Heatmap House: California Dreamin'

Explore how California is rapidly scaling clean energy, confronting climate risk head-on, and defining the next generation of climate and energy policy for the rest of the country. 12:00pm: Doors Open 1:00pm: Governing the Energy Transition A conversation with one of the state’s top decision makers on governing the energy transition in real time. What’s working – and what’s harder than expected? 1:15pm: California’s Distributed Energy Playbook A look into how California is leading the way in distributed energy, scaling solar and battery adoption, and using local assets to strengthen the grid. Kunal Girotra, CEO, Lunar Energy Nick Chaset, CEO, Octopus Energy US Moderated by Nico Lauricella, Editor-in-Chief and CEO, Heatmap 1:25pm: Rewiring State Climate Law California is trying to do something no state has done before: align climate, housing, and infrastructure policy in real time to accelerate decarbonization while keeping growth equitable and affordable. Scott Wiener, California State Senator Moderated by Robinson Meyer, Founding Executive Editor, Heatmap News 1:40pm: Electrifying Everything This session will explore how California is advancing climate-ready buildings while maintaining grid reliability and keeping costs in check. Jeffrey Liang, Senior Energy Efficiency Manager, Energy Solutions Paul Lambert, CEO, Quilt Moderated by Emily Pontecorvo, Staff Writer, Heatmap News 1:55pm: The (Emissions Free) Road Ahead Transportation remains the state’s largest emissions source. This session will take a closer look at how smarter EV-grid integration can accelerate electric mobility and cut emissions. Apoorv Bhargava, CEO & Cofounder, WeaveGrid Moderated by Katie Brigham, Staff Writer, Heatmap News 2:10pm: Decoding California Housing California's housing challenge is also a climate challenge. We'll discuss how smarter planning, policy, and investment can align housing growth with the state's goals for decarbonization Kate Gordon, CEO, California Forward Moderated by Emily Pontecorvo, Staff Writer, Heatmap News 2:20pm: Playing with Fire In this session we'll explore how capital and innovation can help California manage wildfire risk and strengthen resilience across utilities, insurance, and communities. Bill Clerico, Founder and Managing Partner, Convective Capital Moderated by Katie Brigham, Staff Writer, Heatmap News This session is part of a half day of programming at the Heatmap House on April 23. Explore the complete agenda and speaker list on our event website. Presented by: Lunar Energy powers homes around the world with endless clean energy. Founded in 2020, Lunar develops intelligent software and advanced hardware to electrify homes and connect communities, forming clean, resilient virtual power plants. By registering, you agree to receive emails from Heatmap, including event-related communications, consent to your image or likeness being used in event-related content, and acknowledge that your contact information may be shared with event partners. By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week. If you have event questions reach out to Heatmap's Director of Events and Marketing, Jill Kirkpatrick, at [email protected].