Chicago, the heart of the Midwest, is destined to super charge our nation’s arrival at a clean energy future that is just, sustainable, electrified, and most of all, built by and for the citizens that call it home. Join us on July 17th to hear from the utility leaders, city leaders, state officials, and industry pioneers who are leading Chicago’s energy transition.
Chicago’s Ambitious Energy Transition Goals
- ComEd, one the nation’s largest utilities (4 million customers), expects its grid to be capable of delivering 100% carbon free power in northern Illinois, support 1.8 million electric vehicles, and integrate 400,000 distributed energy resource customers by 2030. Read the full 2030 plan here.
- The City of Chicago 2022 Climate Action Plan has set a target of 62% reduction in emissions by 2040 and a 100% renewable energy target for public buildings and city operations by 2026. Read more here.
- The Chicago Transit Authority (Charging Forward) and Pace Bus (Project Zero) has set a target of full bus fleet electrification by 2040.
- Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the nation’s 4th largest school district, has set a target of 100% renewable energy by 2025 and a 100% carbon reduction target by 2050. Read more here.
Thought Leaders
Sunny Elebua
SVP, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer
Exelon Corporation
Dwayne Pickett
VP of Clean Hydrogen Market Development
Constellation
Carrie Zalewski
VP, Transmission & Markets
American Clean Power Association
Sadzi Oliva
SVP, Government Relations and Community
United Scrap Metal, Inc
Meena Beyers
VP Business & Community Development
Nicor Gas
H.G. Chissell
Founder and CEO
Advanced Energy Group
Denise Munoz
Director of Strategy & Innovation for Customer Solutions
ComEd
Hilary Scott-Ogunride
Deputy Director of the Office of Energy and Utility
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Sara Chamberlain
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Earth Foundry
Andy Burnham
Principal Environmental Scientist
Argonne National Laboratory
Erin Grossi
Senior Principal
The Accelerate Group
Sherina Maye Edwards
Board Member
Melissa Washington
SVP, Customer Operations
ComEd
Eric Lugo
Sr. Advisor
City Colleges of Chicago
Milan Dotlich
VP & GM Energy and Indstrial Automation
UL Solutions
Yann Kulp
Previous Director, Business Development Fleet EV Advisory
Tim Kopp
VP T&D Operations and Planning
Electric Power Engineers
Maria Kretzing
General Manager, Electric Vehicles and Analytics, Bidgely
Bidgely
Kevin Duffy
Pilots & Emerging Technology
ICF
David Perez
EVP and COO
ComEd
Sri Raghavan Kothandaraman
Manager Emerging Technology Smart Grid & Technology
ComEd
Dan Gabel
Director, Project & Contract Management
ComEd
Andrew J Burnham
Principal Environmental Scientist
Arconne National Laboratory
Angie Ostaszewski, MBA
Jason Rodriguez
CEO & Co-Founder
Zpryme & Froliq
Emma Garcia
Executive Director of Workforce Innovation & Smart City Engagement
Zpryme
Host Partner
Partners
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