2007 Speaker Presentations

 

 

 

General Session Presentations Plenary Session: Which Way Forward  - NO Presentations of this Session
   
  Frederick M. Sellars
AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc.
   
  Hon. Richard Blumenthal
Attorney General, Connecticut
   
  William Hogan
Lucius N. Littauer Prof. of Public Policy
   
  Hon. James Volz
Chairman Vermont Public Service Board
   
  Gordon van Welie
ISO New England
   


Session 1A Climate Change and Sustainable Energy
   
  Stephen Humes
  McCarter & English LLP
   
  RGGI Implementation and California Climate Change Law AB32
The Honorable Gina McCarthy, Commissioner, Connecticut DEP - No Presentation Available
   
  Federal Climate Change Legislative/Regulatory Perspective
Joseph Nelson, Partner, Van Ness Feldman
   
  Developer's Perspective: Regulatory Incentives to Promote Alternative Energy Investment
S
tephen Galowitz, Vice President, Business Development
Ridgewood Renewable Power
   
  Update on Massachusetts Climate Change Initiatives
The Honorable Carol Iancu, Assistant Attorney General
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts - No Presentation Available
   
Bills Before Congress S1 280 (Lieberman-McCain)
S1 309 (Sanders-Boxer)
  S1 317 (Feinstein-Carper)
  S1 485 (Kerry-Snowe)
  Bingaman draft bill (January 2007)
   


Session 1B Facilitating Customer Choices
   
  Fred Klein. Esq.
  Pullman & Comley, LLC
   
  Demand Response - Savings Opportunities for Small Customers
Richard W. Steeves, Principal Utilities Finance Specialist
Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel
   
  Utility Purchase of Small Customer Receivables - Easing Supplier Offerings
Kathy Yetman, Manager of Supplier Services, National Grid
   
  "Green" Retail Products - Choices for Customers
Jason Gifford, Project Manager, Sustainable Energy Advantage
   
  Wal-Mart's Response to Rising Energy Costs and Opportunities in the Market
Angela Beehler, Director of Energy Regulation/Legislation, Wal-Mart - No Presentation Available
   


Luncheon Speakers

John O'Brien, Senior Vice President

 

NRG Energy - No Presentation Available

   


   
Session 2A
Ownership/Financing New Generation Resources
  The Next Wave of Capacity - Who Should Build and
How will it be Financed
   
  Christopher Bursaw, Vice President
Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. -
No Presentation Available
   
  John Shelk, President
Electric Power Supply Association -
No Presentation Available
   
  Raymond Necci, President and COO
Connecticut Light & Power / Yankee Gas
   
  Curtis Morgan, President and CEO
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc.
   


   
Session 2B
Evolution of Transmission System Planning and Investment Solutions
   
  David Kinsley, President
  Kinsley Power Systems
   
 
Transmission as Enabler/Facilitator
Joseph Rossignoli, Principal Analyst
National Grid
 
  A Generator's Perspective on Transmission Upgrades
James Mayhew, Director of Regulatory Policy
  NRG Energy
   
  Utility Generator
Maurice Scully, Executive Director
  Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative
   
 
The Role of Demand Response - Past, Present and Future
Henry Yoshimura, Manager, Demand Response
ISO New England
 


   
Session 3 View from the Regulatory Bench -  NO Presentations for this Session
 

George B. Dean, Principal
George B. Dean, LLC
 
The Honorable Donald Downes, Chairman
Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
 
The Honorable Elia Germani, Chairman
Rhode Island Public Utility Commission
 
The Honorable Thomas B. Getz, Chairman
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
 
The Honorable Paul Hibbard, Chairman
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
 
The Honorable James Volz, Chairman
Vermont Public Service Board