EV Charging Meet-Up

Join Drive Clean Colorado (DCC) and the Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM) for our EV Charging Meet-up, an opportunity for our members and partners to connect with experts in the charging space to get an in-depth review of what we know & what’s coming next.

Taking place on Friday, May 2 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM, this fun event will bring together municipalities, sustainability managers, and fleet operators, connecting them with electricians, contractors, and EVSE providers to share expertise, challenges, and solutions.

Come out to Northglenn to meet charging experts learn about topics such as procurement, grants, regulatory policy, future-proofing infrastructure, maintenance and repairs, installation best practices, and pricing & rate structures. In addition to insightful discussions, attendees will have the chance to get behind the wheel of the latest electric vehicles in a Ride & Drive experience.

This is a free event but you must be registered – please email your contact information to [email protected]

This event will take place alongside the IECRM Wire-Off Competition, where the next generation of electricians will compete for Apprentice of the Year. Between sessions, attendees can watch these skilled competitors in action. To close out the day, join us for a networking reception and the Wire-Off Awards Ceremony.

AGENDA

1:00 – 1:10 Welcome
     – Bonnie Trowbridge, Drive Clean Colorado
       (Attendee interactive survey/menti poll)

1:10 – 1:30 EV Charging 101 (overview of Charging Guide)
     – Quin O’Brien, Drive Clean Colorado 

 1:30 – 2:30 Round Tables Session 1
   Room 8: Installation & Operations
      – Procurement – Anna Moon, Collective Clean Energy Fund
      – Installation Best Practices – Kamala Vanderkolk, National Car Charging
      – Working with your Utility – Jim Hussey, Winn-Marion Companies
      – Public Charging – Level 2 – Alex Paterson-Jones, Enertech

     Room 9: Strategic Planning & Policy
      – Grants & Funding – Matt Goble, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
      – Regulatory Policy – Carly Doolittle, Interstate Renewable Energy Council & Kelsea                     Dombrovski, International City/County Management Association
      – Multi-Family Best Practices – Zahra Al-Saloom, Colorado Energy Office
      – Workplace Charging – Dan Blanchard, Winn-Marion Companies

2:30 – 3:30 Round Tables Session 2  
     Room 8: Fleets, Future-Proofing & Funding
      – Grants & Funding – Michael King, Colorado Department of Transportation
      – Fleet Electrification – Mary Till, Sawatch Labs, a WEX Company
      – Future-Proofing – Jane Israel, Highland Fleets
      – Future-Proofing for Fleets – Ryan Monahan, Electrada 

    Room 9: Maintenance, Workforce & User Experience
      – Maintenance & Repairs – Dana Winchell, Xcel Energy
      – Workforce Needs – Sean Miller, Independent Electrical Contractors – Rocky Mountain
      – Public Charging – Level 2 – Stephen Rogers, EV Plug Pros
      – Public Charging – Level 3/DCFC – Eric Backsen, XCharge North America
      – User Experience & Engagement – Nigel Zeid, EVTransformotion 

3:30 – 4:30 EV Chargers – Considerations for Resiliency [Listening Session] 

3:00 – 4:30 Ride & Drive 

4:30 – 6:00 Happy Hour 

5:00 Announce Wire-Off Champions