Meeting Presentations
close2010 NARUC Summer Committee Meetings (2010)
A Business Plan for America's Energy Future
Sasha Mackler, American Energy Innovation Council
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
A New Hampshire Case Study and Regulator's Perspective on Finding the Right Balance
Hon. Clifton Below, New Hampshire PUC
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
Energy Efficiency: Then and Now
Arthur H. Rosenfeld - Former Commissioner, California Energy Commission
GTI's Building Energy Analysis and Carbon Management Information Center
Ron Edelstein
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
Challenges and Solutions to Successful Wholesale DG Markets: Feed-in Tariffs, Standard Contracts, Auction Mechanisms
Adam Browning, The Vote Solar Initiative
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
Enabling Investments in Energy Efficiency: On-Bill, PACE, and Unsecured Financing Programs
Mark Zimring, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Financing the Decarbonized Power Sector
Joel Freehling, Shorebank
Decoupling: Characteristics and Impacts
Wayne Shirley, Regulatory Assistance Project
Climate Realities and Utility Policies: Why States & Commissions Are So Important
Richard Cowart - The Regulatory Assistance Project
The Role of Commission Regulation in GHG Reduction
Andy Keeler - John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State University
NARUC Winter Committee Meetings (2010)
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: 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
Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Program
Dr. James Markowsky - Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, US DOE
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
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
America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation
Robert Fri, Resources for the Future
Creating a Low-Carbon Future
Hank Courtright, EPRI
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
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
NARUC 121st Annual Convention (2009)
Breaking the Energy Efficiency Barrier
Omar Siddiqui, Program Manager, Energy Utilitization, EPRI
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
End Use Solutions Update
Ron Edelstein, GTI
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
BOMA: Motivating Commercial Customer Investment
Al Skodowski, BOMA Energy & Environment Committee Chair
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
Summer Committee Meetings (2009)
Magnetic Island
Kevin Gunn, Missouri Public Service Commission
Energy Efficiency Programs: Are we ready to measure success?
Joe Loper, Alliance to Save Energy
Evaluation, Measurement and Verification of Energy Efficiency Resources
Chuck Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Chicken or the Egg?
President Jeanne Fox, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
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
Winter Committee Meetings (2009)
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
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
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
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
Five "Hot” Topics in Net Metered Solar Energy
Jason B. Keyes - Keyes & Fox, LLP
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
120th Annual Convention (2008)
A Commitment to Our Future
Mary Powell - President and CEO, Green Mountain Power
Strategic long-term planning for electric utilities: Puget Sound Energy
Stephen P. Reynolds - Chairman, President and CEO, Puget Sound Energy
Summer Committee Meetings (2008)
Don’t Get Burned: The Risks of Investing in New Coal-Fired Power Plants
David Schlissel - Synapse Energy Economics
Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis
Lazard
Energy Trust of Oregon
Proposal for IT Energy Efficiency Programs
Rich Lechner - VP, Energy Efficient Technologies and Services, IBM
Being Proactive on Climate Change: Tracking and Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions
B. Kent Turner - President, California American Water
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
20% Renewables by 2030: Policy Implications
Paul Bonavia - President, Utilities Group, XCEL Energy
20% Wind Energy by 2030
Larry Flowers - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sunpower: Smarter Solar
Julie Blunden - Vice President, Public Policy and Corporate Communications, SunPower Corporation
The Policy Pathway
Bob Anderson - Managing Director, Western Grid Group
How the Smart Grid Changes the Utility Paradigm
Hon. Paul A. Centolella - Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
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
An Environmental Assessment of Electricity as a Transportation Fuel
Marcus Alexander - Manager, Vehicle Systems Analysis
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
Winter Committee Meetings (2008)
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
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 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
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
Summer Committee Meetings (2007)
Clean Energy & Storage Innovations at Work
Gregory Tropsa, President ICE Energy
Coordinating Energy Flow with Information Flow: Interoperability Enables the Smart Grid
Erich W. Gunther, DOE GridWise Architecture Council
Electricity Technology in a Carbon-Constrained Future
Steven Specker, President and CEO, EPRI
How Will AMI & Dynamic Pricing Affect Low Income Users?
Ahmad Faruqui, Ph. D., Principal, The Brattle Group
Ice Storage for Peak Load Reduction
Chris Smith, NYSERDA
Land-Based Initiatives & Climate Change
Andrew Spahn, SRA International
Minimizing Costs for Consumers Under a Global Warming Pollution Cap
Dale S. Bryk, Natural Resources Defense Council
Off-Peak Cooling with Thermal Energy Storage (TES): Overview
Clifton C. Below, Commissioner, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Realizing the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
Larry Mansueti, DOE and Stacy Angel, EPA
Residential Electicity Pricing Pilots: Reducing Peak Demand with a Bonus - Lower Greenhouse Gases
Chris King, President eMeter Strategic Consulting
Smart Meters, Demand Response and "Real Time" Pricing: Too Many Questions and Not Many Answers
Barbara R. Alexander, Consumer Affairs Consultant
The Economics of Poverty: How Investments to Eliminate Poverty Benefits All Americans
Jerrold Oppenhim and Theo MacGregor, Democracy and Regulation
Thermal Energy Storage and Peak Load Reduction
Mark M. MacCracken, PE, LEED, Pte, CALMAC Mfg. Corp.
What Utilities Can Do With Renewable Energy
Thomas P. Meissner Jr. Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Unitil Corporation
Winter Committee Meetings (2007)
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
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
Summer Committee Meetings (2006)
Advanced Coal
Chris Larsen of EPRI
California Statewide Pricing Pilot: Lessons Learned
Roger Levy - Demand Response Research Center
DOE’s EPACT Report to Congress on Demand Response in Electricity Markets
Larry Mansueti - Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy and Chuck Goldman - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Enabling Energy Efficiency - IntelliGrid
Don Von Dollen of EPRI
Energy Efficiency: US and California Success Stories
Arthur H. Rosenfeld – Commissioner, California Energy Commission
EPRI Technical Briefing
Steve Specker of EPRI
Global Climate Change
Michael Miller of EPRI
GoodCents SELECT
Margaret Neyman - Gulf Power Company
Planning to Transacting: The Road to Getting Renewables Done
Eric M. Markell - Sr. Vice President Energy Resources, Puget Sound Energy
Renewable Energy Certificates and the California RPS
Andy Schwartz - Division of Strategic Planning, California Public Utilities Commission
Renewable Energy Certificates: A Detailed Overview
Dan Lieberman - Center for Resource Solutions
Role of Renewable Energy in Future Electricity Supply
Hank Courtright of EPRI
The Treatment of Renewable Energy in Western Utility Resource Plans
Mark Bolinger - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Winter Committee Meetings (2006)
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
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
117th Annual Convention (2005)
2005 Energy Policy Act Implementation: PURPA Metering Issues and Technology Recommendations
Barbara Tyran of the Electric Power Research Institute
EPAct 2005s New PURPA Standards: Deja Vu
Robert E. Burns, Esq. of the National Regulatory Research Institute
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Its Revisions to PURPA
Grace D. Soderberg of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Summer Committee Meetings (2005)
Californias Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Initiative
Can We Talk? Open Dialogue and Trust in Open Dialogue and Trust in Addressing Climate Change Addressing Climate Change
Carbon Management: Can Actual Practice Match the Hype?
Clean Air Interstate, Mercury, and Visibility Rules
Clean Solutions: Whats In It For Utilities?
Climate Change Risk and Insurance
Credit Rating Issues Associated With Nuclear Investment
Diverse Solutions to the Natural Gas Crisis – Finding Clean Solutions
New Base Load Generation Options: Portfolio of Technologies
Overview CO2> Sequestration Science and Technology in the U.S.
Preserving the Nuclear Option
Providing Low-Cost Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World: The Role for Sequestration
Renewable Energy and Natural Gas: From Crisis to Opportunity
Role of Energy Efficiency in Rebalancing Natural Gas Markets
Strategies for a Sustainable Natural Gas Future
Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration to Offset Greenhouse Gases: U.S. Economic Potential
The Future Role of Nuclear Power
The National Gas Crisis: Creating Clean Solutions
Understanding Climate Impacts and Responses
Winter Committee Meetings (2005)
A Grid that is Smart, Strong and Flexible: How Can We Develop 21st Century Secure Power Networks, Within the Footprint of the 20th Century Grid?
California’s Statewide Pricing Pilot Key Findings for Residential Customers
Cost and Risk Management: Benefits from Energy Efficiency in the Northwest Power and Conservation Plan
Demand Response Resources IEA DSM Task XIII
Demand Response – Why So Important?
Does RTP Deliver Demand Response? Case Studies of Niagara Mohawk RTP and ~43 Utility RTP Programs
Electricity Transmission: A Primer
Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America’s Energy Challenges
Energy and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Schools
ERE Committee Meeting Panel Discussion on Micro-grids
GoodCents SELECT
GridWise: Bringing the Electricity System into the Information Age
Introduction and Overview: Demand Response and Energy Efficiency Today and Tomorrow: What are the Opportunities?
Making PV Work in Business and Government
Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resource Initiative (MADRI)
Net Metering and Interconnection: The Foundation for Solar Energy on the Grid
Outlook for Large Scale Concentrating Solar Power
Political Developments in the Climate Change Debate
Residential and Small Commercial Price Response: Real, Verifiable, Here to Stay
Responding to the Blackout of 2003 Assuring Safe and Reliable Electricity
Smart-Grid Developments: EPRI’s IntelliGrid Consortium
State and Regional Action on Climate Change
The Benefits of Solar Energy
The Bush Administrations Climate Change Strategy: An Overview of DOE’s Role
The Consumer Energy Council of Americas Transmission Infrastructure Forum
The New Jersey Experience - Real Time Pricing Rate Design
Tuscon Electric Power Presentation on Green Energy Future
116th Annual Meeting (2004)
Electricity Technology Roadmap Presentation
Energizing the Future: Research Thrusts at ORNL
NWCC Update
Overview of AREVA T&D Advanced Communication & Control Project for Demand Response
Summer Committe Meetings (2004)
Coal's Future: IGCC and Carbon Sequestration?
Energy Efficiency as a Practical Response to the Natural Gas Crisis
Energy Efficiency: Still a Large and Attractive Energy Resource
Good Electricity Policy Is Good Environmental Policy
GTI Presentation: Environmental Impacts of Natural Gas Supply An R&D Perspective
NWCC Update
PJM Regional Transmission Organization Presentation
Renewable Energy in Todays Power Markets
Supporting Efficiency and Clean Generation Through Cap and Trade Programs
The Role of LNG In Meeting U.S. Energy Needs: Critical Questions for Policy-Makers
Views on Gas-Based Power Generation