Powered by the Light: A Solar Celebration
2023-06-11 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Sandy Spring Friends Meeting, 17801 Meeting House Road, Sandy Spring, MD, 20860, United States
On Sunday, June 11 at 12pm, Sandy Spring Friends Meeting welcomes all community members to a special ribbon-cutting ceremony, Powered by the Light: A Solar Celebration, in honor of our newly installed solar panel array! Come learn about creating a sustainable energy future with local elected officials, representatives from our solar installer, and Sandy Spring Friends Meeting officers.
Kid’s activities will include Monarch butterfly education with free milkweed seeds, constructing pinecone birdfeeders, and refreshing popsicles in compostable packaging! Information tables will be available from Friends in Unity with Nature (FUN), Ward 8 Woods, Interfaith Power & Light, Solar United Neighbors, and Montgomery County Green Bank. FUN will also sponsor a native plant swap, so bring a native plant with you to the celebration and bring a new one home!
This event will be held outdoors (weather permitting) at 17801 Meeting House Road in Sandy Spring. If rain, we will gather in Sandy Spring’s historic Lyceum (same address).

Pepco Service Provider Breakfast
2023-06-13 08:30 - 11:30 | Rockville, MD, 530 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States
Join Pepco and The Montgomery County Green Bank for a networking breakfast to connect with colleagues and Pepco program staff. This event presents a unique opportunity to connect with colleagues and engage with program staff from Pepco, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), the Montgomery County Green Bank, and the Maryland Department of Transportation.

One Montgomery Green Gala 2023
2023-06-22 17:00 - 21:00 | Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallen Avenue, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States

On-Farm Community Solar Info Session
2023-06-22 19:00 | Zoom
Join The Montgomery County Green Bank and Montgomery Countryside Alliance on June 22 at 7pm on Zoom for the 3rd webinar in their solar series.

Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce Real Estate Update
2023-06-27 07:30 - 10:00 | The Bethesdan Hotel, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
This informative event offers the opportunity to learn from guest speakers and panelists about what’s new in residential and commercial Real Estate and how developments will affect businesses and the community. Members have the option of sponsoring and are able to exhibit their business during the networking and breakfast portion of the event.

Solar Market Series
2023-06-28 16:30 - 18:30 | Visarts Building, 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD, 20874, United States
Join the Montgomery County Green Bank for a lively in-person panel discussion on the newly signed law making Maryland’s Community Solar Program permanent.
With the implementation of the new state law, the Maryland Community Solar Pilot Program will become a permanent program and community solar subscriptions will be able to be paid on the same utility bill where the credits are earned. During this discussion, we will hear from leaders in the solar industry from the Climate Access Fund, We Solar, and CHESSA, the regional arm of the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Refreshments will be provided. Register soon because space is limited!

THRIVING IN 2050 AND BEYOND: THE LATEST ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
2023-09-06 15:00 - 20:00 | Avocet Tower, 7373 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
FROM MIXED-USE TO RETAIL, LEARN HOW MOCO IS HANDLING THE DEMAND FOR NEW PROJECTS, INVESTMENTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND MORE

LRS Warehouse Community Solar Celebration
2023-10-11 16:00 | Steward Ave Warehouses, 2317 Kansas Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
Join us for a ribbon-cutting event as we celebrate the launch of the newest community solar project in Montgomery County.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Spread the Word - 2023 OFN Conference
2023-10-15 - 2023-10-18 | Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, DC, 20009, United States
The OFN Conference is one of the largest, most anticipated gatherings for community development financial institutions (CDFIs).
From October 15-18, more than 2,000 CDFI practitioners, funders, and investors, as well as policymakers and other CDFI stakeholders, will gather in Washington, D.C., to learn, share, and network. The theme of this year’s 39th annual conference is Capital Meets Purpose.
Across bold, thought-provoking plenaries and deep dive sessions, attendees will explore the industry’s founding purpose of investing capital for people and what it means today. We’ll look closely at important topics like climate finance, economic uncertainty, the future CDFI workforce, post-pandemic capital deployment, and racial, social, and economic justice.
This is a must-attend event for anyone who believes investment capital has a purpose far beyond profit.

Maryland Clean Energy Summit
2023-10-17 08:00 - 17:00 | College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 3501 University Blvd East, Hyattsville, MD, 20783, United States
Hosted by the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) and partners, this regional conference brings together forward thinkers in policy and research, business and utility sector leaders, capital providers and finance partners for vibrant conversations and thought-provoking presentations focused on Decarbonization Strategies & Solutions for Maryland, and beyond.

CRE.Converge
2023-10-18 - 2023-10-20 | Hyatt Regency Seattle
Industrial, office, mixed-use, multifamily. Networking, education, project tours and special events. It all converges at NAIOP’s fall conference!

Verge 23
2023-10-24 - 2023-10-26 | San Jose Convention Center, 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, 95113, United States
VERGE 23 is the leading climate tech event accelerating solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time. It is the center of gravity for the climate community — leaders from business, government, solution providers and startups — working together to address the climate crisis.

EV chargers at the Centre at Silver Springs
2023-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Centre at Silver Spring, 3310 teagarden cir #202, Silver Spring, MD, 20904, United States
You are invited to a Halloween EV charger party dubbed “Frunk or Treat.”
Come and talk to EV owners about EV charging. You will also learn about ways to save energy and money at home and on your commute.
Look out for the Halloween costumes, spooky prizes, and trick-or-treating for kids.
For more information, Click here to view the flier.

The NZE Coalition Map Making Party
2023-11-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Rooftop Amenity Space, 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC, DC, 20038, United States
Finally another NZE Coalition event to bring us together to enjoy each other’s company in person. Join us on the rooftop of the VMDO DC office for food, drinks, conversation and collaboration. During the evening you will have an opportunity to participate in mapping the work ahead for the sustainable building movement. Collaborate with your peer on the policies, economics, social factors, and physical changes to the National Capital Region’s built environment needed to realize our collective vision of a truly sustainable community.

Market Series: Economics of Investing in EV Infrastructure and Fleet Electrification
2023-11-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Shulman Rogers, 12505 Park Potomac, Potomac, 20854, United States
Join the Montgomery County Green Bank and Shulman Rogers for an insightful, in-person panel discussion on the economics of investing in EV infrastructure and fleet electrification.
With demand for EVs and charging infrastructure increasing exponentially the marketplace will be presented with a unique set of opportunities and challenges.
During this discussion, we will dive into important topics such as financing strategies for EV infrastructure, revenue models, utility incentives, state rebates and local resources (such as Green Bank loans and the Technical Assistance Program).
This event is geared toward property owners, developers, property managers, vehicle fleet owners and vendors active in Montgomery County.
Refreshments will be provided.
Register soon because space is limited!

Bethesda Chamber of Commerce: OFF THE CLOCK
2024-01-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Tacombi, 4749 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, 20814, United States
Join us for our monthly “Off the Clock” Networking Happy Hour,
hosted by
TACOMBI

Naturally Latinos Conference
2024-01-24 - 2024-01-27 | Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veteran's Pl, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
The 5th Naturally Latinos Conference is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24th, through Saturday, January 27th. Themed “Pertenenciendo: Nuestras Raíces, Nuestra Tierra (Belonging: Our Roots, Our Earth),” this multi-media experience will provide virtual (Wednesday and Thursday) and in-person (Friday) dialogue, presentations and performances focused on the needs and interests of the Washington, DC region and even national and international Latine environmental professionals, environmental justice advocates, educators, and nature enthusiasts.
The conference will also include a day of immersive outdoor nature experiences appropriate to the time of year. We are currently finalizing our dynamic speakers and panelists and compelling performing artists, including a keynote address by Vanessa GarcÍa Polanco, a researcher and Government Relations Director at the National Young Farmers Coalition. An anticipated 400 attendees will leave Naturally Latinos 2024 inspired, reinvigorated, and connected to a growing community of people bringing about environmental change.

Market Series: Climate Risk Management for Community Banks: Opportunities & Challenges Ahead
2024-01-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Cohn Reznik, 1301 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY, 10019, United States
This Montgomery County Green Bank event is ideally suited for local and regional banks, relationship managers, credit risk officers, loan officers, and underwriters in the Washington DC region. Community Banks are exposed to climate-related risks through their lending portfolios. This session will bring critical information to local capital providers on:

What are climate risks, and what type of risks exist in community bank portfolios
Benefits and challenges for local banks with identifying climate-related risks
Understanding transmission channels
Discuss opportunities in climate risk management

Panelists:

Chris Cucci, Chief of Staff at Climate First Bank
Steve Morel, CEO at Montgomery County Green Bank
Stacy Swan, CEO at Resilient Earth Capital and MCGB Board Member
Sonia Khanna, Managing Director at Forbright Bank

Solar Celebration at St. Peter's Poolesville
2024-01-28 11:30 - 12:30 | St Peter’s Episcopal, 20100 Fisher Ave, Poolesville, MD, 20837, United States
St Peter’s congregation, Montgomery County Green Bank and Poolesville Green, Inc. will host a ribbon cutting celebration and dedication of the new solar panels at St Peter’s Episcopal Church!

Mobilize Frederick 2024
2024-02-02 08:00 - 2024-02-03 15:00 | Hodson Auditorium & Whitaker Campus Center, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Montgomery County Green Bank’s CEO, Stephen Morel will attend the second annual Mobilize Frederick Climate summit about the impact of Green Banks in the sustainability and clean energy campaign.

Seeing Green: Financing Better Buildings
2024-02-08 17:30 - 20:30 | District Winery, 385 Water Street, Southeast Washington, DC, 20003, United States
Learn about incentives and creative financing to improve local buildings and comply with the Building Energy Performance Standards.

The Energy Transition: The Bull/Bear Renewables Debate
2024-02-21 18:00 - 20:00 | The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW - 13th Floor, DC, 20045, United States
Washington Association of Money Managers is pleased to present:
The Energy Transition: The Bull/Bear Renewables Debate
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM (ET)
Time:
Reception will begin at 6:00 PM
Panel discussion will begin at 6:30 PM
COVID policy: We require all registrants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to attending WAMM events. For the National Press Club policy on COVID requirements, please see The National Press Club website for more information.
The energy transition is well underway as the global energy system is shifting away from fossil fuels. According to BloombergNEF, global investment in the low-carbon energy transition surged 17% in 2023 reaching $1.77 trillion, despite the effects of elevated geopolitical turbulence, high interest rates, and cost inflation. Electrified transport (e.g., cars, buses, commercial vehicles, and the associated infrastructure) is now the largest sector for spending in the energy transition, growing 36% in 2023 to $634 billion.
Decarbonization of the U.S. economy alone is expected to translate into a $4 trillion investment opportunity through 2050. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law on August 16, 2022 includes about $369 billion in incentives for energy and climate-related programs, which are projected to accelerate the deployment of renewable generation from about 300GW currently to over 3,500GW by 2050. Furthermore, the need for grid resiliency and “smart grid” spending, as well as electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure requirements, will drive over $100 billion per year investment in transmission and distribution assets. Tax credit transferability, i.e., one of the key provisions of the IRA, is projected to boost cash flow profiles by providing early monetization of tax credits.
Nonetheless, the need to accelerate the world’s transition to a low-carbon economy is fraught with roadblocks in an environment defined by higher-for-longer interest rates and tighter financing conditions. Deteriorating affordability of EVs and lengthening life of internal combustion engines pose another challenge to eroding one of oil’s key sources of demand. IRA repeal risks in light of the upcoming election have also been a key discussion topic within the investment community. Although unlikely to materialize, modified terms or the use of administrative powers to limit the law’s impact could translate into slower capital deployment and earnings growth.
We are fortunate to have highly respected industry experts to walk us through the opportunities, challenges, and risks associated with the energy transition:

Michael Cohen is Chief US Economist and Head of Oil and Refining in bp’s Strategy, Sustainability & Ventures group. In this role, he is responsible for short-, medium-, and long-term oil market and industry analysis that informs bp’s Leadership Team and the bp Energy Outlook. Prior to joining bp in May 2019, Michael was Barclays’ Global Head of Commodities Research. He also worked for a decade in the public sector as an Economist with the US Department of Energy, and as a senior member of the Oil Markets Division at the IEA.

Stephen Morel is the Chief Executive Officer and was formerly the Chief Investment Officer of the Montgomery County Green Bank (MCGB). He comes to the Green Bank with a professional background in corporate and project finance, with a particular interest in the use of public and private funds to fill market gaps and catalyze investment into high impact sectors. Prior to the MCGB, Stephen led a financial consulting company dedicated to connecting infrastructure developers with debt and equity financing sources.
Christopher (Chris) Versace is the Chief Investment Officer and thematic strategist at Tematica Research, a thematic research and indexing firm. Tematica’s intellectual property and content powers several ETFs from Rize ETF, Han ETF and Amplify ETFs. The proprietary thematic investing framework that he’s developed over the last 15 years leverages changing economic, demographic, psychographic and technology landscapes to identify pronounced, multi-year structural changes. Chris is the co-author of “Cocktail Investing: Distilling Everyday Noise into Clear Investing Signals.”

Please note that the Chatham House Rule applies – neither the comments of the speaker nor those of other participants are for attribution.
Please register at wammdc.org by 6:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The event is $35 for WAMM members, $55 for non-members, $20 for student members, and $25 for student non-members. Please try to register early, as the space is limited!

2024 MCEC Legislative Reception: Decoding Decarbonization
2024-02-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Governor Calvert House, 58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Maryland continues to set ambitious targets to reach Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) goals. Decoding decarbonization will be a critical step for state, local communities, and business leaders to develop successful strategies and partnerships for success.
Legislators face challenges to meet climate change mitigation goals and targets set under the Climate Solutions Now Act 2022. Guest speakers will share updates on legislative priorities and plans for collaboration between agencies, stakeholders, and utilities to meet state goals.

Decarb DC 2024
2024-02-29 08:00 - 13:00 | The Towers Crescent Conference Center, 1850 Towers Cres Plaza, Tysons, VA, 22182, United States
Decarb DC 2024 will be hosted by Companies for NetZero, a company that supports all organizations on their journey to decarbonizing real estate, infrastructure and supply chains.

Themes for the Summit will be:

Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) and updates on the Inflation Reduction Act

Understand tax codes.

New Innovations for Decarbonizing Assets

Funded Solutions for Decarbonizing

Leadership Solves – Climate Change
2024-03-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Leadership Montgomery, 6010 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, Rockville, MD, 20852, United States
Make a difference in your community! Learn how you can use your leadership to contribute to positive change. Hear from subject matter experts on advocacy, agricultural sustainability and funding possibilities for environmental progress; and network with like minded individuals who share a passion for a sustainable future.
This is YOUR chance to get involved post-graduation.
This event is free and open to all engaged alumni of LM.

Market Series: Easy Solar for Condos and HOA Residents
2024-03-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Rockville Innovation Center, 155 Gibbs St, 2nd floor, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States
This Montgomery County Green Bank event is ideally suited for Common Ownership Community (COC) Associations, COC Board members, Condo Unit Owners and residents of Homeowners Associations, Solar Installers interested in installing for COCs, as well as lenders, policymakers, advocates, and contractors interested in learning about how COCs can install solar more easily.

Healthy Home Fairs
2024-04-06 13:00 - 17:00 | The Catholic University of America, Pryzbyla Center Washington DC, 620 Michigan Ave, NE, Washington DC, DC, 20064, United States
We are honored to support the biggest home electrification event in the DMV, taking place on Saturday, April 6th, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM at the DC Armory. Register now for the Healthy Homes Fair! 25% of the pollution in our region originates from our homes – as homeowners or renters, we have the power to change that. Come to the Healthy Homes Fair to explore the products, services, and incentives available to use your home to combat climate change while increasing health and comfort. With over 50 exhibitors, an appliance “petting zoo,” an e-bike tasting party, a bouncy castle for the kids, food trucks, and much more, the Fair is bound to have something for everyone!
There will be Montogmery County Green Bank fliers distributed at the fair. Connect with us, and discover how we can assist you in decarbonizing your home today! Register now.

3rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting
2024-04-16 11:00 - 2024-04-18 16:00 | Zoom
The 3rd annual NIHHIS National meeting aims to bring together multiple stakeholders (federal agencies, state and local government, private and public partners, community leaders) to discuss heat and health with the goal of reducing risk on multiple timescales and geographic scales. This meeting is focused on engaging communities and developing a shared vision for community heat resilience.
The three themes of the meeting include: Defining the Problem of Heat; Personal Exposure to Heat; and Community Action and Response to Heat.
The NIHHIS National will be a virtual meeting through Zoom, and will take place from April 16-18, 2024. The meeting includes keynote speakers, presentations and panels on heat and health topics, and more.

Innovations in Climate Resilience
2024-04-22 08:00 - 2024-04-24 17:00 | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
ICR24’s mission is to bring together the world’s brightest minds to solve the greatest challenge of our time.
This year’s theme “Solutions For Scaling Change”, captures the urgency and the growing need for innovations at scale to meet the monumental task of addressing climate change. The focus areas of the conference include empowering action for rapid carbon neutrality, investing in climate resilient infrastructure, systems to fortify our future and advancing sustainability solutions for the next generation.
Join the community working to create a brighter, more climate resilient future. Share your climate innovations during our curated technical program featuring an opening session, platform talks, breakout sessions and an evening poster session.

Montgomery County GreenFest 2024
2024-04-27 11:00 - 16:00 | Blackrock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr, Germantown, MD, 20874, United States
The Montgomery County GreenFest is the largest annual environmental festival in Montgomery County, MD. GreenFest is organized by a coalition of public and non-profit partners.
Leap into action this 2024 and join us at GreenFest 2024 where people of all ages come together to celebrate, learn, and start or continue their journey to improving our community and the environment!
