Transforming the U.S. Electric System: Where State & Federal Initiatives Meet

Please note: This event has been cancelled due to weather.

The GW Law Sustainable Energy Initiative will host a one-day conference exploring the interface between state and federal initiatives that are transforming the electric system.

Agenda

8 am: Registration & Breakfast

8:30 am: Learning Sessions

8:30-8:50: Welcome

• Donna Attanasio

  Senior Advisor for Energy Law Programs, Professorial Lecturer in Law, GW Law

• LeRoy "Lee" Paddock

  Associate Dean for Environmental Law Studies, Professorial Lecturer in Law, GW Law

8:50-9:55: Minnesota's E21 Project

• Rolf Nordstrom (moderator & presenter)
  President and CEO, The Great Plains Institute; Chief facilitator, e21 Initiative

• Christopher B. Clark
  President, Northern States Power-Minnesota
  Xcel Energy

• Will Kaul
  Vice President, Transmission, Great River Energy

• Honorable Dan Lipschultz
  Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

9:55-10:15: A View from the Southeast

• Noel Black
  Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Southern Company

10:15-10:30: Break

10:30-11:40: California Utility Programs

• Zori G. Ferkin (moderator)
  Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP

• John Sowers
  Vice President, Electric Distribution Operations

• J. Andrew (“Drew”) Murphy
  Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Edison International

• Arlen Orchard
  Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

11:40-Noon: A Consumer Perspective

• John Howat
  Senior Energy Analyst, National Consumer Law Center

Noon-1:30: Lunch & Luncheon Speaker

• Jeffrey D. Taft
  Chief Architect for Electric Grid Transformation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

1:40-2:45: Federal Initiatives

• George (“Chip”) Cannon, Jr. (moderator)
  Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

• Gerry W. Cauley
  President & CEO, North American Electric Reliability Corp.

• J. Arnold Quinn
  Director, Office of Energy Policy & Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

• Karen G. Wayland
  Deputy Director For State And Local Cooperation, Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, U.S. Department of Energy

3 pm: Discussion

3-5 pm: Discussion Leader Panel

• Donna M. Attanasio (co-moderator)
  Senior Advisor for Energy Law Programs; Professorial Lecturer in Law, GW Law

• Emily Hammond (co-moderator)
  Associate Dean for Public Engagement; Professor of Law, GW Law

• Sanford L. Hartman
  Vice President & Managing Director, Law , Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Honorable Anne E. Hoskins
  Commissioner, Maryland Public Service Commission

• John Howat
  Senior Energy Analyst, National Consumer Law Center

• Susan N. Kelly
  President and CEO, American Public Power Association

• Diane Munns
  Senior Director, External Affairs, Environmental Defense Fund

• Chris Villarreal
  Director of Policy, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

5-5:15 pm: Wrap Up

• Donna Attanasio

  Senior Advisor for Energy Law Programs, Professorial Lecturer in Law, GW Law