Leading Solar Experts to speak at Solar Power Colorado 2015: The Next 25 Years

Omni Resort and Conference Center Broomfield, Colorado (Denver Area) February 23-25, 2015 The Largest Solar Energy Conference in the Rocky Mountain Region Leading Solar Experts to speak at Solar Power Colorado 2015: The Next 25 Years Leaders in solar business, policy and technology will be speaking next month at Solar Power Colorado 2015: The Next 25 Years. The annual conference of the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association will acknowledge the quarter century history of COSEIA, while focusing on the future. The conference takes place February, 23-25 at the Omni Resort in Broomfield and registration is open at http://coseia.org/conference/. "We are excited that inspirational leaders in the solar industry from around the nation are coming to engage in stimulating conversation that will provide important insights into the best path forward,'' said Rebecca Cantwell, executive director of COSEIA. "This is a unique opportunity in the Rocky Mountain region to hear from so many leaders, and to network with fellow professionals as well.'' Headlining the opening CEO panel will be the new CEO of RES Americas, Glen Davis, and Abengoa Solar's U.S. executive Frederick Redell, along with home grown Colorado solar leaders Paul Spencer of Clean Energy Collective and Lou Villaire of Grand Junction's Atlasta Solar. Exploring the Future of Utilities will be Jeff Guldner of Arizona Public Service, Derek Elder of Grand Valley Power and Heather Bailey, who is spearheading Boulder's efforts to create a new municipal utility. They'll be joined by veteran utilities executive David Freeman in a session moderated by Tanuj Deora, EVP of the Solar Electric Power Association. Panel sessions will explore all the hot-button solar issues of the day. Looking into the future of energy storage and batteries will be speakers from Solar City, Rocky Mountain Institute, Iron Edison and the Energy Storage Association. A session looking at how state policies need to evolve will feature Jacqueline Patterson, Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program of the NAACP. along with speakers from SunShare, Fort Collins Utilities and more. Confronting Climate Change is on the minds of everyone from the President to the United Nations and our panel will feature top experts on national, state and global policy including leading climate scientist Kevin Trenberth from NCAR. New solar financing models are cropping up for solar energy systems both big and small, and our panel of experts will include top thinkers from NREL, Sol Systems, the Colorado Energy Office and Namaste Solar. Looking at what it will take to build a more intelligent energy system is the subject of a panel on The Internet of Energy that will feature Ameet Konkar, Enphase Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives; Chris Black of Tendril and Paul Denholm of NREL. Solar thermal technologies and financing methods are developing quickly and Andrew East, CEO of AET Solar will share his approach, as will Patrick Sheppard, President of VaporGenics. Solar Power Colorado also features a prominent exhibit hall where leading solar organizations from numerous industry segments will show off their newest technology and solutions. They include CED Greentech, SolarEdge, Battery Systems, NESCO, Sunbandit, Enphase, Solectria, eGauge and many more. Visit 2015 Solar Power Colorado Exhibitors to see our current list of exhibiting companies from around the country. ================================================================== For more information: Rebecca Cantwell, Executive Director, COSEIA, rcantwell@coseia.org or 303-333-7342.