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Innovation in the Clean Energy Industry: From Pilot to Scale

Tuesday, September 12, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Location: Titian 2303, Level 2, The Venetian
Solar Storage Microgrid

Learning Level: 201: Applies to those with some experience who are looking to build on or enhance existing knowledge.
Pilots that test innovative technologies and explore novel approaches may be the key to a successful clean energy transition, but how can they be designed to strike the balance between industry evolution, achieving policy goals, and ensuring equity and customer protection? How do you determine the design and implementation strategies? When do you declare victory and forge ahead? This session will not only give you some tips and real-world examples to help you avoid the pitfalls as you move from pilot to production but will also discuss the key considerations to make when launching a pilot and ways to evaluate a project to determine whether it will be successful at scale.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the significance of pilot projects in driving innovation within the clean energy industry and their role in facilitating a successful transition.
  • Explore the challenges and considerations in designing pilot projects that balance industry evolution, policy goals, equity, and customer protection.
  • Gain insights into effective strategies for determining the design and implementation of pilot projects, considering factors such as technological feasibility, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement.