The CleanTech Alliance Learning Series presents notable clean tech executive speakers for a monthly conversation followed by networking with cleantech industry leaders from across the region.
A different speaker and topic is presented on the second Wednesday of each month (12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.) from February 2026 through August 2026.
June 10th – Data Center Energy & Transmission Needs
Join us on Wednesday, June 10th, 2026, from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST, for this exploratory lunch conversation and networking event at the Perkins Coie office downtown Seattle.
Hyperscaler load is reshaping regional energy planning, with forecasts now pointing to the equivalent of two to four new Seattles of demand by 2030. Hear directly from TPU and Energy Northwest on what they’re seeing, what generation and transmission decisions are on the table, and where industry, policymakers, and clean energy developers fit into the path forward.
Featuring: Greg Cullen, Senior Vice President at Energy Northwest, and Ahlmahz Negash, Principal Resource Planning Analyst at Tacoma Public Utilities.
Upcoming 2026 Events in this series:
August 12th – Offsite Manufacturing’s Affects on Supply Chain and Workforce. Register Here.
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Past Lunch Series Speakers:
2026 Lunch Speakers
- May 2026 – Policy, Permitting & Regulation
- April 2026 – Current State of Data Centers
2025 Lunch Speakers
- October 2025 – PFAS in the Rain: Solutions for the Ultra-Shorts
- September 2025 – Grid Solutions: Virtual Power Plants & Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems
- April 2025 – AI Applications in CleanTech
- March 2025 – Cyber Security Risks and Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- February 2025 – Battery Materials & Energy Storage Systems
- January 2025 – Updates on State Legislative Policies, Payroll Taxes, and Washington Clean Energy Tax Credit Assistance Program
2024 Lunch Speakers
- October 2024 – The Fusion Supply Chain
- September 2024 – Geothermal Energy
- April 2024 – Plugging Offshore Wind into the Electric Grid
- March 2024 – Net-Zero Materials: Timber
- February 2024 – Workforce Development: Creating Successful CleanTech Internship Programs
- January 2024 – From the Lab to the Skies: Sustainable Aviation Fuels
2023 Lunch Speakers
- April 2023 – C-Suite Roundtable on Developing a Skilled, Inclusive Workforce
- March 2023 – Wastewater Heat Recovery
- February 2023 – Future-Proofing Buildings: Sustainable, Efficient Design for Energy Retrofits
- January 2023 – The BUILT Cluster: Working Together for Infrastructure Decarbonization
2022 Lunch Speakers
- October 2022 – The Future of Fusion Regulations and the Need for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- September 2022 – The Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on the Clean Energy Industry
- May 2022 – Innovative Approaches to Organic Waste Management (Hybrid)
- April 2022 – Ocean Energy, Marine Fuels & the Blue Economy
- March 2022 – Trends in the CleanTech Funding Landscape
- February 2022– Salmon Conservation
- January 2022 – Hydrogen Technologies