Jake Oster
Head of Sustainability Policy
Amazon
Keynote Speaker
Siting & Permitting Conference
Thank you for joining us in Seattle!
1350+
attendees at the sold-out 2025 event
48
exhibitors in 2025
143
speakers across 3 program tracks in 2025
57
posters in 2025
The spotlight has never shined brighter on clean energy project siting and permitting.
While clean energy projects are pouring into the pipeline, the industry is experiencing unprecedented delays across the country.
Getting projects off the ground is becoming more and more challenging. At ACP鈥檚 expanded Siting & Permitting Conference, previously known as the Siting & Environmental Compliance Conference, industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders convene to collaborate on challenges, best practices and solutions.
ACP鈥檚 2026 Siting & Permitting Conference will be hosted in Aurora, CO from March 30 – April 1 at the Gaylord Rockies.聽
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2025 Featured Speakers
Hunter Armistead
Chief Executive Officer
Pattern Energy
Krista Tanner
President
ITC Holdings
Frank Macchiarola
Chief Advocacy Officer
91福利大全
JC Sandberg
Chief Policy Officer
91福利大全
Alyssa Edwards
Senior Vice President of External Affairs
Lightsource bp
Program Co-Chair
Andrea Giampoli
Senior Vice President, Environmental Compliance and Strategy
Invenergy LLC
Program Co-Chair
Tribal and Renewable Energy Industry Convening
Renewable Northwest, ACP and the Energy Foundation presented a convening of Tribes and the clean energy industry for meaningful dialogue about how Tribes and developers can partner on clean energy initiatives. Speakers described successful projects developed in partnership with Tribes, as well as best practices for working with Tribes and protecting resources in Tribal energy transitions.
2025 Power Up 5K Run & 2.5K Walk
Nearly 200 attendees kicked off Wednesday right by joining like-minded colleagues for a morning 5K run or 2.5K walk around Seattle 鈥� made possible by our generous sponsor, .
2025 Premier Sponsors
2025 Featured Sponsors
2025 Pre-Conference Program
Media Training: How to make local press your ally, not your adversary, in gaining community support
Local media are critical stakeholders who, when engaged effectively, can help you amplify your message via favorable coverage, avoid harm to reputation, and achieve project communication goals. This sold-out pre-conference program covered media protocol and message development, addressed the key differences between media and other stakeholder groups, and offered tips and real-world role-play interview practice.聽
2024 Highlights
Recap Video
2024 Schedule At-a-Glance
Monday, March 117:00 am 鈥� 5:00 pm | Registration Open 2:00 pm 鈥� 4:00 pm | Pre-Conference Seminars 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Opening Reception |
Tuesday, March 126:30 am – 7:30 am | Networking 5K run and 2.5K Walk sponsored by Ironwood Consulting 7:00 am 鈥� 5:00 pm | Registration Open 7:30 am 鈥� 8:30 am | Networking Breakfast 7:30 am 鈥� 6:00 pm | Exhibit Hall Open 8:30 am 鈥� 10:00 am | Welcome & Keynote Remarks 10:30 am – 4:45 pm | Programming, Lunch & Networking 4:45 pm 鈥� 6:00 pm | Networking & Poster Reception |
Wednesday, March 137:00 am 鈥� 10:00 am | Registration Open 7:30 am 鈥� 8:30 am | Networking Breakfast 8:30 am 鈥� 5:45 pm | Exhibit Hall Open 8:30 am 鈥� 4:45 pm | Programming, Lunch & Networking |