PNNL

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response and Grid Deployment Office, invite you to attend a three-day interactive workshop focused on regional energy risk, wildfire risk scenario planning, and collaborative emergency response strategies adapted to the North Central region (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin). The workshop is structured to enable open forum discussions and peer-to-peer sharing through breakout sessions and informative presentations from state officials, the Department of Energy, and their partners and subject matter experts. This event is designed especially for energy planning officials and regulators, emergency management agencies, land managers, and Tribal representatives.

During the workshop, you will:

• Day 1: Establish a regional energy risk profile and criteria for a risk assessment process.
• Day 2: Evaluate wildfire risk scenario and collect participant insights on the effectiveness of the regional risk assessment.
• Day 3: Understand changing wildfire risk, share wildfire risk reduction and response strategies, and cultivate pathways for continuous regional collaboration. 

Attendees may participate in all three days or choose only those days most relevant to their interests.

Join us to strengthen energy security and regional energy resilience!

Registration will be available soon—check back shortly for updates. For any questions or comments, please contact Irena at irena.netik@pnnl.gov.

This workshop is hosted as part of the Assisting State Security in Energy Together project, an initiative to protect our nation through state energy security planning and collaboration.