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Day Two—Friday, September 19, 2008

8:00—8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Vendor Showcase
8:30—10:00 a.m. Competitive Markets: The Path Forward for New England
With a decade of competitive wholesale electricity market experience behind us and challenges for reliability, the environment, and cost containment before us, what is the best path to meet reliability, environmental, and economic goals? How can policymakers encourage advances in renewable resources, demand response, generation, energy efficiency, and transmission?

Moderator: Susan F. Tierney, Managing Principal, Analysis Group, Inc.

Panelists:
Maine State Senator Philip L. Bartlett II
Connecticut State Senator John W. Fonfara
Rhode Island State Senator Joshua Miller
New Hampshire State Senator Martha Fuller Clark
Massachusetts State Senator Michael W. Morrissey
10:00—10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break and Vendor Showcase
10:15—11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

It’s Elemental: Integrating and Operating Renewable
Energy Resources

Technology and increasing consumer consciousness for the environment are creating a groundswell of opportunity for power plants that run on renewable fuel sources. Yet, operational and technical challenges exist. This panel will discuss the prospects for renewable technology and its integration into a fossil-fueled region.

Moderator: Jennifer D. Janelle, Partner, Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Panelists:
Bill Capp, President and Chief Executive Officer, Beacon Power Corporation Download Presentation
Jolly Hayden, Vice President Transmission Development, FPL Energy, LLC   Download Presentation
John Dumas, Manager, Operations Planning, Electric Reliability Council of Texas Download Presentation
Paul J. Gaynor, President and Chief Executive Officer, First Wind Download Presentation
William P. Short III, Vice President, Power Marketing, Ridgewood Power Management LLC Download Presentation
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The Provider Perspective: Meeting the Demand- Resource Integration Challenge
Having laid out the operational and technical issues associated with demand-resource and energy-efficiency integration, how are demand-response providers and technology vendors answering
for these challenges?

Moderator: Henry Yoshimura, Director, Demand-Resource Strategy, ISO New England

Panelists:
Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Senior Vice President of Energy Technology Services, Constellation NewEnergy
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Darrell Hollis, Chief Technology Officer and Managing Partner, Conservation Resource Solutions Inc. Download Presentation
Dirk E. Mahling, Ph.D., Vice President of Service and Technology, ConsumerPowerline Download Presentation
Rae McQuade, President, North American Energy Standards Board
Arthur Vos IV, Chief Technology Officer, Comverge, Inc. Download Presentation
11:45—12:15 p.m. National Energy Perspective
World-renowned ecologist, environmentalist, co-founder and former leader of Greenpeace provides perspective on developing alternative energy sources while preserving the environment, meeting growing demand for power, and overcoming local opposition to the siting of new plants; with a particular emphasis on nuclear power in the US, as well as New England, and the need for the continued operations of these plants in the region in order for the RGGI carbon emissions reduction targets to be met.
Dr. Patrick Moore, Chair and Chief Scientist for Greenspirit Strategies
12:15—1:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Address
Keynote speaker Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Introduced by Angela O’Connor, President, New England Power Generators Association
1:30—3:15 p.m. Beyond the Borders: Talking Electricity Trade
As the region fulfills and balances its energy, environmental, and economic goals, what role should electricity generated outside of New England’s borders play? What are the potential costs and benefits to consumers of expanding trade?

Moderator: Peter J. Howe, Business Reporter, New England Cable News

Panelists:
Chairman Elia Germani, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
Chairman Thomas B. Getz, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Chairman Paul J. Hibbard, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
The Honorable Jack Keir, Minister of Energy, Province of New Brunswick Download Presentation
Commissioner David O’Brien, Vermont Department of Public Service
Commissioner Anthony J. Palermino, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
Chairman Sharon M. Reishus, Maine Public Utilities Commission
3:15 p.m. Conclude
 
     

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