Electrifying fleet vehicles is necessary to meet California’s ambitious clean energy goals. Transitioning medium- and heavy-duty fleets to full electric presents unique challenges, including vehicle availability, charging infrastructure, and vehicle fueling. Join AWWEE as we hear from an expert panel of businesses, utilities, and regulators discuss the challenges and opportunities of fleet electrification.
Our Speakers
Lori Mitchell has more than 20 years of experience in the renewable energy and utility industry. She is currently the Director of San Jose Clean Energy. The City of San Jose is the 10th largest City in the United States and SJCE is the largest CCA operated by a single jurisdiction. Lori has an engineering background and is a licensed Mechanical Engineer in California. The earlier part of her career included working on variety of technical aspects of renewable energy at SunPower Corporation and at state government agencies. Lori also spent 10 years working for the City of San Francisco, her work focused on operations work for the municipal electric utility and the community choice program. She managed power supply functions, as well as operating and capital budgets focused on energy efficiency and renewable investments. She has a track record for building strong operating teams.
Elizabeth John is the Manager of the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Technologies Branch in the Fuels and Transportation Division of the California Energy Commission, where she oversees grant activities funded under the Clean Transportation Program. Her office’s responsibilities include: deploying zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure to support advanced freight and fleet technologies; conducting hydrogen strategy work, implementing the deployment of hydrogen refueling stations to support the state’s light-duty fuel cell electric vehicle network, and building capacity of California companies to produce economically competitive renewable hydrogen fuel; and facilitating the construction and installation of electric vehicle charging equipment for the replacement of the state’s oldest and dirtiest school buses with new, electric school buses. Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Davis, and a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree from California State University, Sacramento.
Arielle Romero Cox is the Electric Transportation Program Manager for the City of Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility, Silicon Valley Power. She is responsible for planning and implementing clean transportation strategies and programs including fleet electrification, expanding City-owned charging infrastructure and utility grid planning. Arielle’s current role with the City of Santa Clara builds upon her career, weaving policy, planning, and community partnerships to meet critically important decarbonization and sustainability targets while continuing to incorporate environmental justice in the process.
Prior to working on transportation electrification customer programs, Arielle served as a Key Accounts Manager where she focused on developing strategic partnerships with SVP’s largest commercial and industrial customers to help them meet their decarbonization and sustainability goals.
Before joining Silicon Valley Power in 2016, Arielle managed projects to expand the University of California’s renewable energy portfolio and energy efficiency programs. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UC Santa Cruz and an MPA from the University of San Francisco.
Moderator
Susie Berlin has nearly 20 years of experience representing public agencies and private sector clients in a wide variety of transactional, litigation, and regulatory matters. She provides legal advice to public agency councils, boards, and advisory committees.
Ms. Berlin has considerable experience in representing the interests of clients before the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, the California Air Resources Board, and other regulatory bodies, both in the development of relevant regulations implementing statutory requirements and in matters regarding compliance, including those implementing renewable energy standard and greenhouse gas reduction mandates.
Ms. Berlin also has experience working on collaborative efforts with major engineering, financial and energy consulting firms throughout the state in providing a team approach to complex energy issues, and has provided legal support for various feasibility studies commissioned by public agencies, and has worked on development of a wide variety of energy projects, including renewable resource projects.
Registration
This webinar is free for AWWEE members and up to two guests (individuals new to AWWEE, please).
Registration is $20 for non-members to attend.
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