Brian Ross, AICP, LEED GA

Vice President, Renewable Energy
Great Plains Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Brian Ross, AICP, LEED GA, is a Vice President at the Great Plains Institute, leading GPI’s renewable energy market transformation efforts in the Midwest and nationally. Brian joined the institute after 20 years as a consultant working with local, regional, and state governments on sustainable development, climate, and energy planning, policy, and regulation. He has worked with dozens of communities across the Midwest and east coast, helping communities become leaders in transforming energy systems. He now manages development of solar/water quality best practices for the national PV-SMaRT project, and the national Water Quality Task Force overseeing the project. Brian also directs GPI’s technical assistance for the national SolSmart certification program for local governments and helps lead national research efforts on integrating renewable energy development with natural systems and agriculture.

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Presentation(s):

• Saving the World Through Watershed Function: Insights from the PV-SMaRT Project

  Wednesday, February 16, 2022
  8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

• Large-scale Solar Development: Water Quality Risk, or Green Infrastructure? The PV-SMaRT Project [live]

  Wednesday, February 16, 2022
  2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

• Large-scale Solar Development: Water Quality Risk, or Green Infrastructure? The PV-SMaRT Project [virtual]

  Thursday, March 3, 2022
  On-Demand