Director & Staff Conference Agenda

  • 5:30 pm Welcome Reception

    Sponsored by WESCO

    6:30 pm Dinner

  • Atlantic Pavilion

    7:30 - 8:30 am Registration & Breakfast

    8:30 - 9:00 am Welcome & Safety Minute - Jeffery Wright, NEAEC President

    9:00 - 9:45 am Keynote - Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Northbridge Energy Partners, LLC

    9:45 - 10:30 am Economic Update - Sam Kem, CFC

    10:30 - 10:45 am Break

    10:45 - 11:15 am Real-time Satellite Vegetation Intelligence - Kevin McSweeney, Overstory

    11:15 - 12:00 pm Federal Grant Opportunities - Ginny Beauchemin, NRECA

    12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch

    12:45 - 1:30 pm Battery Storage Trends - Tamra Reynolds, CoBank

    1:30 - 2:30 pm Panel: Leveraging Customer-owned Assets to Provide Grid Benefits. Panelists:

    Noel Chambers, Energy New England; Steven Brisley, Camus; & Morgan Casell,

    Dynamic Organics, LLC.

    2:30 - 2:45 pm Break

    2:45 - 4:30 pm Breakout sessions (see sections below)

    Eastons Pavilion

    5:00 - 6:30 pm Vendor Expo & Reception - Sponsored by FlexCharging

    6:30 pm Dinner

  • Atlantic Pavillion

    2:45 - 3:30 pm KRTA Review - Jim Meiers, CFC

    3:30 - 4:30 pm 85-15 Rule Review - Bill Miller, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert, & Moss, LLP

  • Atlantic Pavillion

    2:45 - 3:30 pm KRTA Review - Jim Meiers, CFC

    3:30 - 4:30 pm 85-15 Rule Review - Bill Miller, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert, & Moss, LLP

  • Sunset Room

    2:45 - 3:30 pm Mapping, Staking, & Outage Map Layers Overview - Ryan Staggemeier, NISC

    3:30 - 4:30 pm Operations & Maintenance in Today’s Cooperatives

    - Kevin McCutcheon, PSE

  • John Clarke Room

    2:45 - 3:30 pm Manage the EV Future: What is Telematics? Telematics vs. EV Chargers - Diving

    into Co-op Studies - David Klein & Jossi Fritz-Mauer, FlexCharging

    3:30 - 4:30 pm Remote Work: Changing the Workforce - Sue Bernier, VEC

  • 8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast

    8:30 - 9:15 am Industry Update - Jan Ahlen, CFC

    9:15 - 10:00 am NHEC: EV Policy & Requirements - Dave Erickson, NHEC

    10:00 - 10:15 am Break

    10:15 - 11:00 am Capital Credits National Trends - Bill Miller, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert, & Moss LLP

    11:00 - 11:30 am Real-time Inventory - Dan Freeman, Irby

    11:30 - 12:00 pm Supply Chain Update - Phil Clark, United Utility Supply

    12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch

    12:45 - 1:15 pm NRECA Update - Michael Haire, NRECA

    1:15 - 2:00 pm Advanced Nuclear - Small Modular Reactor Technology - Brent Ridge,

    Dairyland Power Cooperative

    2:00 - 2:15 pm Break

    2:15 -4:15 pm Breakout sessions (see sections below)

    Event Patio & Atlantic Pavilion

    5:30 pm Reception - Sponsored by Graybar

    6:30 pm Dinner & Aiken Awards

  • Atlantic Pavillion

    2:15 - 3:15 pm 990 Preparation Breakdown - Bill Miller, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss LLP

    3:15 - 4:15 pm Rate Design: Solar Impact - Jason Strong, CFC

  • Sunset Room

    2:15 - 3:15 pm Governance Topic TBD - Kim Miller, CFC

    Atlantic Pavillion

    3:15 - 4:15 pm Rate Design: Solar Impact - Jason Strong, CFC

  • John Clarke Room

    2:15 - 3:15 pm Field Accident Breakdown: Lessons Learned, John Varney, VEC and Federated

    3:15 - 4:15 pm Operations Roundtable - Kevin Rottingen, Otsego Electric Cooperative

  • Sunset Room

    3:15 - 4:15 pm Lone Field Worker Scenario - Federated

  • Reserve your spot here!

    Atlantic Pavillion

    8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast

    8:30 am Tour Block Island via chartered boat (to-go lunch provided) or Free time to

    explore the area

    Details: Check out of your room after breakfast. The hotel will store belongings until 3 pm. Tour returns by 12:30 pm.

    Thank you for attending - safe travels home.