National Association of Regulatory Commissioners

NARUC Winter Committee Meetings 2010

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Lifeline Eligibility Verification -State Actions and Best Practices
Bob Casey, Florida Public Service Commission

Aesthetic Water Quality Issues and Small Systems

Small System Water Quality Pilot Programs
Nicholas DeBenedictis - Chairman and President, Aqua America

The Benefits and Dangers of Hedging in the Natural Gas Markets

Prudence Standards for Utility Hedging
Mike Gettings - CEO, RiskCentrix

Wireless Consumer Complaints: How the FCC and States can Better Coordinate Enforcement

How the FCC and States Can Better Coordinate Enforcement
K. Dane Snowden - CTIA-The Wireless Association

Report: FCC Needs to Improve Oversight of Wireless Phone Service

Committee on Critical Infrastructure

ARRA State and Local Energy Assurance Planning and Implementation
Alice Lippert - Infrastructure Security & Energy Restoration, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability

Coordination and Assurance of Critical Utility Service

Protective Security Advisor Program
Matt Wombacher - Protective Security Advisor, Capital Region, Department of Homeland Security

U.S. EPA's Community-Based Water Resiliency Project

Promoting Community-Based Water Resiliency
Laura Flynn - Water Security Division, U.S. EPA

Committee on Electricity

Conversation with Dr. James J. Markowsky

Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Program
Dr. James Markowsky - Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, US DOE

Coordination and Assurance of Critical Utility Service

Communications and the Energy Sector
Susan Moore - Director, Telecom Management Division, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Hydraulic Fracturing - How to balance the need for new gas supplies with environmental uncertainties

Hydraulic Fracturing: Regulatory and Policy Considerations
Steve Heare - Director, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Grandwater and Drinking Water, US EPA

Over-the-Counter Energy Derivatives

Balancing Consumer Protection and Risk Management: Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives Reform
Elizabeth Moler - Exec. VP, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Exelon Corporation

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

Reducing Greenhouses Gas Production 80% By 2050: How Can It Be Done?

America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation
National Research Council Committee on America’s Energy Future

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

The Benefits and Dangers of Hedging in the Natural Gas Markets

Utilities (& Customers) Deserve Clarity as to Prudence Standards
Mike Gettings - CEO, RiskCentrix

The Coming Boom in Electric Vehicles: Are We Ready?

Driving San Diego to be Plug-in Ready
Hal Snyder - Vice President of Customer Solutions, Sempra Utilities

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

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Survey of Current Energy Efficiency Program Evaluation Practices and Emerging Issues
Chuck Goldman, Lawrence Berkley National Labs

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

Bill Impacts of Energy Efficiency Programs

Bill Impacts of Energy Efficiency Programs: California
Dian Grueneich - Commissioner, California PUC

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

Conversation with Dr. James J. Markowsky

Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Program
Dr. James Markowsky - Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, US DOE

Is the CO2 Solution Beneath Us? Update on Sequestration Efforts

Carbon Sequestration Overview
Jay Braitsch, PhD - Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

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

Balancing Consumer Protection and Risk Management: Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives Reform
Elizabeth Moler - Exec. VP, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Exelon Corporation

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

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Production 80% by 2050: How Can It Be Done?

America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation
Robert Fri, Resources for the Future

Creating a Low-Carbon Future
Hank Courtright, EPRI

Reducing Greenhouses Gas Production 80% By 2050: How Can It Be Done?

America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation
National Research Council Committee on America’s Energy Future

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

The Coming Boom in Electric Vehicles: Are We Ready?

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

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

Committee on Gas

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

Energy Interdependencies: Part III

An Overview of the 2009-2010 Department of Energy Geothermal Program Activities
Edward Wall - Director, Office of Geothermal Technology Programs, DOE

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

Hydraulic Fracturing - How to balance the need for new gas supplies with environmental uncertainties

A Department of Energy Perspective on Modern U.S. Shale Gas Resource Development
Nancy Johnson - Director, Environmental Science and Policy Analysis, DOE Office of Oil and Natural Gas

Moratoria Study Group Report

Analysis of the Social, Economic and Environmental Effects of Maintaining Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Moratoria on and Beneath Federal Lands
Jay Ratafia-Brown and Rick Irby, SAIC; Kent Perry, GTI

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

Ongoing Series on Green Initiatives

United Water's New "E-Billing"
Dennis Ciemniecki - President-Regulated Business, United Water

The Benefits and Dangers of Hedging in the Natural Gas Markets

Prudence Standards for Utility Hedging
Mike Gettings - CEO, RiskCentrix

The Graying of the Energy Workforce

Minority Inclusion in Workforce Development
Frank M. Stewart - President and COO, American Association of Blacks in Energy

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

Committee on International Relations

Canadian Gas in the US: Myths, Realities, Opportunities

Canada’s Energy Supply to U.S.
David Collyer - President, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

USAID Energy Developments

USAID Energy Programs in Europe & Eurasia
Dr. Robert Ichord

Committee on Telecommunications

Wireless Consumer Complaints: How the FCC and States can Better Coordinate Enforcement

How the FCC and States Can Better Coordinate Enforcement
K. Dane Snowden - CTIA-The Wireless Association

Report: FCC Needs to Improve Oversight of Wireless Phone Service

Wireline, Wireless and Enforcement FCC Bureau Chiefs: What Have We Done and Where Are We Going?

Wireless Issues
Ruth Milkman - Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau - FCC

Committee on Water

American Water: Looking Ahead
Donald Correll - President & CEO, American Water

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

Aesthetic Water Quality Issues and Small Systems

Small System Water Quality Pilot Programs
Nicholas DeBenedictis - Chairman and President, Aqua America

Aspen Institute’s Dialogue on Sustainable Water Infrastructure

Sustainable Water Systems: Redefining the Nation’s Infrastructure Challenge
Eric Thornburg - President & CEO, Connecticut Water Company

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

General Session

Broadband: Our Enduring Engine for Prosperity and Opportunity
Julius Genachowski - Chairman, Federal Communications Commission

DOE and the States: Priorities for Working Together

Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Program
Dr. James Markowsky - Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, US DOE

NARUC-FERC Demand Response Collaborative

Allen Freifeld, Viridity Energy
Kevin Messner, AHAM

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

NARUC-FERC Smart Grid Collaborative

Comparison of Smart Grid Clearinghouse Information Requests to United States Department of Energy Guidebook for ARRA Smart Grid Program Metrics and Benefits dated December 7, 2009.
Benjamin A. Stafford, Aide to Commissioner Paul Centolella PUCO

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

Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability

Interregional Planning and Integration of Renewables

Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative - Update
John P. Buechler - NYISO, Executive Regulatory Policy Advisor

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

Siting Challenges and Cost Allocation

Challenges to Transmission Project Licensing
Les Starck - Vice President, Local Public Affairs, Southern California Edison Co

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

Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

Interregional Planning and Integration of Renewables

Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative - Update
John P. Buechler - NYISO, Executive Regulatory Policy Advisor

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

Siting Challenges and Cost Allocation

Challenges to Transmission Project Licensing
Les Starck - Vice President, Local Public Affairs, Southern California Edison Co

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

Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Green Bank and Green Jobs
Todd Filsinger and Reed Hundt - Co-Chairmen Coalition for the Green Bank

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

Staff Subcommittee on Gas

Natural Gas as DSM Strategy in Electric Utilities' Energy Efficiency Programs

CenterPoint Energy
Chuck Harder - Director of Regulatory Policy and External Relations, CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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

The Coming Boom in Electric Vehicles: Are We Ready?

Industry-Wide Plug-In Electric Vehicle Market Readiness Pledge
Edison Electric Institute

Staff Subcommittee on International Relations

PAS-55 Overview: Global Perspectives & Implications for the US
UMS Group

Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues-Waste Disposal

Revisiting Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy

2010 Nuclear Waste Resolution: Preparing for a fundamental strategy review

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

Staff Subcommittee on State Universal Service Fund Administrator

Running a Successful State Universal Service Fund

From A Regulator's Point Of View
Elizabeth H. Barnes - Assistant Counsel, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

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

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

USDA - RUS Telecommunications Program Update
Petra Schultze, RUS

Privacy Issues Surrounding Cybersecurity - True Crime or Every Which Way But Loose?

From Telecom Privacy to Utility Privacy: Coping with the needs of law enforcement on smart grid systems
Joel Margolis - Senior Director, Neustar Legal Compliance

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

Universal Service Funding Reform - Billion Dollar Baby or a Fistful of Dollars?

CenturyLink: A Leader in Rural Broadband Deployment
David Bartlett - V.P., Federal Government Affairs, CenturyLink

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

Subcommittee on Clean Coal and Carbon Sequestration

Can Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Become Commercial in the United States? From RD&D to Business Reality
Jeffrey P. Price & Robert W. Gee

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

Is the CO2 Solution Beneath Us? Update on Sequestration Efforts

Carbon Sequestration Overview
Jay Braitsch, PhD - Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

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

Winter Committee Meetings 2009

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Energy Affordability and Energy Insecurity

Energy Security, Food Security, LIHEAP and Family and Child Health
John T. Cook, Ph.D. - Boston Medical Center

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

Committee on Critical Infrastructure

Cyber-Security Issues

Cyber-Security Issues
Laura Hussey- Manager, Security Infrastructure & Operations, EEI

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

Energy and Water Interdepencency Issues

Energy and Water Interdepencency Issues
David E Bailey - Sr. Project Manager, EPRI

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

Hurricane Update: 2009 Hurricane Season Outlook & Utility Lessons Learned

An Overview of the Damage and Disruptions to the Energy Sector by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
Alice Lippert- Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability DOE

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.

Committee on Electricity

Committee Business Meeting

Smart grid: empowering smarter energy choices
Bob Gilligan, GE Energy

Energy Affordability and Energy Insecurity

Energy Security, Food Security, LIHEAP and Family and Child Health
John T. Cook, Ph.D. - Boston Medical Center

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

Interstate Transmission: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
Dan Allegretti

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

State of the Electricity Markets & the Integration of Public Policy Considerations into Market Structures

State of the California Electricity Market
Laura J. Manz

Taking Energy Efficiency and Demand Response to New Levels (Joint Session with the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment)

California Energy Efficiency Policy
Commissioner Dian Grueneich, California PUC

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

The Evolution of Integrated Resource Planning: Utility Resource Planning (Joint with the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment)

Energy First IRP: The Next Generation
Bob Anderson

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

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Energy Efficiency Equal Economic Development
Jerrold Oppenheim and Theo MacGregor

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 Interdepencency Issues

Energy and Water Interdepencency Issues
David E Bailey - Sr. Project Manager, EPRI

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

Energy Storage for the Electric Grid

Electricity Storage in T&D Applications
Larry Dickerman - American Electric Power

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

The State of Solar Part 1: Technology and Markets

First Solar
Kathleen Weiss - VP Government Affairs, First Solar

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

The State of Solar Part 2: Finance and Deployment

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

Committee on Gas

Energy and Water Interdepencency Issues

Energy and Water Interdepencency Issues
David E Bailey - Sr. Project Manager, EPRI

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

Financial Markets and AGA ROE Study

Cost of Capital Issues Affecting Utilities
David Whitcher - Executive Director, Global Power and Utilities Group, Morgan Stanley

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

What is the Need for LNG

Fundamental Shifts for Natural Gas Market
Keith Barnett - Strategic Analysis, Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc.

Committee on Telecommunications

Mechanics of the Broadband Stimulus Package: How Does It Work?

Connecting Rural America
Christopher A. McLean - Principle, E-Copernicus

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

Committee on Water

Energy and Water Interdepencency Issues

Energy and Water Interdepencency Issues
David E Bailey - Sr. Project Manager, EPRI

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

Potential Role of DWSRF Program

Drinking Water SRF Agencies and Contacts

General Session

America’s coal = America’s Power
Steve Miler - American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

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

Energy Efficiency and Consumer Behavior: How We Can Get it Right

Behavioral Economics for Energy Conservation
Dean S. Karlan - Yale University; Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA); stickK.com

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

Wall Street Turmoil: Outlook for 2009 and Implications for Utilities and Regulators

Wall Street Turmoil: Impacts on Electric Utilities
Richard F. McMahon, Jr. - Executive Director, Edison Electric Institute

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

NARUC-FERC Demand Response Collaborative

Cost-Effectiveness Valuation Guidelines for DR Resources in the Pacific Northwest
Chuck Goldman - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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

NARUC-FERC Smart Grid Collaborative

Smart Grid: Components and Timing
Ron Ambrosio - Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM TJ Watson Research Center

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

Special

Wall Street and the Credit Crisis: The Outlook for 2009

The Impact of the Credit Crisis on the Utility Sector
Jay Horine - Managing Director, JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

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

Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

Electricity Storage: How Real? How Soon? At What Cost?

Energy Storage in California ISO Markets and other ISO/RTO Markets
Udi Helman

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

Energy Storage: Utility View
Anuja Ratnayake

Staff Subcommittee on Gas

Asset Management
Marcus Overdyk - Vice President, Utilities, Shell Energy North America

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

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

Broadband Mapping

Broadband Availability Mapping & The Broadband Stimulus: What States Need to Know
Brent Legg - VP State & Local Iniatives, ConnectedNation and Tom Fritz, Ex. Director, ConnectOhio

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

The Regulatory, Policy, and Business Implications fo Convered Networks

Communications Industry Trends and Verizon Advanced Network Services
Paul Brigner - Executive Director, Internet and Technology Policy, Verizon

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

Subcommittee on Clean Coal and Carbon Sequestration

Carbon Capture and Storage Status Update
Thomas Sarkus- FutureGen Project Director, NETL DOE

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

Winter Committee Meetings 2008

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Energy Efficiency: Will A "Just Do It" Approach Get it Done for Consumers?

Developments and Issues in Utility Energy Efficiency - 2008
Peter Fox-Penner - Co-Chairman and Principal, The Brattle Group

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

Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accesibility Act

Accessible Communications in the 21st Century
Karen Peltz Strauss - Coalition of Organizations for

Committee on Critical Infrastructure

Water Security Metrics

Water Security Metrics
Mr. Cade Clark

Water/Energy Interdependency Issues in the Southeast

Drought in the Southeast/Electric Issues
Mr. Steve Jester

Interdependencies, Security & Growing Resource Constraints
Mr. Paul Foran

Committee on Electricity

Electric and Natural Gas In A Carbon Constrained World

Direct Use of Natural Gas: An Assessment Prepared for the American Gas Foundation
William N. Cantrell - President, TECO Peoples Gas Systems

Electricity and Natural Gas in a Carbon Constrained World
Donald L. Mason, Esq. - Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Fitch Ratings: Know Your Risk
Ellen Lapson - CFA, Fitch Ratings

Natural Gas Markets Enter an Era of Unprecedented Uncertainty
Jennifer Snyder - Head of North American Gas Research Practice, Wood McKenzie Inc.

The Power to Reduce CO2 Emissions: The Full Portfolio
Revis W. James - Director, Energy Technology Assessment Center

Update On EPA Climate Actions

Cap and Trade Programs for Air Emissions
Sam Napolitano - Director, Clean Air Markets Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air Interstate and Visibility Rules Update
Sam Napolitano - Director, Clean Air Markets Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Energy Efficiency's Role in Greenhouse Gas Policies
Kathleen Hogan - Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Lessons learned from EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Dina Kruger - Director, Climate Change Division

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

A Lower-Cost Option for Substantial CO2 Emission Reductions
Ron Edelstein - Gas Technology Institute

Achieving the Full Portfolio: Climate Technology Demonstration Initiatives
Ellen Petrill - Director, Public/Private Partnerships, EPRI

Customer and Societal Benefits Of AMI: From Smart Meters To A More Efficient Power System
Hon. Paul A. Centolella, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Renewable Power from Poultry Litter
Eric Jenkins - VP Commercial Development, Fibrowatt LLC

Accelerating the Ramp Up Of Energy Efficiency Programs

Energy Efficiency in Alabama

Minnesota Energy Efficiency

Ohio: New Developments related to Energy Efficiency

Ramping Up Energy Efficiency - Oregon

Vermont's Recent Energy Efficiency Activities

Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology

Advanced Reactors and Government Support for New Nuclear Plants
Rebecca Smith-Kevern - Office of Light Water Reactor Deployment, Office of Nuclear Energy, DOE

New Reactor Licensing
R. William Borchardt, Director, Office of New Reactors, US NRC

The Power to Reduce CO2 Emissions: The Full Portfolio, Perspectives on Nuclear Power
Revis W. James - Director, Energy Technology Assessment Center, EPRI

Update On EPA Climate Actions

Cap and Trade Programs for Air Emissions
Sam Napolitano - Director, Clean Air Markets Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air Interstate and Visibility Rules Update
Sam Napolitano - Director, Clean Air Markets Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Energy Efficiency's Role in Greenhouse Gas Policies
Kathleen Hogan - Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Lessons learned from EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Dina Kruger - Director, Climate Change Division

Committee on Gas

Electric and Natural Gas In A Carbon Constrained World

Direct Use of Natural Gas: An Assessment Prepared for the American Gas Foundation
William N. Cantrell - President, TECO Peoples Gas Systems

Electricity and Natural Gas in a Carbon Constrained World
Donald L. Mason, Esq. - Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Fitch Ratings: Know Your Risk
Ellen Lapson - CFA, Fitch Ratings

Natural Gas Markets Enter an Era of Unprecedented Uncertainty
Jennifer Snyder - Head of North American Gas Research Practice, Wood McKenzie Inc.

The Power to Reduce CO2 Emissions: The Full Portfolio
Revis W. James - Director, Energy Technology Assessment Center

Committee on International Relations

Carbon Pricing: A Canadian Perspective
Gaétan Caron - Chair and CEO, National Energy Board

China's Energy and Environmental Challenges
Frederick Weston - The Regulatory Project

Commission's Proposal for the Empowering of the National Regulators and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER )
Alexia Trokoudi - Head Legal Dept. R.A.E.

Commission's Proposal for the ownership unbundling
Theodore C. Panagos - Vice Chairman R.A.E.

Energy Issues and Regulatory Developments in Europe and Eurasia
Robert A. Archer - Energy & Infrastructure Bureau for Europe and Eurasia

Overview of Global Greenhouse: Gas Initiatives
Ted Kury - Director of Energy Studies, Public Utility Research Center

Regulatory Developments In Europe and Eurasia: Renewables & Efficiency
Robert A. Archer - Energy & Infrastructure, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, USAID

Status Update: World Forum on Energy Regulation IV

The road to WFER IV, OCTOBER 2009
Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE)

Committee on Telecommunications

Interconnection and Interoperability in a VOIP World

Challenges facing the industry
Richard N. Clarke - Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Planning and Policy, AT&T

How Should We Think About IP-PSTN Interconnection?
Jeff Lanning - Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Embarq

What Happens When There Is Only One Left Standing? Confronting Tough Questions About Carriers Of Last Resort

Carriers of Last Resort - An Evolving Concept
Peter Bluhm - National Regulatory Research Institute

COLR: Confronting Tough Questions About Carriers of Last Resort
Bob Rowe - Senior Partner, Balhoff, Rowe & Williams, LLC

Confronting Tough Questions About Carriers of Last Resort
Ellen Blackler - Executive Director, Regulatory Planning & Policy, AT&T

Slaying the COLR Ogre: How Universal Service and Competition Can Live Happily Ever After
Jose M. Jimenez - Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs, Cox Communications

Committee on Water

A Safe Harbor for Water Companies That Comply with Safe Drinking Water Standards: State Legislation
William K. Koska and Michael K. Stagg - Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

Nutrient Trading and the Chesapeake Bay
Paul K. Marchetti - PENNVEST

Understanding Public Health Risks and Putting it into Context
Peter E. Shanaghan ? USEPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water

Pricing Considerations Related to Reclaimed Water

Overview of Water Reuse Technology: Pricing Considerations Related To Reclaimed Water
Mark LeChevallier, Ph.D, Director of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship-American Water Works Service Company

State Drinking Water Administrators' Current Issues and Possible Impacts Upon Economic Regulators

State Drinking Water Administrators' Current Issues
Jim Taft, Executive Director, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

The Impact and Spirit of Sarbanes-Oxley: An Evolving Best Practice

The Impact of Sarbanes Oxley, An Evolving Best Practice
Ellen C. Wolf - Senior Vice President and CFO, American Water

Underground Water Storage Research and Other American Water Works Association Research Foundation Projects

AwwaRF: Underground Water Storage Research
Awwa Research Foundation

General Session

2008 Natural Gas Outlook
David McClanahan - Chairman, American Gas Association; President and CEO, CenterPoint Energy

Challenges to Climate Change Legislation
David L. Sokol - MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

The Multi-Billion Dollar Question: Reforming the Universal Service Fund

Joint Board Recommendation USF Reform
Ray Baum - Commissioner, Oregon Public Utility Commission. State Chair USJB

NARUC-FERC Demand Response Collaborative

2008 Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report and Survey
David Kathan - FERC

Demand Resource Participation in Recent Capacity Market Auctions

Demand Response as Capacity in New York
David J. Lawrence - Manager, Auxiliary Market Products, New York Independent System Operator

Demand Response Participation in Capacity Markets
Andrew Ott - Vice President, PJM Markets

Update on Demand Resource Participation in New England?s Forward Capacity Market
Henry Yoshimura - Demand Resources Department, ISO New England, Inc.

Demand Response in Market Operations: Experience and Cost-benefits

Demand Response in Midwest ISO Markets
Midwest ISO

Demand-Side ManagementInfluence on Reliability
Mark Lauby - Manager, Reliability Assessments

New England Demand Response Resources: Present Observations and Future Challenges
Henry Yoshimura - Demand Resources Department, ISO New England, Inc.

Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

Business Session

20% Wind Vision
Rob Gramlich - Policy Director, American Wind Energy Association

Interconnection Queing Practices
SuedeenG. Kelly - Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Renewable Power from Poultry Litter
Eric Jenkins - VP Commercial Development, Fibrowatt LLC

Transmission for Renewables

Integration of Variable Generation
Mark Lauby - Manager, Reliability Assessments, NERC

New Transmission Initiatives for Renewable Energy and Some Thoughts on Wind Integration
Kevin Porter - EXETER Associates

Queue Reform at the Midwest ISO
Midwest ISO

Transmission for Renewables
Kristine Schmidt - Director, Transmission Business Development, XcelEnergy

Wind and Transmission
Rob Gramlich - Policy Director, American Wind Energy Association

Staff Subcommittee on Information Services

Automation using the STAR PSC System
ACO Information Services, LLCAgency

The Evolution of Unified Communications: Practical Applications for today?s Enterprise
Brad Herrington - Senior Manager Product Marketing, Interactive Intelligence Inc.

Where Worlds Collide: Information Security and Risk Management
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek - Sensei Enterprises, Inc.

Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues-Waste Disposal

Planning for Success: Reasoned Expectations For New Nuclear Plant Construction
Paul Genoa, NEI

Regulating the Rest of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Michael Weber, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

Packet Interconnection

Policies for Next-Generation Interconnection
Dennis Weller - Chief Economist, Verizon

Voice Packet Interconnection: Challenges facing the industry
Richard N. Clarke - Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Planning and Policy, AT&T

VRS Functional Equivalent

Video Relay Service and Assignment of Numbers for IP Based Services
Penn Pfautz, AT&T

Staff Subcommittee on Water

Small Water Systems: Challenges and Recommendations
Melissa J. Stanford - National Regulatory Research Institute

Understanding Public Health Risks and Putting it into Context
Peter E. Shanaghan ? USEPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water

Subcommittee on Clean Coal and Carbon Sequestration

Working Together: The Pew Center And Coal Energy Representatives Discuss State Options For Low Carbon Coal Policy

Accelerating Deployment of CCS
Judi Greenwald - Director of Innovative Solutions, Pew Center On Global Climate Change

Electricity Generation in a Carbon Constrained World & the Role of CCS
Ben Yamagata - Executive Director, CURC

State Policy Options for Accelerating CCS
Richard Cowart - The Regulatory Assistance Project

Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues-Waste Disposal

Interim Storage of Used Nuclear Fuel
Marshall Cohen - Senior Director, State and Local Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute

New Nuclear Generation
Ellen Ruff - President, Duke Energy Carolinas

Yucca Mountain Project Update
Edward F. Sproat, III - Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy

Winter Committee Meetings 2007

Committee on Critical Infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies in Times of Disaster
Stephen Harvey, Deputy Director of Market Oversight and Assessment at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FBI's InfraGard
John Chesson, Supervisory Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Water Infrastructure Interdependencies
John Whitler, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water Security Division

Committee on Electricity

Controlling Carbon in the U.S. Electricity Sector
Jay Apt

Cost-Effectiveness of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle in Meeting Future Demand for Energy Services
Christopher Paine - Senior Nuclear Program Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council

Gas-Electric Interdependency Standards & Issues
North American Energy Standards Board

Is Nuclear Power Economic?
James G. Hewlett - Energy Information Administration

Market Mechanisms to Curb Greenhouse Gases: Challenges and Future Directions
Joe Kruger

Myth or Reality: Is New Nuclear Generation A Cost-Effective Method for Meeting Anticipated Future Load
Caren Byrd - Executive Director, Global Power and Utilities Group, Investment Banking Division

Nuclear Power: A Critical Component of Our Energy Future Nuclear
Jeffrey Lyash - Progress Energy

Our Joint Global Climate Change Challenge
Quinlan J. Shea III

Overview of DOE High Temperature Superconductivity (HTS) Cable Projects
Debbie Haught - Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE)

Regional Resource Planning
David K. Owens - Executive Vice President, Edison Electric Institute

Regional Resource Planning Makes Sense
Elliot Roseman - Vice President, ICF International

Used Nuclear Fuel Integrated Management
Marvin S. Fertel - Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute

Yucca Mountain Project Update
Edward F. Sproat, III - Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management U.S. Department of Energy

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Advanced Meter Deployment
Richard Sedano of the Regulatory Assistance Project

Air Emissions Cap and Trade Programs: An Update
Sam Napolitano of the U.S. EPA

Becoming More Sustainable: The Role of Technology Innovation
Bill Wiley of Arizona Public Service

Bringing Dynamic Pricing to the Mass Market
Dr. Ahmad Faruqui, The Brattle Group

Controlling Carbon in the US Electricity Sector
Jay Apt of Carnegie Mellon University

Electricity Technology in a Carbon-Constrained Future
Dr. Stephen Specker of the Electric Power Research Institute

ENELs Metering System and Telegestore Project
Sergio Rogai of ENEL Distribuzione S.p.A

EPRIs Energy Efficiency Initiative: Energy Efficiency as Energy Costs Increase
Clark Gellings of the Electric Power Research Initiative

Implementing the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
Larry Mansueti of the DOE and Stacy Angel of the EPA

Market Mechanisms to Curb Greenhouse Gases: Challenges and Future Directions
Joe Kruger of the National Commission on Energy Policy

Our Joint Global Climate Change Challenge
Quin Shea of the Edison Electric Institute

The Secrets to Successful AMI Deployment - The Ontario Experience
Paul Murphy of the Independent Electricity System Operator

Committee on International Relations

Annual Update of USAID Energy Programs in Europe and Eurasia
Dr. Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

Pan-European Natural Gas Pipelines Map
INOGATE

Roundtable on Regional Natural FAS Pipeline Issues
Yusuf Gunay

Update on PURC Capacity Building, Outreach, and Research
Mark A. Jamison

Committee on Telecommunications

A Homeland Security Issue: Trandem Diversity and the Public Switched Telephone Network

Neutral Tandem Locations

PSTN Vulnerabilities: The Interconnection between Networks
John Calarco

Committee on Water

Commodity Cost Adjustment Clauses
Kathy L. Pape

Draft Water Sector-Specific Plan
Curt Baranowski

Effective Capital Planning and Asset Management
Gary Naumick

Partners in Protecting Public Health
Peter E. Shanaghan

Risk and Reality United Water Toms River
Walton Hill

The Decentralized Water Infrastructure
Linda Hanifin Bonner, Ph.D

NARUC-FERC Demand Response Collaborative

California: Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
Andy Campbell, California PUC and Pat McAuliffe, California Energy Commission

Demand Resource Participation in New England’s Forward Capacity Market
ISO New England

Demand Response – The Pacific Northwest
Ken Corum, NW Power and Conservation Council

Measurement, Verification, and Forecasting Protocols for Demand Response Resources
Chuck Goldman - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative (MADRI) Experience

NARUC-FERC Demand Response Collaborative Meeting Agenda: February 18, 2007

Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability

Agenda

Cost Treatment for Regionally Beneficial Projects
Clair J. Moeller

Gas-Electric InterdependencyStandards & Issues
Valerie Crockett

Transmission Cost Allocation in New England

Staff Subcommittee on Gas

Major Pipeline Projects Certificated
John Carlson

Natural Gas Update
Barbara Mariner-Volpe

Winter Committee Meetings 2006

Efficiency and Demand Response
Steve Specker - President & CEO, EPRI

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: A Carbon Market for the Northeast
Christina Palmero - New York State Department of Public Service

Committee on Critical Infrastructure

Water Infrastructure Interdependencies
John Whitler - US EPA Office of Water, Water Security Division

Committee on Electricity

PUHCA Repeal
Robert Burns

Securitization
Joseph Fichera, David Sapper, and Peter Toomey

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Aligning Utility Incentives with Public Policy Objectives
Wayne Shirley - Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project

Bill Prindle
Deputy Director of ACEEE

Bjorn Fischer
The Climate Trust

Dr. Steve Specker
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Electric Power Research Institute

Energy Efficiency Action Plan
Kathleen Hogan - Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Energy Efficiency Action Plan
Larry Mansueti - Director, State and Regional Assistance, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy

Gregg Kantor
Northwest Natural Gas

Hon. Diane Grueneich
Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

Hon. Shirley Baca
Commissioner, New Mexico Public Service Commission

Janine Migden-Ostrander
Ohio Consumers Counsel

Kathleen Hogan
Director of Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Larry Mansueti
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy

NW Natural’s Conservation Tariff
Gregg Kantor- Natural Gas Distribution Company

Tina Palmero
New York Commission on behalf of RGGI

Wayne Shirley
Regulatory Assistance Project

Committee on Gas

APGA Security and Integrity Foundation

Can you stand the heat? [of LNG FIRES]