Save the date for EBA’s Northeast Chapter Winter Summit. This program includes two Keynote speakers and two informative panels.

11:30 AM (ET) – Registration Opens

12:00 PM (ET) – Lunch

12:50 PM – 2:20 PM (ET) – Energy Resource and Supply Needs to Fuel the Data Center Boom

This group of experts will explore the concept of generation resource collocation with data center infrastructure and remark on the challenges and benefits applicable to such arrangements.  The speakers will also address how data centers may impact wholesale market prices and design in the northeast.  They may also discuss the anticipated or potential effects on resource adequacy requirements necessary to ensuring sufficient energy capacity is available.  The panel may remark on what policies could be deemed useful to accelerating deployment of electric and gas supply in areas where data centers need it most.  Speakers may explore what the future resource mix may look like as a result, including the roles of nuclear, gas-fired generation and power purchase agreements.

2:25 PM – 2:55 PM(ET) – Keynote Remarks

3:10 PM – 4:30 PM (ET) -Development of Data Centers and Associated Energy Infrastructure

This group of experts will remark on what is driving the need for data center development.  They will discuss how much data center infrastructure is needed to meet the requirements of artificial intelligence proliferation in the United States.  The speakers may remark on how the locations of data centers are determined.  It is expected that the speakers will highlight the operating characteristics of data centers.  The speakers may also discuss how to approach data center development with the local public utility and what sort of electric and gas infrastructure planning is needed to accommodate the siting and construction of data centers in local areas.  Speakers may present on the challenges of grid and/or pipeline constraints factoring into their development decisions.

Speakers: 

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM (ET) – Keynote Remarks

Thank you to our sponsors!

WEBA 25 gold Sponsors (3)

25 NE Summit sponsors

CLE Statement:
This program is eligible for 2.8 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 3.4 hours of CLE credit for 50-minute states.  Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

To Receive CLE Credit:

If you have met the participation requirements, you will receive a personalized CLE affidavit from mcle-eba@americanbar.org for the program at which you attended at least one session to completion. Please check your spam or junk folders as these emails often end up there. Please note you will fill out one affidavit for the full event. Once you complete the affidavit, you will be able to download your certificate(s) of attendance and they will be emailed to you as well from mcle-eba@americanbar.org. EBA is applying for CLE credit in Colorado for this event.

Scholarships:

EBA offers eligible student, government, and academic members discounts on the rates for most EBA programs which carry CLE credits, including EBA’s Annual and Mid-Year Meetings. EBA will, on a case-by-case basis, consider requests from members to attend EBA programs at a discounted rate. Discount requests must be made to EBA’s office at least fifteen days prior to the close of regular registration for the program in question. Requests will be considered by EBA if timely and complete. Discount requests must demonstrate a substantial financial hardship. Please submit your requests to jhannan@eba-net.org.