Michelle is a frequent speaker, author, event producer and the Executive Director of the Arizona Energy Consortium. Below are some of her contributions.
- Speaker, “Power Supply to Future Real Estate Development Projects,” BEX Private Development Summit, August 7, 2024
- Speaker, “Emerging Issues in Renewable Energy: Customer Procurement,” Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section, 2022 Arizona State Bar Convention, June 13, 2024
- Conference Emcee and Speaker, “Customer Perspective: Changing Customer Loads,” “A Fireside Chat with Utility CEOs,” Southwest Energy Conference, May 23, 2024
- Speaker, “Green Data Center Energy & Technology,” 2023 National Data Center & SmartCity IoT Edge Summit, December 13, 2023
- Speaker, “Impacts of the IRA on the Mountain West Energy Markets,” and “Impacts and Opportunities of Extending the Day-Ahead Market to Energy Imbalance Market,” Infocast Mountain West Renewables Summit, November 7, 2023
- Conference Emcee and Speaker, “Customer Perspective: Changing Customer Loads,” Southwest Energy Conference, May 24, 2023
- Keynote Speaker, ”How to Successfully Navigate the Environmental Permitting Labyrinth for Semiconductor Fab Construction,” SESHA, 45th Annual Symposium, April 26, 2023
- Speaker, “What Does It Mean to Have a Sustainable Business? 5 Lessons Learned for Founders,” PHX STARTUP WEEK, April 24, 2023
- Guest University Lecturer, “Updates to the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard,” Arizona State University Master of Real Estate Development course, February 27, 2023
- Speaker, 3rd Annual National DataCenter & SmartCity IoT Edge Summit, January 26, 2023
- Speaker, “Update on RPSs and Clean Energy Goals – What Progress Has Been Made and What’s Next?,” Infocast Mountain West Clean Energy Procurement Summit, November 2, 2022
- Speaker, “Update on RPSs & Clean Energy Goals – What Progress Has Been Made and What’s Next?”, Mountain West Clean Energy Procurement conference, November 2, 2022
- Speaker, “Transitioning to the Sustainable Economy,” Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section Section, 2022 Arizona State Bar Convention, June 29, 2022
- Conference Emcee and Speaker, “Customer Perspective: Changing Customer Loads,” Southwest Energy Conference, May 24, 2022
- Speaker, “EconDev/Green Data Centers, Energy & Technology,” Data Center and Smart City IoT Infrastructure Summit, April 6, 2022
- Guest University Lecturer, “Updates to the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard,” Arizona State University Master of Real Estate Development course, March 29, 2022
- Speaker, “Developing Energy Projects and Securing Appurtenances in the Navajo Nation, Handling Key Matters Associated with Development and Operation, and Common Misconceptions,” 2021 Navajo Nation Law Hybrid CLE Conference, October 15, 2021
- Speaker, “Environmental Considerations for Development of Renewable Energy Projects: Site Selection, Due Diligence, Permitting and Siting Constraints and Opportunities,” Arizona Association of Environmental Professionals (AZAEP), September 28, 2021
- Speaker, “Environmental Issues Impacting Utility Scale Renewable Energy Projects,” Construction Law Section, 2021 Arizona State Bar Convention, June 18, 2021
- Speaker, “Energy Law Update,” Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section, 2021 Arizona State Bar Convention, June 16, 2021
- Speaker, “The Changing Landscape of Energy Regulations and Generation,” Southern Arizona Energy Management Society, April 28, 2021
- Guest University Lecturer, “Phase I Environmental Site Assessments,” Arizona State University Master of Real Estate Development course, March 23, 2021
- Speaker, “Smart City Infrastructure: Boots on the Ground,” National DataCenter and Smart City Infrastructure Summit, October 20, 2020
- Speaker, “Federal Energy Outlook, DOE and EPA: Issues at the intersection of federal policy support for fossil fuel industries vs local, state, regional, Tribal, and customer desires for more clean energy,” Electric Power in the Southwest, August 17, 2020
- Speaker, “What’s That Smell: An Update on Odor Science and Litigation,” Geosyntec Compliance Camp Webinar Series, August 6, 2020
- Author, “Conducting environmental due diligence in real property transactions during COVID-19 restrictions,” April 9, 2020
- Quoted, “Will APS Face Retail Competition in Arizona? Regulators Issues Diverging Proposals,” Utility Dive, February 12, 2020
- Author, New Order May Increase Interest in Renewable Energy Projects in Arizona, ABA Journal of Real Estate, Condemnation, and Trust Litigation Winter 2020, January 29, 2020
- Quoted, “Bye to Bad Habits: Lawyers Share Resolutions For 2020,” Law360, January 24, 2020
- Author, “ACC Order Requiring Minimum 18-Year Term for Contracts with Qualifying Facilities May Increase Interest in Renewable Energy Projects in Arizona,” Fennemore Craig Client Alert, January 24, 2020
- Author, “Winds of Change,” AZBusiness, November/December 2019
- Conference Emcee and Speaker, “Customer Perspective: Changing Customer Loads,” Southwest Energy Conference, November 13-14, 2019
- Author, “Shedding Some Light,” AZBusiness, May/June 2019
- Speaker, “Update on RCRA,” Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society RCRA Reloaded Seminar, May 9, 2019
- Panelist, “Innovations in Power: Solar, Hydro, Wind, Microgrids, Fuel Cells, On site Power Gen,” Greater Phoenix Data Center & Cloud Infrastructure Summit, February 28, 2019
- Quoted, “U.S. Expected to Export More Energy by 2020,” Chamber Business News, February 14, 2019
- Co-author, “The Energy-Water Nexus – How Policymaking is Shaping Generation and Usage Profiles in the Regional Southwest,” Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, Summer 2018
- Co-author, “Farm Air Quality Reporting Requirements Becoming Less Murky Under Recent Regulatory Developments,” Maricopa Lawyer Newsletter, May 2018
- Panelist, Water Law & Policy Conference, Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy at the University of Arizona, December 1, 2017
- Panelist, “Southwest Data Center Market 360: A Big Picture Overview, and Making Sense of Recent M&A Activity, the Ins-and-Outs of Deals and What it Means for the Industry,” 6th Annual Southwest Data Center Summit, November 2, 2017
- Co-author, “A Bright Future for Renewable Energy,” Green Living AZ Magazine, July 11, 2017
- Quoted, “Power Position,” AZ Business, May-June 2017
- Co-author, “Reach of EPA Farm Reporting Rule Expanded With Recent Circuit Court Ruling,” Fennemore Craig Update, April 18, 2017
- Panelist, “Politics of Water & Energy Sustainability in Arizona,” ASU Spirit of Service Scholars Seminar, March 25, 2017
- Moderator, “Innovations in Energy Delivery, Cost per kWh and the Impact of Public Sector Incentives on Site Selection: How Two Types of ‘Powers’; are Coming Together to Influence the Data Center Industry,” Fifth Annual Southwest Data Center Summit, November 2016
- Panelist, AZBusiness HEAT Forum, October 5, 2016
- Quoted, “Solar Goes Big With Arizona Land Purchases,” AZBigMedia, August 4, 2016
- Quoted, “Sunny Days for Land Owners,” AZRE Magazine, July 2016
- Quoted, “Why Isn’t Arizona Leading in Solar Energy?” AZBigMedia, May 12, 2016
- Speaker, “Regional Innovation in Arizona,” 2015 Energy Exchange Conference, August 2015