December 2005 Conference
December 1, 2005
Ensuring Adequate Energy Supplies in a Volatile Environment
This conference will focus on
(1) the implications of the transition to more competitive energy markets for the development of adequate supplies and the infrastructure required to deliver those supplies to end users, and
(2) the roles of state and federal policymakers in helping to shape the incentives that will facilitate that transition.
Sessions will include:
Keynote Address:At the Interface of Supply and Regulatory Constraints: Creating the Proper Incentives
Session 1:Uncertainty, Reliability and Affordability of Natural Gas
Session 2:Resource Adequacy in the Provision of Electricity
Panel Discussion:The Roles of State and Federal Policymakers in the Current Environment
Agenda
8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:35 am Keynote Address: At the Interface of Supply and Regulatory Constraints: Creating the Proper Incentives
- Maintaining adequate infrastructure: pipelines and transmission
- Competition and potential cost savings
- Regulatory constraints, across states and state versus federal
*Introductory Remarks by Hon. Kevin Wright, Commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission
Keynote Speaker:*Gary Hunt, President, Global Energy Advisors
9:30 am Morning Break
9:45 am Session 1: Uncertainty, Reliability and Affordability of Natural Gas
- Responding to price signals in supply procurement decisions: Short- and long-term forecasts of price volatility
- Interface of gas and electric; gas-fired peaker plants
- Capacity constraints and long-term contracting
- Creating incentives for adequate, affordable supply
- Regulatory Incentives: NARUC resolution
Moderator: *Hon. Lula Ford, Commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission
- Speakers:
- *Chris Magill, American Gas Association
- *Terry Boss, Senior Vice President, Interstate Natural Gas Association
- *William Cooper, Executive Director, Center for Liquefied Natural Gas
- *Charles C. Sutton, Chief Operating Officer, Constellation NewEnergy - Gas Division
11:30 pm Lunch - *William Massey, Partner, Covington and Burling
12:30 pm Session 2: Resource Adequacy in the Provision of Electricity
- Incentives for increased transmission and generating capacity
- The implications of “energy only” markets; RPM proposal by PJM
- MISO approach
Moderator:* Hon. Erin O’Connell-Diaz, Commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission
- Speakers:
- *Tom Welch, Vice President, External Affairs, PJM Interconnection
- *Ron McNamara, Vice President of Market Management, MISO
- *John Shelk, CEO, Electric Power Supply Association
- *Paul Peterson, Senior Associate, Synapse Energy Economics
2:15 pm Afternoon Break
2:30 pm Panel Discussion: The Roles of State and Federal Policymakers in the Current Environment
- Roadblocks to infrastructure expansion in natural gas and electricity
- Regulatory issues associated with transmission/capacity expansion across states and state versus federal
- Implications of the new Energy Policy Act
Moderator: *Dr. David Loomis, Executive Director, Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies
- Speakers:
- *Glen R. Thomas, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
- *Hon. Mark David Goss, Chairman, Kentucky Public Utillity Commission
- *Christine Tezak, Executive Vice President, Stanford Washington Research Group
4:15 pm Close