Law Seminars International Presents

Our Annnual Two-Day Comprehensive Conference on

Energy in the Northeast - Resource Adequacy & Reliability

New policies and incentives; innovative projects and changing markets

October 16 & 17, 2006
Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel in Boston, MA
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Who Should Attend

All attorneys, industry executives, government officials and customer representatives involved with energy issues

Why Attend

Rising fossil fuel and commodity prices have unleashed a new wave of capital aimed at new solutions to the Nation's long-standing energy dependencies. Major investments are announced almost daily in ethanol, biodiesel, biomass, wind and solar projects, and nuclear sites are revisited with refreshed development plans. But in many places these waves are washing up against transmission constraints, changing wholesale capacity markets, regulatory barriers and interest group politics. Nowhere is this clash of change more apparent than the Northeast, where innovative projects are weaving a path through changing transmission and capacity markets, dramatically different state policies and incentives, security concerns and the politics of development. This conference will explore the practical conditions that are leading to success or failure in the Northeast for a range of energy options, and will gather regional leaders in an attempt to identify winning energy strategies for today and for the coming years. ~Program Co-Chairs: Mary Beth Gentleman, Esq. and M. Curtis Whittaker, Esq.

What You Will Learn

~ Current issues in fuel supplies and fuel diversity ~ Update on the ISO - transition from the LICAP to the FCM (Forward Capacity Market) ~ Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ~ Case studies of successful current projects in the Northeast ~ Best approaches for obtaining community buy-in ~ Issues in state permitting processes ~ Development incentives

What Attendees Have Said About Similar Programs

I thought the seminar was excellent and the speakers represented a broad spectrum of some of the industry's foremost authorities. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this for any future attendee ~ Very impressive program and very impressive array of presenters ~ Best conference that I think I have attended. Presentations were very informative and presenters dynamic and knowledgeable. Appreciated structure of conference and adherence to agenda and schedule ~ Let me say that besides having excellent speakers and presentations, this was perhaps the most enjoyable CLE event I ever attended

Agenda

Monday, October 16, 2006
8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Introduction & Overview
  Mary Beth Gentleman, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Foley Hoag LLP / Boston, MA
  M. Curtis Whittaker, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Rath Young and Pignatelli PC / Concord, NH
8:45 am Development Incentives In the 2005 Federal Energy Policy Act: What's Been Helpful - and What's Not - to the Northeast
  Taking stock of the effects of transmission, tax, energy siting, PUHCA, and renewables provisions
  Susan F. Tierney, Ph.D., Managing Principal
 Analysis Group / Boston, MA
9:15 am Fuel Supplies and the Need for Fuel Diversity: Forecast for Global Fuel Markets and the Likely Impact on Electric Generation in the Northeast
  Oil; gas (including LNG); coal; nuclear; renewables (including biomass and biofuels); impact of new energy efficiency technologies
  Paul Hibbard, Vice President
 Analysis Group / Boston, MA
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Regional Supplies and Transmission: Update on the ISO and Its Transition from the LICAP to a Forward Capacity Market (FCM) Approach
  Various markets run by ISO and how you get to them; ISO supply forecast for the region; FCM transition process beginning at the end of 2006 and running through 2009; demand/supply forecast
  Vamsi Chadalavada, Ph.D., Senior VP Market & System Solutions
 ISO New England Inc. / Holyoke, MA
  Practical aspects of obtaining payments under the FCM: how conventional generators, intermittent generators, and energy efficiency providers get paid; best approaches for the application process
  David T. Doot, Esq.
 Day Berry & Howard LLP / Hartford, CT
  Energy efficiency providers
  Henry Y. Yoshimura, Manager - Demand Response
 ISO New England Inc. / Holyoke, MA
12:15 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm An Economic Perspective of What to Expect Under the New Market Concept
  Jonathan A. Lesser, Ph.D., Partner
 Bates White, LLC / Washington, DC
2:15 pm Commissioners and State Government Leaders Speak on Individual State Needs (Peaking, Base Load, Green, or What?), The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Technology Preferences, Policy Emphasis, and Programs
  New Hampshire
  Thomas C. Frantz, Director - Electric Division
 New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission / Concord, NH
  Massachusetts
  The Hon. David L. O'Connor, Commissioner
 Massachusetts Div. of Energy Resources / Boston, MA
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Commissioners and State Government Leaders Speak on Individual State Needs (cont.)
  Rhode Island
  Andrew Dzykewicz, Chief Advisor to the Governor on Energy
 Rhode Island State Energy Office / Providence, RI
  Maine
  The Hon. Kurt Adams, Chairman
 Maine Public Utilities Commission / Augusta, ME
  New York
  The Hon. William M. Flynn, Chairman
 New York State Department of Public Service / Albany, NY
  Connecticut
  The Hon. Anne C. George, Commissioner
 Connecticut Public Utility Control Authority / New Britain, CT
5:30 pm Reception for Faculty and Attendees Sponsored by Foley Hoag LLP and Rath Young and Pignatelli PC

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Case Studies: Successful Current Projects in the Northeast
  Northern Wood Power Project: primary challenges and lessons from the conversion of one of two boilers at the Schiller Power Station from coal to wood
  John M. MacDonald, Vice-President - Energy Delivery and Generation
 Public Service of New Hampshire / Manchester, NH
  Primary challenges to overcome in EnerNOCs completion of 200 MWs of demand response capacity in Connecticut; what's different as they plan for additional capacity in Massachusetts
  Gregg Dixon, VP of Marketing & Sales
 EnerNOC Inc. / Boston, MA
  Neptune transmission line from NY to NJ: current developments
  Charles J. Micoleau, Esq.
 Curtis Thaxter Stevens Broder & Micoleau LLC / Portland, ME
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Case Studies: Successful Current Projects in the Northeast (cont.)
  LNG: update on regional projects and proposals
  Bill Cooper, Esq., Executive Director
 Center for Liquified Natural Gas / Washington, DC
  Wind Projects: 24 MW Lempster, New Hampshire, Bear Creek, Pennsylvania, Jersey Atlantic Wind Project
  Jeff Keeler, Esq., New England Director
 Community Energy, Inc. / Madison, CT
  Base load: glut now, but need for additional capacity in the future; long term contracts from state(s), ISO, or alternative funding needed to make financial sense
  Jack Alexander, Manager - Government Relations
 Entergy Corporation / Hanson, MA
12:15 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm Best Approaches for Obtaining Community Buy-In
  Points of strongest resistance and most likely acceptance for transmission lines, pipelines, and power plants; who to involve and how to develop effective strategies
  William Moye, President
 STAR Group / Albuquerque, NM
2:15 pm What's the Best Approach for Getting Specific Types of New Projects Sited? Which States are Hospitable to What and Have Barriers to What?
  Comparison of state permitting processes; tips for maximizing the bottom line (including financial inducements and tax policies); where to find help & assistance
  George H. Aronson, Principal & Co-Founder
 CommonWealth Resource Management Corporation / Boston, MA
  John J. Ravis, VP
 TD Banknorth / Portland, ME
3:30 pm Evaluations & Adjourn

Tuition

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.

Cancellation & Substitution

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, October 10, 2006. 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.

Continuing Education Credits

This program qualifies for 12.5 CT, ME, NH, & PA CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

Location

The conference will be held at the Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel at 40 Dalton Street in Boston, MA 02115. Call the hotel directly at (617) 236-1100 for reservations. Rooms are on a first come, first served basis.

If You Cannot Attend

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or 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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Faculty Bios

Mary Beth Gentleman, Program Co-Chair, Chair of Foley Hoag LLP's Energy & Regulated Industries Practice Group, is providing strategic regulatory and market advice to competitive power suppliers, energy service companies, and generating companies.

M. Curtis Whittaker, Program Co-Chair, shareholder at Rath Young Pignatelli, P.C. and head of the firm's Energy Practice Group, works with client interests in the alternative energy area, including biomass, hydropower, wind, solar, cogenerating and alternative fuels.

The Hon. Kurt Adams was appointed and serves as Chairman of the Maine PUC until March 2011. Previously he was Chief Legal Counsel to Governor John E. Baldacci and was a lawyer in the law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson.

Jack Alexander is Manager for Government Relations for Entergy Corporation, responsible for Maine and Rhode Island. He has more than 30 years experience in various aspects of the utility and energy industries.

George H. Aronson is a principal and co-founder of CommonWealth Resource Management Corporation, a firm that has been involved in the development of more than 100 MW of small power production facilities. Previously, he was on the staff of the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Council.

Vamsi Chadalavada, Senior VP Market and System Solutions, ISO New England Inc., is responsible for the ISO Wholesale Market Strategy, Design and Development, Information Services, Program Management Office and Business Architecture and Technology.

Bill Cooper, partner at the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP, is the Executive Director of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG). Prior to joining Hunton & Williams, he served as counsel to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and was general counsel for a natural gas utility company.

Gregg Dixon leads EnerNOC Inc.'s marketing and sales efforts, including market assessment, market positioning and penetration, and overall revenue generation. Previously, he was VP of Marketing & Sales for Hess Microgen, the leading provider of commercial onsite cogeneration systems and services in the U.S.

David T. Doot, is a partner in Day, Berry & Howard LLP's Energy Group. He is also the Secretary and General Counsel to the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) and President of the Energy Bar Association representing more than 2300 regulators, professional staff and attorneys.

Andrew Dzykewicz, Chief Advisor to the Governor on Energy in the Rhode Island State Energy Office, is in charge of coordinating state energy policy and overseeing the Office of Energy Resources. He is responsible for enacting a five-point energy agenda designed to help Rhode Island families and employers safely access affordable energy supplies.

The Hon. William M. Flynn was nominated to be Chairman of the New York State Public Service by Governor George E. Pataki and confirmed by the Senate on February 4, 2003. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Flynn served as President of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Thomas C. Frantz is the Director of the Electric Division of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. He has testified on cost-of-capital, alternative regulation, rate design, energy efficiency and special contract pricing. He is also a member of the New Hampshire Energy Planning Advisory Board.

The Hon. Anne C. George, Commissioner, Connecticut Public Utility Control Authority, was appointed and confirmed by both houses of the General Assembly in July, 2003. Commissioner George specializes in renewable energy and natural gas issues. Prior to her service on the Authority, she was the Governor's Special Counsel on Energy.

Paul Hibbard, Vice President, Analysis Group, specializes in economic and environmental policy consulting related to the energy industry, particularly electricity. He focuses on market structure and competitive analysis, public policy and environmental regulatory analysis and policy.
Full bio and contact info for Paul Hibbard at Analysis Group

Jeff Keeler is New England Director for Community Energy, Inc., responsible for developing CEI’s business operations in New England and for wind project development activities in the region.

Jonathan A. Lesser, Ph.D., is a Partner with Bates White, LLC, and has extensive experience working for electric utilities, government and academia as an economic consultant. Previously Dr. Lesser was President of New England Economics Group and Director of Regulated Planning with the Vermont Dept. of Public Service.

John M. MacDonald is Vice President - Energy Delivery and Generation for Public Service of New Hampshire. He is responsible for the oversight of the company's Energy Delivery Division, providing engineering, maintenance and capital improvements of the electric system.

Charles J. Micoleau, partner, Curtis Thaxter Stevens Broder & Micoleau LLC, oversees the firm’s legislative and public affairs services. A former Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Edmund S. Muskie in Washington, D.C., his practice encompasses administrative law, government relations and public issues management.

William Moye is founder and President of STAR Group. He has broad expertise in meeting design and facilitation, strategic planning, leadership, management team performance, marketing and organizational development.

The Hon. David L. O'Connor, Commissioner of Energy Resources for Massachusetts, directs the state agency that develops the Commonwealth's energy policies and the renewable energy and energy efficiency programs that are major components of the Commonwealth's Climate Protection Plan.

John J. Ravis, is Vice President at TD Banknorth.

Susan F. Tierney, Ph.D., is Managing Principal, Analysis Group, and focuses primarily on the energy industry. Previously, Dr. Tierney served as Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, and she is past Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
Full bio and contact info for Susan F. Tierney at Analysis Group

Henry Y. Yoshimura, Manager, Demand Response Unit, ISO New England Inc., is responsible for the development and implementation of demand response initiatives for the New England wholesale electricity market.

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