades of pioneering solutions for energy risk management and portfolio planning. As the founder and CEO of Ascend Analytics, he has spearheaded the organic growth of the company into a prominent provider of cutting-edge quantitative software solutions for energy portfolio management and data infrastructure. With an exceptional understanding of applied economics and finance as a Ph.D. from Cornell University and his remarkable track record spanning more than twenty years, Dr. Dorris has consistently worked at the forefront of innovation in the field of renewable energy and battery storage. His groundbreaking analytical innovations have paved the way for the development of over a dozen proprietary software applications, utilized by a vast network of over 300 energy and renewable resource companies.  Dr. Dorris holds a PhD in applied economics and finance from Cornell University, a BS in mechanical engineering, and a BA in economics with magna cum laude distinction, also from Cornell University. ### Brent Nelson, PhD Managing Director of Markets & Strategy [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Brent Nelson, PhD Managing Director of Markets & Strategy Dr. Nelson leads the forecasting practice at Ascend Analytics and is a renowned expert in new market dynamics, storage and renewable project valuation, resource planning, and renewable integration. Prior to joining Ascend, Dr. Nelson was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University, while also holding a collaborative appointment with the directorate of Scientific Computing and Energy Analysis at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. He also worked for the US Department of Energy from 2014-2016, focusing on technology research and development programs for energy efficiency and demand side management. Dr. Nelson holds PhD and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a bachelor ‘s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. ### Brandon Mauch, PhD Director of Resource Planning Analytics [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Brandon Mauch, PhD Director of Resource Planning Analytics Dr. Brandon Mauch leads a team of analysts at Ascend in providing modeling support for resources planning. He is currently managing work for NorthWestern Energy and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Prior to joining Ascend, Brandon was a Senior Program Manager for CLEAResult Consulting where he managed utility energy efficiency and demand response programs for Midwestern utilities. Before that, he was a Utility Regulation Engineer for the Iowa Utilities Board where he worked on regional energy policy issues, resource planning and rate cases for Iowa’s investor-owned utilities. Brandon holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University where his research focused on wind power forecasting and risk assessment of wind forecasts. He also holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas. .webp) ### Adam Hise Managing Director of Storage Risk Solutions [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) .webp) ### Adam Hise Managing Director of Storage Risk Solutions Mr. Hise leads the development and commercialization of insurance-backed revenue risk transfer offerings for clean energy assets. Mr. Hise founded and led the EnSurance team at Ascend, developing novel risk shifting products to advance storage and renewable energy deployment. Prior to Ascend, Mr. Hise held management roles at Scout Clean Energy and provided strategy consulting with emerging renewable tech businesses. Mr. Hise holds an M.S. in Environmental Science & Engineering from UNC, Chapel Hill and a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech. ### Michael Fisher, PhD Director of Valuation Services Portfolio Analytics [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Michael Fisher, PhD Director of Valuation Services Portfolio Analytics Dr. Fisher leads the Ascend Portfolio Analytics team and has spent the last 15 years of his career in the energy industry, most recently as Duquesne Light’s head of business development where he grew a development platform for the utility’s unregulated businesses. Dr. Fisher has a deep understanding of what developers and project finance professionals need across the project lifecycle. His doctoral research at Carnegie Mellon explored the technical, economic, and emissions impacts of distributed storage, where he created a battery optimization model that explored how storage behaves when responding to retail and wholesale value streams. Dr. Fisher holds a Ph.D. in energy policy from Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in economics and BAS in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. .webp) ### Rahm Orenstein Managing Director of Ascend Energy Exchange [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) .webp) ### Rahm Orenstein Managing Director of Ascend Energy Exchange Mr. Orenstein leads Ascend Energy Exchange, an analytics-based marketplace that enables Ascend customers to buy and sell high quality energy storage and renewable energy projects effectively. Prior to Ascend, Mr. Orenstein spent 15 years holding executive positions in the renewable energy industry, including as CEO of Sunflower Sustainable Investment, Ltd (TASE: SNFL), a global developer and IPP of renewable energy and energy storage; VP Business Development – Energy Storage and VP Business Development – Americas, at Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA), a global developer and IPP of renewable energy and energy storage. Mr. Orenstein holds an MBA from Reichman University and a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University. ### Carley Dolch Managing Director of Energy Risk Solutions [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Carley Dolch Managing Director of Energy Risk Solutions Ms. Dolch is the Managing Director of Energy Risk Solutions for Ascend Analytics, where she leads portfolio risk management, resource planning, and reliability analysis. Ms. Dolch brings to Ascend Analytics over 15 years of energy market experience, including optimizing reliability and financial margins, settlements, and bringing to market innovative software analytics that assist companies to best manage increasingly complex market conditions. Prior to Ascend, Ms. Dolch was a business development leader at Integ Consulting, a leading software firm specializing in generation solutions for utilities. Her achievements included the expansion into international markets, and the establishment of a substantial market share in the private equity sector.  Ms. Dolch earned her BS from Rutgers University. ### Zach Brode Director of Analytics  & Strategy [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Zach Brode Director of Analytics  & Strategy Zach Brode leads resource planning, portfolio management, and valuation projects. He also manages the development of PowerSIMM. Zach joined Ascend after completing his M.A. in Economics at the University of British Columbia. At Ascend, Zach works with utility clients to model energy systems in support of capacity planning and resource assessment and valuation. He also has experience with avoided cost analysis and new resource power procurement analysis. Mr. Brode joined Ascend after completing his M.A. in economics at the University of British Columbia, and his B.A. in economics and mathematics at Wheaton College. ### Mike Huisenga Managing Director of Business Development [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Mike Huisenga Managing Director of Business Development Prior to joining Ascend Analytics, Mr. Huisenga was a Senior Vice President and Energy District Business Line Leader with WSP USA, a Top 5 ranked design firm by Engineering News Record (ENR), spending 15 years in roles covering sustainability services, renewable energy, and management. Mr. Huisenga experience also includes leading Product Strategy for Spruce Power, a Residential Solar & Battery Storage Asset Management firm. Mr. Huisenga earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iowa and his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. ### Caroline Zechter Director of Community Solar [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Caroline Zechter Director of Community Solar Ms. Zechter applies her extensive expertise in ISO wholesale market and utility retail forecasting to ensure successful deployment the Ascend Analytics MI Retail products. She leads a team of analysts that models retail rates and community solar bill credits across the country, serving customers across the distributed energy resources space. Additionally, Ms. Zechter leverages her 5+ years of experience modeling the NY Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) market to oversee the deployment of Ascend’s VDER battery dispatch tool. .avif) ### Robert Lafaso Director of Forecasting & Valuation [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) .avif) ### Robert Lafaso Director of Forecasting & Valuation Robert LaFaso leads Ascend Analytics’ Market Intelligence (AscendMI) day-to-day practice area, which encompasses the development of long-term supply-stack, market-price, and project-economics forecasts. His work influences Ascend‘s software suite, as AscendMI forecasts drive the analytics behind PowerSIMM and BatterySIMM. Mr. LaFaso conducted the Valuation Due Diligence for many significant M&A transactions, including the multi-gigawatt portfolios behind TerraGen’s sale to Masdar and Origis Energy’s sale to Antin Infrastructure Partners. Mr. LaFaso holds a B.S. in Energy Systems Engineering from the University of Wyoming and a M.S. in Engineering Management from the Colorado School of Mines. ### Shalom Goffri, PhD VP of Valuation & Portfolio Management, PowerSIMM [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Shalom Goffri, PhD VP of Valuation & Portfolio Management, PowerSIMM Dr. Shalom Goffri brings extensive expertise in power markets, power asset valuation, procurement strategy, decarbon-ization, and due diligence to Ascend Analytics. He advises private and public sector clients on clean energy business strategy, technology and market assessments, policy analysis, and M&A. His knowledge spans wholesale markets, community solar, and distributed resources. Before joining Ascend, Dr. Goffri led the power markets team at Guidehouse's Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure practice, focusing on M&A due diligence and strategy projects in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. He has developed detailed cost, performance, and financial models for clean energy systems and analyzed the levelized cost of energy across various global regions and technologies. Dr. Goffri also has a background in research, having worked at the University of Cambridge, UK, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ### Carlos Blanco, PhD Managing Director, Portfolio & Risk Management [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Carlos Blanco, PhD Managing Director, Portfolio & Risk Management Dr. Carlos Blanco provides expertise to Ascend's clients in analytic modeling, forecasting, optimization, and simulation, while also advancing software products and services. An internationally recognized expert in energy risk management and climate change risk, he advises global clients on risk policy development. His expertise in risk management and climate risk has made him a sought-after trainer and presenter. Before Ascend, Dr. Blanco co-founded Black Swan Risk Advisors and served as VP of Risk Solutions at Financial Engineering Associates. He has published over 150 articles and taught finance at UC Berkeley, specializing in risk management and market risk models.  Dr. Blanco holds a PhD in finance from Universidad Complutense, Madrid, where he was awarded magna cum laude distinction. He also has a masters degree in investments and international economics from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. ### Tapas Peshin, PhD Manager of Energy Engineering & Analytics [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Tapas Peshin, PhD Manager of Energy Engineering & Analytics Dr. Peshin leads the Smartbidder Analyst team providing quantitative analysis and client support to optimize battery energy storage and renewable energy resource bidding in live operations in Wholesale Electricity Markets. Previously, Dr. Peshin worked as a Schneider Fellow with Rocky Mountain Institute, Shultz Energy Fellow with California Air Resources Board and as a Senior Operations Research Analyst with PCI Energy Solutions. At PCI, Dr. Peshin worked extensively with utilities facilitating their membership in the Western EIM. He holds a PhD in Energy Science & Engineering from Stanford University, a Master's in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from Panjab University. ### Orlando Vilar, PhD Senior Energy Analyst [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Orlando Vilar, PhD Senior Energy Analyst Dr. Vilar serves as a member of the Ascend Analytics' PowerSIMM team. Dr. Vilar joined Ascend in 2023 and has 10 years of experience in energy markets (eight in Brazil, two in the US) - focusing on power portfolio and risk management. Prior to joining Ascend Analytics, he worked at Wood Mackenzie's Energy Management (US) and taught Introductory Finance at Sao Paulo Business School. Dr. Vilar also worked as intelligence and risk director in Brazil, developing risk policies and tools, and thermal and solar assets modeling/valuation. Dr. Vilar holds a PhD in finance and an MSc in economics and finance from the Sao Paulo School of Economics. ### Paul Eory Director , Utilities & Corporates [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Paul Eory Director , Utilities & Corporates Mr. Paul Eory, Director, Utilities & Corporates, brings more than 12 years of energy sector expertise to Ascend and leads Ascend Analytics Resource Planning group. Mr. Eory started his career at Bay City Electric Light & Power, where he managed energy efficiency programs and later joined Lansing Board of Water & Light as the modeler for their integrated resource plan. Prior to Ascend, Mr. Eory spent 8 years leading IRPs, FP&A, rate setting, and strategic planning initiatives at the largest municipal utility in Michigan. Additionally, he spent a year on the Board of Directors for American Public Power Association’s R&D Program, DEED, supporting municipal utilities with research, pilot projects, and education to improve the operations and services of public power utilities.  Mr. Eory earned his B.B.A. in International Business & Economics from Saginaw Valley State University. ### Santiago Saravia Senior Energy Analyst [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Santiago Saravia Senior Energy Analyst Mr. Saravia serves as a senior renewable energy analyst on the storage products team, where he leads valuation efforts for dozens of storage projects across deregulated U.S. power markets, including project finance and M&A support for over 5GW of hybrid and standalone projects in Texas and California. Mr. Saravia is an expert on location-specific Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives for renewable and storage projects, having developed maps to identify current and future eligibility.  Mr. Saravia earned his bachelor‘s degree in environmental Analysis and Economics from Pomona College. ### Paul Saferstein Senior Advisor for Data Centers [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Paul Saferstein Senior Advisor for Data Centers Paul Saferstein, CFA has over 25 years of experience as a data centers, telecom, and utilities investor at AllianceBernstein, Morgan Stanley, ACQ, and other hedge funds. Most recently, Paul was a contract Chief Strategy Officer for Standard Power, where he spearheaded its AI hyperscale data center strategy. Previously, Paul was a portfolio manager at First New York, where he focused on global capital markets and digital infrastructure, utilities, and crypto industries.  Mr. Saferstein graduated Cornell University with a BA in Asian Studies and holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business. He studied at the Stanford Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto, Japan, lived in Tokyo, and is fluent in Japanese. ### Ben Anderson Manager of Resource Planning [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Ben Anderson Manager of Resource Planning Ben Anderson, Senior Energy Analyst, provides modeling support and analysis for integrated resource planning and forecasting. Prior to joining Ascend in early 2023, Mr. Anderson worked with Colorado Energy office to model pathways for the state to reach 100% clean energy by 2040 and he did portfolio management for various developers. In addition, Mr. Anderson spent five years as a researcher at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), focusing on wind energy and microgrid modeling.  Mr. Anderson holds an M.A. and B.A. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University. ### Martin Chown Senior Energy Analyst [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Martin Chown Senior Energy Analyst Mr. Martin Chown works as an Energy Analyst on the SmartBidder team, helping Ascend deliver expertise in energy markets, optimization techniques, and battery technology to its clients. His role focuses on developing advanced bidding strategies and analyzing electricity market fundamentals to strengthen SmartBidder's competitive positioning. Before joining Ascend full-time, Mr. Chown earned a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2022 and interned with Ascend’s BatterySimm team, where he developed novel techniques for simulating real-time electricity prices. He then pursued a Master of Science in electrochemistry from the University of Oregon, specializing in optimizing lithium-ion and zinc batteries. During his time at Sila Nano, he contributed to multiple electrolyte patents. ### Charu Samantula Energy Analyst II [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Charu Samantula Energy Analyst II Charu Samantula is an Energy Analyst at Ascend Analytics, where she applies her background in climate modeling and sustainability to analyze power market dynamics and support data-driven clean energy planning. With a master’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, her research focused on uncertainty in downscaled climate data and its role in multi-sector decision-making. ### Anthony Boukarim Director of Resource Planning & Power Procurement [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Anthony Boukarim Director of Resource Planning & Power Procurement Mr. Boukarim, Director of Resource Planning and Power Procurement, leads Ascend’s RFO services supporting load serving entities procure resources to meet their energy and capacity needs. He manages multiple resource planning efforts (IRPs, RFO administration, asset valuations, decarbonization studies) for clients across the US. Mr. Boukarim provides consulting expertise for utilities and CCAs for renewable integration, reliability, and risk management. His portfolio of clients in California and the broader west includes Clean Power Alliance, San Jose Clean Energy, San Diego Community Power, Peninsula Clean Energy, Grant County Public Utility District, and Arizona Corporation Commission, among others. Prior to joining Ascend, Mr. Boukarim worked at Arthur D. Little/McKinsey & Co as a management consultant in their Energy & Utilities Practice. Mr. Boukarim has also worked as a research analyst in energy topics for Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley. In addition to five years of international experience in the energy sector, he holds a master’s degree in Energy Resources Engineering from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the American University of Beirut. ### ‍Joseph Chavez Director of Analytics [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### ‍Joseph Chavez Director of Analytics Mr. Chavez, Director of Analytics, brings over 15 years of experience across financial and power markets analysis including energy system production cost and capacity expansion modeling with an emphasis on grid decarbonization and strategy. His knowledge spans North American and European wholesale markets and policy and he brings with him a breadth of project development and operations experience. Prior to joining Ascend, Mr. Chavez was an Associate Director on the power markets team at Guidehouse where he focused on project and VPPA valuation, revenue maximization, and supported efforts by the US government to decarbonize its operations. Before Guidehouse, Mr. Chavez led the team responsible for producing Hitachi Energy’s North American Power Reference Case and also spent time working in market analysis and strategy for Enel Green Power and OCI Solar Power. His early career years were spent at NREL and BlackRock. ### Devdatt Maganty Senior Manager, Portfolio Management [×](https://www.ascendanalytics.com/insights/ascend-summit-agenda-2026#) ### Devdatt Maganty Senior Manager, Portfolio Management Devdatt Maganty, Senior Manager, Portfolio Management, manages Ascend Analytics' Portfolio Management group. Mr. Maganty joined Ascend in 2023, bringing more than nine years of experience in energy markets, trading, and portfolio risk management. At Ascend Analytics, he works with CCA, generator and retailer clients on their risk management needs as well as analytics reporting. Prior to joining Ascend Analytics, Mr. Maganty worked at Wood Mackenzie for their Energy Management group where he worked with retailers and generation clients in managing their portfolios and trading on their behalf for two years. For the six and a half years prior, he worked for Customized Energy Solutions specializing in risk management and contract pricing along with consulting on market entry and regulatory compliance. Mr. Maganty is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and a certified Energy Risk Professional. He holds an M.S. in financial analysis from Temple University, an M.S.E. in materials science from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from BITS Pilani, Dubai. ### Invited Speakers Vibhu Kaushik Global Head of Energy ‍ Amazon Web Services Audrey Lee, PhD Senior Director of Energy Partnerships ‍ Former Microsoft Michael Rucker CEO ‍ ‍ Scout Clean Energy Eric Blank Chairman ‍ ‍ Colorado PUC Michael Enger Vice President, Energy Market Operations & Resource Planning Austin Energy Lena Perkins, PhD Director of Resource Planning ‍ City of Palo Alto Joshua Rogol CEO ‍ Elevate Renewables Gigio Sakota Vice President - Energy Markets Avantus Marc Theisinger Managing Director ‍ First Citizens Bank Craig Rohr Co-Founder & Partner Elda River Joe Santo Managing Director of Investment Arevon David Haug CEO ‍ Bildmore Clean Energy Andrew Waranch CEO ‍ Spearmint Energy Faraz Ahmad Head of Energy ‍ Thor Equities Group Adam Witkop CTO ‍ Crane Data Centers Steve Schmitt Senior Power Delivery Manager CyrusOne Gabe Messercola Director of Data Center Solutions EDF Power Solutions Maeve Allsup Climate Tech Reporter ‍ Latitude Media Jason Plautz Journalist ‍ E&E News by Politico Meris Lutz Senior Editor ‍ Utility Dive John Richardson Vice President of Finance ‍ Mission Clean Energy Joel Vyduna Executive Vice President, Commercial & Technology Key Capture Energy Lindsay Latre Co-Founder & CEO ‍ ESA Solar Ariel Kondiles Director, Commercial Transactions Jupiter Power Rishad Opladwala Chief Development Officer ‍ esVolta Jonathan Aust SVP & Chief Energy Resources Officer United Power Jared Ellsworth Director of Transmission and Power Planning Idaho Power Pedram Mohseni Senior Director of Power Supply and Fuels Duke Energy Austin Willis Director of Development ‍ Belltown Power Scott Lesch Assistant General Manager - Power Resources Riverside Public Utilities Norman MacArthur Trading Manager ‍ Dominion Energy Ryan Strickland Trading Manager ‍ Enel Green Power Ted James Chief Strategy Officer ‍ ACCURE Battery Intelligence Dan Rosenberg Senior Director, Asset Management Excelsior Energy Capital Ty Fenton Director of Data Analytics ‍ FlexGen Bari Wien Executive Director Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance Wells Fargo Anum Chandani Director of Project Finance ‍ HESP Solar Ingrida Soldatova Senior Principal ‍ ‍ PGIM Private Capital Claus Hertel Managing Director ‍ ‍ Rabobank Reid Strand SVP of Finance ‍ ‍ Peregrine Energy Solutions LLC Nick Devonshire Co-Head, Investments ‍ CleanCapital Bill Francis Director ‍ Engie Emily Kobylarczyk Director of Development ‍ Nautilus Energy Alex Bartlett Director - Project Finance ‍ MUFG Juliana Mandell Managing Partner ‍ Flatiron Energy Christopher Giuffre Chief Strategy Officer, Co-Founder USQRisk Scott Wrigglesworth Director, Energy Risk & Portfolio Management Silicon Valley Clean Energy Ted Brown President & Partner ‍ Lockton Companies Geoffrey Ihle Director of Energy Risk ‍ Central Coast Community Energy Matt Miller Chief Investment Officer/Senior Advisor REC Solar/Arclight # Heading ### Previous Ascend Summit Attendees - 174 Power Global - Aardex Corporation - AB CarVal Investors - Accelergen LLC - ACCURE Battery Intelligence - Adapture Renewables - Advanced Power - Aerivus - AES Clean Energy - Aggreko - Agile Energy Advisors - Aiga Capital Partners - AI Power Solutions - Algonquin Power - Allium Renewable Energy - Alpha Energy Solutions - Alvarez and Marsal - Amazon Web Services - American Energy Storage Innovations - Ameren - Ampion, PBC - Antora Energy - Apex Clean Energy - Arc - Arevon Energy - Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure - Aurelian Capital Partners - Avantus - Aypa - Azusa Light & Water - BatteroTech - BayWa R.E. - Bear Peak Power - Belltown Power - Bia Energy Capital - Bildmore Renewables - Black Mountain Energy Storage - Blake Street Energy - Blueprint Power - Bluestem Energy Solutions - Brown & Brown - CAC Specialty - Calpine - Canadian Solar e-STORAGE - Capstone Infrastructure - Celtic Bank - Central Coast Community Energy - Chugoku Electric Power America, LLC - City of Azusa - City of Palo Alto - CleanCapital - Clean Choice - Colorado PUC - Colorado Springs Utilities - ConnectGen - Constellation - Convergent Energy + Power - Cordelio Power - Crane Data Centers - CSD Energy Advisors - Danske Commodities - Deriva Energy - Dichotomy Capital - Doral Renewables - Duke Energy Renewables - Earthrise Energy - East Point Energy - EBCE - EDF Renewables - Edge Natural Resources - Elda River - Elevate Power LLC - EnerSmart Storage - Enel - Enertis Applus+ - Engie - Enocor - Eolian - Epic Renewables - EPC Power - Equilibrium Energy - ESA Solar - esVolta - E-Storage - Ever.green - Everest - Evolution Markets - Excelsior Capital - Exus Management Partners - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Ferrovial Energy - Flagstar Financial & Leasing - Flatiron Energy - FlexGen - FMI Capital Advisors - Form Energy - Galvanize Climate - Galehead Development - GCI Energy - General Motors - Glendale Water & Power - Goldman Sachs - GoodPeak - Google - Grant County Public Utility District - Great River Energy - Grenergy USA - GridFlex by SK - GridStor - Guzman Energy - Hecate Energy - Hecate Grid - Idaho Power Company - Idemitsu Renewables - Innergex - Inyarek - IOWN Renewable Energy - Javelin Capital - JERA - Jupiter Power - Key Capture Energy - KeyBanc Capital Markets - Kimmeridge Energy LLC - KKR - Lansing BWL - Leyline Renewable Capital - LG Energy Solutions Vertech - Lightshift Energy - Lincoln International - Live Oak Bank - Lockton - Macro Grid Solutions - Madison Energy Infrastructure - Madison Energy Investments - MAN Energy Solutions - META - Middle River Power - Mindspring - Mitsubishi Electric Power Products - Mitsui Energy Marketing & Services - Momentum Energy Storage Partners - Mortenson - Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska - National Grid Renewables - Neely Clay Energy - Nephila Climate - New Energy Risk - New Leaf Energy - New Project Media - New York Power Authority - Nexamp - NextEra Energy Resources - NextVolt - Norton Rose Fulbright - Novogradac & Company - NREL - Omaha Public Power District - On Energy - OneEnergy Renewables - Origis - Ormat - Passkey, Inc - Pathway Power - Peninsula Clean Energy - Perceptive Power - Peregrine Energy Solutions - Perfect Power - Piper Sandler - Pivot Energy - Platte River Power Authority - Plus Power - Powin Energy Corporation - Prevalon - Primary Digital Infrastructure - Primergy Solar - Prologis - PureSky US Services - QCells - Redaptive Capital - Recurrent - Redeux Energy - Renewable Energy Services - Repsol - RES Group - REV Renewables - RMI - Rubicon Technology Partners - RWE - Sabre Ltd - Safe Ridge Capital - Samsung - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission - San Diego Community Power - San Jose Clean Energy - Savion Energy - Scout Clean Energy - SEI - SFPUC (SSP) - Silverpeak Renewables - SK Group - Skylar Capital - SMT Energy - SOFOS Power - Softbank Energy - Solarstone Finance - Sonoma Clean Power - Southern Power Company - Spearmint Energy - Stella Energy Solutions - Strata Clean Energy - StoutPower Consulting, LLC - Sun Tribe Development - 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