The Seventh Annual Making Energy Work Fall Symposium
Sustainable Northwest, along with our partners the City of Pendleton, and Energy Trust of Oregon hosted the seventh annual Fall Energy Symposium October 17th-19th, 2022.
This year we reconvened in-person and basing operations out of the spectacular Umatilla County, a region known for its natural beauty, history, and clean energy innovations.
This annual event convened clean energy leaders from across the state for engaging field tours, panel presentations, and networking receptions. These events featured topics on the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, Rural Electrification, Renewable Hydrogen in the Pacific Northwest, and much more.
Presentations can be found below:
Federal Policy Update: Unpacking the Inflation Reduction Act
Eileen Quigley, Clean Energy Transition Institute, Inflation Reduction Act & Rural Communities
Nora Apter, Oregon Environmental Council, The Inflation Reduction Act
Community Energy Planning
Cathy Higgins, Hood River Energy Council, Hood River County Energy Plan
Wendy Simmons, Oregon Department of Energy, Oregon Department of Energy 2022 Biennial Energy Report, Oregon Guidebook for Local Energy Resilience, and Oregon Renewable Energy Siting Assessment (ORESA)
Grace Andrews, The Environmental Center, Best Practices for Community Energy Planning in Rural Oregon
Rural Electrification
Dan Orzech, Oregon Clean Power Cooperative, Innovative Solar Applications
Robert Wallace, Wy'EastRC&D, Rural Electrification
Renewable Hydrogen in the Pacific Northwest
Abe Mooney, Obsidian Renewables, Obsidian Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub
Mason Murphy, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, CRITFC Vision and CTUIR Energy Strategy
Shannon Souza, Oregon Coast Energy Alliance Network, Renewable Hydrogen In the Pacific Northwest
For any questions, please contact Bridget Callahan, Senior Energy Program Manager, at bcallahan@sustainablenorthwest.org.
This event was hosted by Sustainable Northwest with support from Energy Trust of Oregon and City of Pendleton!
