CESA 2026 Members Meeting - Detroit, MI

AGENDA | PARTICIPANT LIST | PHOTOS

The 2026 CESA Members Meeting took place in Detroit, Michigan on September 16-17, 2026.

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POST-MEETING SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026-CESA

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SLIDES: 

How CESA Responded

• Sam Schacht, CESA

The Next Phase of State Clean Energy Action

• Warren Leon, CESA

Local Clean Energy Efforts and How States Can Support Them

• Tepfirah Rushdan, City of Detroit
• Lacey Shaver, World Resources Institute
• Missy Stults, City of Ann Arbor

How to Provide Effective Messages on Clean Energy Affordability

• Samantha Donalds, CESA
• Natasha Perez, Alliance for Climate Transition (ACT)

VPPs: Development Challenges and Opportunities 

• Combined Slide Deck
  • Sarah Duffy, Illinois Power Agency
  • Paul Heitmann, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
  • Laura Ward, US DOE

Breakout: Supporting State-Led Cleantech Innovation

• Maddy Zeliff, MassCEC
• Richard Bourgeois, NYSERDA

Creative Financing for Clean Energy

• Kerry O’Neill, Inclusive Prosperity Capital
• Sally Talberg, Michigan Saves
• Jon Wylie, Lean & Green Michigan

Spreading CESA Members’ Recent Initiatives

• Megha Hamal, Illinois Power Agency
• Nayan Alailima-Rose, Energy Trust of Oregon