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SUMMARY:ESIG LLTF Webinar: Grid and Customer Impacts from Data Center Growth in Virginia
DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS A MEMBERS-ONLY WEBINAR** \nFeatured Speakers: Kush Patel\, Senior Partner\, E3;  Shana Ramirez\, Director\, E3; Kevin Steinberger\, Director\, E3; Isabelle Riu\, Senior Managing Consultant\, E3 \nAbout the Webinar: In this webinar\, E3 will present its findings from recent work on the impacts of data center growth in Virginia\, the largest and fastest-growing data center market in North America. E3 will also share its insights from its recent white paper detailing its principles-based framework for credit and collateral policy for large load customers. \nOn behalf of Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Research Commission\, E3 performed a first-of-a-kind analysis that modeled the grid and customer impacts of continued data center growth in Virginia. Our report found that the sustained scale and pace of data center growth in the region will likely be constrained by new energy infrastructure development\, and we also recommended steps that can be taken to limit the risks of potential cost increases associated with this growth for existing customers. \nE3 then followed up on its work in Virginia to develop a new framework for managing the risks from rapidly accelerating large load growth\, with a focus on distinguishing between perceived vs. actual risks and promoting a balanced\, adaptable approach that can help manage risk effectively without deterring investment. E3 published a white paper\, sponsored by the Data Center Coalition\, that offers actionable recommendations for utilities\, regulators\, large load customers\, and other stakeholders. \nAbout the Speakers: Kush Patel has worked in the energy industry for over 20 years spanning from the deregulation and restructuring of the electric and gas sectors in the 1990s to today. He currently helps lead E3’s asset valuation and strategy practice\, working with infrastructure funds\, large institutional investors like pensions\, technology companies\, and project developers on valuing and assessing assets\, projects\, and technologies critical to the future of energy. His work has involved supporting clients making multi-billion-dollar investments into utilities\, technology companies\, and development platforms decisions around individual assets and portfolios consisting of renewables\, energy storage\, and/or distributed energy resources. He also helps lead E3’s strategy practice\, working with clients on market\, technology\, and off-take strategy as well as general corporate strategy leveraging the best-in-class insights \nKush led our work on two recent groundbreaking projects for the New York State Energy Research Development Authority and New York State Department of Public Service. E3’s study on full value tariff design and retail rate choices proposed advanced dynamic tariffs to help implement New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative\, while the New York State Energy Storage Roadmap offered specific policy\, regulatory\, and programmatic recommendations to help the state attain its goal of installing 1\,500 megawatts of energy storage by 2025. Kush also was the lead in a due diligence analysis for an equity investor to finance a $200 million energy storage project in the Los Angeles Basin\, the first project of its kind to successfully attain financing. \nWith close to 20 years of energy sector experience\, Kush brings a deep understanding of how energy markets and regulatory economics interact with on-the-ground experience in renewable energy development and finance. Prior to joining E3 in 2013\, he served as director of corporate development and project finance for a solar installation company. Before that\, he spent 10 years consulting with natural gas and electric utilities in New York City and in Washington\, D.C.\, for the Oliver Wyman Group at NERA Economic Consulting. \nShana Ramirez is an expert in utility rate design\, green utility tariffs\, data centers and load growth\, and pairing large C&I customers with renewable resources to power their operations. She is an experienced renewable energy development and utility programs senior leader\, with deep expertise supporting innovative programs that foster utility-scale renewable energy development deals between utilities and large commercial and industrial customers\, especially in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC). \nShana leads E3’s data center practice within the firm’s asset valuation group\, where she guides clients on strategies for siting\, valuation\, and risk management in this rapidly expanding sector. She has developed green tariffs and advanced rate structures for utilities\, and she provided expert testimony across multiple jurisdictions on fair evaluation of large load risks. Her testimony emphasizes balancing the potential for stranded or underutilized assets with the need to protect other ratepayers from cost shifts\, while enabling responsible large load growth. Her work includes data center siting analysis and strategic planning\, helping utilities and data center operators navigate regulatory and economic complexities. \nBefore joining E3\, Shana worked for nearly a decade at NV Energy\, where she led utility program design and renewable energy development initiatives. She is passionate about advancing solutions that align data center growth\, regulatory requirements\, and clean energy goals in a fair and sustainable way. \nKevin Steinberger is a Director in E3’s Integrated System Planning practice and works out of our New York City office. He supports utilities and state agencies in planning for a low-carbon grid and analyzes the role of renewables\, storage\, transmission\, and potential emerging technologies to achieve key policy objectives. Mr. Steinberger also works closely with E3’s Climate Pathways and Electrification group\, evaluating the impacts of electrification of buildings\, transportation\, and industry on the electricity system\, and he has worked extensively with clients and stakeholders across the energy landscape. Mr. Steinberger’s recent E3 projects include leading a study of the impacts of data center growth in Virginia; analyzing the feasibility\, timing\, and costs associated with meeting New York’s electric sector targets to inform the Climate Act Scoping Plan; and leading an assessment of an interregional transmission opportunity between New York and New England. \nWith over ten years of experience in the energy sector\, Mr. Steinberger brings extensive experience analyzing the economic and environmental impacts of federal and state energy policies\, and he has managed power sector modeling efforts as well as the development of energy policy planning tools. He earned an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University. \nIsabelle Riu works in E3’s Climate Pathways and Electrification practice area\, focusing on distributed energy resources and large loads\, such as electric vehicles and data centers. She joined E3 from EVgo\, where she led the analytics team to improve the EV charging network’s operations and profitability via strategic data-driven initiatives. She previously worked in Southern California Edison’s long term modeling group where she used E3’s PATHWAYS to develop California’s net zero strategy\, and has also held roles at Fluence\, Sierra Club\, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Isabelle earned a B.A. in International Affairs & Environmental Studies from George Washington University and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Associate Director\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE for ESIG Members \nQ&A Session: We will be using the Slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
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