Upcoming Events

Fall 2012 NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance Meeting

September 9 - September 13, 2012
St. Paul, Minnesota

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance will be holding its fall 2012 conference/meeting at the Crowne Plaza, St. Paul Riverfront, Minnesota. The purpose of the conference/meeting is to provide accounting, finance, and utility regulatory information to personnel with all levels of experience who work in the ever-changing utility regulatory environment.

Based on previous experience, 19 to 21 hours of CPE credits will be available to participants attending the open sessions, with an additional 2 to 3 hours available in the closed sessions. Final CPE earned will be determined based on the length of participation in the program as evidenced through completed attendance forms for each session attended.



For more information contact: Marci Norby (marci.norby@wyo.gov)
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Crowne Plaza, St. Paul Riverfront
11 East Kellogg Boulevard
tel: (651) 292-1900 (877) 270-1393
Presentations
PCAOB Update
Gregory S. Wilson - Deputy Director, PCAOB Division of Registration and Inspections

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

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

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

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

IFRS Update
Darin Kempke - KPMG

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

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

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

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

Consideration of Best Practices
Teri Carlock

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

Accounting for Retirement of Aging Coal Plants & Cost Recovery
Steven R. McDougal - Director, Revenue Requirements, PacifiCorp

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

History of CIP/DSM
Jessica Burdette

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission: Hot Topics
Jerry Dausinger - 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