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The Power Marketing Association's Annual Washington DC Meeting: Energy
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Day One: Honorable J. Bennett Johnston,
Day Two: Commissioner William
Massey, FERC:
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DAY 1: Tuesday,
October 16, 2001
8:30
a.m. WELCOME: WHATíS IN STORE FOR THE NEXT
TWO DAYS?
8:40
a.m. POWER MARKETING, RISK MANAGEMENT AND
PUBLIC POLICY - Dave Freeman, Senior Director, Aquila
Power
marketing is largely the business of price risk management for the energy
industry. Energy policy at the state and Federal level can act to facilitate,
or cripple the ability of the market to respond to and mitigate threats
to price stability.
9:20
a.m. THE SUPPLY RESPONSE: ADDING NEW GENERATING
CAPACITY - Lynn H. Church, President, Electric
Power Supply Association
The ability to add new generating capacity in a timely fashion is key to avoiding future energy crises. Balancing environmental concerns, NIMBY and public accountability with the need for additional generating capacity. 10:00 a.m. THE NUCLEAR RESURGENCE - Joe F. Colvin, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute After coal, nuclear power remains the most important source of electricity in the US, and with license renewals, and proposed facility expansions, is likely to hold that position for some time to come. Nuclear power economics and opportunities in todayís competitive markets. 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Break Visit Exhibits
11:45-12:30 A panel of industry experts will address the issues and opportunities in power and telecom convergence: theuse of existing fiber, rights of way, broadband trading and commoditization and powerline telecom technology. 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. luncheon Concurrent Sessions WHOLESALE 2:00 p.m. BUILDING COAL-FIRED POWERPLANTS-- Dr. John OíBrien, Principal, Skipping Stone The US isnít the Saudi Arabia of coal-- itís the whole OPEC of coal. Most power generated in the US is coal-fired, and is likely to remain so. It is not the fuel of the past, it is the fuel of the present and future, with more coal-fired plants planned now than any time in decades. The economics and political realities of coal plant construction. 2:45 p.m. NATURAL GAS AND POWER - Mike Reed, VP Market & Quantitative Analysis PG&E National Energy Group Gas is the dominant fuel for new powerplants, and the dominant source of growth for gas markets, but the markets arenít joined at the hip. How gas and power interrelate, and the public policy implications of market power in both/either markets. RETAIL 2:00 p.m. RETAIL MARKETS OVERVIEW Kathleen Magruder, Vice President, Law and Government Affairs, The New Power Company What works, and what doesnít, in retail markets. A market-by-market overview of the key opportunities in electric deregulation today. 2:45 p.m. TEXAS MARKETS Stephanie Kroger, Partner, Mayor, Day, Caldwell and Keeton With the pilots launched and full access in two months, all eyes are on Texas retail markets-- the biggest retail markets in America. How these markets work, how to take advantage of the opportunities they present. 3:30-4:15 P.M . Break Visit Exhibits Concurrent Sessions WHOLESALE 4:15
p.m. PRIVATIZING TRANSMISSION-- John Howe,
Former Chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Vice
President, Electric Industry Affairs, American Superconductor
New
transmission technologies and the massive growth in electric demand are
creating opportunities for investment in transmission. What are the opportunities?
How does regulatory policy impact the siting of transmission facilities
and their operation?
5:00
p.m. ISOs, RTOís TRANSCOS & STATUS QUOsDariush
Shirmohammadi, PA Consulting.
How
are the various structures of transmission organizations working? What
are the prospects for progress in creating super-regional, independent
transmission organizations?
RETAIL 4:15
p.m. CALIFORNIA UPDATE Randy Abernathy,
Vice President, Marketing Services, California ISO
Beyond
the hype and headlines-- whatís being done to maintain and guarantee continued
reliable service in California.
5:00
p.m. CONSERVATION AND LOAD MANAGEMENT IN
URGENT SITUATIONS- Don Fuller, Director, California has recently become a testing ground for mechanisms to manage the demand-side of the supply-demand equation, with dramatically effective results. What went right. 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Power Marketing Association Reception in Exhibit Hall |
DAY 2: Wednesday,
October 17, 2001
8:30
a.m. CREDIT RISK AND ITS MANAGEMENT - (Special
early morning session) Scott
Ettien, Vice President and Tim Moore, Senior Underwriter, NCM Americas.
Price
differentials arenít always about time and location-- sometimes they are
about the likelihood of being paid. Utilities have traditionally finessed
credit requirements by spreading uncollectables among their customer base,
and until recently, this was enough to make the utilities themselves bulletproof
credit risks. No more. Using credit insurance and internal controls to
manage the final frontier in risk management.
The senior commissioner at the FERC is seeing many of his views on transmission become the majority position in the new administration. 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Break -Visit Exhibits 10:30 a.m. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION - Buck Buckner, Director of Marketing, Stewart & Stevenson Power shortages have caused revisitation of the issues associated with distributed generation-- interconnection policy, limits on operations, gas tariffs, siting review, net metering and a plethora of lesser issues. With these changes, the potential for distributed generation has grown significantly. 11:10 a.m. COMMODITY EXCHANGES: REGULATED AND UNREGULATED- Brad Leach, Senior Director, NYMEX As power markets continue to mature, commodity exchanges are slowly beginning to develop, with varying characteristics of liquidity, neutrality and regulatory status. Where exchanges stand today, and where they are heading in the future. 11:50 a.m. CAREER TRENDS - Marc Granet, President, IDC Executive Search, Inc. What jobs will last? What skills become more valuable? How do I build my career in the evolving energy industry? 12:30
p.m. CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
Come a day early for our preconference seminar: FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER MARKETING October 15, 2001
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