2023
Webinar “Leveraging Federal Funding for Transmission Technologies and Renewable Energy Integration.” Clean Energy States Alliance. August 22, 2023. The Inflation Reduction Act will dramatically accelerate renewable energy development, and the transmission grid will need substantial upgrades to accommodate the shifting generation portfolio. “Grid Enhancing Technologies,” or GETs, can unlock flexibility and additional capacity on the existing transmission infrastructure, enabling twice as much renewable generation in some regions.
Webinar “Energy Modeling for Decarbonization Planning: Advice and Resources for States.” Clean Energy States Alliance. April 10, 2023. Energy modeling can be a powerful tool for state decarbonization planning, but it can also be costly and the results can be prone to misinterpretation. This CESA webinar provides advice on energy modeling and introduce resources useful to states embarking on decarbonization planning.
2022
Webinar “Solving the Grid Connection Problem.” Clean Energy States Alliance. September 28, 2022. An unprecedented number of clean energy projects have applied to connect to the power grid. Even before new incentives provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), there were enough renewable energy generators waiting to connect to meet 80% of US demand, if they were all built. This flood of proposed projects has created unprecedented delays, with the average wait time for a permit now exceeding three years. In response, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has opened a rulemaking to revamp the grid connection process. In this Clean Energy States Alliance webinar, a panel of experts discussed the problem and what can be done about it.
Webinar “The Governance of Wholesale Power Markets.” Clean Energy States Alliance. April 12, 2022. Rapid transitions in the power sector are shining a light on how wholesale power markets function, who benefits, and who decides. The advent of cheap wind and solar power has especially disrupted the markets, as new players enter and incumbents seek to preserve the status quo. The move to 100% clean electricity will be helped or hindered by how power markets work. This Clean Energy States Alliance webinar discussed how wholesale markets are governed, how governance affects decisions about market design and operations, how states and others can engage, and what features of governance should be changed.
Webinar “Introduction to Power Markets.” Clean Energy States Alliance. March 11, 2022. To understand how wind and solar will affect power markets, we first have to know how power markets work today. This introductory session is intended for people who have limited or no knowledge of wholesale electricity markets, regional transmission organizations, and locational marginal prices.
2020
Zoom In “Berkeley’s Measure HH: Climate Equity Action Fund.” Berkeley Measure HH campaign. October 14, 2020.
Webinar “Resilient Clean Energy for California.” Vote Solar. February 21, 2020. Paulos presents his report for Vote Solar, “Resilient Clean Energy for California.”
2019
Conference “[object Object].” EUCI 2019. February 2019. A conference on Western power markets, where Paulos presented his report written for Next10, “A Regional Power Market for the West: Risks and Benefits.”
2018
Workshop “[object Object].” Department of Energy. March 12, 2018.
2017
Webinar “Principles and Policies for Low and Moderate Income Solar.” Clean Energy States Alliance. October 6, 2017.
Webinar “Bringing the Benefits of Solar to Low-Income Customers.” Clean Energy States Alliance. May 18, 2017.
2016
Workshop “[object Object].” Department of Energy. December 12, 2016.
Workshop “Sustainable Communities Leadership Academy.” Institute for Sustainable Communities. November 15, 2016.
Conference “Boston Green Ribbon Commission’s Renewable Energy Leadership Prize.” Renewable Energy Markets 2016. October 17, 2016.
Conference “The Future is Now: India.” Institute for Sustainable Communities. June 2016.
2015
Meeting presentation “[object Object].” The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. December 8, 2015. A talk to funders about strategies that cities can pursue for climate action, based on my book "Empowered."
Meeting presentation “Boulder’s Energy Future.” City of Boulder. December 8, 2015.
Learning Lab “Regulating the Utility of the Future.” National Governors Association. July 27, 2015.
2014
Conference “Germany’s Transition to Renewables: Gutsy or Foolhardy?.” National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Annual Meeting. November 16, 2014. Narrated presentation available online.
Moderator “[object Object].” UT Energy Institute. September 2, 2014.
Conference “Symposium on Energy and Climate Change.” San Diego World Affairs Council. May 14, 2014.
Lecture “[object Object].” Binghamton University. April 10, 2014.
2013
Television “Discussing America's Power Plan.” Platts Energy Week. December 15, 2013.
Summit “[object Object].” Bainbridge Island. November 23, 2013.
Workshop “[object Object].” Utility Variable Generation Interest Group. October 29, 2013.