EBC Connecticut Chapter Seminar
Solar Energy Programs in Connecticut
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Northeast Utilities
AGENDA
8:00 a.m.
Welcome – Shri Madhusudhan - Chair EBC Connecticut Chapter
Director, Environmental and Property Management, Northeast Utilities
Introduction - John W. Wadsworth, Partner, Brown Rudnick, LLP
8:15 a.m.
The Future of Solar in Connecticut
 Alex Kragie, Special Assistant to Commissioner Esty
8:40 a.m.
Solar Initiatives – Financing and Other Incentives
 David Goldberg, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority
9:05 a.m.
Moving Connecticut Solar Forward
 From a Developer’s Perspective
Fred Zalcman, SunEdison, Regulatory Affairs
 From a Utility’s Perspective
Christie Bradway, Manager, Renewable Power, Northeast Utilities
9:30 a.m.
Coffee Break - Networking
10:00 a.m.
Solar Development Considerations
 Developing solar projects - Ron French, Alteris Renewables
 Interconnection Agreements and Net Metering
Joseph N. Debs, Connecticut Light and Power
 Financing Strategies - Howard Siegel, Brown Rudnick
 Federal Tax Credits - Eric S. Graber-Lopez, BlueWave Capital
11:00 a.m.
Implications of the New Solar Landscape - Panel Discussion
Moderator – Eric S. Graber-Lopez, BlueWave Capital
 David Goldberg, Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority
 Alex Kragie, Special Assistant to DEEP Commissioner Esty
 Ron French, Alteris Renewables
 Christie Bradway, Manager, Renewable Power, Northeast Utilities
 Fred Zalcman, SunEdison, Regulatory Affairs
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Program Chair
John W. Wadsworth, Partner
Brown Rudnick, LLP
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
617-856-8596
jwadsworth@brownrudnick.com
John Wadsworth’s practice combines environmental and energy experience. He represents
developers and financers of large projects in connection with permitting, regulatory and
environmental risk allocation issues and represents energy companies in connection with
acquisitions, permitting, regulatory approvals, and development work.
Mr. Wadsworth has been involved in hazardous waste remediation projects, including several
involving environmental insurance. He has extensive experience with the Regional Greenhouse
Gas Initiative (RGGI) and with carbon issues in general, and has lectured and written
extensively on these and other topics. He served on the Solid Waste Advisory Board aiding the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection in drafting regulations, and has been
extensively involved in programs relating to Chapter 91 (tidelands) issues.
John holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, and Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and a
B.A from SUNY Buffalo.
SPEAKERS
Christie Bradway, Manager, Renewable Power
Wholesale Power
Northeast Utilities
860-665-5296 bradwcl@nu.com
Christie Bradway is an energy and environmental professional with over 15 years experience in the
energy and environmental fields. Currently, Christie is the Manager of Renewable Power in the
Wholesale Power Group at Northeast Utilities, where she provides expertise in the area of renewable
power and the environmental impacts of energy, including carbon, on the wholesale electric markets.
Christie specifically has experience in administering business transactions in support of renewable
power, including procurement and sale of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and administering both
short- and long-term contracts for RECs.
Prior to her current position, Christie held the position of Manager, Environmental Strategy and
Compliance for NU for 10 years.
Joseph Debs, Distributed Resources Project Manager
Connecticut Light and Power
107 Selden Street, Berlin CT 06037
860-665-5616 debsjn@nu.com
Joseph Debs is a Project Manager with over 24 years experience in product development specializing
in Distributed Generation (DUG) and renewable energy. He has demonstrated the ability to lead and
coordinate projects and teams that are interrelated and cross disciplined leading to the integration of
new technologies and products.
Currently Mr. Debs is employed at CL&P a Northeast Utilities company. As a senior member of the
Project Management team, he manages generator interconnection projects and is actively involved in
the development of Interconnection Standards. Mr. Debs also worked at Fuel Cell Energy Inc where he
was responsible for the development of the electrical balance of plant for the fuel cells product line.
In addition Mr. Debs has served on the board for startup companies as an advisor to government affairs
and regulations. He brings knowledge in the areas of energy with a focus on Distributed Generation
(DUG) and renewable energy. His educational background includes a BS in Electrical Engineering and
an MBA both from the University of New Haven.
Ron French, President
Alteris Renewables
523 Danbury Rd., Wilton, CT 06897
800-339-7804
rfrench@alterisinc.com
Ron French got involved in the solar field to follow his passion to influence environmental change by
actively developing the renewable energy marketplace. As the president of Alteris, Ron has focused on
developing innovative strategies to expand the use of clean energy by businesses, schools, and
homeowners throughout the northeast. His efforts have included cultivating strategic alliances with
premier solar manufacturers to provide optimal, high quality, technology solutions and seeking out
financing alternatives – from Power Purchase Agreements to cost effective purchasing options – to
make solar accessible and affordable for all clients. Ron has a BA in Economics from the University of
Vermont and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School, along with 27 years of corporate
management experience. Ron’s noteworthy strategic planning, business development and marketing
skills won him senior executive positions at several Fortune 500 companies such as Apple Computer,
MCI, Merck-Medco, Metromedia Fiber Network, and WebMD. Ron lives in a solar-powered home in
Newtown, CT that gets 70% of its power from the sun and has a second home in Vermont that is
completely solar powered.
David Goldberg, Director Strategic Initiatives
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
865 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-3444
860-257-2889 www.ctcleanenergy.com david.goldberg@ctcleanenergy.com
Mr Goldbery focuses on creating new market and program opportunities for the Connecticut Clean
Energy Fund on behalf of ratepayers throughout Connecticut. David leads cross-functional teams in
program development, project management, strategy development along with other analytical and
implementation related matters. He also oversees critical short-term projects and new program
opportunities such as assisting interested stakeholders in forging strategic partnerships. David joined
the CCEF team in 2007. Previously, he had been managing renewable energy policy and programs for
the Department of Public Utility Control. David briefed commissioners and executive staff members on
research and policy analysis along with coordinating action. Furthermore, he served as a department
spokesperson, backup legislative liaison, representative on numerous state, regional and federal
committees including the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security,
Connecticut Climate Change Coordinating Committee, Washington Action Alert Committee, ISO-NE
Capacity Protocol Committee and NEPOOL GIS Committee. David received a Bachelor of Arts degree
in organizational communications with a primary focus on public and private management and a Master
of Business Administration degree.
Eric Graber-Lopez, BlueWave Capital
BlueWave Capital LLC
31 Milk Street , Suite 1104, Boston, MA 02109
617-350-3444 egraberlopez@bluewavestrategies.com
Eric Graber-Lopez is the Director of BlueWave Capital's renewable energy project development and
financing activities. Mr. Graber-Lopez also advises early stage clean energy companies and
entrepreneurs in the areas of finance, strategy, due diligence and market analysis. Prior to joining
BlueWave, Mr. Graber-Lopez served as Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst on the Specialty
Equity Growth Team at Putnam Investments, where he helped manage $8B in U.S. mid- and large-cap
growth equity portfolios. At Putnam, he focused on the energy, alternative energy, materials, and
utilities sectors and was responsible for his team's investments in those sectors in both public and
private markets. Mr. Graber-Lopez started as a Senior Equity Analyst within Putnam's Global Equity
Research Group and was a member of the Natural Resources and Utilities fund teams. During his
years on the sell-side, Mr. Graber-Lopez focused on the Energy and Utilities industries and was ranked
by several leading industry surveys as being among the top analysts in his field. Mr. Graber-Lopez has
extensive experience in firm valuation, mergers and acquisitions advisory services, private equity
transactions, and portfolio management. Mr. Graber-Lopez holds an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of
Management and a BA from Hampshire College.
Alex Kragie, Special Assistant to Commissioner Esty
Department of Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06103
301-351-6543
alex.kragie@ct.gov
Alex Kragie is Special Assistant to Commissioner Dan Esty at the Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection. He participated in the design process of SB 1243, and will play an active role
in the bill’s implementation. Previously, Alex served as Vice President of the Coalition for Green Capital
(CGC), a non-profit based in Washington, DC. He also worked on the Obama-Biden Transition Team,
and served as a Regional Field Director on the Obama Campaign in 2008. Alex is a graduate of
Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.
Howard Siegel, Partner
Brown Rudnick
185 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103
860-509-6519 hsiegel@brownrudnick.com
Mr. Siegel is a partner resident in the Hartford office of Brown Rudnick LLP, an international law firm
with a network of offices in the Northeast United States and Europe. Mr. Siegel’s practice includes
representation of clients in renewable energy and energy efficiency project development and finance
including monetization of renewable energy credits, carbon credits and other environmental and
efficiency attributes. He is a member of the Firm’s Energy and Utilities Practice Group, an
interdisciplinary team of attorneys and professionals combining experience in energy and
environmental law, project and structured finance, cleantech, regulatory compliance, U.S., Kyoto
Protocol and EU Emissions Trading Regimes, renewable energy, intellectual property, venture capital,
and Government Law & Strategies.
Fred Zalcman,Managing Director of Government Affairs – Eastern U.S.
SunEdison LLC
16 Windaway Road , Bethel, CT 06801
301-974-2721
fzalcman@sunedison.com
Fred Zalcman is SunEdison’s Managing Director of Regulatory Affairs for the Eastern United States.
His work focuses primarily on creating robust, self-sustaining state-based markets for solar energy.
Zalcman has over 20 years of experience in the energy field as an attorney and policy analyst. His
career has centered on promoting market structures and regulatory policies that are supportive of
energy efficiency, renewable resources and clean distributed generation. Prior to joining SunEdison,
Zalcman was the Executive Director of the Pace Law School Energy and Climate Center, one of the
nation’s preeminent sustainable energy research, education and advocacy groups.
Zalcman has served on a number of gubernatorial, legislative and agency advisory boards providing
guidance and counsel on clean energy policy and program development.. He has also taught energy
and natural resources law, and has written and lectured extensively on energy and environmental
matters. The Association of Energy Engineers recently named him the Northeast Region’s Renewable
Energy Innovator of 2009. Zalcman received a B.A in History from Washington University in St. Louis,
and a joint degree in Law and Public Administration from Indiana University.
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