November 1, 2024
THE AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGE OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION
The 2024 Sixteenth Annual Lesley K. McAllister Symposium focused on how to make energy affordable and accessible as we decarbonize the electric supply and electrify transportation and buildings. Policymakers, practitioners, academics, and other experts discussed the drivers of high electricity costs, customer impacts, and potential solutions.
The Lesley K. McAllister Symposium on Climate and Energy Law is co-hosted by the Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) and the San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law.
For more information on previous Symposia, see our website.
Keynote Speaker
- Matt Baker, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Moderator
- Scott Anders, Director, Energy Policy Initiatives Center, USD School of Law
Panel 1
DRIVERS OF COST
Panelists
- Troy Rule, Professor of Law, Joseph Feller Memorial Chair in Law & Sustainability, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
- Leanne Bober, Director of Regulatory Affairs/Deputy General Counsel, CalCCA
- Adam Pierce, Vice President of Energy Procurement and Rates, SDG&E
- Gigi Moreno, PhD, Chief Economist, Division of Petroleum Market Oversight, California Energy Commission
Moderator
- Jason Anderson, CEO, CleanTech San Diego
Panel 2
CUSTOMER IMPACTS
Panelists
- Nora Sheriff, Shareholder, Buchalter (representing California Large Energy Consumers Association)
- Jamie Court, President, Consumer Watchdog
- Michael Campbell, Assistant Deputy Director of Energy, California Public Advocates Office
- Alexis Sutterman, Senior Policy Manager, Brightline Defense
Moderator
- Karin Burns, CEO, San Diego Community Power
Panel 3
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Panelists
- Severin Borenstein, Professor of the Graduate School, E.T. Grether Chair in Business Administration and Public Policy, Faculty Director, Energy Institute at Haas, UC Berkeley
- Marc Costa, Director of Policy, The Energy Coalition
- Mark Toney, Executive Director, TURN
Moderator
- Nilmini Silva-Send, Professor of Practice, University of San Diego School of Law