Wednesday October 14th, 2026

7:30 a.m.

Registration Opens

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Networking Coffee Hour

Women in Energy Breakfast

• Allison Bates Wannop, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Wholesale Markets, Sparkfund

• Joan White, Senior Director, Storage and Interconnection Policy, SEIA

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Paul Lesure, CEO, Durion; REV Board Chair

• Oliver Szott, UVM Environmental Engineering Student

• Vermont Senator Andrew Perchlik

9:15-10:00 a.m.

Keynote Address

• Dan Reicher, Former U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary

10:00-10:45 a.m.

Opening Plenary

• Commissioner Riley Allen, Vermont Public Utility Commission

11:00 a.m.-noon

Breakout Session A

• Bringing Renewables Online Under OBBBA

• Ratepayer Benefits of Energy Trade with Canada

• Solar’s Second Act: Repowering, Recycling and Decommissioning

• Energy Storage's Role in Energy Affordability

12:00-1:15 p.m.

Lunch & Awards

• 2026 Renewable Energy Lifetime Achievement Award: Jito Coleman

• 2026 Renewable Energy Lifetime Achievement Award: Jonathan Lynch

1:30-2:45 p.m.

Breakout Session B

• Updating Net Metering for a Changing Grid

• How Solar Protects Vermont's Rural Landscape

• How Does Vermont Rate on Energy Affordability?

• Early Lessons on Cluster Studies

3:00-4:15 p.m.

Breakout Session C

• 100% Renewable by 2035: How the RES Helps Vermonters Save

• Cheaper Power: Accelerating Timelines for Distributed Generation

• Developing the Workforce for Decarbonization

• Electrifying in a Capacity Constrained World

4:15-4:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks

4:30-6:00 p.m.

REV2026 Agenda