Lunch and Learn: Powering Your Business: Exploring Energy Strategies and Opportunities in Utah
June 5, 2026
Join us on Wednesday, August 12 at the Park City Chamber from 12 pm to 1 pm to discover the role renewable energy can play as one of many strategies businesses can use to understand, reduce, and transform the energy used in their day-to-day operations. Join experts from Vote Solar, Summit County, and U-Crew, as they discuss the benefits, share success stories, and highlight ways businesses can become more involved in clean and renewable energy initiatives.
During the session, speakers will discuss the different approaches businesses can take to meet their energy goals, explain the differences between renewable and clean energy, address common energy-related challenges, and highlight current and upcoming Rocky Mountain Power programs.
Featured Speakers include:
- Creed McCord, Program Engineer at U-Crew, will share a local program available to businesses seeking to better understand and reduce their energy use. He will discuss U-Crew’s no-cost energy assessments and how they help businesses make more informed energy decisions through evaluating current energy consumption and identifying opportunities for savings and efficiency improvements.
- Kate Bowman, Regulatory Director at Vote Solar, will discuss the role renewable energy can play in helping businesses achieve their sustainability goals, including the benefits of solar energy, the growth of renewable energy across Utah and beyond, and the different ways businesses can participate in and support the transition to cleaner energy sources.
- Emily Quinton, Summit County Sustainability Director and Secretary of the Utah Renewable Communities Board, will provide the big-picture framework for business energy decision-making. She will introduce the energy hierarchy, explain the differences between clean and renewable energy, and discuss the range of utility-scale energy options available to commercial customers. Emily will also provide an overview of the new Community Clean Energy Program, adopted by Summit County, Park City, Francis, and Oakley, and what it means for local businesses and the future of clean energy in Utah.
