2022 Annual Member Meeting

Grid Forward is planning to hold its 2022 Annual Member Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, to coincide with WCPSC conference on June 7, 2022. Let us know if you can join in-person or virtually.

Nominations for 3rd annual Grid Innovator Awards close on May 20.

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Members: Join Us in Honolulu or Online for our 2022 Annual Meeting

Grid Forward’s meeting in 2022 is scheduled to coincide with the annual education conference of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners. Come join us in-person in Honolulu, Hawaii or log-in virtually to attend. Grid Forward will once again gather in June to share updates, elect board members, catch up with our fellow members and celebrate the third annual Grid Innovation Awards. 

If you are a member, please let us know if you plan to attend. Simply use the form below.

 June 7, 2022 – in-person and virtual
12:30pm Hawaii time / 3:30pm Pacific time
Last chance to nominate a person or organization for the 2022 Grid Innovator Awards here >

Grid Forward Annual Meeting Agenda

  • 12:30pm Hawaii / 3:30pm Pacific: Featured remarks including from Pat Hoffman, Head of the New Office of Grid Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy
  • 1:00pm Grid Innovators Awards
  • 1:15pm Business items including annual update, and election of Board of Directors
  • 1:30pm End and optional tour of Hawaiian Electric new utility scale solar project with on-site storage – details will be shared with confirmed gathering participants.

Pat Hoffman, Head of DOE Office of Grid Infrastructure

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2021 Annual Member Meeting Highlights

Grid Forward members came together on June 10, 2021  for our second virtual annual meeting! We caught up on organization initiatives, elected board members, and had a chance to enjoy seeing each other, if only on screen.

We also announced the Grid Innovation Award winners for 2021. Congratulations to Esource, Snohomish PUD (right) and Carl Imhoff of PNNL.

Nominate a Person / Organization for 2022 Grid Innovator Awards

After announcing the winners of the Grid Innovator Awards we assembled a panel to expand on Bryce Yonker’s Utility Dive article entitled Beyond solar and wind: 10 steps to meet President Biden’s clean electricity target. Listen in to three industry viewpoints on grid decarbonization:

  • Michael Pesin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Energy
  • Jennifer Potter, Hawaii PUC Commissioner
  • Bill Ritter, former Colorado Governor and Director, Center for New Energy Economy