Building clean energy infrastructure: Roadblocks, tradeoffs, and solutions  

A Hamilton Project and Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability event

Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. EDT 
The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.

The Hamilton Project (THP) at the Brookings Institution and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability will host an event exploring the roadblocks and tradeoffs that policymakers need to confront in order to create a resilient and clean electricity grid.  Even as the federal permitting process has become more efficient, the fragmented governance of the grid has slowed projects and needed investments. Solving those issues is not enough: Utilities must also act to mitigate the increasing risk of wildfires from climate change and the aging grid.  

The event will feature two fireside chats, the first with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and the second with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner Allison Clements, along with two panels. 

The event will coincide with the release of two new policy proposals focused on the governance of the electricity grid and the intersection of wildfire risk and utilities. The Hamilton Project will also release a facts document highlighting permitting reform.  

For updates on the event, viewers can follow @HamiltonProj and join the conversation using #CleanEnergyFuture to ask questions or email info@hamiltonproject.org. 

Registration is required to attend an event in person and guests at Brookings are required to attest to their state of health before attending. Visitors may not enter the building if they are feeling ill for any reason, have any symptoms commonly associated with COVID-19, or have tested positive for COVID-19 at any time in the preceding 5 days or longer in accordance with current CDC guidance, or have been advised by their healthcare professional or otherwise to not enter any space where some persons may not be vaccinated.
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