2025 AGENDA

Wednesday, February 26

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Registration

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Cocktail Reception

7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Welcome Dinner

8:00 – 9:30 p.m.  

Winterfest Live! – Political Climate Podcast: Talking Clean Energy and Innovation Across the Aisle
With changes in leadership in Washington, DC, it is imperative to be able to advance policies and deals in clean energy and innovation with folks with differing political stripes.  We start Winterfest 2025, with a warmup conversation about how best to advance common goals.

Hosts:
Brandon Hurlbut, Boundary Stone
Emily Domenech, Boundary Stone

Panelists:
Rich Powell, Clean Energy Buyers Association
Travis Kavulla, NRG

Thursday, February 27

7:00 a.m. 

Breakfast & Registration

7:30 a.m.

Conference Welcome

7:40 a.m. 

Speed to Power
AI is driving a transformative technological revolution that the US wants to and indeed must lead. AI is dependent on data centers and computing power that in turn depends upon significant electric energy as a primary input. Yet utilities, interconnection queues, and existing regulatory regimes are bottlenecks. How will we build and finance the clean energy infrastructure necessary to meet this need rapidly and without raising costs for other utility customers? What resources do we need? 

Moderators:
Todd Glass, Wilson Sonsini
Sam Scroggins, Lazard

Panelists:
Kathleen L. Barrón, Constellation Energy
Amanda Corio, Google
Steve Porto, ARES Management
Matt Kestenbaum, EQT Partners

8:35 a.m. 

Alternative Solutions to Meeting AI and Datacenter Load Demands
Beyond more utility-scale generation facilities and more big wires, other technologies are available to help meet the demand.  From energy efficiency, cooling, and water to grid technologies, demand-side solutions and VPPs, what are the technological solutions and projects that should be advanced to meet the demand in cost effective and climate-friendly manner?

Moderator:
Veery Maxwell, Galvanize

Panelists:
Nick Chaset, Octopus
Jeff Bladen, Verrus Data
Charlotte Beard, Form Energy

9:30 a.m. 

Company Presentation: LineVision

9:50 a.m. 

Company Presentation: Leap

10:10 a.m. 

Meeting Concludes
Hosted Activities begin: Ski or Spa

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 

Drop-In Lunch at Vista Hall

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. 

Ski Race optional

3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Drop-In Apres Ski at Backcast

6:30 p.m.  

Reception and Dinner at Cortina

9:30 p.m.

After Dinner Drinks & Line Dancing at Rivalry Room

Friday, February 28

8:00 a.m. 

Breakfast & Registration

8:30 a.m.

Welcome Back

8:35 a.m. 

Lessons Learned from the Landmark Held v. Montana – What a Group of High School Students in Montana Can Teach Us About Leveraging State Constitutional Law to Achieve Decarbonization Goals in a Challenging Policy Environment

Moderator:
Erin Sprague, Protect Our Winters

Panelists:
Julia Olson, Our Children’s Trust
Nate Bellinger, Our Children’s Trust
Claire Vlases, Lead Plaintiff
Eva Lightheiser, Lead Plaintiff

9:05 a.m. 

Company Presentation: Synop

9:25 a.m. 

Company Presentation: First Street

9:45 a.m. 

What to Expect When You Are Expecting Big Changes in Tax Policy

Speaker:
Jonathan Traub, Deloitte

10:15 a.m. 

Company Presentation: Thea Energy

10:35 a.m. 

Company Presentation: Allium

10:55 a.m. 

Closing Discussion, Awards and Acknowledgements