02/19/2026
We recently had the pleasure of attending the Western Power Players Conference hosted by The Institute for Western Energy in Colorado.
The Institute brings together industry, policy, nonprofit, and academic leaders and supports policymakers through the Western Energy Caucus to advance a reliable, low cost, clean energy system in the West and work toward a western Regional Transmission Organization.
Our Director of Environmental Permitting, Stevee Kennard, represented our team.
The conference invited 100 leaders across industry and policy for candid, solutions-oriented discussions on the challenges facing the buildout of the Western grid.
Through collaboration, we developed policy strategies addressing capacity, permitting, affordability, market formation, and wildfire mitigation, which were proposed to state leaders and the Western Energy Caucus.
We were grateful to engage with a wide range of industry representatives and left encouraged by the momentum shaping the future of the Western energy market!