We’re about to hear the 2021 Texas Renewable Industry and Legislative update – less than an hour to start!
| We hope everyone is recovered from February 2021 in Texas! Power went out for millions, wholesale prices spiked for days, water pipes burst, and ERCOT trended on Twitter. The Texas Freeze sparked conversations around the country about the Texas Grid and power generation, including renewable energy. With the Texas Legislature in session through May, changes for power generators and other participants in the Texas Energy Market could come swiftly. Susan Williams Sloan of ACP, and Becky Diffen and Christy Rivera of Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) will guide a discussion on everything from hedges to winterization, as well as what we hope to see happen this session. This happy hour and discussion will give members an opportunity to hear both from these industry leaders and from each other on impacts to and next steps for the industry following the extreme weather event. We hope you’ll join us! Please RSVP via Eventbrite |
Reminder: WRISE events are open to anyone. Membership is not required, and please feel free to invite both your male and female colleagues. |
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| Susan Sloan, VP State Affairs at American Clean Power Association (ACP) [AWEA recently merged into this organization] As Vice President of State Affairs, Susan leads a team aimed at building market opportunities for renewable energy through state policy. The collective work of the team has led to numerous state and regional policy advancements, coast to coast, that allow wind developers the ability to site projects, connect to the grid and sell power. |
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| Becky Diffen, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright and WRISE Board Member See her summary of the winter freeze in Texas here. Becky Diffen is a partner based in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Austin office. She focuses her practice on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, project development, and tax equity financings in the renewable energy industry. Becky has over 18 years of experience in the renewable energy industry and previously worked as a utility-scale wind power developer. Becky is a member of the board of directors of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), as well as serving as chair of WRISE’s national webinar committee, co-chair of the 2020 and 2021 WRISE Leadership Forums, and a member of the Advisory Board of the WRISE Austin Chapter. |
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| Christy Rivera, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Christy Rivera represents sponsors, investors and lenders in a range of project development and financing transactions, with a focus on renewables. She has significant experience representing sponsors in physically and financially-settled secured and unsecured commodity hedging and offtake arrangements, including wind and solar hedges and renewable energy credit (REC) agreements. |
| Title: Texas State of the Industry 2021 Date: April 6, 2021 Time: 5pm – 6:30pm CT Location: Zoom (RSVP for access) Note: once you RSVP on Eventbrite, you can save the calendar invite and you’ll get a link to join the event at the time (but you won’t get the actual Zoom link or code) |