Presentations from the 119th Annual Convention

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 120th Annual Convention

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Presentations from the Winter Committee Meetings

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

Interdependencies, Security & Growing Resource Constraints
Mr. Paul Foran

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

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

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

Minnesota Energy Efficiency

Ohio: New Developments related to Energy Efficiency

Ramping Up Energy Efficiency - Oregon

Vermont's Recent Energy Efficiency Activities

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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-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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Presentations from the Summer Committee Meetings

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

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

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

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

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

Federal Electric Transmission
Jeff Wright

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

Integrating More Renewable Energy in the Grid
Bert Garvin

The Experience of the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Phil Crissup

The Western Renewable Energy Zone Initiative
Hon. John Savage

Transmission for Renewables
Jay Caspary

Cost Allocation – Regional Examples
Bill Smith

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

Transmission Expansion Cost Drivers
David Mead

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

Practical Realities of Increasing the Contribution of Energy Efficiency
Revis James

Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis
Lazard

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Energy Efficiency and Rate Design
Atmos Energy Tom Hawkins

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

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

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

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

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

NARUC International Programs
Arnetta McRae and Aida Timm

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

State of Wyoming: Broadband Gap Study
CostQuest Associates

Study finds no national consensus for broadband policy
CostQuest Associates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Integrating Wind Power into the Electric Power System
Ed DeMeo

Meeting the Wind Integration Challenge in the Pacific Northwest
Elliot Mainzer

Wind Integration in the Western Interconnection
Bob Anderson

Wind Power Integration Issues for Texas
Mike Sloan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Presentations from the Winter Committee Meetings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Problems of Siting Long Distance Electric Transmission Lines
Commissioner Kristen Mayes

Problems of Siting Long Distance Electric Transmission Lines
Aldie Warnock

Upper Midwest Transmission Development Initiative
Commissioner David Boyd

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

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

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

IRP Challenges of the Coming Decade
Frank Graves

Planning for the Future
Pamela Lesh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Energy Storage: Utility View
Anuja Ratnayake

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

Natural Gas Update
Barbara Mariner-Volpe - Energy Information Administration

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

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

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

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

Revenues
Joe Gillan - Gillan Associates

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

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

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

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

Presentations from the NARUC Winter Committee Meetings

Report: FCC Needs to Improve Oversight of Wireless Phone Service

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Creating a Low-Carbon Future
Hank Courtright, EPRI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Report: FCC Needs to Improve Oversight of Wireless Phone Service

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

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

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

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

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

NIST Standards Development Update
Roger Levy, LBNL

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

Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse
Lisa Schwartz, RAP

Smart Grid Webinar Summary
Chuck Goldman, LBNL

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

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

NIST Standards Development Update
Roger Levy, LBNL

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

Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse
Lisa Schwartz, RAP

Smart Grid Webinar Summary
Chuck Goldman, LBNL

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

Three Requirements of a Smart Grid
Kevin Messner, AHAM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Existing NARUC Policy: Nuclear Waste Resolutions

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

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

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

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

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

Do Not Subsidize Competition
Joe Gillan - Consultant, Gillan Associates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Presentations from the 2010 NARUC Summer Committee Meetings

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

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

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

NERC and Bulk Power System Reliability
Jan Schori

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Standards Update July 2010

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regional Transmission Planning in the West
Hon. Marsha Smith

Renewable Integration: California ISO Perspective
Dr. Keith Casey

Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
Hon. Jon Wellinghoff

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

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

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

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

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

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

Biomass Environmental Implications
Danielle Fugere, Friends of the Earth

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

Biopower Status
Richard Bain, NREL

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

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

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

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

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

Financing the Decarbonized Power Sector
Joel Freehling, Shorebank

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

Global and US Gas Outlooks
Andrea Reyman-Cruz

Global Natural Gas Market Fundamentals
Darcel L. Hulse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

York Water
Jeff Hines - President, York Water

Quebec's Green Power

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Role of Energy Storage with Renewable Electricity Generation
Paul Denholm

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

Distributed Generation: Benefits, Constraints & Policy Solutions
Kevin Fox

The Changing Role of Distributed Renewable Generation
Noah Long

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

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

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

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

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

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

York Water
Jeff Hines - President, York Water

CO2 Capture and Storage
Henry A. "Hank" Courtright

EPA Coal Ash Proposal
Jim Sullivan

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

Presentations from the Summer Committee Meetings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cutting Edge Broadband Technology
Bill Morrow - CEO, Clearwire

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

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

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

The iGrid Project
Ahmad Faruqui, Ph. D.

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

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

Smart Grid Policy
Ray Palmer and Mike Bardee - FERC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Consumer Assistance Supervisor, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Beverly Barker

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

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

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

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

Stray Voltage Comes to the City
Doug Dorr, EPRI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Presentations from the NARUC 121st Annual Convention

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

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

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

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

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

NARUC/DOE/NREL Partnership Update
Karlynn Cory, NREL

Report on EPRI
Barbara Tyran, EPRI

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

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

EnerNOC
Gregg Dixon, Senior VP Marketing, EnerNOC

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

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

Communicating the Value of Water
New York Chapter, NAWC

Tangent Enegy Solutions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Telecommunications Wholesale
Dale Schmick - YourTel America

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

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

Presentations from the MACRUC 13th Annual Education Conference

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Carbon Principles
Jonathan Dickman-Wilkes, JP Morgan Chase

Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water
Walton F. Hill, United Water

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

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

Presentations from the MACRUC 14th Annual Education Conference

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regional Transmission Planning
Rodney Dickens - President, Allegheny Energy

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

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

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

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

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

Presentations from the Summer Committee Meetings

Special Access
Dave Conn, National Director, State Regulatory, T-Mobile USA

Special Access "Dispelling the Myths"
Wendy M. Moser, Vice President Public Policy, Qwest

The Truth About Special Access
Donna Epps, Vice President-Federal Regulatory, Verizon

SDDC - The Journey
Supplier Diverisity Development Council

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

Panel 2: Panelists Notes
Marsha Smith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Battling Load Growth in NYC
Chris Smith, NYSERDA

conEdison: Who we are
Lou Cedrone

Environmental Issues in System Planning
Jim Platts, ISO New England

Battling Load Growth in NYC
Chris Smith, NYSERDA

conEdison: Who we are
Lou Cedrone

Environmental Issues in System Planning
Jim Platts, ISO New England

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

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

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

Presentations from the Accounting and Finance 2007 Fall Meeting

Rural Development: Utilities Programs
Kenneth M. Ackerman

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

Presentations from the Winter Committee Meetings

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

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

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

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

Neutral Tandem Locations

PSTN Vulnerabilities: The Interconnection between Networks
John Calarco

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

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

Cost Treatment for Regionally Beneficial Projects
Clair J. Moeller

Gas-Electric InterdependencyStandards & Issues
Valerie Crockett

Transmission Cost Allocation in New England

Natural Gas Update
Barbara Mariner-Volpe

Presentations from the 118th Annual Convention

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.

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

Presentations from the Summer Committee Meetings

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

Ratepayers Getting Railroaded
Robert G. Szabo

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

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

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.

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

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

NARUC E911 Survey of Compliance with VoIP Order
Maureen Harris, Robert Mayer, Connie Hughes

Presentation
Hilda Legg, ConnectKentucky

State Retail Regulation: A Review of Where We’re At and Where We’re Heading
Lilia Pérez-Chavolla, Ph.D, Ed Rosenberg, Ph.D

The Ultimate Data Pipeline Connecting the Home to the World
Dr. Patrick Nunally, Nethercomm Corporation

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

Presentations from the Winter Committee Meetings

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

Securitization
Joseph Fichera, David Sapper, and Peter Toomey

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

Can you stand the heat? [of LNG FIRES]

Common Ground Alliance - Dedicated to Shared Responsibility in Damage Prevention

Gas Hedging Program

Short Term Canadian Natural Gas Deliverability, 2005 -2007

The Other Natural Gas Source: U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

Towards a World Gas Market, Observations Along the Way

Why Hedging is Needed in the Current Natural Gas Market

Investment Needs/Prospects in Southeastern Europe and a Capacity Adequacy Mechanism Design

NARUC International Programs Overview

Presentation To The NARUC Winter Meeting by Gordon Weynand

Regulatory Framework For A Secondary Natural Gas Market For Ghana

The WAGP And Development Of Ghana Domestic Gas Market

Update on PURC Capacity Building, Outreach, and Research

USAID Energy Programs in Europe and Eurasia

Separations handout - Pros and cons of post freeze adjustments

Separations Primer

Sprint Relay Services

State Issues Regarding Separations Freeze

VOIP and Numbering

Disaster Preparedness – Utility Best Practices

Energy Policy Act of 2005: Transmission Congestion Study and National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors

Meeting Agenda

Overhead vs Underground - What are the Opportunities

Capacity Markets
Julie Simon - Constellation Energy

NAESB Overview of Wholesale and Retail Electric Activities
North American Energy Standards Board

Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
John Herczeg DOE

Nuclear Industry Developments
Skip Bowman NEI

Yucca Mountain Repository Update
Paul Golan DOE

Yucca Mountain Tour

Presentations from the 117th Annual Convention

Comments on Global Energy Decisions: Putting Competitive Markets to the Test

Putting Competitive Power Markets to the Test

Transmission: the Critical Link: The benefits of Independent Transmission

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

China Energy Policies: Consequences For U.S. Consumers And Regulators

NARUC International Programs Update

Regulatory Framework In EU (Current Issues On Energy)

Update on PURC Capacity Building, Outreach, and Research

Overview of Universal Service Presentation

Joint Meeting Electric Reliability Staff Subcommittee/Electricity Staff Subcommittee

MADRI Creates Advanced Metering Infrastructure Toolbox

NERC: On the Road to Becoming the Electric Reliability Organization

Power System Reliability: Promoting Responsive Loads

Reactive (VAR) Reserve Margin

Assuring Gas Distribution Pipeline Safety

Supply Outlook

Presentations from the Summer Committee Meetings

An Economic Analysis of Retail Electric Competition in Texas

Clean Air Interstate, Mercury, and Visibility Rules

Electric Restructuring in Texas: A Success Story

Electricity Market Restructuring: Successful Market Design

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Technology

Keep the Power Flowing

New Base Load Generation Options: Portfolio of Technologies

Resource Procurement Best Practices

Resource Procurement: Best Practices for States and Utilities

Restructuring at the Crossroads: The APPA White Paper and Subsequent Events

The Case for Private Development: Coal Gasification Deployment in Todays Business Climate

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Reconnecting the Dots of Resource Procurement

TIG: The Incremental Alternative for Northwest Transmission

Transmission Construction in the West

Transmission Cost Allocation Principles for the Western States

Transmission Development in the West: A Major Transmission Owner Perspective

Trends in Residential Rates in Texas: What Do They Mean?

WestConnect Transmission Planning and Construction Activities

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

America’s Natural Gas Market Challenge

Distribution Integrity Management – The Current Work

Distribution Integrity Management – The future

Is that a Gas Light at the End of the Tunnel?

NARUC LNG White Paper Highlights

Natural Gas Supply: The New Landscape

State Survey on Excess Flow Valves

Strategies for a Sustainable Natural Gas Future

That Gas Light Will Need Some Infrastructure

The Need for Effective and Forthright Communication Planning for LNG Facility Siting: A Checklist for State Public Utility Commissions

Electric Utilities Deregulation in Japan

Meeting Agenda

Mexican Energy Sector: Regulatory Update and Challenges

NARUC International Program Update

Tranceparency in Regulation

Update on PURC Capacity Building, Outreach, and Research

NRRI Report to the Telecommunications Committee and the Staff Subcommittee

Nuclear Fuel Recycling and Waste Management in Japan

Payments into the Nuclear Waste Fund

Yucca Mountain Project Update

Presentations from the Winter Committee Meetings

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?

Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America’s Energy Challenges

Federal and State Issues: Electric Resource Adequacy

GoodCents SELECT

Introduction and Overview: Demand Response and Energy Efficiency Today and Tomorrow: What are the Opportunities?

Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resource Initiative (MADRI)

North American Regulatory Utility Commissioners Report to the Electricity Subcommittee

Resource Adequacy And Federal-State Regulatory Approaches To Markets And To Affiliate Transactions

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 CERTS Microgrid

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

APGA Security and Integrity Foundation

Focusing On A Responsible Course of Action

Guidance on Risk Analysis and Safety Implications of a Large Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Spill Over Water

Natural Gas Outlook To 2020

Pipeline Safety Program Overview

Safety Performance and Integrity of the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure

Fair Affordable Comprehensive Telecom Solution

Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access Techologies

Intercarrier Compensation

Intercarrier Compensation: Review of other plans

Plan for Intercarrier Compensation

Telecom Technology and Regulation

Measuring Performance Of Electric Power Distribution Systems – IEEE Std. 1366-2003

Meeting Agenda

The National Regulatory Research Institute’s Work on Reliability: Alternative Directions

A presentation on performing a Security Assessment

A presentation on Project Failures/Success

A presentation on Solutions for the "Paperless" Workplace

Agenda

Minutes

Presentations from the Summer Committe Meetings

Demand Response Project, International Energy Agency (IEA), United States Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC)

Dimensions of Demand Response: Capturing Customer Based Resources in New Englands Power Systems and Markets

Electric Resources for the Next Decade

Energy Efficiency: Still a Large and Attractive Energy Resource

Future Investments in Nuclear Power

PJM Regional Transmission Organization Presentation

Regional State Committees: The Midwest Approach

Renewable Energy in Todays Power Markets

Resource Decision Making

Supporting Efficiency and Clean Generation Through Cap and Trade Programs

The Consumer Viewpoint: Value Reliable Electric Service – But Not At Any Cost!

Valuing Reliability Resources (All of Them)

Valuing Reliability Resources: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Presentation

Valuing Reliability Resources: National Grid USA Presentation

Valuing Reliability Resources: North American Electric Reliability Council Presentation

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

LNG, FERCs Model, and Going Forward

NARUC LNG White Paper and Communications Plan: Progress Report

NPC Presentation: Balancing Natural Gas Policy: Fueling the Demands of a Growing Economy

What Is LNG?

NARUC International Program Update

Creating the Environment for Entrepreneurial Growth

Current Communications Group: Broadband over Powerline (BPL) Communications

Implications of VoIP on Rural Telecom Providers

Legg Mason Presentation: Getting it Right: Coordinating Policy Getting it Right: Coordinating Policy Approaches for Rural Telecom

Powerline Broadband

Reaching Low Income Consumers: State and Federal Cooperation

Universal Service High Cost Support: Review of Rural/Non-Rural Issues

Universal Service in a Multimedia World: How do we get from here to there?

USAC Report

NERC Version 0: Giving the Standards Process a Transfusion, Plus Other Bulk Power Reliability Standards in the Making

The Operational Side of Planning

Utility Vegetation Management (UVM): Not Just a Transmission Problem

MidAmerican Energy Presentation

Regional State Committees: The Midwest Approach

Reliability Standards/Performance Benchmarks

Resolution of NARUC to Encourage State Commissions to Participate in Blue Pages

Major Pipeline Projects Certificated January 2002 to July 2004

North America Gas & Power Presentation

Questar Regulated Services Presentation

Regulation of Natural Gas Storage: Time for Change

Presentations from the 116th Annual Meeting

Energizing the Future: Research Thrusts at ORNL

NWCC Update

Overview of AREVA T&D Advanced Communication & Control Project for Demand Response

The Internal Electricity Market in the European Union

Turkish Energy Market Reform

Update on International Capacity Building and Outreach

Draft - Resolution Calling for State Action on Mandatory Reliability Standards

Meeting Agenda

Regional Reliability Councils: Reliability Resources Closest to the States (and Provinces)

State Electric Reliability Rules and Standards

Wind Power is Ready: Grid Code Standards and Wind Turbines

Meeting Minutes

New Ventures, New Gains: NRRI Products and Services

Steven I. Fleishman Bio

Web-based Training: An Overview (Bronner Group, LLC)

Colorado Statewide Filing System LEXIS/Courtlink and ICON

Getting my Storage Under Control

How Secure is your Network? (IEM Presentation)

IPC Technologies Presentation

Picket Fence Cyber Defense System: A DoD Homeland Security Initiative

Security Demons and How to Exorcise Them

The Integration Imperative

Nuclear Power: Department of Energy Initiatives

Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Program Update

The Future of Nuclear Power

Presentations from the Accounting and Finance 2007 Spring Meeting

Cost Recovery of Distribution Integrity Management, Pipeline Safety and Pipeline Replacement Costs
Getz

EEI Energy Efficiency Initiative
Eric Ackerman

FAS 71 Exceptions.to FAS 109
David J. Yankee

FASB Statement No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
David Ellerback

FIN 48 Select Topics
Charles A. Lenns

Financial Accounting Standards Board Update
Robert C. Wilkins

Hybrids, Capital Structure and Revenue Requirements
Philip W. Smyth

Income Taxes and Purchase Accounting
Nissley

Infrastructure Funds & Public Utilities
Richard Klapow

Natural Gas Price Volatility.And the Outlook for Natural Gas
David Shin

Normalization v. Flow-through Accounting;.Normalization Requirements and Violations
Richard E. Matheny

Perspectives on Utility Mergers
Rob Robinson

Rural Development .Utilities Programs Update
Kenneth M. Ackerman

State Incentives for Development of Clean Coal Facilities
Karen R. Obenshain

Telecommunications Mergers and Acquisitions
Denise Parrish

The AT&T Forbearance Petition
Peter Bluhm

The Texas Model of Water and Wastewater Regulation
Dorothy Young

Presentations from the NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance Conference

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

Economics and Risk of Scaling Up for Carbon Capture
Neville Holt

Economics and Risks of Scaling Up for Carbon Storage
John Tombari

Energy Efficiency Policy Trends: A look Nationally
David Pickles

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

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

Financing Carbon Capture and Storage: Wall Street View
Swami Venkataraman

GAO Post-PUCHA Survey results
Randolph Johns

Hedging and Price Risk Management
Todd Strauss

Implications of Major Pipeline Projects
Rick Smead

Risks of Building Nuclear Generation: Wall Street View
Sharon Bonelli

Spring 08' FASB Update
Bob Wilkins

Spring 08' FERC Update
Steven Hunt

Spring 08' Rural Utility Services Update
Ken Ackerman

Spring 08' SEC Update
Robert Malhotra

State Regulation of Cable Service and Rates
Lori Panzino-Tillery

Universal Service Reform
Mike Tan

Universal Service Reform
Nathan Glazier

Universal Service Reform
Denise Parrish

Water Rate Consolidation
Troy Rendell

Presentations from the NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance Fall 2007

Alternative Forms of Regulation - A Rural ILEC’s Views and Experiences
Timothy W. Ulrich, TDS Telecom

Broadband-The Best Way
Mary Retka, Qwest

Broadband-The Best Way
Glenn Blackmon, Ph.D.

Commodity Cost Adjustment Clauses
Steve L. Klick, Manager-Rates and Regulation

FASB Update
Robert C. Wilkins

FERC Update
Steven Hunt

Fin 48 Implementation Issues
Sal Montalbano, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Key Financial Statement Adjustments Used in the Ratings Process
Richard W. Cortright, Jr., Managing Director

Overview of New LMP Markets
David Withrow, CAISO

Participation and Intervention before the FERC
William J. Froehlich, Special Counsel

PCAOB Update
Mary M. Sjoquist, Special Counsel

Renewable Energy Project Economics, Policy and Incentives
Dr. Lola Infante

Revenue Decoupling and Other Non-Volumetric Rates for Natural Gas Utilities
Cynthia J. Marple

SEC Financial Reporting Issues
John W. Albert