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The cost of energy consumption in America hits the poorest households the hardest. This is especially true for people of color and renters who live in multifamily units where buildings are not updated to meet energy efficiency standards. As the energy landscape continues to modernize with better technology and greater investments from both the public and private sector, what will it take to ensure that the benefits of energy innovation are extended to all communities and consumers?
The Atlantic held a policy forum engaging with regulators, industry leaders, innovators and community advocates in a conversation about making clean energy more accessible for all.
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Speakers
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Jacqueline Patterson Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program NAACP @JacquiPatt -
Michelle Moore Chief Executive Officer Groundswell @wabi_sabi -
Richard Kauffman Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York Office of the Governor -
Ted Trabue Director DC Sustainable Energy Utility @DCSEU -
Trenton Allen Chief Executive Officer Sustainable Capital Advisors @SustCapital -
Jim Barrett Chief Economist The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) @ACEEEdc -
Ron Brownstein Senior Editor The Atlantic @RonBrownstein -
Priya Jayachandran Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Multifamily Housing Programs U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development @HUDgov -
Jim Kapsis Vice President, Global Policy and Regulatory Affairs Opower @jkapsis -
Susan Mazur-Stommen, Ph.D. Cultural Anthropologist and Founder Indicia Consulting @IndiciaInfo -
Rebecca J. Rosen Senior Editor The Atlantic @beccarosen
Agenda
Note: All times are ET
- Thursday, June 09
- 8:30 a.m.Welcome RemarksEmily Akhtarzandi, Managing Director, AtlanticLIVE
Melissa Lavinson, Vice President, Federal Affairs and Policy and Chief Sustainability Officer, PG&E - 8:40 a.m.What Can Consumers Do?Michelle Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Groundswell
Jacqui Patterson, Director of Environment and Climate Justice Program, NAACP
Ted Trabue, Director, District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility
With Rebecca Rosen, The Atlantic - 9:10 a.m.The Energy Vision: The Role of the StatesRichard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York, Office of the Governor
With Ron Brownstein, The Atlantic - 9:30 a.m.Making Clean Energy AffordableTrenton Allen, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Capital Advisors
Jim Barrett, Chief Economist, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Priya Jayachandran, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
With Ron Brownstein, The Atlantic - 10:00 a.m.Can Peer Pressure Lower Your Electric Bill?Jim Kapsis, Vice President of Global Policy and Regulatory Affairs, OPower
Susan Mazur-Stommen, Cultural Anthropologist, Founder, Indicia Consulting
With Rebecca Rosen, The Atlantic - 10:20 a.m.Closing Thoughts-