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<p><span class="legendSpanClass"><span class="xn-location"><strong>OAKLAND</strong> &#8212;</span></span> Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&;E) announced keynote speakers for its Innovation Summit 2023 on <span class="xn-chron">July 25</span>, featuring a one-on-one conversation and Q&;A between <b><span class="xn-person">Patti Poppe</span></b>, Chief Executive Officer of PG&;E Corporation, and <b><span class="xn-person">Elon Musk</span></b>, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and owner of Twitter.</p>
<p>The first-of-its-kind summit for PG&;E brings together entrepreneurs, start-ups, thought leaders, utility peers, private industry, national research labs, agency leaders and policymakers to collaborate in swiftly deploying novel solutions—at scale—that bridge the gap between today&#8217;s energy system and <span class="xn-location">California&#8217;s</span> electrified and decarbonized future.</p>
<p>The event will be held at the Roundhouse Conference Center in San Ramon.</p>
<p>The high-powered speaker lineup also features:</p>
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<li><b><span class="xn-person">Rob Chapman</span>,</b> Senior Vice President, Energy Delivery and Customer Solutions; Chief Sustainability Officer, Electric Power Research Institute</li>
<li><b><span class="xn-person">Annette Clayton</span>,</b> Chief Executive Officer Schneider Electric North America</li>
<li><b>Leslie Rich, </b>Senior Consultant, Loans Program Office, U.S. Department of Energy</li>
<li><b>Ron Snedic, </b>President, Gas Technology Institute</li>
<li><b>Darryl Willis, </b>Corporate Vice President, Energy &; Resources Industry, Microsoft</li>
</ul>
<p>For the full agenda or to register for in-person or virtual attendance, visit <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&;l=en&;o=3918667-1&;h=2483285538&;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpge-innovation-summit-2023.cventevents.com%2F&;a=PG%26E+Innovation+Summit+2023" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PG&;E Innovation Summit 2023</a>.</p>
<p>The event is a part of PG&;E&#8217;s new Research &; Development strategy initiative—a richer, more efficient and more effective cross-sector approach to addressing the most challenging issues across the electric and natural gas systems today. These include supply and load management, integrated grid planning, electric vehicles (EVs) and vehicle-to-grid applications, wildfire mitigation, undergrounding, and gas system decarbonization.</p>
<p>Through its new <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&;l=en&;o=3918667-1&;h=409513418&;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pge.com%2Fpge_global%2Fcommon%2Fpdfs%2Fabout-pge%2Fenvironment%2Fwhat-we-are-doing%2Finnovative-community-programs%2FPGE-RD-Strategy-Report.pdf&;a=R%26D+Strategy+Report" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">R&;D Strategy Report</a>, PG&;E is sharing key insights on the highest priority challenges the company is committed to solving, including:</p>
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<li>Addressing the rapid pace of electrification, particularly the growing adoption of EVs, which is expected to result in an unprecedented 70% growth in load over the next 20 years.</li>
<li>Expanding load management capabilities across all levels of the system and deploying new, clean supply and energy storage technologies.</li>
<li>Reducing the need for conventional capacity upgrades, while optimizing prioritization and reducing costs of unavoidable capacity upgrades.</li>
<li>Ensuring affordable and timely connection of EV charging stations for every customer and unlocking the potential of EVs as grid assets through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities.</li>
<li>Improving the efficiency of underground civil construction from survey to installation and identifying scalable solutions for electric system components that are difficult to underground.</li>
<li>Maintaining and continually improving gas system safety and reliability, while reducing operations and maintenance costs.</li>
<li>Reducing methane emissions, further studying the impacts of hydrogen blending, and identifying an optimal decarbonization pathway for the gas system.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Innovation Pitch Fest in September</b></p>
<p>Following a technology and solution application process that opens on <span class="xn-chron">July 25</span>, select applicants will be invited to pitch their technologies or solutions at the Innovation Pitch Fest in September to PG&;E key decision makers and subject-matter experts.</p>
<p>Successful pitches have the potential to lead to a range of follow-on engagements with PG&;E, including partnership, pilot, and grant opportunities, and influence over the scoping of upcoming <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&;l=en&;o=3918667-1&;h=1787486950&;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pge.com%2FEPIC&;a=Electric+Program+Investment+Charge" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Electric Program Investment Charge</a> (EPIC) 4 projects with a total budget of <span class="xn-money">$83 million</span>.</p>

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