TRC Energy Talks

This discussion focuses on one of the biggest market shifts occurring on a global scale: transportation electrification. Join three experts from TRC as we discuss the opportunities, benefits, and challenges of electrifying passenger, non-road, and commercial fleet vehicles on a mass scale. We talk about implications including:

• Grid impacts of mass electrification

• Funding via the infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)

• The role of utility EV and EV charging infrastructure incentive programs

Speakers:

Brenda Enos, based in Boston MA, is a Director of Energy Efficiency for TRC’s Advanced Energy Practice. Brenda works with utilities, businesses, government agencies, and transportation authorities to design and implement electric vehicle programs – ranging from passenger vehicles, commercial fleets, heavy duty trucks, and non-road vehicles including airport ground support equipment, forklifts, watercraft and aircraft. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendaenos

Cal Silcox, based in Seattle, WA, is a Senior Consultant in TRC’s Advanced Energy practice. Cal specializes in transportation electrification, utility strategy, and policy analysis. Mr. Silcox has expertise in navigating complex policy and regulatory environments and brings over half a decade of work in the electric vehicle industry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cal-silcox-3b869b16

Maddie Emerson is a Strategy & Regulatory Associate Manager within TRC’s Advanced Energy practice. Based out of St. Louis, MO, she supports initiatives to drive decarbonization in the commercial, industrial, and residential sectors, primarily through energy efficiency and electrification. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddie-emerson-r

In this episode, we talk about “the good, the bad, and the ugly” of FERC Order No. 2222, an important piece of energy legislation that opens the wholesale market for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and represents an industry-transforming opportunity for decarbonization and innovation in the power industry. In this podcast, our team of St. Louis-based experts discuss the implications of this legislation:

• The good: the vast opportunities presented by FERC Order No. 2222

• The bad: the costs and barriers to participation

• The ugly: the details and complexity of this far-reaching order

Speakers:

Angela Gordon is TRC’s Regulatory & Policy Director, with 30 years of experience in the electric, natural gas, and water industries. She focuses on rates and regulatory issues, industry reforms, and demand side management program design and implementation. Angela has worked extensively in codes and standards, particularly ASHRAE 90.1 standards as applicable to multifamily and commercial buildings. https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-gordon-9684a410

Scott Steiner is Vice President of TRC’s Advanced Energy practice in the Central U.S. region. He manages a broad portfolio of demand side management programs including efficiency, demand response, and electrification. Scott has worked within a wide variety of manufacturing segments, including automotive, fuel cells, plastics processing, semiconductors, and photovoltaic cells. https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-steiner-a310604

Maddie Emerson is a Strategy & Regulatory Associate Manager within TRC’s Advanced Energy practice. Based out of St. Louis, MO, she supports initiatives to drive decarbonization in the commercial, industrial, and residential sectors, primarily through energy efficiency and electrification. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddie-emerson-r