On December 15, 2016, NYAE held its quarterly stakeholder breakfast, which covered the transportation sector from various perspectives. Phyllis Kessler of Duane Morris aptly put that the transportation sector has overtaken utilities as the number one producer greenhouse gases in the nation, bringing up issues ranging from the need to bulk up the electrical grid for vehicle charging stations to modernized and efficient transportation.

On September 14, 2016, NYAE hosted its quarterly breakfast on Technology, Buildings and Distributed Generation Optimization. Discussion leaders shed light on critical concerns within sectors - from the different mechanisms that ConEdison is employing to push for the integration of distributed resources to data driven approaches for customer acquisition and real time results.

New York Advanced Energy’s Stakeholder Breakfast brought together major players in energy optimization and building efficiency, from utility providers to building owners, to identify the gaps in the industry and find actionable solutions.