ELECTRIC POWER IN THE SOUTHWEST
Conference in Detail
Monday • July 14, 2003
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| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview - Day One |
Arthur O’Donnell Program Co-Chair Energy Overseer San Francisco, CA Fred Schmidt, Esq. Program Co-Chair Hale Lane Carson City, NV |
| 8:45 | Special Address: “Overview of Energy Policy in the Southwest” The former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy reviews current issues of energy policy from the states’ perspective |
The Hon. Bill Richardson Governor (inv.) State of New Mexico Sante Fe, NM |
| 9:15 | Status of Utility/Regulatory Restructuring Efforts Providing an outlook for possible changes to retail-market rules and utility regulatory policies in response to the current financial and political environments |
The Hon. Marc Spitzer, Esq. Chairman Arizona Corporation Commission Phoenix, AZ Steven S. Boss President Nevada Energy Buyer’s Network LLC Las Vegas, NV |
| 10:30 | Break |
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| 10:45 | Federal Regulatory Update How FERC’s Standard Market Design stacks up |
Richard M. McIntire, Ph.D. Commissioner Nevada Public Utilities Commission Carson City, NV |
| 11:30 | Special Address: “How the Bush Administration’s Clean Skies Initiative Will Impact the Southwest” |
Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Esq. Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Washington, DC |
| 12:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 | Power Facility Construction and Contracting Update The latest on plans for new generation and other developments in the region; what to expect for the future |
Gary B. Bailey Principal Innovative Design, Inc. Raleigh, NC Warren C. Kotzmann, Esq. Vice President of Financial and Corporate Services Pinnacle West Energy Phoenix, AZ Jerry D. Smith Arizona Corporation Commission Phoenix, AZ |
| 3:15 | Break |
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| 3:30 | Transmission Projects and Planning in the Southwest Forging a coordinated regional plan for system expansion and modernization to improve reliability and enhance wholesale market transactions |
Steven C. Begay Dine Power Authority Window Rock, AZ Jeffrey C. Miller Regional Transmission Manager California Independent System Manager Folsom, CA |
| 5:00 | End of Day |
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