Solar power is on the cusp of becoming a viable, reliable, and cost-efficient form of energy in Southern California. New products and programs are allowing Californians to tap into this resource with greater benefits and results than ever before. Past and pending legislation are adding to the incentives available to solar power users.
If you own property, commercial or residential, or if you represent clients with real estate, or are simply interested in the possibilities of Solar Power, you should join us at the First Annual Solar Power Project Development Conference.
Solar Power will be a huge addition to energy generation in Southern California very soon. Join us to learn about the possibilities, and how to put these possibilities into action.
Thank you to the Seminar Sponsor
Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
Seminar Sponsor:
Who Should Attend:
Attorneys and Legal Staff
Government Officials
Engineers
Consultants
Energy Professionals
Utility Managers
Anyone Involved in Solar Power
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
| 9:00 | Introduction and Overview |
Federal, State and Local Incentives; Distributed
Generation Projects; Utility Scale Projects;
Technology Development and Deployment
Stoel Rives LLP
| 9:10 | Technology Development Panel
Discussion: Key Issues |
Product Design; Manufacturing Processes;
Manufacturing Capacity; Product Applications;
Competition; Subsidies
Skyfuel, Inc.
Envision Solar
| 10:00 | Tax Credits, Grants, Feed-in Tariffs and
Other Subsidies |
• The Federal Cornucopia: Tax Credits and the
ARRA Bounty
Stoel Rives LLP
• Survey of State and Local Incentives
Canadian Solar
Center for Resource Solutions
| 11:15 | Distributed Generation Projects Panel
Discussion: Key Issues |
Technology - Efficiency and Cost; Use of
Incentives and RECs; Financing - Development
and Permanent
Stoel Rives LLP
California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE)
enXco
AxioPower
| 1:30 | Utility Scale Projects Panel Discussion:
Key Issues |
Siting and Permitting; Transmission; Financing
- Development and Permanent; Responding to
RFPs; Project Structures
Stoel Rives LLP
Solar Millennium LLC
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
SunPower Corporation
| 3:45 | Financing and Project Legal Structures |
Development Capital; Permanent Financing by
Sale or Partnership Flip Structure, Debt, and
Non-tax Equity; Use of Grants in Lieu of Tax
Credits; Prepaid PPAs; Use of RECs
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Union Bank NA
| 4:45 | Questions and Answers |
Howard E. Susman, Program Chair, is a member of the Renewable Energy Practice Group at Stoel Rives LLP and Chair of the firm’s Solar Initiative. He has represented wind clients in every phase of project development, operation, and transfer since the industry's inception
in the early 1980s.
Gregory Ashley, President U.S. Market with Canadian Solar, is a nationally known authority on alternative power generation, power quality, and energy efficiency. He was previously Senior Manager of Strategic Business Development at Sun Edison and has worked in the solar energy industry since the early 1980s.
Terry Clapham is the Distributed Generation Manager for the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE). He is responsible for the administration of the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) and the Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) program, as well as residential, non-residential and thermal programs.
Rachel Gold currently serves as Legal Counsel and Director of Human Resources and Operations for Solar Millennium LLC and has been involved in both project and business development. Prior to this, she completed a Fulbright with the Center for Human Rights and Environment in Argentina.
Gregory F. Jenner, a partner in the Tax practice group with Stoel Rives LLP, has broad experience in virtually all Federal tax matters with particular focus on planning and implementing complex tax-related transactions, partnerships and joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions.
Eric John is Vice President of Electric Utility Projects, with SkyFuel, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for identification of and collaboration with SkyFuel partners on the development of new solar power plant projects with a focus on electric utility customers and projects.
David Kirkpatrick, Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Mergers & Acquisitions with enXco, overseeing the company’s activities in new renewable technologies and markets. Prior to enXco, he was Vice President of Business Development at Imperium Renewables.
Morten A. Lund is a member of Stoel Rives LLP, practicing in the firm’s Energy and Telecommunications group. His experience includes a broad variety of energy transactions, with particular focus on the development and financing of renewable energy projects.
Robert Noble, AIA, LEED AP, Founder and CEO of Envision Solar, is an accomplished architect, environmental designer, industrial designer and environmental technology entrepreneur. Prior to founding Envision
Solar, he was CEO of Tucker Sandler Architects of San Diego.
Arthur J. O’Donnell is Executive Director of the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS). The firm creates policy and market solutions to advance
sustainable energy. Prior to joining CRS, he was an independent business, energy and environmental writer for more than 25 years.
Will Plaxico is Project Development Manager with Axio Power. In this role he is responsible for managing all aspects of development for a portfolio of wholesale distributed generation PV projects, including project origination, land acquisition, grid interconnection, permitting, and power marketing.
Daniel P. Sinaiko, an attorney with Chadbourne & Parke LLP, primarily represents developers, sponsors, lenders and investors in development, debt finance, equity finance, merger and acquisition transactions for capital and infrastructure projects in the renewable energy sector.
Jean M. Wilson is Vice President and General Manager of the North America Utility Business Unit of SunPower Corp. She oversees the strategic growth of the utility sector including project development, utility marketing, and EPC and component sales.
Melisa Wilson is a Senior Vice President in the Leasing and Asset Finance Division of Union Bank NA. She is responsible for developing client relationships, managing client relationships and the internal credit process, developing business with potential clients; and other matters to successfully close the transaction.
This seminar is approved for the following credits
The State Bar of California
6.5 General CLE Credits - The Seminar Group is an approved MCLE provider
If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
Information on Continuing Education Credits
| Single Registration |
$495.00 |
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| 2 or more (each) |
$470.00 |
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| Government Employee |
$395.00 |
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| Non-Profit / NGO |
$395.00 |
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| New Associate |
$360.00 |
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| Paralegal |
$360.00 |
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| Student |
$297.00 |
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| Printed Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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| Downloadable Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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Fee Description
Cancellation Policy
We will refund your tuition less a $50 cancellation charge if we receive your cancellation by 10/16/2009.
| This seminar is being held at: |
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| Doubletree Hotel San Diego Downtown |
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1646 Front Street
San Diego, CA 92101
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| Phone: 619-239-6800 |
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Please call the facility for directions/
questions. Please call Sheilah Diaz at the Doubletree Hotel directly at 619-819-4652 to reserve a sleeping room at a reduced rate.
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