Vice President
Great Plains Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Brian Ross leads GPI's renewable energy program, helping local, state and regional governments on clean energy, climate, and sustainability initiatives. He works on renewable energy policy and land use regulation, state rules, utility integration, and market transformation efforts. Brian led develoment of state-specific model ordinances, land use best practices and renewable energy planning guidance resources for six Midwestern states and provided technical assistance to dozens of communities on clean and resilient energy development. Brian helped manage the PV Stormwater Management Research and Testing (PV-SMaRT) project, a ground-breaking 3-year initiative to develop science-based water quality best practices for large-scale solar. He is launching a new initiative under the U.S. DOE's SolarWEB program to develop an ecosystem framework for solar that addresses both physical and cultural issues of solar development. Brian serves on the national technical advisory team for the SolSmart solar-ready certification program and helped create and adminster GPI's pilot "EV-Smart Communities" recognition program. Brian helped create the Climate Champions program for APA's Sustainable Communities Division.
Monday, April 3, 2023
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CDT