Energy Policy and Its Impact on Energy Markets

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=09Join some of the 40,000+ PowerMarketers.com readers at the Power Mark=
eting Association's Annual Washington DC Meeting: Energy Policy and Its =
Impact on Energy Markets October 16-17, 2001 Washington, D.C. =09
=09POWER MARKETS 2002: Energy Policy Conference & Exhibition =09
=09TWO Keynote Addresses: Day One: Honorable J. Bennett Johnston, =
Former Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: EN=
ERGY AND TELECOM CONVERGENCE Day Two: Commissioner William Massey, FE=
RC: THE UPCOMING AGENDA AT THE FERC Register by October 5 and receive =
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=09DAY 2: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 8:30 a.m. CREDIT RISK AND ITS MANAGE=
MENT - (Special early morning session) Scott Ettien, Vice President and Tim=
Moore, Senior Underwriter, NCM Americas. Price differentials aren't always=
about time and location-- sometimes they are about the likelihood of being=
paid. Utilities have traditionally finessed credit requirements by spreadi=
ng uncollectables among their customer base, and until recently, this was e=
nough to make the utilities themselves bulletproof credit risks. No more. U=
sing credit insurance and internal controls to manage the final frontier in=
risk management. KEYNOTE ADDRESS 9:15 a.m. - THE NEW U.S. ENERGY POLICY =
William L. Massey, Commissioner The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission =
The senior commissioner at the FERC is seeing many of his views on transmi=
ssion become the majority position in the new administration. 10:00 a.m. t=
o 10:30 a.m. - Break -Visit Exhibits 10:30 a.m. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION - B=
uck Buckner, Director of Marketing, Stewart & Stevenson Power shortages ha=
ve 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 pot=
ential for distributed generation has grown significantly. 11:10 a.m. COMM=
ODITY EXCHANGES: REGULATED AND UNREGULATED- Brad Leach, Senior Director, NY=
MEX As power markets continue to mature, commodity exchanges are slowly be=
ginning to develop, with varying characteristics of liquidity, neutrality a=
nd regulatory status. Where exchanges stand today, and where they are headi=
ng in the future. 11:50 a.m. CAREER TRENDS - Marc Granet, President, IDC E=
xecutive Search, Inc. What jobs will last? What skills become more valuabl=
e? How do I build my career in the evolving energy industry? 12:30 p.m. CO=
NFERENCE ADJOURNS Come a day early for our preconference seminar: =
FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER MARKETING October 15, 2001 Overview of the Power I=
ndustry: Past and Present Lexicon of Power Marketing Wholesale Power Market=
er Products and their applications Retail Power Marketing: Nuts and Bolts F=
uture of Power Marketing *Required for the Certified Power Marketer Progra=
m, this course covers the basics of wholesale and retail power marketing. =
Essential if you are new to the business. Valuable as a brushup and overv=
iew for the veteran. Click Here to Download brochure! http://www.pmacon=
ference.com/fall2001/0110RT.pdf =09
DAY 1: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 8:30 a.m. WELCOME: WHAT'S IN STORE FOR TH=
E NEXT TWO DAYS? 8:40 a.m. POWER MARKETING, RISK MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLI=
CY - Dave Freeman, Senior Director, Aquila Power marketing is largely the b=
usiness of price risk management for the energy industry. Energy policy at =
the state and Federal level can act to facilitate, or cripple the ability o=
f 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, Pr=
esident, Electric Power Supply Association The ability to add new generatin=
g capacity in a timely fashion is key to avoiding future energy crises. Bal=
ancing environmental concerns, NIMBY and public accountability with the nee=
d for additional generating capacity. 10:00 a.m. THE NUCLEAR RESURGENCE - =
Joe F. Colvin, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute After coal, nuc=
lear 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 opportunit=
ies in today's competitive markets. 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Break Visit =
Exhibits KEYNOTE ADDRESS 11:15 a.m ENERGY AND TELECOM CONVERGENCE J. Ben=
nett Johnson Former US Senator and Chairman of the Senate's Energy and Natu=
ral Resources Committee and Chairman, Advisory Board, Ambient Corp. 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. 1=
2:30 to 2:00 p.m. luncheon Concurrent Sessions WHOLESALE 2:00 p.m. BUI=
LDING COAL-FIRED POWERPLANTS-- Dr. John O'Brien, Principal, Skipping Stone =
The US isn't the Saudi Arabia of coal-- it's 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 mo=
re coal-fired plants planned now than any time in decades. The economics an=
d political realities of coal plant construction. 2:45 p.m. NATURAL GAS AN=
D POWER - Mike Reed, VP Market & Quantitative Analysis PG&E National Energy=
Group Gas is the dominant fuel for new powerplants, and the dominant sou=
rce of growth for gas markets, but the markets aren't joined at the hip. Ho=
w gas and power interrelate, and the public policy implications of market p=
ower in both/either markets. RETAIL 2:00 p.m. RETAIL MARKETS OVERVIEW Kat=
hleen Magruder, Vice President, Law and Government Affairs, The New Power C=
ompany What works, and what doesn't, in retail markets. A market-by-marke=
t overview of the key opportunities in electric deregulation today. 2:45 p=
.m. TEXAS MARKETS Stephanie Kroger, Partner, Mayor, Day, Caldwell and Kee=
ton 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. 3:3=
0-4:15 P.M . Break Visit Exhibits Concurrent Sessions WHOLESALE 4:15 p.=
m. PRIVATIZING TRANSMISSION-- John Howe,Former Chairman of the Massachusett=
s 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 tran=
smission. What are the opportunities? How does regulatory policy impact the=
siting of transmission facilities and their operation? 5:00 p.m. ISOs, RT=
O's TRANSCOS & STATUS QUOsDariush Shirmohammadi, PA Consulting. How are th=
e various structures of transmission organizations working? What are the pr=
ospects for progress in creating super-regional, independent transmission o=
rganizations? RETAIL 4:15 p.m. CALIFORNIA UPDATE Randy Abernathy, Vice Pr=
esident, Marketing Services, California ISO Beyond the hype and headlines-=
- what's being done to maintain and guarantee continued reliable service in=
California. 5:00 p.m. CONSERVATION AND LOAD MANAGEMENT IN URGENT SITUATIO=
NS- Don Fuller, Director, Client Relations, California ISO California has =
recently become a testing ground for mechanisms to manage the demand-side o=
f the supply-demand equation, with dramatically effective results. What wen=
t right. 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Power Marketing Association Reception in =
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