Connect | New York // Energy Summit: The permitting soapbox - From east to west, a US regulatory and permitting playbook

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  • Energy Summit
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Speakers

Sarah Zilonis

Senior Content Director, Yotta

Chris Kul

Vice President, Energy Program Data Center Environmental Lead, Tetra Tech

Mark Gusakov

CEO, The Digital Infrastructure Alliance

Marina Domingues

Marina Domingues

VP - Head New Energies US, Rystad Energy

Bryan Lubin

Bryan Lubin

Managing Director of Digital & Compute Infrastructure, Moonshot Energy

Permitting is a crucial component of US data center growth, ranging from site control to energization. This expert-led soapbox will showcase how interconnection queues, state siting rules, and local politics can translate into schedules and cost risk. We’ll compare East Coast, Texas, and West Coast markets.

  • Differences in regional permitting models between PJM, NYISO, ERCOT, and CAISO
  • How do interconnection milestones impact investment timing?
  • Are interconnection milestones pushing energization or is the timing risk shifting towards developers?
  • We ask our experts: if you could change one policy to cut the data center schedule, what would it be and why?