Full Schedule

7:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT

Golf Tournament

Location: Columbia Golf Course

Sponsored By

8:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: Hall C Foyer

1:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

Download Program: Clean Energy 101

Location: Knowledge is Power Theater- Auditorium Room 1

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT

EmpowHER Forum

Location: Symphony Ballroom- Hilton Minneapolis

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – The AES Corporation

Speaker: – HASI | ACP Board Chair

Speaker: – Vestas North America

Speaker: – WECS Renewables

Keynote Speaker:

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – EDP Renewables North America, LLC

Speaker: – Michigan Public Service Commission

Speaker: – The McKnight Foundation

Speaker: – nVent

Sponsored By

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT

Opening Reception at U.S. Bank Stadium

Location: US Bank - Viking Stadium

Sponsored By

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT

CLEANPOWER PAC Day Block Party

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: Hall C Foyer

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM CT

Networking Breakfast

Location: Hall B Foyer

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT

Opening General Session

Location: Auditorium

Speaker: – Clearway Energy Group

Speaker: – Xcel Energy

Speaker: – Blattner Energy

Speaker: – Mortenson

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – RWE Clean Energy, LLC

Keynote Speaker: – Renowned Political Strategist and Commentator (Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee)

Keynote Speaker: – BGR Group (Former Trump Campaign Senior Advisor)

Speaker: – HASI | ACP Board Chair

Speaker: – Pattern Energy Group

Speaker: – EDP Renewables North America, LLC

Speaker: – MasTec, Inc.

10:30 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Hall B-E

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT

Midwest Renewable Energy Leadership: Models for Other States

Location: Knowledge is Power Theater- Auditorium Room 1

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – RWE Clean Energy

Speaker: – Apex Clean Energy

Speaker: – Clean Grid Alliance

Speaker:

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT

The New Toolkit: The Grid Impacts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act

Location: Energy Elevation Theater- Auditorium Room 3

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – ACORE

Speaker: – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: – ITC Holdings

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT

U.S. Market Outlook

Location: Charge Up Theater- Auditorium Room 2

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Wood Mackenzie

Speaker: – S&P Global

Speaker: – BloombergNEF

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM CT

PowerCasts: Fuel for Thought

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Speaker: – Consensus Digital Media

Speaker: – Berkshire Hathaway Renewables

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM CT

Spark Tank: Growing the Energy Workforce

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN)

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM CT

PowerCasts: Labor & Clean Power

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA)

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM CT

Spark Tank: Sodars for Bankable Wind Energy Assessments

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Fulcrum3D

1:00 PM – 1:25 PM CT

Spark Tank: We Are Nuts About Our Bolts

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Transmission Dynamics

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT

EmpowHER Forum

Location: Symphony Ballroom- Hilton Minneapolis

Keynote Speaker: – Impact Experience

Presenter: – Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE)

Presenter: – American Clean Power Association

In Partnership With

1:00 PM – 1:25 PM CT

PowerCasts: Navigating Political Headwinds—A Roadmap for Developers & Investors

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Speaker: – Heatmap News

Speaker: – Avangrid

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Offshore Wind: Sustainable Commercial Framework

Location: Charge Up Theater- Auditorium Room 2

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Ørsted

Speaker: – NYSERDA

Speaker: – Avangrid

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Ringing in the Era of Green Hydrogen

Location: Knowledge is Power Theater- Auditorium Room 1

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Mortenson

Speaker: – Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS)

Speaker: – Ambient Fuels, LLC

Speaker: – Invenergy

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Trade, Tariffs & the Election – What’s in Store for Clean Energy?

Location: Energy Elevation Theater- Auditorium Room 3

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker:

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM CT

PowerCasts | Winds of Change: Overcoming Onshore Wind Development Challenges & Tips for Building a Diverse Workforce

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Speaker: – Triple Oak Power

Presenter: – Dylan Green

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM CT

Spark Tank: Hitachi Energy Power Consulting Your Partner For Renewable Energy Technical Studies

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker:

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT

2025 Exhibit Sales Open Q&A

Location: Hall D Lobby

2:00 PM – 2:25 PM CT

PowerCasts | Consensus in Conversation Live from ACP Expo: The New Transferability Option in Clean Energy Finance

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Speaker: – Consensus Digital Media

Speaker: – Crux

2:00 PM – 2:25 PM CT

Spark Tank: Optimizing the Future of Renewables

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – RES

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT

Domestic Clean Energy Manufacturing

Location: Charge Up Theater- Auditorium Room 2

Moderator: – AES

Speaker: – Nextracker

Speaker: – GE Vernova

Speaker: – First Solar, Inc.

Speaker: – Form Energy

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT

It's Urgent: Embedding DEI in the Clean Energy Industry

Location: Knowledge is Power Theater- Auditorium Room 1

Keynote Speaker:

Speaker: – American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Speaker: – Randstad Sourceright

Speaker: – Good Steward Consulting

Moderator:

Keynote Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT

State Commissioner Power Hour

Location: Energy Elevation Theater- Auditorium Room 3

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Iowa Utilities Board

Speaker: – Michigan Public Service Commission

Speaker: – Georgia Public Service Commission

Speaker: – Minnesota Public Utilities Commissioner

2:30 PM – 2:55 PM CT

Spark Tank: Long Duration Energy Storage: Unlocking the Solution To Data Center, Industrial Growth & Decarbonization

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Hydrostor

2:30 PM – 2:55 PM CT

PowerCasts: A Facelift for CleanpowerIQ

Presenter: – American Clean Power Association

3:00 PM – 3:25 PM CT

Spark Tank: BESS Battery Fire Prevention: how battery analytics can improve BESS safety

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Power Up Technology

3:30 PM – 3:55 PM CT

PowerTalks with Jason Grumet: ACP Market Report

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Co-Presenter: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Eolian Energy

3:30 PM – 3:55 PM CT

Spark Tank: Hit Your Sustainability Goals Using a Refined Approach to Data

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – NextEra Analytics

4:00 PM – 4:25 PM CT

PowerTalks with Jason Grumet: Green Hydrogen

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Cummins

Speaker: – Apex Clean Energy

4:00 PM – 4:25 PM CT

Spark Tank: Building a Global Supply Chain

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – C.H. Robinson

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

Location: Hall B-E

Sponsored By

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT

Poster Reception

Location: Hall B - ePoster Gallery

Sponsored By

4:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT

Regional Partner Craft Brew Reception

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT

First Timers Meet Up

Location: Mills Ruins Park- Exhibit Hall D

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT

Exhibitor Hosted Happy Hour (by invitation)

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM CT

CLEANPOWER 2024 Power Up 5K Fun Run & 2.5K Walk

Location: Outside of the Front Entrance of the Minneapolis Convention Center

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: Hall C Foyer

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Networking Breakfast

Location: Hall B Foyer

9:30 AM – 5:30 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Hall B-E

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM CT

Spark Tank: Expanding Education Access in Ohio

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – National Grid Renewables

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM CT

PowerCasts: ACP Annual Reports (Member Benefits)

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Co-Presenter: – American Clean Power Association

Co-Presenter: – Wood Mackenzie

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM CT

Spark Tank: How the Open Stack Approach Helps Utilities and IPP to Accelerate the Adoption of Best Fit/Least Cost Energy Storage Solutions

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Energy Vault

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT

Clean Energy is a Big Tent

Location: Energy Elevation Theater- Auditorium Room 3

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Interstate Natural Gas Association of America & INGAA Foundation

Speaker: – NEI

Speaker: – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT

International Market Outlook

Location: Charge Up Theater- Auditorium Room 2

Moderator: – Wood Mackenzie

Speaker: – bp

Speaker: – Columbia Climate School

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT

Not Just Lines on a Map: Moving Transmission Forward

Location: Knowledge is Power Theater- Auditorium Room 1

Moderator: – Invenergy

Speaker: – IBEW

Speaker: – Grid United

Speaker: – United States Department of Energy

Speaker: – Covington & Burling

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM CT

PowerCasts: Evolutions in Tax Equity and Project Finance

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Presenter: – Crux

Speaker: – Lincoln Clean Energy/Orsted

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM CT

Spark Tank: Connecting Market Intelligence for Generation Project Siting

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Hitachi Energy

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM CT

Spark Tank: Grid Forming: Fundamentals and Stability Services Specifications

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – SMA America

1:00 PM – 1:25 PM CT

Spark Tank: Wind Turbine Blade Condition Monitoring

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Onyx Insight

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Do Voters Really Care About Clean Energy?

Location: Energy Elevation Theater- Auditorium Room 3

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – AES

Speaker: – Lot Sixteen

Speaker: – Climate Power

Speaker: – Boundary Stone Partners

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Energy Storage from Start to Finish (Energy Storage is Still Harder than People Realize)

Location: Charge Up Theater- Auditorium Room 2

Moderator: – Mortenson

Speaker: – LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.

Speaker: – Burns & McDonnell

Speaker: – REV Renewables

Speaker: – Xcel Energy

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Strategies for Building a Sustainable Clean Energy Workforce

Location: Knowledge is Power Theater- Auditorium Room 1

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure

Speaker: – Pattern Energy

Speaker: – Mortenson

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM CT

PowerCasts: Exclusive New Polling—How America Views Clean Energy Projects

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Presenter: – Heatmap News

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM CT

Spark Tank: Staggering Stats of Modern Electrification Needs and the Rise of Distributed Power Generation

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Hyliion

1:30 PM – 3:25 PM CT

2025 Exhibit Sales Open Q&A

Location: Hall D Lobby

2:00 PM – 2:25 PM CT

Spark Tank: The Future of Energy: Adapting to Climate Change and Regulatory Pressures

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – IBM Global Energy

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT

A New Pathway for Offshore Wind Projects Via Energy Communities Bonus Tax Credit

Location: Energy Elevation Theater- Auditorium Room 3

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – NYSERDA

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT

Solar Supply Chain

Location: Charge Up Theater- Auditorium Room 2

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Invenergy

Speaker: – Department of Energy Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

Speaker: – Array Technologies

Speaker: – Nextracker

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT

What’s Next? Interconnection After Order No. 2023

Location: Knowledge is Power Theater- Auditorium Room 1

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Nira

Speaker: – FERC

Speaker: – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Speaker: – New York ISO

Speaker: – Pine Gate Renewables

2:30 PM – 2:55 PM CT

Spark Tank: Wind of Change: How Robotics and Data Change The Wind Industry and Critical Decision-Making

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – AERONES INC.

3:00 PM – 3:25 PM CT

Spark Tank: Managing the Risks of Complex Procurement and Operational Strategies

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker: – Stem

3:30 PM – 3:55 PM CT

Spark Tank: Building a Data Platform for Renewable Energy Operations

Location: Spark Tank Stage- Exhibit Hall B

Speaker:

3:30 PM – 3:55 PM CT

PowerTalks with Jason Grumet: Can Clean Power Bridge the Political Divide?

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – American Conservation Coalition

Speaker: – Invenergy

4:00 PM – 4:25 PM CT

PowerTalks with Jason Grumet: Demand Shock and the Race to Meet it

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Treasury Department

Speaker: – EDF Renewables

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

Location: Hall B-E

Sponsored By

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Vets Happy Hour

Location: Gold Medal Park- Exhibit Hall C

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

WRISE Networking Event

Location: Mills Ruins Park- Exhibit Hall D

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT

Exhibitor Hosted Happy Hours (by invitation)

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM CT

Networking Breakfast

Location: Hall B Foyer

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: Hall C Foyer

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT

Closing General Session

Location: Auditorium

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Keynote Speaker: – Star ABC's Shark Tank

Keynote Speaker: – Globally recognized business leader and trusted cybersecurity expert. One of the founding Sharks and executive producer of ABC’s Emmy-award winning hit show, Shark Tank.

10:15 AM – 1:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Hall B-E

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT

Agrivoltaics Tour

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT

Building A Local and Diverse Supply Chain To Meet Climate Change Law Local Content Requirements (LCR)

Location: Knowledge is Power Theater- Auditorium Room 1

Presenter: – MRV Group

Speaker: – MRV Group

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT

Community Engagement Workshop

Location: Room 101AJ

Moderator: – Siting Clean, LLC

Moderator: – Max Engagement, LLC

Moderator: – RenUSA

Moderator: – Mana Group Consulting

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT

Securing and Scaling the Clean Energy Ecosystem with DOE

Location: Charge Up Theater- Auditorium Room 2

Moderator: – U.S. Department of Energy

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM CT

PowerCasts: Anatomy of a Transferable Tax Credit Deal

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Presenter: – Crux

Speaker: – EPC Power

12:00 PM – 12:25 PM CT

PowerCasts: 5 Fast Facts on the Transferability Market

Location: ACP Booth- Exhibit Hall C

Presenter: – Crux