Events

Energy Trade & Technology Conference

The NECBC's "New England-Canada Energy Conference" - held annually in Boston - focuses on all sectors of en­ergy trade and cooperation between the Northeast U.S. and its largest energy partner, Canada. The forum brings together Canadian and American senior executives, policy makers, regulators and energy experts who will provide their perspectives, share knowledge and explore a wide range of topics.

Our 27th annual conference will be held on November 20-21, 2019 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.

The NECBC is delighted to note that FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur will be the keynote speaker on November 20. Among the other confirmed speakers for the November event are:

Peter Gregg  of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO); James Judge  of Eversource; Eric Martel of Hydro-Quebec; Ian Robertson  of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.; James Torgerson of Avangrid; Elizabeth Turnbull Henry of the Environmental League of Massachusetts; and Gordon van Welie of ISO-NE. 

This year’s conference will address common challenges and areas of mutual interest in our strategic U.S.-Canada energy and environmental relationship, including:

•  Electricity supply and demand developments, new and diverse resource integration, and the future of cross-border hydro power connectivity;
•  Current status and outlook for expanding offshore wind projects and their impacts on the Northeast power grid;
•  The future of natural gas and LNG and gas transmission infrastructure in the Northeast;
•  The impact of new technologies such as energy storage, electric vehicles, advanced energy efficiency, and peak demand management on power grid reliability and consumer energy costs;
•  Mutual green energy, carbon reduction, and carbon neutrality goals, strategies, and impacts;
•  Managing the impacts of rising energy costs on Consumers and Businesses in a transitional energy marketplace; and
•  Impact of newly emerging clean energy technologies.  

 Information on our Nov. 2019 Conference can be found below:

Outline of Sponsorship Opportunities

Registration Brochure, with Program & Registration Info

Click here to Register and pay online

 If you have any questions, please contact us at: necbcenergy@gmail.com