Today's Election and "Law in a Distributed Energy Future"

This Friday, the University of San Diego hosts its 4th Annual Climate & Energy Law Symposium with the teriffic lineup of scholars and policy experts below.   The topic of the symposium is  "Law in a Distributed Energy Future," the near-term development of which could certainly vary depending on today's election outcome!

- Lesley McAllister

 

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Morning Keynote Carla Peterman Commissioner, California Energy Commission
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. – Noon	Panel One The Rules of the Grid Tom Brill, Director of Strategic Analysis, San Diego Gas & Electric Tim Duane, Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz Joel B. Eisen, Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law Jason Keyes, Attorney, Interstate Renewable Energy Council Moderator: Scott J. Anders, Director, Energy Policy Initiatives Center, University of San Diego School of Law
Noon – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 – 2:45 p.m.	Panel Two Community-Scale Generation Sara C. Bronin, Associate Professor of Law & Program Director, Center for Energy & Environmental Law, University of Connecticut School of Law Edward Randolph, Director, Energy Division, California Public Utilities Commission Katherine Trisolini, Associate Professor of Law, Loyola School of Law Hannah Wiseman, Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Law Moderator: Julia Pettit, Stoel Rives
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:45 p.m.	Panel Three Legal Innovation and Diffusion Michael B. Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia Law School Lesley K. McAllister, Stanley Legro Professor in Environmental Law, University of San Diego School of Law J.B. Ruhl, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law, Vanderbilt Law School Audrey Zibelman, Founder, President and CEO, Viridity Energy Moderator: Crystal Crawford
4:45 - 5:30 p.m.	Keynote Ken Alex Senior Policy Advisor to California Governor Jerry Brown and Director of the Office of Planning and Research