Proposal for Portable Generator Carbon Monoxide Safety Information on Electric Utility Websites
Portable Generator Manufacturer's Association

Telecommunications Initiatives in the Education Environment
Kristin Townsend - Program Manager for Education, Verizon Foundation

Customer Engagement Presentation
Charles R. Dickerson, Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Federal Smart Grid Task Force
Eric Lightner, DOE

Getting Customers to Act as Though They Care
Justin Segall, Simple Energy

GTI's Emerging Technology Program
Ryan Kerr, GTI

Voltage Optimization
Phil Powell, DVI

State Clean Energy Programs: Colorado
Frank Prager, Xcel Energy

Net Energy Metering- Fare Deal?
Eran Mahrer

Net Metering
Rick Gilliam, Vote Solar

Net Metering- National Perspective
Jason Keyes, IREC

Winter Outlook - Mid-Winter Update: Heating season 2012-2013
Natural Gas Supply Association

Overview of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s Combined Heat & Power Program
Bill Wolf - Manager, I&C Energy Efficiency Programs

Gas and Climate: How Low Can We Go?
Armond Cohen - Executive Director, Clean Air Task Force

Natural Gas - A Flexible Tool in Shaping Carbon Futures
Dr. Francis O’Sullivan - Executive Director, Energy Sustainability Challenge Program, MIT

Natural Gas: More Effective than Cap-and-Trade?
Matt Most - VP, Demand, Development & Policy, Encana Natural Gas, Inc.

Four Rules for Renewables
Mark Jamison, Public Utility Research Center, University of Florida

How USAID Funding Can Impact Project Feasibility
Barry Schaeffer, Nexant Consulting

NARUC International Programs: Accomplishments & Plans
Erin Hammel, NARUC

Strategy and Practice of Smart Grid in State Grid Corporation of China
Kai Xie, SGCC

The South Asia RegionalInitiative: Cross Border TradingSome observations from A former U.S. Regulator
Craig Glazer, PJM Interconnection

Marcellus Shale Mitigation - Good Science, Good Habitat, Good Water
B. Michael Schaul & John J. Blazosky, PE - The WHM Group

Water Research Foundation Programs and Updates
Robert Renner - Executive Director, Water Research Foundation

WISPs and the 900 MHz Band
Stephen E. Coran - Counsel, Wireless Internet Service Providers Association

Perspectives on Securing Resources for Large Events
Carlos D. Torres, Vice President - emergency Management, Consolidated Edison Inc.

EEI Cost Recovery Mechanisms for Strom Hardening and Resiliency
James Fama

Florida Office of Public Counsel
JR Kelly

Financing Natural Gas Expansions and Line Extensions
Cynthia J. Marple - Marple Rate Strategies

Line Extensions for Natural Gas: Nebraska’s Experience
Laura Demman - Director, Natural Gas Department, NE PSC

Natural Gas Vehicles Opportunities and Challenges in the Transportation Sector
Kathryn Clay, Ph.d - Executive Director, Drive Natural Gas Initiative

Opportunities and Challenges to the Expanded Use of Natural Gas in Transportation
Alex Schroeder - Senior Manager of Transportation Fuels, Colorado Energy Office

Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste
Dr. Peter Lyons - Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, DOE

Welcome and Agenda
Hon. Harold D. Williams - UMA Chair and Maryland PSC Commissioner

Preparing for the Mobile Future
Brett Holland - Manager, Interactive Communications, PHI

PSC On the Go
Brinda Westbrook Sedgwick - Commission Secretary, District of Columbia PSC

Smarter Power Today: How Domestic Natural Gas Production is Benefiting Consumers
Michelle Bloodworth - VP of State Affairs and Business Development, ANGA

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Mark McGranaghan - Vice President, Power Delivery and Utilization, EPRI

NARUC / USAID Regulatory Capacity Assessment Report Mexico
Hon. Timothy Alan Simon, Commissioner, California PUC

NARUC / USAID Regulatory Capacity Assessment Report Mexico
Timothy Alan Simon - Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

PPIAF’s Initiatives in Developing Countries
Adriana de Aguinaga, Program Manager, The Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)

The Outlook for Energy:A View to 2040 with a Focus on the Power Sector
Todd Onderdonk, Senior Energy Advisor, Corporate Strategic Planning Department, ExxonMobil

Customer Safeguards: Alternative Regulation Moves Forward with Appropriate Protections
Steve L. Klick - Executive Policy Manager, PA PUC

Introduction to Atmos Energy
Gary Smith - Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Atmos Energy

Get Connected: Your Life Made Easier
Lloyd Levine - Director, California Emerging Technology Fund

Electricity & Gas Interdependencies
Hon. Kenneth W. Anderson, Jr. - Commissioner, Texas PUC

Electricity & Gas Interdependencies
Ron Christian - Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer, VECTREN

Electricity & Gas Interdependencies
Rick Smead - Director, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Improving Gas-Electric Coordination in New England
Gordon Van Wiele - President, ISO New England

NAESB Gas-Electric Harmonization Committee Report
Rae McQuade - President, North American Energy Standards Board

Some Thoughts on When Subsides Do and Do Not Make Sense
Jay Apt - Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

Subsidies
Mark Sievers - Chairman, Kansas Corporation Commission

NRRI Survey on Long-Term Gas Contracting
Ken Costello - Principal Researcher, NRRI

Is it Fair for Families?
Lee G. Petro - Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Prison Inmate Phone Rates
Gary Maynard - Secretary , Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

Best Practices for Small Water Suppliers
David Spenard - Office of the Attorney General, Kentucky

Small Water Companies in Nevada
Alaina Burtenshaw - Commissioner, Nevada

Impacts of Gas Drilling on Human and Animal Health
Dr. Robert Oswald, Ph.D - Dept. of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University

Overview of Power Sector Environmental Regulation
Jennifer Macedonia - Senior Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center

District Energy
Paul Moser, P.E., Penn State

GTI’s Intelligent Utility Program
Alicia Farag - GTI

LNG Exports: What State Utility Commissions Need to Know
Ken Costello - Principal Research, NRRI

Tiger Cat: Software for Hard Hat Industries
Diosa Woods & Michael Cooper - Tiger Cat Software

And Then There Was Abundance: Examining Natural Gas in 2012
Bruce McDowell - Director, Policy Analysis, American Gas Association

Application of a New Risk Premium Model for Estimating the Cost of Common Equity
Pauline M. Ahern - CRRA, Principal, AUS Consultants & Dylan W. D’Ascendis, CRRA, Associate, AUS Consultants

Best of the Best Practices: Annual Price Index Pass-Through Rate Adjustments
John Williams - Utilities, Inc.

Broadband and Minnesota
Diane Wells - MN Dept. of Commerce & Bill Hoffman - Connect Minnesota

Consideration of Best Practices
Teri Carlock

Creating Economic Value: How Utilities Can Do It
Steve Kihm, CFA - Research Director, Energy Center of Wisconsin

FERC Update
Steven Hunt, CPA - Regulatory Accounting Branch Manager, Office of Enforcement, FERC

Financial Accounting Standards Board Update
Nicholas Cappiello - Project Manager, Financial Accounting Standards Board

Fixed Cost Recovery Mechanisms
Kelly Mendenhall - Director, Regulatory Affairs, Questar Gas Company

Fixed Cost Recovery Mechanisms
Kelly Mendenhall - Director, Regulatory Affairs, Questar Gas Company

History of CIP/DSM
Jessica Burdette

IFRS Update
Darin Kempke - KPMG

Implementing a Fixed Delivery Services Charge For Natural Gas Service
David H. Sederquist - Xcel Energy

Industry Perspective IFRS & FASB Convergence Projects
Randall E. Hartman - Director, Accounting, Edison Electric Institute

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission: Hot Topics
Jerry Dausinger - MN Public Utilities Commission

PCAOB Update
Gregory S. Wilson - Deputy Director, PCAOB Division of Registration and Inspections

PowerOptInvest Model: Least Cost Planning Under Uncertainty
David Hoppock - Prof. Dalia Patino Echeverri

Regulatory Practices-The New York Approach
Walton Hill - United Water

Rural Utilities Service
Kenneth M. Ackerman - Assistant Administrator, Program Accounting and Regulatory Analysis, USDA RUS

Sustainability of Energy Efficiency/DSM Programs
Roger Levy - Lead Consultant, Smart Grid Technical Advisory Project, LBNL

Sustainability of Energy Efficiency/DSM Programs Graphics
Phyllis A. Reha - Commissioner, MN Public Utilities Commission

Sustainability of Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Programs in a Reduced Natural Gas Cost Environment
Jeffrey Daugherty - Director, Regulatory and Legislative Activities, CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas Operations

The Future Of Utility Hedging
Julie Ryan - Managing Partner, Aether Advisors LLC

The New Telecom World: Minnesota’s Industry Perspective
Brent Christensen - MN Telecom Alliance

The Role of Integrated Energy Systems in Community Energy Planning
Ken Smith - President & CEO, Ever-Green Energy

The Sustainability of Energy Efficiency: Several Aspects to Consider
Martin Kushler, Ph.D - Senior Fellow, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Xcel Energy’s Reliability Management
Joel Limoges - Manager, Electric Area Engin, XcelEnergy

Cyber Security for Critical Energy and Telecommunications Infrastructures: Major Issues & Challenges for the States
Michael Ebert

Government-Private Partnerships & Cybersecurity Management: A Process that Works for Natural Gas Utilities
Dave Weber

Electricity Storage
Ralph Masiello, Kema Consulting

Some Data!
John Felmy - Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute

Some Thoughts on When Subsides Do and Do Not Make Sense
M. Granger Morgan - Head, Department of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Energy Efficiency Resources:Three Decades of PNW Experience and Plans for the Next Two
Tom Eckman - Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Energy Efficiency with Avista
Bruce Folsom - Director, Energy Efficiency Policy, Avista

Puget Sound Energy
David Landers - Manager, Business Energy Management, Puget Sound Energy

Dynamic Pricing Activities
Ross C. Hemphill - VP, Regulatory Policy & Strategy, Commonwealth Edison Company

Dynamic Pricing: Colorado and Beyond
William Levis - Consumer Counsel, Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel

Pricing: Lean & Agile Strategy for Electricity
Paul Centolella - VP, Analysis Group

Integrating Wind with Grid Operations
Mark McGranaghan - VP, Power Delivery & Utilization, EPRI

Turbine Advancements (large and small)
Charles Newcomb - NREL

Wind Technology Today
John Dunlop - American Wind Energy Association

Measurement and Verification Working Group
Miriam Goldberg - Senior VP, DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability

Program Design & Implementation Working Group
Dan Delurey - Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid (ADS)

Tools and Methods Working Group
Andy Satchwell - Scientific Engineering Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

NEDO and International Activities
Tatsuya Shinkawa - Chief Rep., Washington DC, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Older Adults Technology Services
Fred Fields - COO, Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)

Primer on Broadband Adoption: Trends, Barriers, and Effective Approaches to Closing Gaps in Utilization
Michael Santorelli - Director, Advanced Communications Law and Policy Institute, NY Law Sch

City of Seattle’s Role
Erin Devoto - Acting Director, Dept. of Information Technology, City of Seattle

Defining Needs for State & Local Broadband Policy
Karen Mossberger - Professor, University of Illinois/Chicago (Smart Communities Program)

Helping Communities Thrive through Broadband Adoption
Tom Fritz - VP, State & Local Programs, Connected Nation

NC Broadband
Angie Bailey - Director, NC Broadband, North Carolina Department of Commerce

United Water's Environmental Compliance Assurance Program
Gregory P. Wyatt - VP and General Manager, United Water Idaho

Regulatory Practices - The New York Approach
Walton Hill - United Water

The Regulatory Model: What’s Working, What’s Not (cont’d) - The Environment
Lisa Sparrow - President and CEO, Utilities, Inc.; President, NAWC

Co-Optimized Analysis & Design of Electric & Natural Gas Infrastructures
Dr. James McCalley, Harpole Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Iowa State University

Gas-Electric Infrastructure Analysis Phase 1 and Phase 2
John Lawhorn - Director, Regulatory and Economic Studies, MISO

Gas-Electric Interdenpendency Studies: How do we do it?
Patrick Bean, Energy Policy Advisor, American Clean Skies Foundation

Power Switch: A No Regrets Guide to Expanding Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation
Patrick Bean - Energy Policy Advisor, American Clean Skies Foundation

Safe and Responsible Exploration of Natural Gas: Technology Innovations and Research
Michelle Bloodworth - VP, Business Development, America's Natural Gas Alliance

Pricelock Marketplace
Tripp Dunman - Managing Director, Pricelock

Reducing Risk & Outperforming Regulations: Risk Analytics for Natural Gas Infrastructure
Matt Futch - Global Policy Director, IBM Energy & Utilities Industry

Natural Gas in Transportation
Vaughn Burns - Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Chrysler Group

Transforming our Nation’s Transportation Sector: The Role of Natural Gas
Kathryn Clay, Ph.D. - Executive Director, Drive Natural Gas Initiative

Why Utilities Should Not be in the NGV Refueling Business
Warren Mitchell - Chairman of the Board, Clean Energy

Market Update
Patrick Bean - Energy Policy Advisor, American Clean Skies Foundation

Connected Nation and the Lifeline Broadband Pilot Program
Tom Koutsky - Chief Policy Counsel, Connected Nation

Project GOAL: Project to Get Older Adults Online
Debra Berlyn - Executive Director, Project GOAL

Alpine Air Quality Trends
Paul Loeffelman

Energy Impacts to the American Family
Eugene M. Trisko

Colorado's Energy Strategy
Joshua Epel

Creative Solutions on Energy /Environment Issues
Malcolm Woolf

Energy/Air Quality Integration in Texas
Dub Taylor

Value of State Clean Energy Programs
Frank Prager

MATS and the Maryland Healthy Air Act
Tad Aburn

MATS Implementation and Next Steps
Joseph Goffman

The Utility Mercury Air Toxics Standard
Todd A. Snitchler

PowerOptInvest: Assessing Utilities Investment Alternatives to Respond to New EPA Rules for Coal-Fired Power Plants
Dalia Patino-Echeverri

Grid Yoga: Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into the Electric Grid
An Interactive Lab by NARUC

Natural Gas AMR/AMI
Kathleen Kerr - NJ Natural Gas Company

Utility Telecom Game Changers
Mike Oldak - VP & General Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council

Offshore wind in Northeast Ohio
Dave Karpinski - VP, NorTech and Chair, LEEDCo

Offshore Wind: Environmental/Regulatory Needs & Critical State Support
Gary A. Buchanan, Ph.D. - Office of Science, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Ohio Power Siting Board
Kim M. Wissman - Director, Department of Energy and Environment, PUCO

Regulatory Tools and Rule Development
Zeno Bai - Environmental Scientist, Standards & Risk Management Division, U.S. EPA

Small System Considerations
David R. Monie, P.E. - President, G.P.M. Associates Inc.

Sustainable Water Supply: The Water-Energy Nexus
Kathy L. Pape - President, Pennsylvania American Water

Evaluating the Benefits of Distribution System Deferrals
Ronny Sandoval - Energy Efficiency Programs, conEdison

Measuring it Right: Best Practices in the Selection and Implementation of Cost-Effectiveness Tests
Robin LeBaron - National Home Performance Council

Advanced Technologies for Western Conference
Richard Lordan - Senior Technical Executive, Transmission, EPRI

Emerging Technology: Enhancing the Performance of Geothermal Power Production
Susan Petty - AltaRock Energy

Energy Storage: Appreciating the Diversity of Uses
Audrey Lee, Ph.D. - Energy Advisor, Office of the President, California Public Utilities Commission

Geo-Magnetically Induced Currents
Richard Lordan - Sr. Technical Executive, Transmission, EPRI

The Future is Efficient - Emerging Technologies Outlook 2012
Jeff Harris - Director, Emerging Technologies, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

NWPP Members’ Market Assessment and Coordination Initiative
Elliot Mainzer - Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Bonneville Power

The biggest electricity challenge in the West: Lowering the cost of integrating variable generation
Doug Larson - Executive Director, Western Interstate Energy Board

Xcel Energy
Tom Imbler - Vice President of Commercial Operations, Xcel

How is Individual Privacy Protected in a World of Extensive Personal Data Collection & Processing
Dr. Tom Reddoch - Senior Technical Executive, EPRI

Protecting Consumer Privacy
Lillie Coney - Associate Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center

Natural Gas in a Smart Energy Future: Technology Update
James Marean - Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Sector, Gas Technology Institute

Overview: Centerpoint Energy
Chuck Harder - Senior Director of Regulatory Policy and External Relations , CenterPoint

How is Individual Privacy Protected in a World of Extensive Personal Data Collection & Processing
Dr. Tom Reddoch - Senior Technical Executive, EPRI

Protecting Consumer Privacy
Lillie Coney - Associate Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center

Horizontal Drilling & Hydraulic Fracturing
Doug Louis - Director, Conservation Division, Kansas Corporation Commission

Less is More: SEE Action and the Power of Efficiency
Phyllis Reha

Less is More: SEE Action and the Power of Efficiency
Kathleen Hogan

Less is More: SEE Action and the Power of Efficiency
Mark Sylvia

Less is More: SEE Action and the Power of Efficiency
Gene Rodrigues

Unlocking value from existing utility assets
Chris Shelton

XTreme Power: The Power to Control
Carlos Coe

Natural Gas in a Smart Energy Future: Technology Update
James Marean - Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Sector, Gas Technology Institute

Overview: Centerpoint Energy
Chuck Harder - Senior Director of Regulatory Policy and External Relations , CenterPoint

Horizontal Drilling & Hydraulic Fracturing
Doug Louis - Director, Conservation Division, Kansas Corporation Commission

How is Individual Privacy Protected in a World of Extensive Personal Data Collection & Processing
Dr. Tom Reddoch - Senior Technical Executive, EPRI

Protecting Consumer Privacy
Lillie Coney - Associate Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center

Impacts of North American LNG Export
Gary L. Sypolt - Executive Vice President, Dominion Resources, Inc.

LNG: Out Through the In Door?
Christopher Smith - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. DOE

The Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Perspective
Donald Santa - President, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

Future Focus of NARUC/USAID Programs

International Renewable Energy Initiatives

Mexico's Initiatives with respect to Renewable Energy

USAID Six Regulatory Challenges Going Forward

Communications Policy: The State of the States
John Stephenson - American Legislative Exchange Council

Telecommunications Regulation in North Dakota
Rep. Blair Thoreson - ND House of Representatives

Performance Measures and Benchmarking - What Works for Water?
Lisa Sparrow - NAWC; Scott Haskins - CH2M Hill; Stephen Schmitt - American Water Works

Green Button: Smart Response
Aneesh Chopra - United States CTO, White House Offi ce of Science & Technology Policy

Integrated Meter Data, Energy Efficiency & Demand Response
Sarav Periasamy - President & CEO, PERI Software

Princeton Power Systems
Darren Hammell - Executive VP Business Development, Princeton Power

Transmission & Distribution Efficiency: A More Efficient Electrical System and a Lower Carbon Future
Karen R. Forsten, Director – Renewable Integration, Operations & Planning Power Delivery and Utilization, EPRI

Reliability Compliance for 2012: Positive Changes and Continued Concerns
Matthew McVee, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP

Reliability Compliance: How are we doing?
James Fama, Vice President-Energy Delivery, EEI

FERC Order No. 1000: Compliance Efforts
Lindy Fisker - Director, Federal Regulation, Arizona Public Service Company

FERC Order No. 1000: MISO
Rob Berntsen - VP, State Regulatory, MISO

Order 1000 Compliance...Looking Back to Look Forward
Craig Glazer - VP, Federal Government Policy, PJM, Inc.

Summary of IEE LED Reflector Lamp Recommendations Project
Adam Cooper

Should the U.S. Export LNG?
Ken Costello - Principal, NRRI

The EIA’s Long-Term Outlook for U.S. Natural Gas Markets, AEO2012 Early Release Overview
Angelina LaRose - Team Leader, Gas Markets Team, Office of Energy Analysis, U.S. EIA

How the CAF Order Affects the States
Bob Loube - Rolka, Loube, Saltzer Associates

RUS Telecommunications 2012 - Investment Activity
Jessica Zufolo - Deputy Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, USDA

Major DOE/FE Deomonstration Projects and Large-Scale Field Tests
Thomas A. Sarkus, Office of Major Demonstrations, NETL

Opportunities for a Positive Regulatory Framework
Sharry Tucker, Governmental Affairs Consultant, Denbury Resources Inc

Nuclear Waste Storage and Fee Issues
Michael F. McBride - Van Ness Feldman, PC

Overview of the Final Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
Richard A. Meserve - Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future

Cyber Security Training - CI Commissioner Workshop Indianapolis
Miles Keogh, Patrick Miller, Richard Lichtenfels and Alan Rivaldo

Leading With Consumer Curiosity: Accelerating energy efficiency programs by listening to the consumer
Kristen (Kris) T. Bowring - Sr. Director, Platform Lead, Home and Energy Management, Best Buy

Perfect Power Institute
John Kelly - Executive Director, Galvin Electricity Initiative

The Customer Roadmap: Customers as Co-Creators of Value
Peter Honebein - Principal, Customer Performance Group

The Industrial Consumer Perspective
Steve Spinner

Related Resolution of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
NASUCA

Transmission Planning in the ERCOT Interconnection
Lasher/Nelson

Western Interconnection Regional Transmission Expansion Planning
Nickell/Tarpey

New Vehicle Technology and Utility Regulation
Miles Keogh - Director, Grants and Research, NARUC

The Scenario Driver: Six-Plus Dollar Gas

Resiliency Plans for National Disasters
Walton Hill - Sr. Vice President, United Water

Southern Company: Restoring Power
Daniel Glover - VP, Power Delivery, Southern Company

Making Ends Meet: Ratepayers and the Recession
Bryan Batson - Senior Vice President, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs, AGL Resources

Ratepayers and the Recession
Roger Colton - Fisher, Sheehan and Colton

What is Happening in Colorado
William Levis - Consumer Counsel, Colorado Dept. Of Regulatory Agencies

Regulatory Efforts to Enhance Pipeline Safety: The Rhode Island Experience
Paul Roberti - Commissioner, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission

Power Plant Water Use - 500 MW Simple Cycle Fossil Plant
Thomas Effinger - Manager, Environmental; SCANA Corporation

Supply & Demand
Nick DeBenedictis - Chairman, CEO & President, Aqua America

U.S. Nuclear Power Policy and R&D Programs
Dr. Peter Lyon - Ass't Sec for Nuclear Energy, US DOE

SmartGrid Consumer Benefits
Goldman

Hydraulic Fracturing: Placing What We Know Today in Perspective
Ken Costello, Principal, NRRI

Bridging Clean Air and Peak Demand
Eric Wilkinson, ISO New England

Stationary Diesel Engines
Melanie King, EPA

webinar recording: Bridging Clean Air and Peak Demand

EM&V State Example: Texas
Kevin Cooney, Navigant Consulting

How Can EM&V Play a Role in Air Quality Planning
Ken Colburn Regulatory Assistance Project

Introduction to EM&V: Options and Approaches
Kathleen Gaffney, KEMA

Models, Roles, and Responsibilities for EM&V
Kathleen Gaffney

Planning EM&V: Balancing Costs and Value of Information
Kevin Cooney, Navigant Consulting

Aggregated Net Metering: Policymakers' Perspectives
Kris Mayes

Exploring Aggregated Net Metering in Arizona and Beyond: A Review and Discussion
Barbara Keene and Elijah Abinah

Recording: Exploring Aggregated Net Metering in Arizona and Beyond

From Idea to Implementation
Scott Johnstone, District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility

Who Should Deliver Ratepayer Funded Energy Efficiency?
Rich Sedano, Regulatory Assistance Project

DOD Concerns About Grid Reliability: Some Talking Points
Mike Warwick

Energy Security and Utility Collaboration with our Department of Defense Partners
Dan Tunnicliff

Energy Security Collaboration
C. A. Skip Cofield

Natural Gas VehiclesA Real Transporation Solution - Today
Michael W. Allman - CEO, Southern California Gas Company

The Near Future of Electric Transportation
Henry A. “Hank” Courtright - Sr. Vice President, EPRI

Transforming our Nation’s Transportation Sector: The Role of Natural Gas
Dr. Kathryn Clay - Executive Director, Clean American Transporation Alliance (CATA)

Transmission: A Key Element In Bulk Power Reliability
David Owens, Executive Vice President, Edison Electric Institute

Pipeline Safety Technology Needs
Ron Edelstein - State Regulatory Director, GTI

Pipeline Safety, Transmission and Distribution
Jesus Soto - El Paso Corp.

Pipeline Safety: Moving to a Safer Future
Larry Bogard - Intergrys Corp.

Summary of ACSF/BPC Report on Fostering Stable Natural Gas Markets
Gregory C. Staple - CEO, American Clean Skies Foundation

US Natural Gas Market Update: Technology, Oil & NGLs Transform the Market
Porter Bennet - CEO, Bentex

Global Perspectives on Balancing the Energy Mix in the Future: The Mexican Experience
Francisco Salazar

Jamaica Power System Characteristics
Maurice Charvis

Roadmap 2050: A practical guide to a prosperous, low-carbon Europe
Michael Hogan

Comments on AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
Hal J. Singer - Navigant Economics

Mobile Broadband Spectrum Considerations
Peter Rysavy - Rysavy Research

Mobile Wireless and Broadband: A Rural Perspective
Daryl Atley Zakov - Associate, Bennet & Bennet, PLLC

Legislative Changes Under Consideration in Ohio
Sue Daly - Ohio Public Utilities Commission

Technology Moving Water Forward
Marc A. Lucca - Vice-President, Production, AQUA

Chesapeake Energy Overview
Aubrey McClendon - Chairman and CEO, Chesapeake Energy

Fukushima: What it means for credit ratings
Sharon Bonelli - Managing Director Fitch Ratings

The Accident at Fukushima: Implications For Existing and New U.S. Nuclear Reactors
Per F. Peterson - Professor and Chair, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Electric Market Outlook
Steve Michals, Branch Chief, Division of Energy Market Oversight, Office of Enforcement, FERC

EPA Initiatives Targeted at Coal Plants: How Will Electric Markets Be Effected?
Andrew Weissman, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Energy Business Watch

The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Charles W. Forsberg - Executive Director MIT Nuclear Fuel Cycle Study

Coal at the Brink?
Commissioner Jon McKinney, West Viriginia

NIPSCO Electric Generation Assets
David Hadley, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Northern Indiana Public Service Company

Illinois Case Study and Perspectives of a Consumer Advocate
Chris Thomas - Director of Policy, Illinois Citizens Utility Board (CUB)

Wholesale Price Responsive Demand
Scarp

Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Dr. Jim Richenderfer - ector, Technical Programs, Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Marcellus Shale - The Beast in the East: Implications for the Northeast Market
Tom Sherman - Manager, Energy Analysis, BENTEK Energy

Seneca Resources: Drill Management Program
John McGinnis - Sr. VP, Seneca Resources, Inc

The Marcellus Experience in Pennsulvania: Overview of Challenges and Opportunities
Tyrone Christy - Commissioner, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Plug-in Electric Vehicles: A Utility Regulatory Discussion
Watson Collins, P.E. - Manager, Business Development, Northeast Utilities

Potential Regulatory Pitfalls for PEVs
Dan Cleverdon - DC PSC

Credit for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Air Quality Plans
Tad Aburn - Air Director, Maryland Department of the Environment

EPA’s EE - Clean Air Strategy Update
Julie Rosenberg - Chief, State & Local Climate and Energy Program, EPA

Facing tough realities: Energy and environmental issues in 2011 and beyond
Sue Tierney - Analysis Group

Is Reliability a Real Issue for power plants given the EPA rules?
Sue Tierney - Analysis Group

Least-Cost Decision Rules for Utilities and Regulators in 21st Century Electricity Markets
Mark Cooper - Sr. Fellow for Economic Analysis, Institute for Energy and the Ene

Special Reliability Scenario Assessment: Resource Adequacy Impacts of Potential U.S. Environmental Regulations
John Moura - Manager, Reliability Assessment

State Energy Offices: "Energy-Air-Utility Priorities"
David Terry - Executive Director, NASEO

Top 10 Myths and Facts About the Toxics Rule: The Uncomfortable Truths About Air Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Mary A. Gade, J.D. - Gade Environmental Group, LLC

Top Priorities in 2011 for State Utility Commissioners
Charles D. Gray - Executive Director, NARCU

Using Energy Efficiency to Help Comply with Environmental Rules
Steven Nadel - American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

North American Natural Gas Resources, Reserves and Production Responses
Dr. John B. Curtis

Scenario Planning
John Savage - Oregon PUC

WECC Scenario Planning Process
Bradley Nickell - Director, Transmission Planning, WECC

[States and] The Big Squeeze
Susan Crawford

Climate Change: Implications for Western Water
Kathleen Miller - National Center for Atmospheric Research

Water Implications of Advanced Energy Choices
Robin Newmark - Director, Strategic Energy Analysis Center, NREL

Helping our Members work together to keep the lights on...today and in the future
Jay Caspary, Southwest Power Pool Electric Energy Network

Quanta Technology Advancing the Grid
Dr. Aty Edris, Quanta Technology

Transmission Innovation
Rob Binz, Public Policy Consulting

New Transmission Options - Case Study Superconductor Cables
Jack McCall, American Superconductor

Overcoming Transmission Line Siting Challenges: Middletown-Norwalk Project
Albert W. Cretella, Burns & McDonnell

Why the Electric Industry is Concerned with Environmental Regulations
David Littell - Commissioner, Maine PUC

Thoughts on Resilience & NERC's Severe Impact Resilience Task Force (SIRTF)
Tom Bowe - Executive Director Reliability Integration, PJM Interconnection

Thoughts on Resilience & NERC's Severe Impact Resilience Task Force (SIRTF)
Tom Bowe - Executive Director Reliability Integration, PJM Interconnection

Why the Electric Industry is Concerned with Environmental Regulations
David Littell - Commissioner, Maine PUC

Integrating Wid Generation in the Bulk Electricity System
Aidan Tuohy, Senior Project Engineer, Electric Power Research Institute

Natural Gas Interaction with Wind and Solar Power
Richard Smead, Director, Navigant Consulting

Powering a Low Carbon Economy
Christopher Flavin - President, Worldwatch Institute

Risk, Uncertainty, and Ignorance: Analytic Tools for Least-Cost Strategies
Mark Cooper, Senior Research Fellow, Vermont Law School

The Global Liquefied Natural Gas Industry/LNG 17 and the Opportunity for NARUC Participation
Jay Copan - Executive Director, LNG 17

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles: AT&T’s Path to a Cleaner Future
Jerome Webber - Vice President, AT&T Global Fleet Operations

Natural Gas Vehicles: A Real Transportation Solution - Today
Hal Snyder - Vice President of Customer Solutions, Southern California Gas Company

Natural Gas: The Fuel of Choice
David Hill - Natural Gas Economy, Encana Corporation

Realizing the Potential of Natural Gas: Moving Toward Market Stability
Byron Harris - Director, West Virginia Consumer Advocate Division

Natural Gas Markets: A Review of History and an Outlook for the Future
Bruce B. Henning - Vice President, Energy Regulatory and Market Analysis, ICF International

Incentive Regulation in the UK: Exporting and Importing Ideas
Branko Terzic

Climate Resilience Evaluation & Awareness Tool (CREAT)
Curt Baranowski - Office of Water, Water Security Division, EPA

Current Topics in Water: Rate Design and Reliability
Scott J. Rubin

Foundation Research Related to Emerging Regulations
Rob Renner - Executive Director, Water Research Foundation

NAWC 2010 Water Policy Forum
Eric Thornburg - President, NAWC

Recent Customer Experiences: A New Way to Engage Customers
Dennis L. Ciemniecki - President, Regulated Business, United Water

The Differences in Water Rates of Municipal and Investor-Owned Utilities in California
Christian L. Aldinger, CPA - California Water Association

Challenges for the Water Industry: Reduced Water Consumption and Long Term Financial Sustainability
Nick DeBenedictis - Chairman and CEO, Aqua America

United Water Idaho
Greg Wyatt - Vice President and General Manager, United Water Idaho

PowerCentsDC
Brenda K. Pennington, Esq. - Interim People’s Counsel, Washington, D.C.

PowerCentsDC: A Smart Pricing Pilot in the Nation’s Capital
Rick Morgan - Commissioner, D.C. Public Service Commission; Chair, Smart Meter Pilot Program, Inc.

ERCOT Demand Response
Kenneth W. Anderson, Jr. - Commissioner, Texas Public Utilities Commission

Use of Frequency Response Metrics to Assess the Planning and Operating Requirements for Reliable Integration of Variable Renewable Generation
Joseph H. Eto - Principal Investigator, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Our Smart Grid
Mike Youngblood - Manager of Rate Design, Idaho Power

Financing and Managing the U.S. Nuclear Waste Program
Joseph S. Hezir - EOP Group

NRC Decommissioning Funding Workshop
Thomas Fredrichs - Nuclear Regulatory Commission

CCS Deployment and Status Update
Michael E. Moore

The C8 Meeting: A Conversation about Clean Coal, Climate Change, Carbon Capture, and China
David Mohler

Rate Design and the Smart Grid
Lisa Wood, Institute for Electric Efficiency

Rate Design Options for Energy Efficiency and Climate Change
Priya Sreedharan, E3: Energy + Environmental Economics

Tariff Design Options and Case Studies
Chris King, eMeter Strategic Consulting

Natural Gas & Power Generation: The GHG Solution Is At Hand
Jack A. Fusco, President & CEO, Calpine Corporation

Natural Gas For Power Generation
Richard G. Smead, Director, Navigant Consulting Inc

Natural Gas Opportunities In The Electricity Generation Sector
Donald L. Mason, Esq., All American Energy Partners, LLC

Speaker Biographies

PURC - International Outreach
Sanford Berg - Director of Water Studies, PURC

Smart Privacy for the Smart Grid
Ken Anderson - Assistant Privacy Commissioner & General Counsel, Ontario, Canada

World Forum on Energy Regulation V (May 2012) - Update

SPP Highway-Byway Cost Allocation
Mike Palmer - Vice President, Commerical Operations , The Empire District Electric Co.

unpacking social media
Toby Vann - Sr. Vice President of Engagement Planning/Digital Director, GMMB

US REC Markets
Michel Di Capua - Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Making the Pipeline System Safer
Danny McGriff - NAPSR National Chairman

Pipeline Safety: Planning for a Safer Future
Rocco D’Alessandro - American Gas Association

Natural Gas and Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Ron Edelstein - -Director Regulations and Government Relations, GTI

Rethinking Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Eugene M. Trisko - Attorney, ACCCE

Hydraulic Fracturing and the Debate Over its Impact
Robert F. Powelson - Commissioner, Pennsylvania PUC

The Marcellus Experience in Pennsylvania
Tyrone Christy - Vice Chairman, Pennsylvania PUC

The Return of the Wasteland: The Environmental Problems of Hydro-Fracturing
Bob Myers, Ph.D., Lock Haven University

Smart Grid - What do consumers want?
Nancy Brockway - NBrockway & Associates

Smart Watt?
Katherine Hamilton - President, Gridwise Alliance

Transforming the Future of Electric Distribution and Energy Consumption
Kenneth Mercado -Division Sr. Vice President , CenterPoint Energy, Inc

What's all this fuss I hear about smart meters?
Paula M. Carmody - Maryland People’s Counsel

Planning for an Uncertain Future Case Study: Replacing Coal Units with Gas
Sam Waters - Director of System Planning & Regulatory Performance, Progress Energy Carolinas

Toolkit for Ensuring Reliable, Economic Responses to EPA’s Proposed Air Regulations
Sue Tierney - The Analysis Group

The State Of Our Infrastructure
Nick DeBenedictis - CEO, Aqua America, Inc.

The State Of Our Infrastructure
Mary Healey - President, NASUCA, Connecticut Offi ce of Peoples Counsel

Rate Design and the Smart Grid
Lisa Wood, Institute for Electric Efficiency

Rate Design Options for Energy Efficiency and Climate Change
Priya Sreedharan, E3: Energy + Environmental Economics

Tariff Design Options and Case Studies
Chris King, eMeter Strategic Consulting

Rate Stabilization Mechanisms
Cynthia J. Marple - Director, Rates and Regulatory Affairs, American Gas Association

Pipeline Safety: Planner for a Safer Future
Rocco D’Alessandro - Executive Vice President, NiCor Gas

COLR and Competition in a Broadband World
Mark E. Brown - Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Charter Communications

Impacts of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on COLR Obligations
Glenn Brown - McLean & Brown and the Rural Alliance

The COLR Challenge, Broadband, and Rural America
Jeff Lanning - Director of Federal Regulatory Affairs, CenturyLink

Where Have All the Minutes Gone?
Tom McCabe - TDS Telecom

US Advanced Light Water Reactor Development (ALWR) Program
Dave Modeen - Director, External Affairs, Nuclear Sector, EPRI

Funds Transfer Agent Agreement
Will Johnson - Chairman & President, Visage Energy

Historical Overview of the NARUC UMAP
Utility Market Access Partnership

Introduction to Cabrera Capital Markets, Inc.
Martin Cabrera - CEO, Cabrera Capital Markets, Inc.

SDG&E and SoCalGas' DBE Efforts & Finance Areas
Brian Chew - Director, Pension & Trust Investments, Sempra Energy

Southern California Edison: Diversity Firms in Financial Services
Greg Henry - Manager of Investments, Southern California Edison Company

The Investment Case for Emerging Managers
Johnita W. Mizelle - Head of Corporate, Endowment & Foundation Sales, Progress Investment Management Company

International Experience and EPRI R&D Efforts Related to Variable Generation
Karen Forsten, EPRI

Looking Forward: High Wind and Solar Penetration on the Grid
Judy Chang, The Brattle Group

Perspectives from a Grid Operator
Mike McMullen, Midwest ISO

Renewable Energy and the States
Miles Keogh, NARUC

Renewable Integration Model
Judy Chang, The Brattle Group

The Supply Curve of Flexibility: Options to Incorporate Wind and Solar onto the Grid
Brendan Kirby, Consult Kirby

Alternativas a las Feed-In Tariffs
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Cap and Trade Example - MGGRA
John Shenot
Wisconsin Public Service Commission

Carbon Offsets, Cap and Trade, & Emission Trading
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Carbon Offsets, Cap and Trade, & Emission Trading
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Case Studies from the EU
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Changes to the Regulatory Framework: Issuance of Technical Standard for Renewable Distribubted Generation in Guatemala (RDGTS)
Carlos Colom Bickford

Compensaciones por reducción del carbono, tope y comercio, comercio de emisiones
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Ejemplo de tope y comercio - MGGRA
John Shenot
Wisconsin Public Service Commission

El modelo de las feed-in tariffs
John Shenot
Wisconsin Public Service Commission

Estudios de casos de la Unión Europea
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

FVE
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Iniciativa Regional de Gases de Efecto Invernadero: un mercado del carbono para el noreste
Alice Miller
New York State Department of Public Service Commission

Introducción y descripción general
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Introduction and Overview
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Normas de la cartera
Alice Miller
New York State Department of Public Service Commission

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: A Carbon Market for the Northeast
Alice Miller
New York State Department of Public Service Commission

Renewable Portfolio Standards in the United States
Alice Miller
New York State Department of Public Service Commission

The Feed-In Tariff Model
John Shenot
Wisconsin Public Service Commission

VERS
John Gulliver
Pierce Atwood, LLP

El Salvador- Promoting Renewable Energy Development
Jose Calixto Arias

El Salvador- Renewable Energy Projects through the use of water resources
Jose Calixto Arias

Guatemala- Renewable Energies in Guatemala
Gustavo Ruano Martinez and German Antonio Juarez Vidaurre

Guyana- Guidelines for the Electricity Regulatory Framework in Guyana
Shankar Singh

Honduras- Legal Framework for Renewable Energy in Honduras and Prospects for Development
Miguel Angel Figueroa Rivera

Jamaica- Elements of the Legal and Regulatory Framework supporting Renewable Energy in the Jamaican Jurisdiction
Clement Jackson and Wayne McGregor

Jamaica- presentation supplement
Clement Jackson and Wayne McGregor

Mexico- Regulation of Renewable Energy in Mexico
Javier Flores Garcia

Panama- Legal and Regulatory Framework Supporting Renewable Energy in Panama
Elia Bim and Ruben Nieto

El Salvador- Promoviendo el desarrollo de energia renovable
Jose Calixto Arias

El Salvador- Proyectos de Energia Ronovable, a traves de la utilizacion del recurso hidrico
Jose Calixto Arias

Guatemela- Energias Renovables en Guatemala
Gustavo Ruano Martinez y German Antonio Juarez Vidaurre

Guyana- Pautas para el marco regulatorio de la energia electrica en Guyana
Shankar Singh

Honduras- Marco Legal de Energia Renovable en Honduras y Perspectivas de Desarrollo
Miguel Angel Figueroa Rivera

Jamaica- Elementos del marco jurdico y regulador en apoyo a la energia renovable en la jurisdiccion jamaiquina
Clement Jackson y Wayne McGregor

Jamaica- suplemento de la presentación
Clement Jackson y Wayne McGregor

Mexico- Regulacion de las Fuentes de Energia Renovable en Mexico
Javier Flores Garcia

Panama- Marco Legal y Regulatorio que Apoya la Energia Renovable en Panama
Elia Bim y Ruben Nieto

ETC Designation
Irene Flannery - Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, FCC

ETC Designation: State Responsibilities
Bob Casey - Florida Public Service Commission

Value At Any Price? Lifeline Reform at the FC
Christine Mailloux - Staff Attorney, The Utility Reform Network

NERC and Bulk Power System Reliability
Jan Schori

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Standards Update July 2010

State-Level Feed-In Tariffs for Renewable Energy: Comments on FERC's California Decision
Scott Hempling

Eastern Interconnection States' PLanning Council - Current Issues
Hon. Lauren Azar

Interconnection?wide Transmission Analysis: Technical Work in the Midst of Major Policy Discussion
David Whiteley

Modernizing and Greening the Grid: The Challenges of Transmission Planning
John Bear

Modernizing and Greening the Grid: The Challenges of Transmission Planning and Renewables Integration
Jim Shetler

Modernizing and Greening the Grid: The Challenges of Transmission Planning and Renewables Integration
Mike Cashell

Planning in the 21st Century: The Black Sheep or the Crown Jewel of the Electric Industry?
Craig Glazer

Regional Transmission Planning in the West
Hon. Marsha Smith

Renewable Integration: California ISO Perspective
Dr. Keith Casey

Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
Hon. Jon Wellinghoff

Shifting Gears - Accelerating the Shift to Plug-in Electric Vehicles
Hon. Ron Binz

Shifting Gears to EVs and Plug-In Hybrids: The Ratepayer Perspective
Dave Ashuckian

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Dr. Mark Johnson, ARPA-E

Advanced Research: Developing Options for a Carbon Constrained Future
Hon. Paul Centolella, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Electric Power Research Institute: Technology Innovation
Rosa L. Yang, EPRI

State PUC Concerns Regarding Research, Deployment & Development for a Carbon Constrained World
Michael Dworkin, Vermont Law School

Biomass Environmental Implications
Danielle Fugere, Friends of the Earth

Biomass Power Drivers, Threts, Economics
Bill Carlson, Carlson Small Power Consultants

Biopower Status
Richard Bain, NREL

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
Hon. Paul Centolella, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

The Impact of Dynamic Pricing on Low Income Customers
Lisa Wood, Institute for Electric Efficiency

Competitive Feed-in Tariff - SREC Financing
Hon. Jeanne Fox, New Jersey BPU

Feed-in Tariffs in Oregon and Vermont
Lisa Schwartz, Regulatory Assistance Project

Hawaii Feed-in Tariff
Hon. John Cole, Hawaii PUC

Financing the Decarbonized Power Sector
Joel Freehling, Shorebank

The Role of Commission Regulation in GHG Reduction
Andy Keeler - John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State University

Global and US Gas Outlooks
Andrea Reyman-Cruz

Global Natural Gas Market Fundamentals
Darcel L. Hulse

LNG in the U.S., A FERC Perspective
Jeff C. Wright

Funding the National Broadband Plan through HCF Reform
Sherry Lichtenberg - NRRI

ETC Designation
Irene Flannery - Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, FCC

ETC Designation: State Responsibilities
Bob Casey - Florida Public Service Commission

Value At Any Price? Lifeline Reform at the FC
Beth Fujimoto - Executive Director, Public Policy

How Does the Internet Really Work?
Larry Thompson, PE - CEO VantagePoint

How Is the Internet Different?
Dale N. Hatfield - University of Colorado

The Wireless Internet: T-Mobile Perspectives on the Customer Experience
Ambre Blatter - Director, Network Engineering & Operations, T-Mobile USA

The Nashville Flood: The Images and Aftermath
Dr. Kenneth C. Hill - Director, Tennessee Regulatory Authority

Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanisms as a Necessary Regulatory Response
Stephen St. Marie - Advisor to Commissioner John A Bohn, California PUC

Sustainable Water Policy in Arizona
Kris Mayes - Chairman, Arizona Corporation Commission

York Water
Jeff Hines - President, York Water

Quebec's Green Power

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Standards Update
John McDonald -Chairman, SGIP Governing Board

Smart Grid Technical Advisory Project
Chuck Goldman - Project Manager, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Status of Smart Grid Investment Grant Projects
Joe Paladino - DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

T&D Efficiency Initiative
Richard Lordan, PE - Technical Director, EPRI

Update on Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse
Lisa Schwartz - The Regulatory Assistance Project

Simulating California’s High Renewable Future: Implications for Integration Requirements, Wholesale Prices and GHG Emissions
Udi Helman

The Role of Energy Storage with Renewable Electricity Generation
Paul Denholm

Wind and Solar Generation and Storage Impacts on the California Grid: Results of Joint KEMA and CAISO Study Performed in 2009
David Hawkins

Distributed Generation: Benefits, Constraints & Policy Solutions
Kevin Fox

The Changing Role of Distributed Renewable Generation
Noah Long

How Regulators Should Use Natural Gas Price Forecasts
Ken Costello - Principal, National Regulatory Research Institute

Renewable Gas
Donald Chahbazpour - Director of Sustainable Gas Group, National Grid

Smart Energy: Helping Bring Biogas to the Region
Bill Edmonds - Director of Environmental Management & Sustainability, NW Natural

The Nashville Flood: The Images and Aftermath
Dr. Kenneth C. Hill - Director, Tennessee Regulatory Authority

Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanisms as a Necessary Regulatory Response
Stephen St. Marie - Advisor to Commissioner John A Bohn, California PUC

Sustainable Water Policy in Arizona
Kris Mayes - Chairman, Arizona Corporation Commission

York Water
Jeff Hines - President, York Water

CO2 Capture and Storage
Henry A. "Hank" Courtright

EPA Coal Ash Proposal
Jim Sullivan

United States Clean Coal Research, Development & Demonstration Programs
Joseph Giove III & Thomas A. Sarkus

The Public Sector Role in Financing Energy Improvements
Angela Gould, California Energy Commission

Transitioning to a Carbon-Constrained World: The Role of PUCs
Rick Morgan - Commissioner, D.C. Public Service Commission

Marcellus Shale Development in New York
Jack Dahl - Director, Bureau of Oil and Gas Regulation Division of Mineral Resources, NY DEP

The Marcellus Experience in Pennsylvania: Opportunities and Challenges
Tyrone Christy - Vice Chairman, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

The High and Rising Cost of Building Nuclear Reactors: Understanding the Implication of the Economic Failure of Nuclear Power for Climate and Energy Policy
Mark Cooper - Senior Fellow Institute for Energy and the Environment, Vermont Law School

Why Nuclear? New Nuclear Power Plant Development
Chris Fallon - Vice President, Office of Nuclear Development, Duke Energy

Utilities And The Economy
Richard W. Cortright, Jr. - Managing Director, Standard and Poor’s

Data, Privacy, Standards and Outreach: How Do We Engage and Protect the Consumer?
Commissioner Paul Centolella, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Distribution System Automation
Ellen Petrill, EPRI

In Greater Depth: Rate Designs and Measuring Value
Roger Levy, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

New Players and New Participants Changing the Game
Christian Grant, Booz & Company

The Last Ten Feet: Meters, Devices, Demand Side Resources and Demand Response
Roger Levy, Lawrence Berkely National Lab

The Smart Grid: Introduction
Miles Keogh, NARUC

Transmission System Smart Grid, Microgrids, and Storage
Alison Silverstein

Understanding the Benefits of Smart Grid
Joe Miller, Horizon Energy/NETL

Report: FCC Needs to Improve Oversight of Wireless Phone Service

Over-the-Counter Energy Derivatives
Andy Whitesitt - Director of Financial Trading, ACES Power Marketing

Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy
Alan J. Nogee - Director of Climate & Energy Policy and Strategy, Union of Concerned Scientists

Creating a Low-Carbon Future
Hank Courtright - Senior Vice President, EPRI

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Production: How Can We Do It?
Jill Duggan - Visiting Fellow, World Resources Institute

Preparing for Electric Vehicles
John Mucci - Vice President Engineering & Planning, Con Edison

The Coming Boom in Plug-In Electric Vehicles
Rick Tempchin - Interim Executive Director, Retail Energy Services, Edison Electric Institute

Vehicle Electrification - Cars, Infrastructure Investments, and Consumer Demand
Mark Duvall - Director of Electric Transportation, EPRI

The Green Bank in the Senate Jobs Bill
Reed Hundt, Coalition for the Green Bank

Bill Impacts of Energy Efficiency Programs: Massachussets
Tim Woolf - Commissioner, Massachussets DPU

Bill Impacts of Energy Efficiency Programs: Minnesota
Phyllis Reha - Commissioner, Minnesota PUC

Bill Impacts of Energy Efficiency Programs: Washington
Pat Oshie - Commissiner, Washington UTC

CO2 Sequestration Technology Overview
Ellen Petrill - Director, State & Regional Relations, EPRI

Removing the Legal and Regulatory Barriers to Large-Scale Deployment of CCS
Sean T. McCoy - Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Over-the-Counter Energy Derivatives
Andy Whitesitt - Director of Financial Trading, ACES Power Marketing

Creating a Low-Carbon Future
Hank Courtright, EPRI

Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy
Alan J. Nogee - Director of Climate & Energy Policy and Strategy, Union of Concerned Scientists

Creating a Low-Carbon Future
Hank Courtright - Senior Vice President, EPRI

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Production: How Can We Do It?
Jill Duggan - Visiting Fellow, World Resources Institute

Vehicle Electrification - Cars, Infrastructure Investments, and Consumer Demand
Mark Duvall - Director of Electric Transportation, EPRI

Geothermal Energy Resources
Brenda Pierce - Program Coordinator for the Energy Resources Program, USGS

Geothermal Power - Private Equity Perspectives
Todd Bright - Director, Denham Capital

Star Energy and Geothermal Development
Jim Slutz - President, Global Energy Strategies

Key Factors Influencing Shale-Gas Production 2010
Chris McGill - Managing Director Policy Analysis, American Gas Association

Power To Be Your Best
Rosa Schmidt - Employee Engagement and Outreach Manager, PSEG

Washington Gas
Roberta Willis Sims - Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Energy Acquisition, Washington Gas

Report: FCC Needs to Improve Oversight of Wireless Phone Service

Current Water Infrastructure Research
Rob Renner - Executive Director, Water Research Foundation

National Drinking Water Council Advisory Group Update
Lisa Sparrow - President, Utilities Inc.

Planning Ahead for International Financial Reporting Standards
Howard Stone - Principal, National Regulatory Research Institute

Sustainable Water Systems: Step 1 – Redefining the Nation’s Infrastructure Challenge
David Monsma - Executive Director,The Aspen Institute

Demand Response with and without Smart Grid
Rich Sedano, RAP; Roger Levy, Consultant; and Chuck Goldman, LBNL

NIST Standards Development Update
Roger Levy, LBNL

Optimizing Load in the Smart Grid Environment
Allen Freifeld, Viridity Energy

Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse
Lisa Schwartz, RAP

Smart Grid Webinar Summary
Chuck Goldman, LBNL

Status Report: National Action Plan on Demand Response and 2010 Demand Response and Advanced Metering Survey
David Kathan, FERC

Demand Response with and without Smart Grid
Rich Sedano, RAP; Roger Levy, Consultant; and Chuck Goldman, LBNL

NIST Standards Development Update
Roger Levy, LBNL

Optimizing Load in the Smart Grid Environment
Allen Freifeld, Viridity Energy

Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse
Lisa Schwartz, RAP

Smart Grid Webinar Summary
Chuck Goldman, LBNL

Status Report: National Action Plan on Demand Response and 2010 Demand Response and Advanced Metering Survey
David Kathan, FERC

Three Requirements of a Smart Grid
Kevin Messner, AHAM

Integration of Renewables at the Midwest ISO
Bill Malcolm - Manager, State Regulatory Relations, Midwest ISO

IRC Markets Committee - Key Findings of Wind Integration and Markets Workshop
Wind Integration Task Force, IRC Markets Subcommittee

Simulating California’s High Renewable Future:Implications for Integration Requirements, Wholesale Prices and GHG Emissions
Udi Helman - Integration of Renewable Resources Program, California ISO

Tariff and Market Issues
Wes Yeomans - Director Operations, New York Independent System Operator

Transmission Planning: FERC Activities
Mason Emnett - Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, FERC

Cost allocation changes in the Midwest ISO
William Smith - Executive Director, Organization of MISO States

Postage Stamp Transmission Pricing: The Seventh Circuit Reverses FERC
Scott Hempling - Executive Director, NRRI

Transmission Siting in Pennsylvania: Current Issues
Jim Melia - Counsel, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Integration of Renewables at the Midwest ISO
Bill Malcolm - Manager, State Regulatory Relations, Midwest ISO

IRC Markets Committee - Key Findings of Wind Integration and Markets Workshop
Wind Integration Task Force, IRC Markets Subcommittee

Simulating California’s High Renewable Future:Implications for Integration Requirements, Wholesale Prices and GHG Emissions
Udi Helman - Integration of Renewable Resources Program, California ISO

Tariff and Market Issues
Wes Yeomans - Director Operations, New York Independent System Operator

Transmission Planning: FERC Activities
Mason Emnett - Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, FERC

Cost allocation changes in the Midwest ISO
William Smith - Executive Director, Organization of MISO States

Postage Stamp Transmission Pricing: The Seventh Circuit Reverses FERC
Scott Hempling - Executive Director, NRRI

Transmission Siting in Pennsylvania: Current Issues
Jim Melia - Counsel, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Hydraulic Fracturing: How to balance the need for new gas supplies with environmental concerns
Barry T. Smitherman, Chairman, Public Utility Commission of Texas

TECO Energy
Lewis Binswanger - Director, Business Strategy, TECO Peoples Gas

Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Walter L. Kirchner - Argonne National Laboratory

Department of Energy Update
Patrick R. Schwab - Office of Nuclear Energy, US DOE

Existing NARUC Policy: Nuclear Waste Resolutions

Nuclear Waste Management: Key Attributes, Challenges, and Costs for the Yucca Mountain Repository and Two Potential Alternatives
Mark Gaffigan and Mehrzad Nadji - Government Accountability Office

Used Nuclear Fuel Integrated Management
Steven P. Kraft - Senior Director, Used Fuel Management, Nuclear Energy Institute

Solix Overview
Eric Sequin - VP Corporate Development, Solix, Inc.

Privacy and Cybersecurity
Tom Oscherwitz - Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Privacy Officer, ID Analytics, Inc.

Privacy: Is there an app for that?
Roy Lathrop - NCTA

Do Not Subsidize Competition
Joe Gillan - Consultant, Gillan Associates

Key Elements of USF Reform
Alan Buzacott - Executive Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon

The Evolving Universal Service Challenge
Steve Morris - V.P. and Associate General Counsel, NCTA

Universal Service Support for Broadband - State and Federal Options
Peter Bluhm - Consultant, Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates

Potential Job Benefits of commercial Deployment of CCS Technologies / Cophenhagen Update
Eugene M. Trisko

Update on U.S. Clean Coal Research, Development and Demonstration Programs
Joseph Giove

CO2 Sequestration Technology Overview
Ellen Petrill - Director, State & Regional Relations, EPRI

Removing the Legal and Regulatory Barriers to Large-Scale Deployment of CCS
Sean T. McCoy - Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Creating a Secure Low-Carbon Future - The Secrets to Success
Hank Courtright, EPRI

The Utility of the Future in a Carbon Constrained World Some New Players
Val Jensen, Vice president, Marketing and Environmental Programs, ComEd

The Utility of the Future in a Carbon Constrained World Some New Players
Paul A. Centolella, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Using Forests to Offset Energy - Sector Emissions: a case study
Minda Berbeco, PhD Candidate, Tufts University

Utilities in a Carbon Constrained World: Opportunities and New Players with Smart Grid
Peter Yeung, Sr. Director, Market Development, SilverSpring Networks

Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission: the Utility of the Future Conference
Patrick Oshie, Comissioner, Washington Public Utilities Commission

Financing Energy Portfolios of the Future
Dan Bakal, Director, Electric Power Programs, Ceres

Cap and Trade is Not Enough
Jay Apt, Carnegie Mellon University

Climate Change Initiatives in the Chinese Power Sector
Frederick Weston, Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project

Recognizing the Disparities
Frank Stewart, President and COO, The American Association of Blacks in Energy

Energy Efficiency's Role in Emerging Climate Policy and Energy Markets
Bill Prindle, ICF International

Energy Trading: The Impact of the EU ETS on power - the price to be paid for CO2 abatement?
Ralf Wagner, Head of Forward Analysis

The Marginal Effects of the Price for Carbon Dioxide: Quantifying the Effects on the Market for Electric Generation in Florida
Theodore Kury, Director of Energy Studies, Public Utility Research Center, University of Florida

The Full Portfolio: Technologies for an Affordable Low Carbon Future
Ellen Petrill, Director, Public/Private Partnerships Electric Power Research Institute

Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy
Hannah Choi Granade, Principal, McKinsey & Company

Climate Realities and Utility Policies: what have we heard here?
Richard Cowart, Director, Regulatory Assistance Project

Smart Grid & Retail Regulation: Integrating A Tool For The Future In Traditional Regulation
Jay Morrison, Sr. Regulatory Counsel, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Smart Grid: Powering Our Future, Delivering Value To Customers
Wayne Harbaugh, Vice President Pricing & Regulatory Affairs, Baltimore Gas & Electric

Perspectives on GHG Abatement and Energy Efficiency
Ken Ostrowski, McKinsey & Company

Reaching the Potential for Energy Efficiency: What's Achievable and What Can Regulators Do?
Lisa Wood, Executive Director, Institute for Electric Efficiency

Energy Efficiency: Building an Energy Resource
Kathleen Hogan, U.S. Department of Energy

NARUC/DOE/NREL Partnership Update
Karlynn Cory, NREL

Report on EPRI
Barbara Tyran, EPRI

White Tags: Energy Efficiency Certificates
Alden Hathaway, SVP Business Development

ComED: Motivating Commercial Investment
Val Jensen, VP Marketing and Environmental Programs, Commonwealth Edison

EnerNOC
Gregg Dixon, Senior VP Marketing, EnerNOC

Tracking Utility Data for the State of Illinois
Kate Tomford, Office of Governor Pat Quinn, State of Illinois

Utility Perspectives on Electrification of the Vehicle
Knut Simonsen, DTE Energy

Communicating the Value of Water
New York Chapter, NAWC

Tangent Enegy Solutions

Cyber Security in the Electricity Industry
Gib Sorebo - Chief Security Engineer, SAIC

Perspectives from a Regulator
Hon. Kevin Gunn, Missouri Public Service Commission

National Demand Response Action Plan
David Kathan - Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, FERC

Integrating Price Responsive Demand
Andrew Ott - Sr. VP, Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC

Smart Grid Technical Advisory Project
Chuck Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

GTI Delivery and End Use Sectors
Ron Edelstein - Director Regulatory Affairs, Gas Technology Institute

Talking Points on Cost Trackers
Ken Costello - Principal, National Regulatory Research Institute

Tracking Mechanisms in Utility Rate Design
Cynthia Marple - Director, Rates and Regulatory Affairs, American Gas Association

Electric Policy and Regulation in Kosovo
Nicholas Bowden - Illinois Commerce Commission

Privatization of Utility Assets: An International Perspective
Carl R. Peterson, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor, Center for Business and Regulation, University of Illinois Springfield

Telecommunications Wholesale
Dale Schmick - YourTel America

Wholesale Services
Jon Banks - Sr. VP for Law & Policy, USTelecom

Wholesale Services: The Critical Input to Competition and Broadband Growth
Rich Morris - Sprint

Cyber Security Initiatives and Issues
Robert Schreiber, CISSP, CISA - Director, Client Services and Security Operations ITS

Eastern Interconnection
Andrew Dearman - Chief Transmission Officer and Executive VP, Southern Company

Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative
David Whiteley - Consultant to PJM, Whiteley BPS Planning Ventures LLC

Regional Transmission Planning in the Western Interconnection
Scott Cauchois - Chair, Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee, WECC

Innovative Funding for Public Policy Objectives
Joseph S. Fichera - CEO, Saber Partners, LLC

Evaluation, Measurement and Verification of Energy Efficiency Resources
Chuck Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Chicken or the Egg?
Hon. Larry Brenner, Maryland Public Service Commission

The Upper Midwest Perspective
Hon. Phyllis Reha, Minnesota Public Utility Commission

Western Transmission and Renewables Development
Hon. John Savage, Oregon Public Service Commission

Principles for Cost Containment in a GHG Cap-and-Trade System (Climate Issue Brief No. 3)

State Clean Energy Policies: The Foundation for an Electric Sector Cap-and-Trade Program (Climate Issue Brief No. 4)

Summary of NARUC Climate Policy (Climate Issue Brief No. 1)

The Design of Carbon Credits Markets: Lessons from the European Union Trading Scheme
Dr. Xavier Lemaire - Sustainable Energy Regulation Network, Centre for Management under Regulation, Warwick Business School

The Canadian Carbon Pricing Forum
Gordon Kaiser - Vice Chair, Ontario Energy Board

The US/Canada Carbon Pricing Dialogue
Joel Bluestein, ICF International

Broadband Matters
Julie A. Veach - Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC

National Broadband Mapping Program
Edward Smith - Special Advisor to Assistant Secretary, NTIA

State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program
Jon Banks - Sr. VP, Law & Policy, USTelecom

E 911 and Broadband: Should the States Have Jurisdiction?
Betty Ann Kane, Chairman, DC Public Service Commission

E-911 and Broadband: APCO International
Stephen J. Wisely, Interim Director, Comm Center and 9-1-1 Services Department, APCO International

E-911 and Broadband: Washington State Experience
Marlys R. Davis, E-911 Program Manager, King County, WA

Migrating to NG9-1-1: Transition Issues
Laurie Flaherty, National 9-1-1 Office

The Evolution of Telecommunications vs. 9-1-1
Laurie Flaherty, National 9-1-1 Office

High-Capacity Services: Abundant, Affordable, and Evolving
Jonathan Banks - Senior Vice President for Law & Policy, USTele

Special Access: Are Consumers Harmed
Charles McKee - Vice President, Federal and State Regulation, Sprint

Cutting Edge Broadband Technology
Bill Morrow - CEO, Clearwire

Carbon Pricing, Utility Regulators, and Climate Risk Mitigation
Andy Keeler - John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University

Energy Efficiency
Dian M. Grueneich - Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

Limiting the Emission of CO2 and the Role of CCS
M. Granger Morgan - Head, Department of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

The iGrid Project
Ahmad Faruqui, Ph. D.

How Can Regulators Ensure that Investments in Smart Grid Technologies Will Not Become Obsolete?
Ed May - Director, AMI & Smart Grid Strategy, Itron

NIST Smart Grid Standards Roadmap
George W. Arnold, Eng.Sc.D.- National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, NIST

Smart Grid Policy
Ray Palmer and Mike Bardee - FERC

Smart Grid: Standing The Test Of Time
Bob Gilligan - GE Energy

SynchroPhasor Briefing
Alison Silverstein - Project Manager, North American SynchroPhasor Initiative

Fixing Resource Planning Tools to Acheive Higher Levels of Efficiency
Pam Lesh, Graceful Systems, LLC

How to Fully Include Energy Efficiency in Electric System Resource Planning
Bruce Biewald, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc

New Jersey's Energy Master Plan
President Jeanne Fox, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Resource Planning with Energy Efficiency: Issues for Policymakers
Snuller Price, E3

The Role of Energy Efficiency in Connecticut Integrated Resource Plan and ISO Forward Capacity Market
Vice Chairman Jack W. Betkoski, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control

Consumer Assistance Supervisor, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Beverly Barker

Director, NYS PSC, Office of Consumer Services
Sandra S. Sloane

North American Synchrophasor Initiative: Blackout Prevention or Ring-Side Seat to Watch the System Go Down?
Alison Silverstein - Consultant to Department of Energy

Not Your Grandfather's Pole!
Richard Holloway - Chief Technology Officer, Resin Systems

Stray Voltage Comes to the City
Diane Barney - Utility Supervisor, Office of Electricity, Gas & Water, New York Public Service Commission

Stray Voltage Comes to the City
Doug Dorr, EPRI

Stray Voltage Comes to the City
David Kalokitis - Chief Technology Officer, Power Survey Company

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Coordinated Approach for LNG Safety and Security Research
Anay Luketa - Fire and Aerosol Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories

New York State’s Natural Gas Efficiency Program and Revenue Decoupling Mechanisms
Thomas G. Dvorsky - Director, Office of Electric, Gas and Water, NYPSC

Global Energy Comparisons: A Compilation of Interesting Facts
Denise Parrish - Deputy Administrator, Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate, Wyoming PSC

Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: The EnergySolutions Perspective
Alan Dobson - Sr. Vice President, EnergySolutions

Department of Justice Update on Liability
Michael Hertz - Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice

Long-term Management of Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel
Patrick Moran - General Counsel, Nuclear Waste Management Organization (Canada)

Nuclear Waste Management: In Search of a Sustainable Policy
Ed Davis - Director, Sustainable Fuel Cycle Task Force, U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council

Cellular Communications and Advanced Utility Automation
Robert Gustin - National Program Manager, Sprint Nextel

Smart Grid - You Say You Want A Revolution...
Bob Williamson - Sr. Engineer, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

Verizon Smart Grid Perspective
Bob Heffron - Utility Market Manager, Verizon Business

Wireline Competition Bureau
Jeremy Marcus - Associate Chief (Acting), Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC

Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy
Ellen Vancko, Union of Concerned Scientists

Coal Generation Technology and Carbon Capture & Storage: A Guide for State Commissioners
Miles Keogh, NARUC

Industry/EPRI Carbon Capture ad Storage Demonstrations
Hank Courtright, EPRI

Measurement & Accounting of CO2 Stored in Deep Geologic Formations
Thomas Sarkus, NETL Office of Major Demonstrations

US Clean Coal Research, Development, and Demonstration Programs
Joseph Giove III, DOE

Discussion of Australian Climate Policy
Kevin D. Gunn - Commissioner, Missouri Public Service Commission

Principles for Cost Containment in a GHG Cap-and-Trade System (Climate Issue Brief No. 3)

Productive and Unproductive Costs of CO2 Cap-and-Trade
Ezra D. Hausman, Jeremy I. Fisher, Lauri A. Mancinelli, and Bruce E. Biewald - Synapse Energy Economics Inc.

State Clean Energy Policies: The Foundation for an Electric Sector Cap-and-Trade Program (Climate Issue Brief No. 4)

Summary of NARUC Climate Policy (Climate Issue Brief No. 1)

Attracting Capital for Energy & Water Projects in an Uncertain Market
Richard W. Cortright, Jr. - Managing Director, Utilities & Infrastructure Practice

Attracting Capital for Water Projects in an Uncertain Market
Nicholas DeBenedictis - Chairman and CEO, AQUA

CFO Perspective: 2009 Financing Challenges
Caroline Dorsa - Ex. VP and CFO, Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

The Evolving Interoperable Smart Grid
Ellen Petrill - Director, Public/Private Partnerships, EPRI

U.S. Department of Transportation 9-1-1 Programs & Projects
Laurie Flaherty - U.S. Department of Transportation

Energy Conservation and DSM at United Water
Walton Hill - Sr. VP, United Water

Water Service Territories
Arnette McCrae - Chair, Delaware Public Service Commission

Regional Planning for Electricity
Dallas Winslow - Commissioner, Delaware Public Service Commission

Regional Planning for Electricity: Mechanisms for Joint Decision Making
Terry Boston - President & CEO, PJM Interconnection

Regional Transmission Planning
Rodney Dickens - President, Allegheny Energy

PHI’s Smart Grid Promise & Challenges
Thomas H. Graham - President, Pepco Region

Cost of Pricing Carbon
Jeanne Fox - NJ Board of Public Utilities

Potential Effects of Proposed Climate Change Policies on PJM’s Energy Market
Paul M. Sotkiewicz, Ph.D. - Senior Economist, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

The Cost of Pricing Carbon
Sonny Popowsky - Consumer Advocate of Pennsylvania

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Gil Bindewald - Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE

Operational Challenges with Variable Generating Resources
Leon Roose - Manager, System Integration and Shari Ishikawa - Operations Supt., Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Regional Electricity Planning: Unavoidable Constraints, Possible Solutions
Scott Hempling - Executive Director, National Regulatory Research Institute

Natural Gas Priorities for the West and the California Experience
Timothy Alan Simon - Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

Rockies Natural Gas: Heading West or Heading East?
Brian Jeffries - Executive Director, Wyoming Pipeline Authority

Policies to Ensure Cost Effectiveness of the Smart Grid: A Smart Metering Perspective
Philip Mezey - Senior Vice President and COO, North America, Itron Inc.

Smart Grid Basics (Benefits), Cost Drivers, Uncertainties
Shari Ishikawa - Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Smart Grid: What Regulatory Policies are Necessary to Ensure Cost Effectiveness
Bruce Phillips - Group President, Aclara

What Best Practices Will Keep the Tap Running?
Paul G. Foran - VP and Counsel, Regulatory Programs, American Water

Best Practices Determination of small Water Comapny Incentives
John Hoy

Fair Value Accounting and the Current Financial Crisis
Michael D. Barrett

FASB Update
Bob Wilkins

FERC Update
Steven Hunt

Gas Supply Planning and Procurement
Ken Costello

Getting Renewables to Market - A New Approach to Transmission Development
Zolaikha Strong

Hot Issues of the Arizona Corporation Commission
Steven Olea

How the Economy Will Affect Utilities' Access to Capital and Ability to Earn an Adequate Return
Richard Cortright

IAS 12 - Income Taxes
Sal Montalbano

IAS 16 -Property, Plant and Equipment
John Lathrop

IAS 32 and 39, and Energy Transacting
Lee Hathaway

Impact of the Debt and Economic Crisis on the Telecommunications Business
Richard Siderman

Impact of the Economic Stimulus Bill on the Communications Industry
Mary LaFave

Latest Developments with the PCAOB
Ron Boster

Nuclear Plants: Construction and Cost Recovery Challenges
Paul Genoa

Rural Utilities Services Update
Ken Ackerman

SEC Update
Douglas Parker

Summary of State Accounting and Regulatory Survey
Elise Cox

Western Water Issues
Thomas Broderick

National Fuel Funds Network: Advocating for Energy Assistance
Sue Montgomery Corey - Chair, National Fuel Funds Network

Responding to the Growing Needs of At-Risk Customers
Becky Harsh - Manager, Consumer Retail Policy, Edison Electric Institute

Network Reliability
Whitey Thayer- Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, Communications Systems Analysis Division, FCC

Energy and Water: Issues and Challenges
Mike Hightower - Sandia National Laboratories

Energy, Water, Infrastructure and the Environment in the New Congress
Kent Burton - Senior Vice President, National Environmental Strategies

Natural Gas - The Clean Energy Bridge
Tom Price - Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Water, Energy, Infrastructure and the Environment - Current Events
Mark W. LeChevallier, Ph.D. and Andre Zinkevich, Vice President - American Water

Electric Sector Responses to Hurricanes: RMAG Approach
John Shaner- General Manager, Transmission Restoration and Emergency Preparedness, Allegheny Power

Resiliency and Response
Lisa Sparrow- Chief Operating Officer, Utilities Inc.

Telecom Providers Response
Jim Bugel- Assistant Vice President, Federal Regulatory AT&T Services Inc.

National Fuel Funds Network: Advocating for Energy Assistance
Sue Montgomery Corey - Chair, National Fuel Funds Network

Responding to the Growing Needs of At-Risk Customers
Becky Harsh - Manager, Consumer Retail Policy, Edison Electric Institute

Problems of Siting Long Distance Electric Transmission Lines
Commissioner Kristen Mayes

Problems of Siting Long Distance Electric Transmission Lines
Aldie Warnock

Upper Midwest Transmission Development Initiative
Commissioner David Boyd

Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction Potential: Capturing the Potential; Creating New Opportunities
Hank Courtwright, EPRI

Extending Success: Achieving the Next Level of Energy Efficiency Gains
Val Jensen, Commonwealth Edison

Introducing IEE & Taking Demand Response to New Levels
Lisa Wood, Institute for Energy Efficiency, The Edison Foundation

IRP Challenges of the Coming Decade
Frank Graves

Planning for the Future
Pamela Lesh

The Evolution of Integrated Resource Planning ---- An Arkansas and Electric Cooperative Perspective
Sandra Hochstetter Byrd

Energy Efficiency Resource Standards
Steven Nadel - American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

RPS Collaboratie Update
Hon. Phyllis A. Reha - Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

RPS Collaborative Update
Hon. Phyllis A. Reha - Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

Energy and Water: Issues and Challenges
Mike Hightower - Sandia National Laboratories

Energy, Water, Infrastructure and the Environment in the New Congress
Kent Burton - Senior Vice President, National Environmental Strategies

Natural Gas - The Clean Energy Bridge
Tom Price - Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Water, Energy, Infrastructure and the Environment - Current Events
Mark W. LeChevallier, Ph.D. and Andre Zinkevich, Vice President - American Water

Electricity Storage: Adding Value to the Grid Meeting
Bradford Roberts - Chairman, Electricity Storage Association

Energy Storage: An Enabling Technology
Michael W. Howard, Ph.D. - Sr. Vice President, R&D Group, EPRI

Energy Storage: Introduction
Hon. Clifton Below - Commissioner, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission

Flywheel Energy Storage
Judith Judson - Director of Regulatory and Market Affairs, Beacon Power Corp.

Transforming Energy System Efficiency and Grid Reliability
Frank Ramirez - CEO, Ice Energy

Solar Energy Technologies Program
John M. Lushetsky - Program Manager, Department of Energy

Solar Energy: Market Trends and Dynamics
Robert M. Margolis - National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Five Hot Topics in Net Metered Solar Energy
Jason B. Keyes - Keyes & Fox, LLP

Solar Financing and Incentives
David Arfin - Vice President of Customer Finance, SolarCity

Utility Solar Business Models
Julia Hamm - Executive Director, Solar Electric Power Association

Energy and Water: Issues and Challenges
Mike Hightower - Sandia National Laboratories

Energy, Water, Infrastructure and the Environment in the New Congress
Kent Burton - Senior Vice President, National Environmental Strategies

Natural Gas - The Clean Energy Bridge
Tom Price - Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Water, Energy, Infrastructure and the Environment - Current Events
Mark W. LeChevallier, Ph.D. and Andre Zinkevich, Vice President - American Water

Credit Trends in the Gas Sector Amidst the Financial Crisis
Mihoko Manabe, CFA - Vice President/Senior Credit Officer, Moody's Investors Service

Financial Market Issues and the Impact on Utilities’ Cost of Capital
Jay Copan - Executive Director, American Gas Foundation

View from Rural Utilities Service
Ken Kuchno - Director, Broadband Division, Rural Utilities Service (USDA)

Energy and Water: Issues and Challenges
Mike Hightower - Sandia National Laboratories

Energy, Water, Infrastructure and the Environment in the New Congress
Kent Burton - Senior Vice President, National Environmental Strategies

Natural Gas - The Clean Energy Bridge
Tom Price - Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Water, Energy, Infrastructure and the Environment - Current Events
Mark W. LeChevallier, Ph.D. and Andre Zinkevich, Vice President - American Water

Natural Gas: America’s Responsible Energy Choice
Thomas Skains - Chairman, American Gas Association

Telecom Sector Outlooks
Gerald Granovsky - Vice President-Senior Analyst, Moody's Investment Service

The Stimulus Package and the Telecom Industry
Gerald Granovsky - Vice President-Senior Analyst, Moody's Investment Service

Feedback: A Key Element in Fostering the Thoughtful Use of Energy
Bernie Neenan - Technical Executive, EPRI

Wall Street Turmoil: Implications for Utilities and Regulators
Peter H. Kind - Managing Director, Bank of America Securities

Integrating Price Responsive Demand into Regional Power Markets and System Operations
Paul A. Centolella - Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Status Report on FERC National Assessment of Demand Response
Ray Palmer - Office of Energy Market Regulation, FERC

Status Report: National Demand Response Action Plan
David Kathan - Office of Energy Market Regulation, FERC

Smart Grid: Components and Timing
Steve Widergren - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Smart Rates
Ahmad Faruqui, Ph. D. - Principal, The Brattle Group

Utility Smart Grid Strategies Realities and Vision
Lee Margaret Ayers - OSIsoft

Wall Street Turmoil: Outlook for 2009 and Implications for Utilities and Regulators
Peter H. Kind - Managing Director, Bank of America Securities

Energy Storage Status and Progress (coming to a grid near you)
Imre Gyuk

Energy Storage: Utility View
Anuja Ratnayake

Benefits of CarbonSaver Technology
David Wagner - President and CEO, Atlantic Hydrogen

Natural Gas Update
Barbara Mariner-Volpe - Energy Information Administration

The Outsourcing Option: Are There Some Gas Utility Functions That Others Can Do Better?
Ken Costello - NRRI

Broadband Drives Economic Transformation
Jane Smith Patterson - Executive Director, The e-NC Authority

Converged Networks - POTS and PANS and a Recipe for Success
Jill Broome - Cox Communications, Inc.

Emerging Implications of Broadband: Wrestling with Convergence and Communications Policy
Richard S. Whitt - Washington Telecom and Media Counsel, Google

Revenues
Joe Gillan - Gillan Associates

The Far-reaching Impact of Convergence: Next-Generation Networks
David J. Malfara, Sr. - President/CEO, ETC Group, LLC

Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Program
Jarad Daniels- Office of Fossil Energy, DOE

Progress on Advancing Coal Generation Technologies
Ellen Petrill- Director, Public/Private Partnerships, EPRI

The Evolution and Anatomy of Recent Climate Change Bills in the U.S. Senate: Critique and Recommendations
Kenneth Richards- Associate Director, Center for Research in Energy and the Environment, Indiana University

Climate Policy Context: The New World
Judi Greenwald - Vice President for Innovative Solutions, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Key Design Elements for Federal Cap-and-Trade Policy: How They Affect Outcomes in Electricity Delivery
Andy Keeler - John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University

Meeting the Challenges: AARP
Janee Briesemeister - Senior Legislative Representative, Government Relations and Advocacy, AARP

Meeting the Challenges: District of Columbia
Brian O. Edmonds, Esq. - Office of the Peoples Counsel, District of Columbia

Meeting the Challenges: Pennsylvania and PECO
Dick Webster - Director Regulatory Affairs, PECO

Potential for Energy Efficiency in the Power Sector and Role of IEE
Lisa Wood - Executive Director, Institute for Electric Efficiency

The ElectriNet...Creating the Electricity Network of the Future
Rob Chapman - Vice President, Technical Advisory Services, EPRI

Integrating PHEV with Austin Energy’s Smart Grid
Larry Alford - Manager, Distributed Generation Strategic Planning & Enterprise Development, Austin Energy

Plugging-in: GMs Chevy Volt
Mary Beth Stanek - Director, Environment and Energy Policy and Commercialization, General Motors

Strategic long-term planning for electric utilities: Puget Sound Energy
Stephen P. Reynolds - Chairman, President and CEO, Puget Sound Energy

Benefits of Natural Gas Storage
Russell Murrell - Sempra Pipelines & Storage

Climate Change, Infrastructure Investment and Rate Design: Emergent Energy Issues
Cynthia J. Marple - American Gas Association

Natural Gas & Energy Efficiency:Keys to Reducing GHG Emissions
Janet Gail Besser - Vice President, Regulatory Strategy, NationalGrid

Natural Gas Supply Portfolio Practices 2007-2008
Christopher B. McGill - American Gas Association

The Great Promise of Natural Gas in America
Denise Bode - CEO, American Clean Skies Foundation

Power Sector: Best Practice Network
Wayne Shirley - Director, Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)

Regulatory Issues in the Electricity Market in Israel
Amnon Shpira - Chairman, Israel Public Utility Authority-Electricity

Ensuring Wireless Consumer Protection: Consumer Advocates Perspectives
Patrick W. Pearlman - Deputy Consumer Advocate, WV PSC

National Wireless Consumer Protection Standards: The Road Behind
Rachelle Chong - Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

Survey on National wireless consumer protection standards
Sharon E. Gillett - Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable

Wireless Infrastructure & Quality of Service
Jackie McCarthy - Director of Government Affairs, PCIA

Water and Energy Efficiency: Developments in California
Stephen St. Marie - California Public Utilities Commission

Water Utility Conservation Rates and Sales Decoupling: A California Example
Tom Smegal - California Water Service Company

Regulatory Best Practices: Infrastructure Surcharges
Nicholas DeBenedictis - Chairman and CEO, AQUA

The Benefits of Infrastructure Replacement Surcharges
Walter Lynch - President of Regulated Operations, American Water

The Toughest Job in America
Jim Sullivan - Commissioner (ret), Alabama Public Service Commission

Northwestern Energy: Delivering a Bright Future
Bob Rowe - President and CEO, NorthWestern Energy

The Attraction of Infrastructure
Christopher J. Leslie - CEO, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Inc.

Status Report on FERC Demand Response Activities
David Kathan - Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Context and Candidate Outcomes to Shape National Electric System Transformation
Carl Imhoff - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Grid Technology and Architecture
Eric Hsieh - Government Relations Manager, National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Smart Grid: The Big Picture
Wade O. Troxell, Ph.D. - College of Engineering, Colorado State University

Smart Grids: Standards Landscape & Directions
Julia Souder - North American Electric Reliability Corporation

The Capital Investment Challenge
David K. Owens - Executive Vice President, Edison Electric Institute

FERC and the Recent ROE Giveaway
R. Mihai Cosman - CPUC Energy Division

Potential for Energy Efficiency in the Power Sector and Role of IEE
Lisa Wood - Executive Director, Institute for Electric Efficiency

The Future of The Transmission Grid
David W. Hilt - Vice President and Director of Compliance and Julia Souder - Director, Inter-Governmental Relations, NERC

The Net Salvage Dilemma
Monisha Gangopadhyay - CPUC Energy Division and Larry Chaset, CPUC Legal Division

Utility Securitization: Financing Methods in Uncertain Markets to Lower Ratepayer Costs
Joseph S. Fichera - CEO, Saber Partners, LLC

Competitive Implications of Forbearance Petitions and the Special Access Debate
Rich Morris

Competitive Implications of Forbearance Petitions and the Special Access Debate
Ron Hilyer

Credit Implications in Renewable Portfolio Standards Compliance
Richard Cortright

Current Accounting Issuses concerning Employee Benefit Standards
Francis Marbury

Current Utility Tax Issues
David Yankee

FASB Update
Bob Wilkins

FERC Update
Steven Hunt

Georgia Power's Green energy Program
Wilson Mallard

Global Demand and the Natural Gas Supply
Tim Johnston & Kent Taylor

How Traditional Regulatory Models Mesh with a VIOP World
Peter Bluhm

Large Capital Projects: Risks and Who Should Bear Them
Mark Agnew

Market Drivers Behind the Central Expansion in Gas Pipelines
Chris McGill

Rate Design and DSM - The Southern Approach
Glenn Jennings

RUS Update
Ken Ackerman

SEC Update
Douglas Parker

Small Water Systems Challenges and Recommendations
Daid Monie

Successful Water Reuse Programs
Christopher Buls

The Carbon Principles
Jim Butcher

The Future of Wind Power
Lola Infante

US GAAP versus International Financial Reporting Standards
Danah Al-Husaini

Yucca Mountain Project Update
Edward F. Sproat, III

Prepaid Calling Card Fraud: The Next Great Consumer Scam
John Windhausen, IDT prepaid Calling Card Company

Prepaid Calling Cards in Alaska
Lori Kenyon - Chief, Common Carrier Section, Regulatory Commission of Alaska

Prepaid Phonecard Issues in California
Robert Haga - Chief of Staff to Commissioner Chong, CPUC

Nuclear Power Plants: The Commission’s Regulatory Role
Hon. Matthew Carter

Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Power Pathway Program
Bill Stock

Federal Electric Transmission
Jeff Wright

Turbine Inlet Cooling (TIC): An Energy Solution That’s Good for the Environment, Rate Payers and Plant Owners
Gary Hilberg

Integrating More Renewable Energy in the Grid
Bert Garvin

The Experience of the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Phil Crissup

The Western Renewable Energy Zone Initiative
Hon. John Savage

Transmission for Renewables
Jay Caspary

Cost Allocation - Regional Examples
Bill Smith

The Need For New Transmission: How Will We Pay For It?
David Owens

Transmission Expansion Cost Drivers
David Mead

What Would You Do?: The Trillion Dollar Question
Gregory Ioanidis

Practical Realities of Increasing the Contribution of Energy Efficiency
Revis James

Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis
Lazard

Proposal for IT Energy Efficiency Programs
Rich Lechner - VP, Energy Efficient Technologies and Services, IBM

Climate Change, Water and Risk in Electricity Planning
Jeremy Fisher, PhD - Synapse Energy Economics

Hydrologic Implications of Climate Change for the Pacific Northwest, and Columbia River Basin
Alan F. Hamlet, Philip W. Mote, Dennis P. Lettenmaier - University of Washington

Sunpower: Smarter Solar
Julie Blunden - Vice President, Public Policy and Corporate Communications, SunPower Corporation

The Policy Pathway
Bob Anderson - Managing Director, Western Grid Group

Wind Energy by 2030
Larry Flowers - National Renewable Energy Laboratory

PG&E SmartMeter
Jana Corey, Director, Energy Information Network, PG&E

Silver Spring Networks
Eric Dresselhuys - VP Markets, Silver Springs Networks, Network Architecture & Issues for Smart Grid

The Smart Grid - Seeing the Trees for the Forest
Dan Delurey - Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition

Ford’s Plug-in Progress
Nancy Homeister - Manager of Environmental Policy, Ford Motor Company

Plugging In Transportation To Our Energy Futures
Edward Kjaer - Director, Electric Transportation, Southern California Edison

Technical Potential Assessment Of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles On Regional U.S. Power Grids
Michael Kintner-Meyer, Ph.D. - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Alaska Gas Pipeline Project
Dennis J. McConaghy - Exec. VP, Pipeline Strategy & Development, TransCanada

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Coordinated Approach for LNG Safety and Security Research
Anay Luketa - Fire and Aerosol Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories

Natural Gas Issues and Opportunities in Canada
Gaétan Caron - Chair and Chief Executive Officer, National Energy Board

Regulatory Oversight of Gas Supply Planning and Utility Performance
Ken Costello - Director, Natural Gas Research and Policy, NRRI

U.S. Gas Market and LNG Status
Darcel L. Hulse - President & CEO, Sempra LNG

Energy Efficiency and Rate Design
Atmos Energy Tom Hawkins

Energy Efficiency: R&D to Increase the Energy Savings
EPRI Ellen Petrill

The Need for Natural Gas Energy Efficiency R&D
GTI Ron Edelstein

Energy Efficiency and the AGA/NRDC Joint Statement
Sheryl Carter - Energy Program Co-Director, Natural Resources Defense Council

PG&E's Gas Efficiency Programs
PG&E Roland Risser

It Is One World... with Many Regulators
Denise Parrish

NARUC International Programs
Arnetta McRae and Aida Timm

Mapping Broadband: California’s Story
Hon. Rachelle Chong - Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

State of Wyoming: Broadband Gap Study
CostQuest Associates

Study finds no national consensus for broadband policy
CostQuest Associates

The e-NC Authority: Broadband Mapping
Charlie Pittman, Sr. Director of Telecommunications - The e-NC Authority

Climate Change, Water and Risk in Electricity Planning
Jeremy Fisher, PhD - Synapse Energy Economics

Hydrologic Implications of Climate Change for the Pacific Northwest, and Columbia River Basin
Alan F. Hamlet, Philip W. Mote, Dennis P. Lettenmaier - University of Washington

Climate Change and Water Supply
B. Kent Turner-President-California American Water Company

Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water
Octavia Oconerly-Environmental Scientist- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water
Dennis Ciemniecki-President, Regulated Sector-United Water

Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water
Paul Foran-Vice President, Regulatory Programs-American Water

Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water
Sergio A. Santiviago-Director, State Policy-Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

Energy Reliability and Water Sustainability: How De We Meet the Challenges?
Kent Turner-President-California American Water

Western Water Issues
Walton Hill-Sr. Vice President, Regulatory Relations United Water

Western Water Issues
Floyd Wicks-President and CEO, American States Water Company

Overcoming Barriers to Customer Demand Response through Coordinated Retail and Wholesale Regulatory Policy
Daniel Schnitzer and Liz Hicks - KEMA

Update on NERC’s outlook on Demand Response
Rick Sergel - President & CEO, NERC

Framework for the Evaluation of State Smart Grid Pilot Projects
Dr. Arshad Mansoor- Vice President, Power Delivery & Utilization, EPRI

Interoperability: Enabling all elements of the smart grid to interact
Jack Mc Gowan - Chair, GridWise Architecture Council

PNNL Smart Grid Activities
Carl Imhoff - Manager, Electricity Infrastructure Market Sector, PNNL

What is the Smart Grid?
Joe Miller - Modern Grid Strategy Team

Integrating Wind Power into the Electric Power System
Ed DeMeo

Meeting the Wind Integration Challenge in the Pacific Northwest
Elliot Mainzer

Wind Integration in the Western Interconnection
Bob Anderson

Wind Power Integration Issues for Texas
Mike Sloan

JCSP 2008 Economic Transmission Development Work-to-Date
John Lawhorn

New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard: Designed around Competitive Markets?
John Saintcross

Western Renewable Energy Generation and Transmission and the Western Renewable Energy Zone Initiative
Tom Darin

Key Issues Facing Gas Utilities and State Public Utility Commissions
Ken Costello - Director, Natural Gas Research and Policy, NRRI

Telecommunications in 2018
Stephen Kukta - Director and Counsel, Sprint Nextel

Telecommunications in Ten Years:Why the End of (Cheap) Fossil Fuels Will be a Key Driver
Sherman Elliott - Illinois Commerce Commission

U.S. Telecom in 2018: Three Utopias
Peter Bluhm - Director, Telecommunications Research and Policy, NRRI

Strengthening Management of Advanced Reprocessing Technologies (SMART)
Shawn P. Burns - American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness Congressional Fellow

Yucca Mountain Licensing Update: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing Process
Michael A. Bauser, Deputy General Counsel, Nuclear Energy Institute

Yucca Mountain Program Status Update
Christopher A. Kouts - Principal Deputy Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management

Climate Change, Public Opinion, and Utility Rates
Steve Caldwell - Regional Policy Coordinator, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Climate Change, Public Opinion, and Utility Rates
Steve Caldwell - Regional Policy Coordinator, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Regional State Climate Efforts: Midwest
Dave Sparby - CEO & President, NSP Minnesota

Regional State Climate Efforts: New Jersey
Jeanne Fox - Commissioner, NJ Board of Public Utilities

Colorado's Solar Policies
Commissioner Ron Binz, CO

Introduction to Solar in the West
Julia Friedman

Pennsylvania Quality of Service
Joseph K. Witmer - Assistant Counsel, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Reliability Pricing Model (RPM
Andrew Ott - PJM, Senior Vice President, Markets

The Impact of New Technology on the Public Switched Telephone Network
Benjamin J. Aron, Esq.

The Power to Reduce CO CO2: The Full Portfolio
Ellen Petrill, Director, Public/Private Partnerships, Electric Power Research Institute

Toward A Balanced Electricity Resource Acquisition Strategy for the Mid-Atlantic Region
Susan Coakley - Executive Director, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)

What Are The Best ILEC/CLEC/Wireless Service Quality Metrics?
Steven Bradley, Virginia State Corporation Commission

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Thinking Regionally  in the Face of Local Politics

Risk Management and Cost Containment in a Carbon-Constrained World
Richard Cowart, Director, Regulatory Assistance Project

The Carbon Principles
Jonathan Dickman-Wilkes, JP Morgan Chase

Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water
Walton F. Hill, United Water

The Impact of New Technology on the Public Switched Telephone Network
Bob Calaff - Director, Technology Policy, T-Mobile USA

The Next Step for Next Generation Technology: Interconnecting Managed Packet Networks to Preserve Voice Service Quality and Competition
Joseph Gillan, Gillan Associates

DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program
Charlie Hemmeline

Maryland's Solar Policy
Michael Li, Maryland Energy Administration

New Jersey's Clean Energy Program
Michael Winka, NJ Board of Public Utilities

Solar Energy: Transforming the NYS Power Market
Jeff Peterson, NYSERDA

Critical Infrastructure Project Implementation - Water Perspective
Walton Hill & Sameet Master

Economics and Risk of Scaling Up for Carbon Capture
Neville Holt

Economics and Risks of Scaling Up for Carbon Storage
John Tombari

Energy Efficiency Policy Trends: A look Nationally
David Pickles

FAS 141(R) & FAS 160 - Mergers and Acquisitions
John Lathrop

FAS 157 &159 Fair Value Measurements & Derivatives Disclosue
Glen Hecht

Financing Carbon Capture and Storage: Wall Street View
Swami Venkataraman

GAO Post-PUCHA Survey results
Randolph Johns

Hedging and Price Risk Management
Todd Strauss

Implications of Major Pipeline Projects
Rick Smead

Risks of Building Nuclear Generation: Wall Street View
Sharon Bonelli

Spring 08' FASB Update
Bob Wilkins

Spring 08' FERC Update
Steven Hunt

Spring 08' Rural Utility Services Update
Ken Ackerman

Spring 08' SEC Update
Robert Malhotra

State Regulation of Cable Service and Rates
Lori Panzino-Tillery

Universal Service Reform
Mike Tan

Universal Service Reform
Nathan Glazier

Universal Service Reform
Denise Parrish

Water Rate Consolidation
Troy Rendell

Will A 'Just Do It' Approach Get it Done for Consumers?
Katrina McMurrian - Commissioner, Florida Public Service Commission