Track A: Residential Homes/Clean Transportation


A1: Net Metering in the Carolinas: What is Its Future?

April 26, 10:30 a.m. – Noon

Moderator: Autumn Proudlove, Senior Policy Program Director, NC Clean Energy Technology Center

Speaker: Lon Huber, Vice President, Rate Design & Strategic Solutions, Duke Energy

Speaker: Will Giese, Southeast Regional Director, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Speaker: Stew Miller, President, YES Solar Solutions

Speaker: Casey Collins, Energy Manager, Duke University


A2: Residential Energy: Diving Deep into Current Issues

April 26, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Moderator: Steve Kalland, Executive Director, NC Clean Energy Technology Center

Speaker: Charlie Ferrell, Business Manager, NC's Electric Cooperatives

Speaker: Rodrigo Mercado Fernandez, Post Doctoral Researcher, Appalachian State University

Speaker: Bob Kingery, Owner, Southern Energy Management

Speaker: Dan Dittman, Chief Energy Code Consultant, North Carolina Department of Insurance


A3: Developments in Weatherization

April 30, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Moderator: Al Ripley, Director, NC Justice Center

Speaker: Chase Counts, Senior Director of Operations, Community Housing Partners

Speaker: Maye Hickman, Program Manager, Weatherization Assistance Program, NC Dept. of Environmental Quality

Speaker: Daniel Sargent, Executive Director, Rebuilding Together of the Triangle

A4: Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Climate Resiliency

April 27, 10:30 a.m. – Noon

Moderator: Jason Wager, Assistant Director, Centralina Council of Governments

Speaker: Heather Brutz, Finance & Operations Manager, Clean Transportation, NC Clean Energy Technology Center

Speaker: Bonnie Loomis, South Carolina Managing Director, E4 Carolinas

Speaker: Jacob Bolin, Field Technologist, Advanced Energy

Speaker: Alex Yoshizumi, Research Assistant, NC Clean Energy Technology Center

Speaker: Jessica Buchanan, Innovation Program Manager, E4 Carolinas


A5: Innovations in EV Charging

April 27, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Moderator: Rick Sapienza, Director of Industry and Innovation, NC Clean Energy Technology Center

Speaker: Ken Dulaney, FREEDM Systems Center, NC State University

Speaker: Marshall Cherry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Roanoke Electric Cooperatives

Speaker: Melissa Chan, Director of Grid Solutions and Strategic Partnerships, Fermata Energy

Speaker: Todd Ritter, Co-Founder and CMO, EVstructure