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Heatmap House: Built to Scale

Name: Heatmap House: Built to Scale
Start: 2025-09-24T13:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2025-09-24T15:00:00.000-04:00
Location: The Sixth Floor Loft

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The Sixth Floor Loft

New York, New York

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About Event

We're bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, and investors to explore what’s next for renewables in the U.S., how American manufacturing can compete globally, and what it will take to clear the hurdles standing between us and a carbon-free grid.

1:00pm: Doors Open

1:30-1:35pm: Opening Remarks from Heatmap

Nico Lauricella, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Heatmap News

1:35-1:50pm: The Future of American Clean Power

What’s ahead for renewable energy in the US? A national perspective on markets, momentum, and the critical role of cities and states.

Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii
Moderated by Robinson Meyer, Executive Editor, Heatmap News

1:50-2:00pm: Connecting the Future of Clean Energy with Shoals Technologies

A look at how Shoals, the world’s largest EBOS provider, is streamlining solar and clean energy projects with innovative, American‑made solutions.

Jeff Tolnar, President, Shoals Technologies Group
Moderated by Nico Lauricella, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Heatmap News

2:00-3:00 PM: Scaling Up: A Series of Industry Conversations

A mix of discussions moderated by Heatmap, each offering a different lens on what it will take to scale renewables in America.

2:00-2:15pm: Build it: Insights from a Renewable Energy Developer

Ricardo Falu, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, AES
Moderated by Emily Pontecorvo, Staff Writer, Heatmap News

2:15-2:30pm: Buy it: How Big Tech is Scaling Carbon Free Energy to Power the Future

Jake Oster, Director of Sustainability Policy, Amazon
Moderated by Katie Brigham, Staff Writer, Heatmap News

2:30-2:45pm: Finance it: An Market View on Funding Renewables

Julien Dumoulin-Smith, Managing Director, Jefferies
Moderated by Matthew Zeitlin, Correspondent, Heatmap News

2:45-3:00pm: Connect it: Utility Perspectives on Grid Integration

Richard Donaldson, Chief Information Officer, Duke Energy
Carla Peterman, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, PG&E
Moderated by Matthew Zeitlin, Correspondent, Heatmap News

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