Climate and Energy Funders Group (program of Biodiversity Funders Group) and Environmental Grantmakers Association
Funder Webinar: Proposed Rule on Ratepayer Subsidies for Coal and Nuclear Plants
January 30th | 11:00 am – 12:15pm PT / 2:00 – 3:15 pm ET
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Co-Sponsored by Bullitt Foundation, Brainerd Foundation, Educational Foundation of America, Independent Council for Safe Energy Fund, Janelia Foundation, and Better Tomorrow Fund
On September 29, the U.S. Department of Energy sent a proposal to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that would, if adopted, subsidize aging and uncompetitive coal plants and nuclear reactors. If implemented, this rule could hold back the deployment of cleaner technologies and energy efficiency measures. A bipartisan group of former FERC commissioners have filed a letter opposing the rule.
Join the Environmental Grantmakers Association and the Climate and Energy Funders Group for a funder conversation that will review the implications of the upcoming proposed rule on ratepayer subsidies for coal and nuclear plants and address strategic leverage points for philanthropy.
Moderator: Scott Denman, Director and Philanthropic Advisor, Independent Council for Safe Energy Fund
Speakers
- Jon Wellinghoff, GridPolicy, Inc.
Jon is the former Chair of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He is the CEO/Founder of GridPolicy, Inc., supporting distributed energy resources (DERs) and also served as the Chief Policy Officer of Solar City.
- Peter Bradford, Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner
Peter is a utility and nuclear power regulatory expert and former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner. He also served as Chair for both the New York and Maine utility regulatory commissions.
- Ryan Alexander, Taxpayers for Common Sense
Ryan is the President of the Taxpayers for Common Sense, the national, non-‐partisan budget watchdog organization.
