​YOU’RE INVITED!

​2026 Clean Energy Affordability Summit

​Co-hosted by: Deploy Action, California Forward (CA FWD), UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute (EEI)

​Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM

​Evening Reception from 6:00 - 8:00 PM

​Deploy Action, California Forward (CA FWD), and UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute (EEI) are pleased to invite you to the inaugural 2026 Clean Energy Affordability Summit — a half-day policy convening focused on the legislative priorities and system-level reforms needed for a true "California Fix" in a critical election year.

​This summit will bring together leading industry, legislative, and regulatory decision-makers to address grid reform, clean energy deployment, economic uncertainty, global volatility and climate resilience — all through the lens of affordability, durability, and long-term economic resilience. As the state advances major infrastructure and industrial development, these cross-cutting issues are central to achieving sustainable economic growth and environmental progress.

​Discussions will explore the most pressing energy policy proposals before the Legislature, including advanced transmission and distribution technologies, Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS), distributed energy resources, infrastructure financing, workforce and economic development strategies, and Pathways Initiative implementation.

​The program includes:

• ​1:15pm - Opening remarks from State Treasurer Fiona Ma

• ​Discussion under Chatham House Rule:

  • ​1:45pm - Deploy Action's panel on grid reform, deployment, and affordability

• ​Programming open to media:

  • ​2:45pm - CA FWD's panel on Economic Transition Amid Global Volatility, moderated by CEO Kate Gordon

  • ​4:05pm - A closing panel featuring Jigar Shah, former Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office; Phil Ting, former California Assembly Budget Chair and Founding Director of Deploy Action; CEC Commissioner Siva Gunda, and members of the California State Legislature

• ​6pm - Evening networking reception, co-organized by UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute

​We hope you join us as we help shape California's energy and climate legacy for 2026 and beyond.