• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Christen Blum

Edison Energy

Vice President, Renewables & Analytics Advisory

Christen leads the Renewable & Analytics Advisory practices at Edison Energy. Prior to leading these practices, Christen was the Commercial Director, helping clients structure renewable energy purchase agreements to meet their energy and environmental goals. Before joining Edison Energy, Christen was Manager of Renewable Transactions at Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the San Francisco based investor-owned utility serving northern and central California. In this role, Christen led a team negotiating PG&E’s utility-scale renewable and energy storage contracts to meet the state’s RPS and Energy Storage Program targets.

Sessions With Christen Blum

Thursday, 12 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    Renewables in the Boardroom: New strategies for corporate procurement
    Power & Renewables

    Direct procurement of renewable power by corporations more than doubled in 2018, with the US accounting for most transactions. The trend hasn’t abated, with 2019 announcements exceeding the prior year’s record. New industry segments entered the market and a range of financing arrangements emerged to support expanding renewable targets and business requirements. Where are the opportunities, across geographies and industries? How will corporate demand evolve, and what will procurement mechanisms look like in the future?