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Presentations from the 119th Annual Convention 2007

Experience with Getting Retail and Wholesale Incentives Aligned for Customers
Current Group LLC

Linking Generation, Demand Response, Energy Efficiency, Consumer Advocacy, and Measurement Policies for Optimal Social and Economic Outcomes
Mike Gordon; Chief Strategy Officer & Founder, ConsumerPowerline

Making the Wholesale Market Work for Retail Customers: Connecticut Municipal System Experiences
Brian E. Forshaw, Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative

Midwest ISO
T. Graham Edwards, President & CEO

Site Controls
Chris Hickman - President, Energy Services



2007 Annual Convention Program


Electricity Technology in a Carbon-Constrained Future

Electricity Technology in a Carbon-Constrained Future
Hank Courtright, Senior Vice President. EPRI


Hacker’s Chess in Cyber-Space: Protecting the Final Frontier…Checkmate?

Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience
Rita Wells, National & Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Protection/Resilience

Hacker’s Chess in Cyber-Space:  Protecting the Final Frontier…Checkmate?
Joe Weiss, Applied Control Systems


How Should Utility Generation Planning be Conducted in an Era of Econonmic and Environmental Uncertainty?

Generation Planning in an Era of Economic and Environmental Uncertainty
Doug Esamann-Senior Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Duke Energy

Meeting Future Demands for Energy In A World Facing Climate Change
Steve Winn

Resource Choices in a Carbon-Constrained World
Richard Cowart, The Regulatory Assistance Program

Risk-Constrained Least-Cost Planning
Michael Schilmoeller, Northwest Power and Conservation Council


Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)

Competing for LNG in the Global Gas Market
Mike Zenker, Barclays Capital Research

The Past, Present & Future of Gas Quality: A Utility Operations / End Use Perspective
Robert D. Wilson, Director of Environmental Operations, KeySpan


More Than a Tin Can on a String: Disaster Communications In the 21st Century

Loop Preservation
Allan Isfan

The Role of the Communications Sector
J. Michael Hickey, Vice President - Government Affairs,

Tim Peterson, Chief of Staff, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission


The Evolving Roles and Responsibilities of Gas Utilities In Today’s Markets: Giving Customers More Choices, Options, and Opportunities

Commerce Energy
Anthony Cusati

Evolving Roles and Responsibilities of Gas Utilities in Today’s Markets: Dominion East Ohio
Jeffrey A. Murphy - Director, Rates & Gas Supply, Dominion East Ohio

Hess: Your Energy Partner
Randy Magnani

How Georgia Is Giving Customers More Choices, Options and Opportunities
Hank Linginfelter, Executive Vice President, Utility Operations, AGL Resources

IGS Energy
Vincent A. Parisi, Interstate Gas Supply, Inc.


To "De-Couple": Decoupling  and Other Potential Regulatory Mechanisms in Efforts to Achieve Efficient Water Usage and Additional Societal Benefits

United Water at a Glance
Walton Hill, United Water Resources


Understanding Spectrum

Spectrum 101
Bryan Tramont, Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer LLP


Water and Energy Interdependencies: How Convergences Can Lead to Efficiencies and Respond to Global Climate Change

Being Proactive on Climate Change: Tracking and Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Wayne D. Morgan, President, West Virginia American Water

Water and Energy Interdependencies: How Convergences Can Lead to Efficiencies and Respond to Global Climate Change
Robert Wilkinson

Water, Energy and Sustainability
Bruce A. Macler, PhD - USEPA Region 9


What is the Role of Federalism in the Context of Greenhouse Gas Regulation?

Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Policies & Progress in California
Nancy Ryan, California Public Utilities Commission

U.S. Climate Policy: It Takes a Martyr
Cathy S. Woollums, Sr. V.P. Environmental, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System
Andrea Coons, WREGIS Administrator

What is the Role of Federalism in the Context of Greenhouse Gas Regulation?
Jeanne Fox, President New Jersey Board of Public Utilities


What Obstacles Exist Concerning the Siting of Wind Generation

FPL Energy
Mike O’Sullivan, Senior Vice President, FPL Energy

Industrial Wind Action Group
Lisa Linowes, Industrial Wind Action Group

Minnesota's Wind Site Permitting Experience
Bob Cupit, Manager, Energy Facility Permitting, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

Siting and Policy Wind Power Plants*
Bob Anderson, West Wind Wires

What Obstacles Exist Concerning the Siting of Wind Generation?
Steve Lindenberg, Department of Energy



Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

Forebearance and Competition

Cox Communications: A Cable CLECs' Perspective on Competition
Doug Garrett, Cox Regulatory Affairs

Facilities-based Competition In Mass Market Telecom: A Period Of Rapid Change
Dave Teitzel, Staff Director - Public Policy, Qwest Communications

Industry Perspective on Competition
Integra Telecom, Inc.

Omaha, NE: First Victim of FCC Forbearance



Presentations from the Winter Committee Meetings 2008

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 Management Influence 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.



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



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



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



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



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



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 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



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



Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

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



Committee on Electricity

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



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



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

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

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



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



Committee on Telecommunications

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



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.



Presentations from the Summer Committee Meetings 2007

Arkansas Experience
Paul Suskie, Chairman, Arkansas Public Service Commission

Demand Response At Southern Company
Leonard Haynes

Energy Curtailment Specialists
Paul Tyno, Executive Vice President Program Development

New York’s Demand Response Programs - A Collaborative Effort
David J. Lawrence - Manager, Auxiliary Market Products, New York Independent System Operator

Pepco and Delmarva Power: Blueprint for the Future Filings
J. Mack Wathen

Perspectives of a Large End Use Participant of NYISO Programs
Michael Caufield - Alcoa Inc.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
James Tracy, Chief Financial Officer

TVA’s Quest for DSM
Chris Smith - Tennessee Valley Authority Customer Resources, Market Research & Evaluation

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc: Demand Response
Ken Baker, Senior Manager for Sustainability

Xcel Energy
Deb Sundin



Credit Impact of Climate Change on the Power Sector
Swami Venkataraman, CFA, Director, Standard & Poor’s

Global Warming: How Can We Avoid Dangerous Climate Change?
Jim Hansen

Wall Street Responds to the Climate Challenge
Gregg Orrill, Equity Research Analyst, Lehman Brothers



Competitive Procurement Collaborative Meeting

Agenda

EPSA Releases Policy Paper and 10-Point "Why and How" on Competitive Electricity Procurement
Electric Power Supply Association: Press Release

Pennsylvania: Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act

Pennsylvania: Procurement of Renewable & Alternative Energy
Kirk House, Lead Counsel, Office of Special Assistants, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

The Case for Competitive Procurement in States with Vertically-Integrated Utilities
Electric Power Supply Association: Policy Paper



Committee on Water

AQUA America: Water Supply Planning
Nicholas DeBenedictis

California Regulatory Initiatives: Case History, California American Water
B. Kent Turner, President California American Water

Financing "Greenfield" Developments: An Overview of Financing Options for a combined Water System
Keith Switzer, Golden State Water Company and Peter Johnson, Sun Cal Companies

Improving Water Efficiency by Implementing the IWA/AWWA Water Audit Methodology
George Kunkel P.E., Philadelphia Water Department

Improving Water Efficiency by Implementing the IWA/AWWA Water Audit Methodology
George Kunkel P.E., Philadelphia Water Department

Utilities, Inc.
Larry Schumacher, President & Chief Executive Officer

Water Planning in the Western U.S.: Impacts and Opportunities for Investor-Owned Water Utilities
Jeffrey Stuck, Environmental Management Director, American Water Western Region

Water Security: A Public-Private Partnership to Secure the Nation’s Water Infrastructure
William Komianos, Director, American Water and Debbie Newberry, USEPA

Water Supply Planning: East, West, North and South
United Water



Committee on Consumer Affairs

Advanced Metering: What it is, How it affects consumers
Steve Hadden, Plexus Research

How Will AMI & Dynamic Pricing Affect Low Income Users?
Ahmad Faruqui, Ph. D., Principal, The Brattle Group

PG&E SmartMeter Program
Tom Bottorff, Sr. VP Regulatory Relations



Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues-Waste Disposal

Discussion of Nuclear Waste Management
Brew Barron, Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer, Duke Energy

The Keystone Center Joint Fact-Finding On Nuclear Power
The Keystone Center

Yucca Mountain Program Overview
Michael T. Richard, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs, DOE



Committee on Electricity

Aligning Utility Incentives with Energy Efficiency Investment
Val Jensen, ICF International

Construction of Coal-Fired Generation: Evaluating the Utility Credit Implications
Ellen Lapson, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings, Utilities, Power & Gas

DOE Resources to Help You in Policymaking along the Clean Energy Highway
Mark Bailey, Acting Program Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Energy Trust of Oregon

Gambling with Coal: How Future Climate Laws Will Make New Coal Plants More Expensive
Steve Clemmer, Clean Energy Program Research Director. Union of Concerned Scientists

One Question, Three Facts, and an Answer
Steve Miller, CEED

Perspectives on Renewable Portfolio Standard Authority
Richard Sedano, The Regulatory Assistance Project

Policy Options for Energy Efficiency Programs: Decoupling and Other Innovative Rates
Cynthia J. Marple - Director, Rates and Regulatory Affairs

Policy Options for Energy Efficiency Programs: Decoupling, Incentives & Third-Party Administrators
John R. Perkins, Iowa Consumer Advocate

Revenue Decoupling: New York’s Experience & Future Directions
James T. Gallagher - Director, Office of Electricity and Environment, New York State Department of Public Service

Role of Renewable Energy and Implication of RPS in a Sustainable Electric Generation Portfolio
Thomas Key, EPRI Renewable and Hydropower

RPS Impacts

Stimulating Renewables: Do We Need A Federal RPS?
David K. Owens, Executive Vice President, Edison Electric Institute

The Independent Transmission Company
Joseph L. Welch - President and CEO, ITC Holdings Corp.

The Role of Coal Generation in a World of Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Howard Herzog, MIT

The Role of Coal Generation in a World of Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Duke Energy
Keith Trent, Group Executive and Chief Strategy, Policy and Regulatory Officer. Duke Energy

The Role of Coal Generation in a World of Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Jackson E. Reasor, President & CEO, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative



Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability

AMR Advanced Applications - Taking it a Step Beyond
David Glenwright, AMR Operations & Strategies

Battling Load Growth in NYC
Chris Smith, NYSERDA

conEdison: Who we are
Lou Cedrone

Environmental Issues in System Planning
Jim Platts, ISO New England



Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

AMR Advanced Applications - Taking it a Step Beyond
David Glenwright, AMR Operations & Strategies

Battling Load Growth in NYC
Chris Smith, NYSERDA

conEdison: Who we are
Lou Cedrone

Environmental Issues in System Planning
Jim Platts, ISO New England



Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

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



Committee on Gas

Alaskan Gasline Project
Patrick Galvin

Bringing On The Gas Developing Liquefacation and Gasification Resources Overseas and Domestically to Serve a Growing Natural Gas Demand
Mark Stiers, Vice President, Gas Sales & Supply, DTE Energy

Developing Natural Gas Infrastructure in the Americas: the Mexican Case
Francisco Salazar Diez de Sollano, Chairman, CRE

Infrastructure Development in Canada
Georgette Habib, Board Member, National Energy Board

LNG supply - who knows what the future will bring?
David Sweet - Executive Director, World Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE)

Managing Our Future: A Case for LNG
Keith Meyer - President, Cheniere Marketing



Staff Subcommittee on Gas

All Things Natural Gas: Infrastructure, Rates and Policy
John Carlson, Office of Energy Markets and Reliability, FERC

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Coordinated Approach for LNG Safety and Security Research
Tom Blanchat, Anay Luketa-Hanlin, Mike Hightower, Sheldon Tieszen - Fire Science & Technology, Energy Systems Analysis, Sandia National Laboratories

NAESB Update
North American Energy Standards Board



Committee on International Relations

Energy Development in Canada
Arden Berg, Chairman, CAMPUT

International Investing in the U.S. Utility Sector
David Nastro - Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Power & Utility Group

International Outreach and Issues
Mark A. Jamison, Director Public Utility Research Center, Univesity of Florida



Committee on Telecommunications

Federal Universal Service Overview
Ray Baum, Commissioner Oregon Public Utility Commission

Foundations of Telecommunications Technology
Douglas C. Sicker, Department of Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program. University of Colorado at Boulder

High-Cost Universal Service Reform for a Mobile and Broadband World
Paul Garnett, Assist. Vice President, CTIA -The Wireless Association

Modernizing Universal Service
Dennis Weller, Chief Economist, Verizon

Universal Service Fund - High Cost Reform
Billy Jack Gregg, Director, West Virginia Consumer Advocate

Universal Service Modification Proposals: Surveying the Options
Joel Lubin, Vice President Regulatory Planning and Policy, AT&T

USF Reform
Dale Lehman - Director, Executive MBA in Information and Communication Technology, Alaska Pacific University

USF Reform: Getting It Right, Getting it Fair
Dr. Brian K. Staihr, Regulatory Economist - Embarq

Where are we? How did we get here? Where are we going?
Robert C. Rowe - Senior Partner, Balhoff & Rowe, LLC



Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

Broadband Policy & Deployment
Roy Lathrop, NCTA

Connecting All Americans
Link Hoewing - Verizon VP, Internet and Technology Policy

Rural Development Utilities Programs
Kenneth Kuchno, Director, Broadband Division, Telecommunications Program

What’s In Your Broadband?
Billy Jack Gregg - Director, West Virginia Consumer Advocate Division



Board of Directors on Executive Committee

Competitive Procurement Collaborative Meeting

Panel 1: Panelists Notes
Stan Wise

Panel 2: Panelists Notes
Marsha Smith



Ad Hoc Committee on Utility Market Access

A Proposal: Taking UMAP To The Next Level
Jose L. Perez, Cynthia Marshall, Tom Oliver - National Utilities Diversity Council (NUDC)

SDDC - The Journey
Supplier Diverisity Development Council

Supplier Diversity Works! A Few Success Stories
Indiana Energy Association Supplier Diversity Committee



Presentations from the Accounting and Finance 2007 Fall Meeting 2007

Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance

Building Sustainable Efficiency Businesses
Eric Ackerman

Rural Development: Utilities Programs
Kenneth M. Ackerman

SFAS 141 and 142: Implementation Issues
Jan Umbaugh, Deloitte Touche LLP



Presentations from the Winter Committee Meetings 2007

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



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



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



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



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



Staff Subcommittee on Gas

Major Pipeline Projects Certificated
John Carlson

Natural Gas Update
Barbara Mariner-Volpe



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



Presentations from the 118th Annual Convention 2006

Demand Response in Washington State: Problems and Issues
Mark Sidran

Demand Response Update
Bruce Kaneshiro - California Public Utilities Commission and David Hungerford - California Energy Commission

Demand Response Working Group
Paul Hudson, Chairman - Public Utility Commission of Texas

Dialogue on Demand Response: Florida Update

Efficiency and Demand Response Programs
Texas Electric Utility Energy

Opening Remarks NARUC-FERC Demand Response Collaborative
Phyllis A. Reha, Co-Chair

Report on Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative (MADRI)
Rick Morgan - District of Columbia PSC

Vermont State-Wide Demand Response Initiatives

What we’re doing in New Jersey
Jeanne M. Fox - President, NJ Board of Public Utilities



Committee on Water

Emerging Technologies for Water
Mark W. LeChevallier, Ph.D

New Drinking Water Quality Regulations
J. Alan Roberson

Potential Cost Impacts New Regulations Will Have on Small Water Companies
Wayne Morgan

Potential Cost Impacts New Regulations Will Have on Small Water Companies
David R. Monie, P.E.



Presentations from the Summer Committee Meetings 2006

Committee on Water

Active and Effective Water Security Programs
Marc Santora

American Water - Past, Present, Future
Donald L. Correll

Are Clauses Good for Customers?
Kathy L. Pape, Esq.

California Water Action Plan
Stan Ferraro

NARUC’s Critical Infrastructure Efforts
Sue Daly

Only Tap Water Delivers
Hoffbuhr

Presentation
Linda Kelly and Tony Winnicker

Satellite Management of Small Water Systems
Michael P. Ireland

Surcharges, Adjustment Clauses and Other Cost Recovery Mechanisms
Melissa J. Stanford

The National Association of Water Companies: An Overview
Peter C. Nelson

Utilities Helping Utilities Before, During and After Disaster: Water/Wastewater Agency Response Networks
Ray Riordan

Utilities Helping Utilities: An Action Plan for Mutual Aid and Assistance Networks for Water and Wastewater Utilities



Committee on Consumer Affairs

Lifeline Across America
Lauren Patrich, Bev DeMello, Karol Krohn, John Ridgway



Committee on Electricity

"RATEPAYERS GETTING RAILROADED"
Robert G. Szabo

BPL Deployment at Consumers Energy
Gerald Wyse

California Statewide Pricing Pilot: Lessons Learned
Roger Levy

Capacity
Kurt Adams, Chairman, Maine PUC

Capacity Markets
Thomas Welch

Capacity Markets and Other Means of Assuring Adequate Generating Capacity
Julie Simon

Capacity Markets: Substitutes for a good price?
Ron McNamara

Competition Policy After PUHCA
Diana L. Moss

Competitive Baseload: Market Signals and Competitive Response
Steven Corneli

DOEs EPACT Report to Congress on Demand Response in Electricity Markets
Larry Mansueti and Charles Goldman

Environmental Stakeholder Perspectives on Western Regional Planning
David Olsen

FERCs Certification of the Electric Reliability Organization and the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body
Kevin kelly and Susan J. Court

GoodCents SELECT: Powered by Technology Driven by Economics Controlled by the Customer
Margaret Neyman

Implications of PUHCA Repeal: As Assessment of Investor Perceptions
Julie M. Cannell

Making the Legal Case for Good Policy on Standby Rate Design
Sean Casten

Market Stability and The Cost of Capital
Hoff Stauffer

Mergers and Ring Fencing Issues: An Oregon Perspective
Ray Baum

New Base Load Generation in RTOs Time to Get Real
Sue Kelly

Organized Markets and Baseline Capacity Development
Nancy Brockway

PJM Market Support for Investment
Tom Welch

PUHCA Repeal: Basic Overview
Robert Burns

Regulated Utility M & A After PUHCA Repeal
Brent E. Gale

Reliability: What is the Appropriate Role for Regional Entities and State Commissions?
Philip A. Fedora

SECURITIZATION: The AP experience in West Virginia
Peter E. Toomey

Standby Rate Design Principles A Utility Perspective
Akbar Jazayeri

Standby Rates
Don King, Kaiser Permanente

Standby Rates for Customers with Distributed Generation
Wayne Shirley

The Inter-Relationship Between Policy and Transmission Planning in the West
Dian M. Grueneich

The Need for Robust Reliability Standards
Richard Schultz

The Utility of the Future Reaching New Heights
Itron Inc.

Turbine Inlet Cooling: Good for Plant Owners, Rate Payers and the Environment
William McAuliffe

TXU BPL Initiative
Steve Houle

Understanding Utility Responses to BPL
Wade P. Malcolm

Update on DOEs Implementation of Electricity Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
Larry Mansuetti

Utility Oversight GAO Examination of Federal and State Roles After EPAct 2005
John Ludwigson

Utility Securitization: A Brief History With New Uses to Lower Ratepayer Costs
Joseph S. Fichera

Utility Tariff Bonds: Credit Perspectives
Ellen Lapson

Western Regional Planning
Grace Anderson



Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues-Waste Disposal

Advanced Fuel Cycles
Steve Kraft, NEI



Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

NAESB Overview of Wholesale and Retail Electric Activities
NAESB



Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Advanced Coal
Chris Larsen of EPRI

Enabling Energy Efficiency - IntelliGrid
Don Von Dollen of EPRI

EPRI Technical Briefing
Steve Specker of EPRI

Global Climate Change
Michael Miller of EPRI

Role of Renewable Energy in Future Electricity Supply
Hank Courtright of EPRI



Committee on International Relations

Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey (EMRA)
Yusuf Gunay

Southeast Asia Market Observations, Natural Disasters & Power Plant Projects in Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand
Joe Moody, P.E.

Trends in Global Energy Consumption: Emerging Markets & Emerging Technologies
L. Cartan Sumner, Jr.



Committee on Telecommunications

E9-1-1 Deployment Issues 1 Deployment Issues
Patrick Halley

Issues Related to Transition to Inter-modal Competition in the Provision of Telecommunications Services
Robert Mayer

Lifeline Across America
Lauren Patrich, Bev De