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Chapman, Robert
Sent:
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To:
Lamanna, Isabelle
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Foley, Tammy; Scott, Morgan; DeLano, Antoinette
Subject:
[EXTERNAL] EPRI's Summer Seminar
Attachments:
Summer Seminar 2025 Draft Agenda_Outreach 5-29.pdf, Sec. Chris
Wright_Event Request Form_04092025.pdf
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Dear Izzy,
I hope this message finds you well.
I wanted to kindly follow up regarding Secretary Wright's potential attendance at EPRI's Summer Seminar. As mentioned previously, our CEO, Arshad Mansoor, recently met with Secretary Wright at the Oklahoma State University Hamm Institute AI event, where it was confirmed that either Secretary Wright or Deputy Secretary James Danly would be able to attend.
Please find the attached agenda and speaker list again for your reference. We would appreciate it if you could share these materials with the Secretary and let us know as soon as possible when we might expect confirmation, so we can provide additional details and coordinate logistics accordingly.
Additionally, please note that we are resubmitting the event request form that we submitted April 9, 2025 for your consideration.
Thank you very much for your assistance. We look forward to your response.
Regards, Rob
Rob Chapman
Executive Vice President, Chief Customer & Commercial Officer
Electric Power Research Institute
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From: Chapman, Robert <RChapman@epri.com>
Sent: Monday, June 2, 2025 4:11 PM
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To: Lamanna, Isabelle <Isabelle.Lamanna@hq.doe.gov> Cc: Foley, Tammy <tfoley@epri.com>; DeLano, Antoinette <ADeLano@epri.com> Subject: Re: EPRI's Summer Seminar
Hi Izzy- we had sent that to you on 4/10 following up on Secretary Wrights text to you. Please let me know if we should resubmit- TU!
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From: Lamanna, Isabelle <Isabelle.Lamanna@hq.doe.gov> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2025 2:01:32 PM To: Chapman, Robert <RChapman@epri.com> Cc: Scott, Morgan <mmscott@epri.com>; Mansoor, Arshad <amansoor@epri.com>; lifernandez@oppd.com <lifernandez@oppd.com>; Foley, Tammy <tfoley@epri.com>; Michael, Rebecca <rebecca.michael@hq.doe.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: EPRI's Summer Seminar
Good afternoon, Rob!
I hope you are having a great Friday! Thanks so much for reaching out and for the invitation for Secretary Wright to join y'all in August at your Summer Seminar. It looks like a great event!
Do you mind completing the attached event request form here with a few more details and sending it back to Ruby and I, copied here.
I've also copied Rebecca to help with Deputy Danly's schedule once he is sworn in.
Thanks so much and have a great weekend!
Izzy
From: Chapman, Robert <RChapman@epri.com> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2025 10:25 AM To: Lamanna, Isabelle <Isabelle.Lamanna@hq.doe.go\,> Cc: Scott, Morgan <mmscott@epri.com>; Mansoor, Arshad <amansoor@epri.com>; the.secretary@hq.doe; Ijfernandez@oppd.com; Foley, Tammy <tfoley@epri.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] EPRI's Summer Seminar
Dear Izzy,
We are looking forward to hopefully Secretary Wright attending EPRI's Summer Seminar. I understand our CEO Arshad Mansoor met with Secretary Wright at the Oklahoma State University Hamm Institute Al event several weeks ago where Secretary Wright confirmed that either he or Deputy Secretary James Danly will attend.
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As you can see from the attached, we've put together a compelling agenda and speaker list. Please share it with the Secretary and do let us know when he can confirm so we can provide more details and logistics.
Thank you! Rob Chapman
Rob Chapman
Executive Vice President, Chief Customer & Commercial Officer
Electric Power Research Institute
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Executive Business Support Specialist: Antoinette DeLano
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Powering Innovation
Al and the Future Energy Landscape
August 10-12,2025 Loews Coronado Bay Resort Coronado, CA
AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE
August 10
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
August 11
8:15 - 8:25 a.m.
Welcome - Setting the Stage Morgan Scott, Vice President, Global Partnerships and Outreach, EPRI
8:25 - 8:45 a.m.
Powering the Knowledge Factory Arshad Mansoor, President and Chief Executive Officer, EPRI
8:45 - 9:15 a.m. 9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. SESSION 1 9:45 -10:30 a.m.
Keynote Fireside Chat
Proposed Panelists Chris Womack, Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company (Confirmed) Chris Wright, Secretary, Department of Energy (Tentative) / James Danly, Deputy Secretary Department of Energy (Confirmed)
Signals from the Future: What Al Trajectories Could Mean for Power Demand Jaime Sevilla, DirectorEpoch Al(Confirmed)
Understanding how emerging trends in artificial intelligence could reshape the energy landscape over the next decade starts by drawing on cutting-edge forecasting models. Jaime Sevilla will highlight both the risks and opportunities Al presents for load growth, with impacts that require improved infrastructure resilience, operational efficiency, and long-term planning. This session will provide the insights needed as a foundation for navigating and shaping the future of AIenhanced energy systems.
Meeting the Moment: Planning for the Current Wave of Load Growth - Executive Perspective Gil Quiniones, President and ChiefExecutive Officer, Commonwealth Edison Co. (Confirmed)
Building on the previous discussion about AI-driven demand growth, Gil Quiniones will explore how utilities--like the one he leads--are gearing up for an unprecedented surge in electricity consumption. Insights will go beyond the rapid expansion of data centers to include the accelerating trends of electrification and industrial resurgence--converging forces that are driving some of the most significant and sustained load growth the energy sector has ever faced. Quiniones will share how utilities are planning, investing, and innovating to meet this moment.
Meeting the Moment: Planning for the Current Wave of Load Growth - Moderated Discussion
As the energy sector braces for a historic surge in electricity demand--driven by AI, electrification, and industrial expansion--this moderated discussion will address how we plan for what's next. Building on insights from the preceding session, this panel will bring together
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leaders from across the utility, regulatory, and energy innovation landscape to explore how we the energy sector can innovate to meet the moment. From grid modernization, transmission expansion, to public-private collaboration, panelists will share how they are navigating the challenges and opportunities of this transformative era.
Moderator: Patti Poppe, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Gas & Electric (Invited)
Proposed Panelists: Jason Wells, President and Chief Executive Officer, CenterPoint (Confirmed) Tricia Pridemore, Chair, Georgia Public Service Commission (Confirmed)
- Daniel Droog, Director, Origination -- New Energies, Chevron New Energies (Confirmed)
10:30- 11:00 a.m. BREAK
SESSION 2 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.
HYPE OR GAME CHANGER STATEMENT: The `Achilles heel' of meeting forecasted load growth isn't policy or technology, but supply chain issues that will derail our ability to build the power infrastructure needed.
Navigating Bottlenecks: Solutions for Data Center and Power System Supply Chains
What is the current state of the supply chain? How accurate are reports regarding supply chain dynamics? Are conditions improving or deteriorating? What proactive measures can utilities, suppliers, and stakeholders take to strengthen resilience and minimize impact?
As energy system development grows to meet surging data center demand, addressing supply chain challenges to secure necessary equipment in a timely fashion is critical. With global supply chains confronting the compounding effects of accelerated infrastructure development and geopolitical pressures, this session will delve into the complexities of building and scaling-- identifying supply chain bottlenecks and solutions to overcome them. The conversation will explore how the energy sector can navigate these challenges through innovation, strategic partnerships, and investment in resilient supply chain strategies.
Key insights expected to include how to: - Assess the real impacts of accelerated energy system development on already strained supply chains; Understand approaches to strengthen supply chain resilience; and - Identify approaches to mitigate supply chain uncertainty through forward-looking procurement strategies and supply chain diversification.
Moderator: David Victor, Professor of Innovation and Public Policy, Co-director UCSD Initiative on Deep Decarbonization (Confirmed)
Panelists Javier Fernandez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Omaha Public Power District (Confirmed) Jim Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vistra Corp. (Confirmed)
- Pablo Koziner, Chief Commercial & Operations Officer, GE Vernova (Confirmed) Duke Austin, President and CEO, Quanta Services (Confirmed)
12:00-- 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
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1:00 -1:15 p.m.
SESSION 3 1:15 - 2:00 p.m.
SESSION 4 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Keynote - Opportunity for Flexing Data Centers Varun Sivaram, Founder & CEO, Emerald Al (Confirmed) From Concept to Reality: Demonstrating Data Center Flexibility in Production Environments
EPRI's DCFlex project has brought together a wide range of stakeholders connected to powering Al. The collaborative effort between so many parties has enhanced communications, generated new ideas, and improved processes to serve significant load growth in needed timeframes while enabling data centers to function as flexible grid resources. This session will include hyperscalers, developers/operators, and technology providers discussing demonstration operational results.
Key insights expected to include how to: Enable computational flexibility of data center workloads; Leverage opportunities for ancillary services from data center assets for fast frequency and other support mechanisms; and Utilize applications of renewable fuels in backup generation for greater run time capabilities.
Moderator: David Porter, Vice President Electrification & Sustainable Energy Strategy, EPRI
Panelists - Chris Crosby, CEO, Compass Datacenters (Confirmed) - Bryce Dailey, Director, Commercial Energy Supply, META (Confirmed) - David Gauthier, GM, Datacenter Critical Environment Systems Intelligence, Microsoft (Confirmed) Briana Kobor, Head of Energy Market Innovation, Google (Confirmed)
HYPE OR GAME CHANGER STATEMENT: We will see more than 10 SMRs operating on the power system by 2035.
Separating Fact from Fiction: Advanced Energy Supply Technologies
Rapid demand growth driven largely by data center proliferation is straining utilities' ability to meet 24/7 energy needs and challenging industry and government leaders around the world to find new energy supply solutions. As the definition of the full portfolio expands to encompass emerging energy supply resources--including advanced nuclear, carbon capture and storage, long-duration energy storage, and emerging fuels--decision-makers are tasked with picking winners and losers with only a partial view of development and operational risk. This session brings together energy and technology leaders to start lifting the fog of uncertainty around emerging technologies, identifying innovative risk-sharing mechanisms and shortening the path to nth-of-a-kind deployment.
Key insights expected to include how to: Establish realistic development timeframes for emerging energy supply technologies;
- Implement efforts to mitigate technical and non-technical barriers to emerging resource deployment; and Initiate near-term actions to reduce initial deployment risk and deliver value through industry-government collaboration
Moderator: Neva Espinoza, Senior Vice President, Energy Supply and Low-Carbon Resources, EPRI
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2:00 - 3:30 p.m. SESSION 5 3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
4:15 - 4:25 p.m. 4:25 - 4:30 p.m. 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
August 12
8:30 - 8:35 a.m.
Panelists Chris Levesque, President and Chief Executive Officer, TerraPower (Invited)
- Jack Norbeck, Co-Founder and CTO, Fervo Energy (Invited) Jon Norman, President, Hydrostor (Confirmed)
- Rich Voorberg, President, Siemens Energy North America (Confirmed)
BREAK
HYPE or GAME CHANGER STATEMENT: If governments are serious about grid modernization and meeting growing demand, they must start absorbing the financial risk of early-stage power system technology deployment.
Investment Insights: Building Al, Data Centers, and Power Generation for Future Growth
The incredible amount of demand growth the industry is experiencing and forecasting not only requires investment in today's technologies, but also in the next generation of supply resources, AI, and datacenters. New asset investments must navigate regulatory uncertainties and the gap between first- and nth-of-a-kind technologies. This panel will explore how diverse organizations are considering and prioritizing financing in this evolving investment landscape of both power system and Al assets.
Key insights expected to include how to: - Gain deeper insights into financial risk allocation in consideration of how it might be distributed across the various stakeholders in Al-related investments; Prioritize strategic investments based on power availability, local tech skills, fiber connectivity, and other factors; and Evaluate policy, regulatory, and market impacts on investment decisions.
Moderator: Maria Pope, President and Chief Executive Officer, Portland General (Confirmed)
Panelists Raj Agrawal, Global Head of Real Assets, KKR (Invited) Jay Horine, Global co-head of Investment Banking Coverage and Region, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Confirmed) Brian Savoy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Duke Energy (Invited)
Empowering Power: Time for Al to Return the Favor
As the energy sector evolves, EPRI is seeing great opportunities for meaningful applications of Al --not just as a tool, but as a transformative force. This session will set the foundation for Summer Seminar Day 2, where we'll explore how EPRI sees Al unlocking new levels of system performance and innovation across the power landscape. Day 1Closing- Morgan Scott, EPRI
Reception: Location TBA
Welcome Morgan Scott, Vice President, Global Partnerships and Outreach, EPRI
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8:35 - 8:40 a.m.
Open Power Al Swati Daji, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial, Risk and Operations Officer, EPRI
8:40 - 8:55 a.m.
Keynote - Powering the Future: From Raw Data to Real Intelligence (15) Darryl Willis, Corporate Vice President Energy & Resources Industry, Microsoft (Confirmed)
SESSION 6 8:55 - 9:40 a.m.
Al Integration: Is the Data Ready for Al?
This session will focus on the critical aspects of integrating Al within electric utilities, delving into the complexities and challenges that energy companies face as they adopt Al technologies to enhance operational efficiency, reliability, and customer service. The discussion will also explore the various risks associated with data governance, cleansing, and Al implementation, including cybersecurity threats, data privacy concerns, and operational vulnerabilities. Attendees will learn about effective risk mitigation strategies and best practices from industry leaders.
Key insights expected to include how to:
Enhance data quality and integrity through comprehensive data governance strategies; - Facilitate data validation, cleansing, and standardization processes to ensure Al models
use accurate, relevant, and reliable data as the foundation for informed decisionmaking; and Implement robust cybersecurity measures, including advanced encryption techniques, regular audits, and AI-driven security protocols, to help mitigate risks associated with data leakage and unauthorized access.
Moderator: Jay Cavalcanto, CIO Constellation Energy Group Panelists (Confirmed)
Panelists Shashi Menon, Vice President Digital, SLB (Invited) Robyn Tweedy, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Nebraska Public Power District (Invited) Danny Whigham, Principal -- Power and Utilities, PwC (Confirmed)
9:40 -10:00 a.m. 10:00 - 10:30a.m.
Wired for Intelligence: Al and the Future Flexible Grid
David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission (Confirmed) Pedro Pizarro, President and Chief Executive Officer, Edison International (Confirmed) BREAK
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Revolutionizing Power: Open Power Al Use Cases that Innovate for Tomorrow
SESSION 7 10:30 -11:15 a.m.
Al has the potential to unlock groundbreaking opportunities for the power sector as the foundation for our energy future, driving innovation in energy management, grid optimization, and predictive maintenance, among other operational and strategic areas. This session will examine use cases through which electricity providers are already leveraging Al to enhance efficiency and reliability in power system operations. The conversation is designed to broaden the industry's perspective on what is possible and inspire visions of future advancements yet to be imagined.
Key insights expected to include how to: - Demonstrate ability to enhance operational efficiency including reduced downtime and improved grid reliability; Understand of the strategic potential of Al in driving innovation across various aspects of the power sector, including predictive maintenance and grid optimization; and Approach evaluating and prioritizing decision-making and investments that balance risk and reward while preparing for future advancements.
Moderator: Daniel Brooks
Proposed Panelists - Entergy (Invited) Josh Wong, Founder & CEO, ThinkLabs AI, Inc. (Confirmed) Saran Mokhtari, CEO, OTAI (Confirmed) Casey Wells, Senior Managing Director - Resources Client Group Lead US, Accenture (Confirmed)
GRID GAMES: The Al Power Play
Three EPRI VPs; Three Al Applications, One Vote to Rule them All
Asset Management --An Augmentation step ...on the Journey Toward Autonomy Michael Caravaggio, Vice President Energy Supply - Fleet Reliability
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Agentic Al Platform for Transmission Planning Durgesh Manjure, VP, Integrated Grid and Energy Systems
Troubleshooting Nuclear Assets Using a Nuclear Industry LLM Steve Swilley, Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, EPRI
POLL QUESTION: Which Al application do you think will have the most significant opportunity to drive meaningful change for the power industry?
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CLOSING PLENARY 11:30 -11:55 a.m.
From Insight to Impact: Bringing it All Together This session's conversation will bring together key insights from the Summer Seminar to outline actionable steps to harness Al's transformative potential for a resilient, cost-effective energy future. The CEO-level panel will focus on what must be done and where urgent action is required to drive progress in Al applications, such as predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and optimized dispatch. The discussion will focus on how EPRI's global network can accelerate efforts to meet the soaring energy demands of Al infrastructure--identifying critical priorities and opportunities for EPRI, its members, and industry stakeholders to deliver innovative, affordable solutions more rapidly.
Moderator: Arshad Mansoor
Panelists - Joe Dominguez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Constellation (Confirmed) - Tom Kent, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Public Power District (Confirmed) - Vince Sorgi, President and Chief Executive Officer, PPL Corporation (Confirmed)
11:55 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks - Weaving the Al Tapestry
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
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Event Information Request Form
Thank you for your interest in hosting the U.S. Secretary of Energy at your event. To ensure that the appropriate individual within the Department of Energy is participating in your event and because the Office of the Secretary is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, we need the information requested below before we can agree to confirm a speaker.
Please respond to the questions below and send your response to the.secretaryhu.doe.zov. If you have any questions you may contact the Secretary's Scheduling Office at 202-586-5534.
Title of the Event (please note if the event is a weekly, monthly, annual, etc.):
Powering Innovation: AI & the Future of the Energy Landscape
Date of Event (please note if the date is flexible):
Event Location (venue, address, city and state/country): Point(s) of Contact (Name, Email, Phone):
August 10-12, 2025; note that we have flexibility to weave Secretary Wrights keynote into either our Monday, August 11''' agenda or Tuesday, August 12th agenda that concludes at noon Loews Coronado Bay Resort 4000 Coronado Bay Road Coronado, CA. 92118 Arshad Mansoor; amansoor epri.com; (b) (6)
Briefly describe the event in detail including the purpose and desired role of the Secretary (i.e. deliver keynote remarks, attend an event, meet with attendees etc.):
Is the event a fundraiser? If yes, please explain who it is benefiting (i.e. specific charity, a political candidate, etc.): Audience Approximately how many people are expected to attend the event?
Rob Chapman; rchapman@epri.corn; (b) (6) Morgan Scott; mmscottee ri.com; (b) (6) EPRI's Summer Seminar is a key annual event that brings together industry leaders, executives, and experts to discuss strategic industry issues and promising possibilities in the energy sector. These seminars provide a unique opportunity for energy industry leaders and decision-makers to examine urgent issues, network with peers, and shape the future of energy No
140-150 Invite-only attendees
Please describe the target audience of the event (elected officials, local community leaders, academics, industry representatives, public sector representatives, etc.).
EPRI Board of Directors, our Advisory Council, as well as C-suite executives from energy hyper-scalers, AI service providers, and key financial executives.
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Will the attendees at the event include persons with a diversity of views or interests, or representatives from throughout an industry or profession, or the range of persons interested in a matter? (If yes, please describe.)
Is the event open to the public (this includes ticketed individuals)? If not, please describe who is privately invited. Who are other VIPs or speakers confirmed and in what role?
Who are other VIPs or speakers invited? Remarks If you are requesting remarks, are there any specific issues you would like the Secretary to highlight/address in his remarks?
What is the desired format of his remarks (will he be delivering the keynote, sharing the stage, participating in a panel or roundtable, etc.)?
What is the public registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in the event? Will there be a teleprompter available? Will there be a podium?
Attendees are diverse across the power sector ecosystem including energy suppliers, electric grid operators and large industrial customers. While they each have unique perspectives all are focused on affordable and reliable energy to support increased electric load growth associated with data centers and reshoring of manufacturing. No- it is an invite only event of distinguished energy industry CEO's and Senior Executives consisting of utility leaders, hyperscalers, technology providers, regulators, fmance and academia While not officially listed, we have received confirmation of the following speakers:
- Jay Horine, Head US Investment Bank, JP Morgan
- Darryl Willis, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft's Energy & Resources Industry, Microsoft
- Javiere Fernandez, President and Chief Executive Officer, OPPD
- Jim Burke, CEO, Vistra - Chris Womack, CEO, Southern Company - Pablo Koziner, Chief Commercial Officer,
GE Vernova EPRI Board Members including our Chair, Vince Sorgi, CEO of PPL
US priorities to enable significant electric load growth for AI and reshoring of manufacturing while ensuring affordable and reliable energy system of the future. In addition, any remarks relative to how AI applications can enable affordability and reliability. This will be a keynote format consisting of 20 minutes of prepared remarks. A 10-minute Q/A session could be added, for a total of 30 minutes, if the secretary was interested.
We are pleased to be flexible to the Secretary's schedule -- options include:
- Sunday reception - Monday keynote anytime (we can adjust
agenda) - Monday reception - Tuesday start or end NA
Yes, both would be available
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Communications/Press Is the event open or closed to press?
Closed
If open, are you expecting local, state, or national N/A news coverage?
If this is an annual event, which news outlets typically cover the event?
It is an annual event yet it is closed to the media.
Will you be advertising or live streaming the event on any social media outlets or websites? (If yes, please explain.)
Attendees are allowed to post on social-media provided they do not quote any of the speakers without prior permission
Logistics/Other* If this invitation includes any gifts to the Secretary (e.g., waived registration/conference event fee; meals or refreshments; receptions or other entertainment; informational materials; award; transportation; memento or token of appreciation), please identify them and provide their monetary value. Please also identify how the value was determined. (Please attach separate sheet if necessary.)
Meals and refreshments are provided for all attendees at no cost.
Does the invitation extend to the Secretary's spouse or other guest? If yes, will others in attendance generally be accompanied by a spouse or other guest?
Yes, the event includes a spouse program for those interested in attending
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Any additional notes or information?
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Secretary Wright indicated that in the unfortunate event he cannot attend that Deputy Secretary James Danly would participate
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EPRI is the event host. EPRI is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization focused on providing unbiased science based research that helps to inform a broad group of industry stakeholders. www.epri.com No
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Yes, EPRI is a 501 (c)(3) organization that was formed in 1972 to conduct research on behalf of the energy industry. EPRI does pursue DOE funding opportunities (F0A's) and is currently working on several projects that it was awarded with its partners.
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EPRI is the sole sponsor.
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