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Energy Commission to Host Forum of Leading Experts on the Future of Electricity Restructuring

Thursday, March 27, 2003
 

Top CEOs, Regulators, Others to Examine Shortcomings of Current Structure and Possible Solutions

March 27, 2003

 

For more information, contact:
Paul Bledsoe   202-637-0400

 

Responding to growing concerns that the regulatory design

of the U.S. electricity system may lead to inadequate investment, price spikes and service interruptions, the National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of leaders in the field of energy, will hold a forum on “The Future of Electricity Restructuring” on Tuesday, April 1 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. The forum (agenda attached) will feature leading industry, Congressional, federal and state regulatory, consumer and other experts who will examine the overall state of electricity restructuring, especially regarding the key questions of resource adequacy and transmission system investment. Participants include Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Chairman Pat Wood, Deputy Secretary of Energy Kyle McSlarrow, Linn Draper, Chairman, President and CEO of America Electric Power, Jim Rogers, Chairman, President and CEO of Cinergy and Pete Cartwright, Chairman, President and CEO of Calpine.

What: National Commission on Energy Policy Forum: “The Future of

Electricity Restructuring”

When: Tuesday, April 1, 2003 10:00am-3:00pm

Where: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building, 1615 H Street, NW Washington, DC

The National Commission on Energy Policy is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to developing a long-term U.S. energy strategy to promote national security, economic prosperity, and environmental safety and health. The Commission is funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and The Energy Foundation.

“THE FUTURE OF ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING”

Agenda

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and Overview

Commission Co-Chair John Rowe will provide a short overview of the National Commission on Energy Policy and then provide an introduction to major electricity restructuring issues. Why are these issues so important to the nation, the Congress and the Administration? What are the key electricity issues that need to be addressed in the near-term?

Commission Speaker: John Rowe, Chairman and CEO, Exelon Corporation

10:15 – 12:00 Session 1: Resource Adequacy

Who, if anyone, is responsible for ensuring adequate energy resources (on both the supply and demand side) are available? What mechanisms should be used to ensure adequacy?

Commission Moderators:

Ralph Cavanagh, Co-Director of Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Sue Tierney, Senior Vice President, Lexecon, Inc., former Assistant Secretary of Energy

Panelists:

Pete Cartwright, Chairman, President and CEO, Calpine

Rich Cowart, Director, Regulatory Assistance Project

Betsy Moler, Senior VP of Government Affairs and Policy, Exelon Corporation

Jim Rogers, Chairman, President and CEO, Cinergy

Marilyn Showalter, Chairwoman, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

12:00 – 12:45 Lunch (provided)

12:30 – 12:45 Luncheon Address: Administration Perspective

Kyle McSlarrow, Deputy Secretary of Energy

12:45 – 1:00 Congressional Perspective

Bob Simon, Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

1:00-1:15 Consumer Perspective

Sonny Popowsky, Consumer Advocate of Pennsylvania

1:15 – 2:45 Session 2: Transmission System Investment

What are the primary barriers to transmission system investment — cost recovery issues, planning and siting problems?

Commission Moderators:

Phil Sharp, Senior Advisor, Lexecon, Inc.; Senior Policy Advisor, Van Ness

Feldman; Former U.S. Representative, Indiana

Linda Stuntz, Partner, Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, and former Deputy Secretary of Energy

Panelists:

Linn Draper, Chairman, President and CEO, American Electric Power

John Howe, Vice President, Electric Industry Affairs, American Superconductor

Paul Joskow, Professor of Economics, MIT

Nick Winser, Senior Vice President, National Grid

2:45 – 3:00 View from FERC

Pat Wood, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

3:00pm Wrap-Up

Final comments from Commissioners and adjourn.

The members of the National Commission on Energy Policy are:

John P. Holdren

Co-Chair

Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University

William K. Reilly

Co-Chair

President and CEO of Aqua International Partners, Chairman of the World Wildlife Fund, and former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

John W. Rowe

Co-Chair

Chairman and CEO, Exelon Corporation

Philip R. Sharp

Congressional Chair

Senior Advisor, Lexecon, Inc.; Senior Policy Advisor, Van Ness Feldman; Former U.S. Representative, Indiana

Marilyn Brown

Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program, Oak Ridge National Labs

Ralph Cavanagh

Senior Attorney and Co-Director of Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Archie W. Dunham

Chairman, ConocoPhillips

Rodney Ellis

State Senator, Texas

Leo Gerard

International President, United Steelworkers of America

F. Henry Habicht

CEO, Global Environment and Technology Foundation, and former Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

Paul L. Joskow

Professor of Economics and Director of MIT Center for Energy and

Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Andrew Lundquist

President, The Lundquist Group, and former Executive Director, National Energy Policy Development, The White House

Mario J. Molina

Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sharon L. Nelson

Director, Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology, University of Washington School of Law and Chair, Board of Directors, Consumers Union

Linda Stuntz

Partner, Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, and former Deputy Secretary of Energy

Susan Tierney

Senior Vice President, Lexecon, Inc., former Assistant Secretary of Energy

R. James Woolsey

Vice President, Booz, Allen, Hamilton; former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Martin B. Zimmerman

Group Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Ford Motor Company

Executive Director

Jason Grumet