This annual two-day conference unites industry leaders and public officials with a stake in the Northeast energy markets to discuss and debate critical industry issues. Concerns over climate change and an increased desire to control carbon emissions have spurred debate over an appropriate fuel mix to meet increasing regional demand. Many questions remain unanswered. How should more renewables and demand side management policies be encouraged? How can market price signals be delivered promptly and efficiently to end users? How can energy facility siting be encouraged, without sacrificing environmental protection? How can resource adequacy requirements be met given growing regional demand and aging electric generation facilities? Finally, how can an adequate transmission and distribution infrastructure be maintained, allowing benefits from solving these issues to flow to all end users? The implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the carbon tax debate further complicate these concerns.

This conference will update attendees on the search for solutions and offer insight into the quandary of balancing energy supply needs with climate change concerns. Keynote addresses will be provided by Thomas F. Farrell II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion and Arnold MacBurnie, Senior Vice President, Shell Energy North America (Canada) Inc. Distinguished experts from all sectors of the industry, regulators and policymakers from all six New England states, and public policy advocates will offer their candid views and in-depth analyses on key topics, including:

• New England States: Framing the Policies

• Greenhouse Gas Policy Initiatives

• Fuel Diversity and Reliability in Light of FCM and RGGI

• The Private Sector Response

• Regulatory Solutions

• Taking Stock: Ending Thoughts on Meeting the Challenges

The conference exhibition hall will offer opportunities to learn about state-of-the-art energy products and services. There will be abundant networking opportunities with other participants, speakers and Keynotes, and industry and government leaders at the annual golf outing at the Newport National Golf Club and the boat cruise in Newport Harbor.

Additional networking opportunities will be available at numerous receptions and breaks throughout the conference.

You don’t want to miss New England’s preeminent gathering of the energy industry!

Conference Dress Code is Corporate Casual.