Working lunch for Committee and Staff Subcommittee members only

(10 minutes each)

Speakers

Dr. Jan Beecher - Director - Institute of Public Utilities, MSU Dr. Douglas Gegax - Director - Center for Public Utilities, NMSU Ted Kury - Director of Energy Studies - Public Utility Research Center, UFL

* 2013 Summer Internships (NARUC & CFEBA)
* New Commissioner Regulatory Orientation
* Other

Moderator

Erin Hammel - Director, International Programs - NARUC

Joint session with the Committees on Energy Resources and the Environment and Gas

This panel will explore numerous issues regarding the development of markets for, and the regulation of, carbon dioxide (CO2) in North America for reducing emissions from fossil fuels. Although congressional legislation restricting CO2 emissions -- whether the cap and trade model or a federal price on emissions -- does not appear politically feasible now, several regions are experimenting with various concepts to achieve that goal. All the while, State commissioners are grappling with the uncertainty of federal emissions regulations in reviewing utility Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs), while States with active RTOs and ISOs must deal with more short-term uncertainties regarding the fuel mix.

In this panel, experts will discuss these regional efforts, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and California’s CO2 auction earlier this year. Panelists will review the role of the regulated utilities in the auction and concerns regarding resource shuffling may arise. Also, panelists will debate the potential for a carbon tax and whether governors and/or State legislators will warm up to such a concept. British Columbia has utilized a carbon tax for years, and Oregon and Washington seem to be studying the possibilities of doing so as well. For utilities, what are the pros and cons of each approach -- either cap and trade or a CO2 tax? How would each scheme affect the utility's assessment of resource type, and does this change for the vertically-integrated utility compared to an unbundled utility in an RTO market? What are the burdens and costs on the utilities with compliance issues under each scheme? And what is the assessment of the cap and trade markets in place to date: RGGI in northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States, the EU carbon markets, and California

Moderator	Hon. Philip Jones - NARUC President - Washington
Panelists	Yoram Bauman - Fellow - Sightline Institute Mary Nichols - Chairman - CA Air Resources Board Bruce Braine - AEP

* Oral Reports
Legislative Activities - Chris Mele, NARUC
Legal Issues - Holly Rachel Smith, NARUC
Nuclear Issues/Waste Disposal Subcommittee - Hon. Greg White, Michigan
Clean Coal and Carbon Sequestration - Hon. Jon McKinney, West Virginia
U.S Department of Energy's Grid Tech Team (GTT)
David Meyer, Senior Advisor, office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability
* Written Reports/Discussion
National Regulatory Research Institute - Raj Barua
Electric Power Research Institute - Barbara Tyran
* Consideration of Resolutions

The 1 day in 10 criterion has long been the industry standard for measuring the acceptable risk of a sustained outage on the bulk electric system. Is this approach too aggressive, resulting in needless and inefficient capacity investments? Or is the standard too low and not reflective of the true cost to society from prolonged outages? This session will explore alternative approaches to setting reserve margins to achieve optimum balance of costs and benefits.

Speakers

Kevin Carden - Director - Astrape Consultants James Wilson - Principle - Wilson Energy Economics Alex Rudkevich - President - Newton Energy Group

Can electricity users be persuaded to change how they use electricity? Do customers practice economically rational behavior or are there other driving forces? How can these programs work? Hear about some success stories and learn the Do's and Don'ts. Policy makers, utilities, and other stakeholders have to understand their customers and hear these results in order to create the most effective programs.

Moderators

Chris Villarreal - Senior Regulatory Analyst - California Public Utilities Commission Jamie Wimberly - CEO - DEFG and EcoAlign Justin Segall - Founder and Executive Vice President - Simple Energy

Joint session with the Committee on Electricity
Technological advancement, new financing approaches, and falling prices are driving rapid changes in the adoption of distributed energy resources (efficiency, distributed generation, demand response, electric vehicles), with significant implications for the electricity sector. In depth analyses and early examples indicate that as these resources increase their penetration over the next decade, they will challenge existing regulatory models and spur alternative markets that will change the electricity system in potentially transformative ways. These trends have important implications for utilities, including risks to the conventional business model, changing requirements for customer engagement, and the need to coordinate a much larger number of resources and actors. In this environment, regulators must proactively assess future trends, consider potential significant regulatory changes, and engage with a wider array of stakeholders to develop win-win solutions.

Moderator	Phyllis Reha - Commissioner Emeritus, Minnesota
Panelists	Angie Beehler - Walmart Andrew Ott - Senior Vice President, Markets - PJM Robert Curry - Commissioner Emeritus - New York

Joint session with the Committee on International Relations
Around the globe countries are taking different paths to meet the energy needs of their citizens and economies while striving to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, improve the sustainability of their societies and protect the environment. In this session, representatives from the United States, Germany and China will discuss the steps these countries are taking to reduce their GHG emissions through the adoption of low-carbon technologies in their energy, housing and transportation sectors. They will talk about the policies, programs and successes achieved to date, as well as the challenges they face in reaching their stated goals.

Moderator	TBD
Panelists	Jonathan Pershing - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate - U.S. Department of Energy Oliver Krischer - Member - German Parliament China, TBD

Joint session with the Committees on Electricity and Gas
See agenda as listed for the Committee on Electricity

Joint session with the Committees on Electricity and Energy Resources and the Environment
See agenda as listed for the Committee on Electricity

The technological breakthrough of extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing has revolutionized America's domestic energy outlook. Recent improvements in the production have benefited the environment and helped to hold the costs of extracting natural gas. One such improvement captures the methane gas from the production site and uses it to power production energy demands instead of the use of more pollutant fuel sources. This session will explore the innovative practices producers are using to ensure natural gas is the safe and abundant fuel of choice for the U.S. in the decades to come.

Moderator

Chad Odegard - Vice President - Piceance Basin - WPX Energy

The technological breakthrough of extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing has revolutionized America's domestic energy outlook. Recent improvements in the production have benefited the environment and helped to hold the costs of extracting natural gas. One such improvement captures the methane gas from the production site and uses it to power production energy demands instead of the use of more pollutant fuel sources. This session will explore the innovative practices producers are using to ensure natural gas is the safe and abundant fuel of choice for the U.S. in the decades to come.

Moderator

Representative - WPX Energy

Learn about the drivers for change. What does VoIP, wireless LTE, machine-2-machine communications and other technology changes mean to the future requirements for the availability and management of telephone numbers? Are there better alternatives to the North America Numbering Plan? What is the role of State regulators in managing the availability and conservation of telephone numbers or their substitute in the future?

Moderator	Hon. Betty Anne Kane - Commissioner - District of Columbia
Panelists	Henning Schulzrinne - Chief Technology Officer - Federal Communications Commission Tom McGarry - Vice President, Advanced Technology Group - Neustar Labs Daniel Berninger - Founder - Voice Communication Exchange Committee Brendan Kasper - Senior Regulatory Counsel - Vonage Dave Malfara - President - ETC Group

Small water and wastewater companies present many challenges, many driven by their lack of size and economies of scale. Recommendations for Best Practices for Small Systems will be presented and discussed.

Speakers to include energy and water system experts and will also address adaption and mitigation. This is a joint session with Electricity, Energy Resources and the Environment and Critical Infrastructure.