May 2005 Conference

Agenda

8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:45 am Keynote Address: Meeting America’s Energy Challenges

Speaker: Jason Grumet, Executive Director, National Commission on Energy Policy

Introduction by Chairman Edward C. Hurley, Illinois Commerce Commission

9:45 am Morning Break

10:00 am Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Renewable, Efficiency and Demand Response Goals

• Challenges of realizing RPS goals in Illinois
• Renewables and utility energy procurement
• Merging reliability concerns with environmental goals
• Promoting consumer demand response

Moderator: Hon. Robert F.Lieberman, Illinois Commerce Commission

Speakers:
• Dean Christ, Vice President, MidAmerican
• Arlene Juracek, Vice President, Commonwealth Edison
• John Moore, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center

11:30 am Luncheon and Address Rep. George F. Scully, Chairperson, Electric Utility Oversight Committee

Introductory Remarks by
• Hon. Erin M. O’Connell-Diaz, Illinois Commerce Commission

1:00 pm Revenue Decoupling Programs: Aligning Divergent Interests

• Alternative Decoupling Mechanisms
• Role of decoupling programs under unbundled rates
• Rate design issues
• Experience in other states

Moderator: Hon. Kevin K. Wright, Illinois Commerce Commission

Speakers:
• Russell Feingold, Managing Director, Energy Practice, Navigant Consulting, Inc.
• Tariq N. Naizi, Chief Economist, New York State Consumer Protection Board
• Maurice Brubaker, Brubaker & Associates

2:30 pm Afternoon Break

2:45 pm Consumer Assistance and Protection: Policy and Challenges

• Report on “Energy Assistance Dialogues”
• Price volatility and consumer protection
• Equitable cost sharing

Moderator: Hon. Lula M. Ford, Illinois Commerce Commission

Speakers:
• Charles Jackson, Deputy Director, Illinois Dept. of Public Aid
• Rod Sierra, Vice President, Corp. Communications, Peoples Energy Corp.
• Frank Schwab, Executive Director, Illinois Valley Economic Development Corp.

4:15 pm Close