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Registration & Lunch�12 p.m. – 1 p.m.��Thank you to our sponsors!

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Welcome!

Ben Otto

Senior Policy Associate 

NW Energy Coalition

Tamara Kennedy

Executive Director

NW Energy Coalition

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Thank you to our sponsors!

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Welcome!

  • Slido Questions

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Interactive Breaks

Posters are around the room and there are sticky notes and pens on each table. 

  • Share your thoughts and see what others are taking away
  • 3 questions: 
    • What are your takeaways?
    • What else do you want to know?
    • What actions does this inspire? 

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Panel 1� The Grid We Share: History and Perspectives �on Regional Transmission

Moderator: Stephanie Lenhart, Boise State University

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Panelists:

  • Donald Williams – From The Light Consulting
  • Jamie Hearn – Front and Centered
  • Jillian Hanson – The Nature Conservancy
  • Brant Johnson – Grid United
  • Mike McArthur – Renewable Northwest

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Panel 1� The Grid We Share: History and Perspectives �on Regional Transmission

Moderator: Stephanie Lenhart, Boise State University

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Panelists:

  • Donald Williams – From The Light Consulting
  • Jamie Hearn – Front and Centered
  • Jillian Hanson – The Nature Conservancy
  • Brant Johnson – Grid United
  • Mike McArthur – Renewable Northwest

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Panel 1� The Grid We Share: History and Perspectives �on Regional Transmission

Moderator: Stephanie Lenhart, Boise State University

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Panelists:

  • Donald Williams – From The Light Consulting
  • Jamie Hearn – Front and Centered
  • Jillian Hanson – The Nature Conservancy
  • Brant Johnson – Grid United
  • Mike McArthur – Renewable Northwest

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Panel 1� The Grid We Share: History and Perspectives �on Regional Transmission

Moderator: Stephanie Lenhart, Boise State University

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Panelists:

  • Donald Williams – From The Light Consulting
  • Jamie Hearn – Front and Centered
  • Jillian Hanson – The Nature Conservancy
  • Brant Johnson – Grid United
  • Mike McArthur – Renewable Northwest

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Panel 1� The Grid We Share: History and Perspectives �on Regional Transmission

Moderator: Stephanie Lenhart, Boise State University

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Panelists:

  • Donald Williams – From The Light Consulting
  • Jamie Hearn – Front and Centered
  • Jillian Hanson – The Nature Conservancy
  • Brant Johnson – Grid United
  • Mike McArthur – Renewable Northwest

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Panel 1� The Grid We Share: History and Perspectives �on Regional Transmission

Moderator: Stephanie Lenhart, Boise State University

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Panelists:

  • Donald Williams – From The Light Consulting
  • Jamie Hearn – Front and Centered
  • Jillian Hanson – The Nature Conservancy
  • Brant Johnson – Grid United
  • Mike McArthur – Renewable Northwest

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Panel 1� The Grid We Share: History and Perspectives �on Regional Transmission

Moderator: Stephanie Lenhart, Boise State University

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Panelists:

  • Donald Williams – From The Light Consulting
  • Jamie Hearn – Front and Centered
  • Jillian Hanson – The Nature Conservancy
  • Brant Johnson – Grid United
  • Mike McArthur – Renewable Northwest

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Panel 1� The Grid We Share: History and Perspectives �on Regional Transmission

Moderator: Stephanie Lenhart, Boise State University

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Panelists:

  • Donald Williams – From The Light Consulting
  • Jamie Hearn – Front and Centered
  • Jillian Hanson – The Nature Conservancy
  • Brant Johnson – Grid United
  • Mike McArthur – Renewable Northwest

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Break / Transition: 2:00 – 2:20 p.m.

During the break, put up sticky notes with your thoughts on the poster corresponding with the questions below:

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    • What are your takeaways?

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    • What else do you want to know?

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    • What actions does this inspire? 

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Panel 2� Looking Ahead: Opportunities to Expand �the Transmission System

Moderator: Shanna Brownstein, GridCARE

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Panelists:

  • Kyle Unruh – Renewable Northwest
  • Casey Baker – Grid Lab
  • Curtis Westhoff – Idaho Power
  • Hamody Hindi – Bonneville Power Administration

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Panel 2� Looking Ahead: Opportunities to Expand �the Transmission System

Slides from each panelist? 

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Panel 2� Looking Ahead: Opportunities to Expand �the Transmission System

Slides from each panelist? 

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Panel 2� Looking Ahead: Opportunities to Expand �the Transmission System

Slides from each panelist? 

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Panel 2� Looking Ahead: Opportunities to Expand �the Transmission System

Slides from each panelist? 

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Panel 2� Looking Ahead: Opportunities to Expand �the Transmission System

Slides from each panelist? 

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Panel 2� Looking Ahead: Opportunities to Expand �the Transmission System

Slides from each panelist? 

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Panel 2� Looking Ahead: Opportunities to Expand �the Transmission System

Slides from each panelist? 

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Break 3:30  - 3:50

Put up your sticky notes

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Panel 3� Issues and Solutions Part 1: Community and Environmental Impacts and Siting Processes

Moderator: Aaron Menenberg, Renewable Northwest

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Panelists:

  • Jeff Hough – Bannock County Board of Commissioners 
  • Reuben Martinez – Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
  • Shannon Stewart – Invenergy
  • John Robison – Idaho Conservation League

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Day 1 Closing

Ben Otto

Senior Policy Associate 

NW Energy Coalition

Shanna Brownstein

NW Energy Coalition Board Chair

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Closing Reminders:

  • Keep your name tabs, wear them tomorrow, then return them to the registration table at the end of the day

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  • We will start at 9 a.m. tomorrow

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Reception

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

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Welcome to the �Northwest Transmission Summit��Thank you to our sponsors!

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Day 2 Welcome

Ben Otto

Senior Policy Associate 

NW Energy Coalition

Nicole Hughes

Executive Director

Renewable Northwest

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Day 2 Welcome

Reminders:

  • Poster/sticky note breaks again
  • Return your name tag when you leave
  • Please fill out a survey – printed and QR code

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Panel 4� Issues and Solutions Part 2: Regional Planning and Coordination

Moderator: George Lynch – Western Interstate Energy Board

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Panelists:

  • Rich Glick – Gridworks
  • Caitlin Liotiris – Energy Strategies
  • Donald Williams – From the Light Consulting

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Break 10:30  - 10:50

Put up your sticky notes

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Panel 5� Issues and Solutions Part 3: Cost Allocation at the State Level

Moderator: Megan Decker – Staircase Advisory

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Panelists:

  • John Hammond – Idaho Public Utility Commission
  • Les Perkins – Oregon Public Utility Commission
  • Brian Rybarik – Chair, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

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�Panel 5� Issues and Solutions Part 3: Cost Allocation at the State Level�

Zoom Link

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Lunch 12:00 – 1:00

Put up your sticky notes

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Panel 6� Issues and Solutions Part 4: Workforce and Construction

Moderator: Kate French – BlueGreen Alliance

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Panelists:

  • Jake Pollack – Strategic Energy Innovation
  • Erich Orth – Bonneville Power Administration
  • Jason Hudson – IBEW 77

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Break 1:50-2:15

Put up your sticky notes

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Closing: Next Steps to Achieve Our Prosperous Future

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Closing Reminders:

  • Return your name tag at the registration table

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  • Fill out a survey! Printed or QR code to digital version 

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