Utility/Central Scale
SPI 2017
Dan Chwastyk
Utility Strategy Manager
SEPA
Jeffrey Cramer
Executive Director
Coalition for Community Solar Access
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Becky Campbell
Manager, Utility Market Development
First Solar
Andrew Cotter
Program and Product Manager, Renewables, Business and Technology Strategies Division
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
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Sara Baldwin Auck
Director, Regulatory Program
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
This session will share best practices for streamlining the creation of community solar programs and policies and for navigating regulatory and business issues. Attendees will receive concrete recommendations on topics such as right-sizing a project, creating participant diversity, and ensuring adequate consumer protection. While there is not a "one-size-fits-all" approach to community solar, this session will leave attendees with some clear recommendations for seamlessly creating a model to fit their markets' needs based on experiences from industry leaders, developers, and utilities.