Attorneys, industry executives, governmental officials and customer representatives involved with energy issues in the Southwest
Our conference updates you on the new directions for energy in the Southwest, one overlaid by environmental issues and new market developments. What are the new state regulatory priorities? What are the new climate change initiatives and their impacts on energy development in the Southwest? Will any more coal plants be built? What plans do utility executives have on the drawing board for the kinds of plants that will be built in the future? What are state energy advisors thinking concerning state strategies for energy development? What are some of the transmission developments we are seeing in the Southwest? What is the role of tribal participation in transmission projects?
Come and hear from our distinguished panel of leading energy lawyers, industry executives, public utility commissioners and consultants to learn the answers to these questions. This conference is vital for energy professionals from all sectors in gaining keen insights on current market and regulatory trends in the Southwest.
~ Program Co-Chairs: Steven Michel, Esq. and Robert M. Pomeroy, Esq.
Robert M. Pomeroy, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Holland & Hart LLP / Greenwood Village, CO
Steven Michel, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Western Resource Advocates / Santa Fe, NM
The Hon. Marc Spitzer, Esq., Commissioner
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission / Washington, DC
The overall environment for financing new projects; how are the financial markets viewing Southwest energy markets? Are new pulverized coal plants getting more difficult to finance? Why or why not?
Mike King, Senior Vice President
NERA Economic Consulting / San Francisco, CA
Arizona
The Hon. Gary Pierce, Esq., Commissioner
Arizona Corporation Commission / Phoenix, AZ
Colorado
Paul C. Gomez, Esq., First Assistant Attorney General
Colorado Attorney General's Office / Denver, CO
New Mexico
The Hon. Jason A. Marks, Esq., Chairman
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission / Santa Fe, NM
Western States Climate Change Initiative
Sandra Ely, Environment and Energy Policy Coordinator
New Mexico Environment Department / Santa Fe, NM
Colorado's approach to climate change
Heidi Van Genderen, Senior Advisor on Climate Change and Energy
Office of the Governor, Colorado / Denver, CO
Overview: Some states aren't interested in meeting more than native load and others are looking at building for export; some are still receptive to coal or gas plants and others are more focused on clean renewables; where are the policy makers heading?
Robert M. Pomeroy, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
Holland & Hart LLP / Greenwood Village, CO
Colorado
Tom Plant, Director
Governor's Energy Office / Denver, CO
New Mexico
Joanna Prukop, Cabinet Secretary
New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department / Santa Fe, NM
Generation and transmission
Teresa Leger de Fernandez, Esq.
Nordhaus Law Firm, LLP / Santa Fe, NM
Will the leveling off of production in the San Juan and Permian supply basins be replaced with new Rocky Mountain sources? How will prospects for LNG imports affect the marketplace? What new pipelines and storage facilities will be needed?
Kurt Strunk, Senior Consultant
NERA Economic Consulting / New York, NY
Securing water supplies for electric generating facilities: water availability, water costs, and environmental constraints on access to water
L. William Staudenmaier, III, Esq.
Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, P.A. / Phoenix, AZ
Future role for coal; responding to demand for more environmentally friendly energy; viability of conservation, energy efficiency, and demand-side management as alternatives to generation; navigating a challenging political climate
Steven Michel, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
Western Resource Advocates / Santa Fe, NM
Kenneth V. Reif, Esq., Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. / Westminster, CO
Patricia Vincent-Collawn, Utilities President
PNM Resources / Albuquerque, NM
Fredric C. Stoffel, Vice President of Marketing
Xcel Energy Inc. / Denver, CO
Solar trends in central and distributed generation; value in the Southwest for showing peaks; impact of renewable portfolio standards and policies
Rick Gilliam, Managing Director, Western States Policy
SunEdison LLC / Denver, CO
Geothermal and other renewables: What is feasible where; assessing the differences in fuel sources and generation technology on the environmental impact of projects
Greg Nelson, Director of Generation Development
PNM Resources / Albuquerque, NM
Update on the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor process
Frederick R. Eames, Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP / Washington, DC
A close examination from an IPP perspective of the risks and opportunities associated with near to mid-term renewable and thermal power development, unit operations, and transmission optimization in the West
Robert Kahn, Ed. D.
The Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition / Seattle, WA
Large capacity interstate transmission: Prospects for new high voltage connections throughout the Southwest to better integrate the regional marketplace and offer new opportunities for improving system reliability
Robert E. Kondziolka, P.E., Manager of Transmission Planning
Salt River Project / Phoenix, AZ
Regular tuition for this program is $995 with a group rate of $895 each for two or more registrants from the same firm. For government employees, we offer a special rate of $795. For students and people in their job for less than a year, our rate is $497.50. All rates include admission to all seminar sessions, food and beverages at breaks, and all course materials. Make checks payable to Law Seminars International.
You may substitute another person at any time. We will refund tuition, less a $50 cancellation fee, if we receive your cancellation by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. After that time, we will credit your tuition toward attendance at another program or the purchase of a Homestudy. There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders.
This program qualifies for 12.7 NM CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.
The conference will be held at the Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza Hotel at 100 Sandoval Street in Santa Fe, NM 87501. Call the hotel directly at (505) 988-2811 for reservations at the special negotiated rate of $189.00 and mention that you are attending a Law Seminars International conference. Priority given if hotel reservation is made on or before June 21,2008. Rooms are on a first come, first served basis.
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Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $1005. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Steven Michel, Program Co-Chair, is Energy Program Senior Attorney for Western Resource Advocates, an environmental law and policy center in that does work in the interior West. Previously, he was general counsel for the New Mexico Industrial Energy Consumers.
Robert M. Pomeroy, Program Co-Chair, partner at Holland & Hart LLP, is chair of the firm's Energy & Telecommunications Practice Group and represents independent power producers, consumer groups, and large electric consumers. He is in "The Best Lawyers in America".
Full bio and contact info for Robert M. Pomeroy at Holland & Hart LLP
The Hon. Marc Spitzer, Special Address, is a Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where his mission is to insure that ratepayers have safe, economic, and reliable supplies of electricity and natural gas and transparent, robust and competitive wholesale energy markets.
Frederick R. Eames, partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, focuses on legislative advocacy and government relations in energy, environment and financial services. He led a utility industry coalition effort to gain federal provisions promoting transmission infrastructure expansion.
Sandra Ely, Environment and Energy Policy Coordinator for the New Mexico Environment Department, manages the state's climate change initiative. Previously, she was New Mexico's Air Quality Bureau Chief.
Rick Gilliam, Managing Director, Western States Policy for SunEdison, LLC, oversees solar policy development in the Western U.S. He was the principal author of Amendment 37- the renewable energy ballot initiative in Colorado.
Paul C. Gomez, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, First Assistant Attorney General, provides chief legal counsel and representation to the Colorado Public Utilities Commissioners in adjudicative and legislative matters.
Robert D. Kahn, Ed. D., veteran public affairs consultant, directs the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition, an independent power advocacy group representing over 4000 megawatts of renewable and thermal capacity.
Mike King, Senior Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting, is experienced in electric wholesale markets, electric utility restructuring, strategy regulation and wholesale energy markets.
Full bio and contact info for Mike King at NERA Economic Consulting
Robert E. Kondziolka, Manager of Transmission Planning at the Salt River Project, is Chair of Southwest Area Transmission Regional Planning Group, and Vice-Chair of the Planning Coordination Committee for Western Electricity Coordinating Council.
Teresa Leger de Fernandez, managing partner at Nordhaus Law Firm, LLP, works with tribes and tribal utilities on infrastructure development, right of way negotiations, energy assets acquisitions, and financing.
Jason A. Marks is Chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission which sponsored and passed renewable energy rules creating diversity targets for solar energy and distributed generation, with cost caps to protect consumers.
Greg Nelson is Director of Generation Development, Environmental and Land Services for PNM in Albuquerque. He manages the development of generation facilities from concept through completion as well as oversees environmental and land programs and operations within the company.
The Hon. Gary Pierce is a Commissioner with the Arizona Corporation Commission. Previously, he was in the Arizona House of Representatives and was Majority Whip 2005 - 2006 and a member of the Environmental, Natural Resources & Agriculture Committee.
Tom Plant is Director of the Colorado Governor's Energy Office. Previously, he was in the Colorado legislature and was chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Joint Budget Committees.
Joanna Prukop, Cabinet Secretary at the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department has led the department in a statewide effort to promote conservation and clean energy projects.
Ken Reif is the Senior Vice-President/General Counsel of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. Tri-State is member owned and provides wholesale generation and transmission to 44- member distribution providers.
L. William Staudenmaier, shareholder at Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, P.A., represents clients, including electric utilities, in securing and protecting water supplies for industrial, commercial, agricultural and municipal uses.
Fred Stoffel, Vice President of Marketing at Xcel Energy Inc., is responsible for the operating companies' energy efficiency, demand response and environmental products. Xcel Energy is the nation's number one retail supplier of wind energy.
Kurt Strunk, Senior Consultant at NERA Economic Consulting, focuses on strategic, regulatory, and corporate financial issues in the natural gas and power sectors.
Full bio and contact info for Kurt Strunk at NERA Economic Consulting
Patricia Vincent-Collawn, Utilities President of PNM Resources of New Mexico, is responsible for operations of both PNM and Texas-New Mexico Power Co., including strategy development, utility generation resources and integrated resource planning.
