Energy and Telecommunications attorney Cliona Mary Robb is scheduled to speak at the Southeast Power NEXT Conference hosted by Infocast. Serving as moderator, Cliona is participating in a panel titled Virginia-How New Energy Legislation and Policies Will Drive the Market, featuring panelists from Energy Right, Dominion Energy, Advanced Energy United, and AES Clean Energy. The rise of data centers and manufacturing facilities is profoundly impacting energy growth across the Southeast, providing both opportunities and challenges to the energy industry as a whole. This conference is geared towards addressing the impacts of this unprecedented growth and the evolution needed from policymakers, utility executives, financiers, and renewable energy players to keep up.
The panel discussions included in the conference will:
- Examine projected load growth and future generation needs in individual states and ISOs
- Report on how state energy policies have changed in 2026, as well as the prospects of future changes that could affect renewable energy development
- Provide overviews of upcoming utility procurements and plans to expand system capacity in IRPs
- Explore the impacts of state legislative and regulatory developments regarding capacity additions, land use, tax abatement, and environmental compliance
NEXT will take place in Charlotte, NC November 4-6; you can find more information on the conference overall and the individual sessions here.
