Agenda
Location: LOB Room 2C
8:30 Presentation on the Connecticut Energy Plan and the emerging role of the CEAB
- Don Downes, Chairman of Connecticut DPUC and Acting Chair of the CEAB
9:00 Presentation on the forecasted availability of energy commodities within our region
- Bridgett Neely, Senior Consultant, London Economics International, LLC
- Kevin Kirby, VP of Market Operations, ISO New England
9:45 Panel presenting the capabilities of supply options to meet the State’s future power requirements:
- Traditional generation - Scott Davido, EVP, Northeast President NRG Energy, Inc
- Transmission line extensions – Dave Boguslawski, VP Transmission CL&P
- Renewable Energy Projects – Mel Jones, President & CEO, Sterling Planet
- Distributed Generation –Gunnar Walmet, Director of Industrial and Building Research, NYSERDA
11:00 Break
11:15 Panel presenting the capabilities for using demand reduction alternatives for meeting the state’s power requirements:
- Demand reduction programs – Richard Cowart, NEDRI - Regulatory Assistance Project)
- Conservation and Load Management Potential – Jeff Schlegel, Consultant to CT ECMB
- Experience with Load Dispatch – Robert Laurita, Senior Administrator ISO NE
- Time-of-Use rates, market based pricing signals– James Lundrigan, Pricing Manager, UI
12:30 Lunch Location: Old Judiciary, Capitol, 3 rd Floor Displays in the Concourse Afternoon Session Location: LOB Room 2C
Developing Strategies for meeting Connecticut ’s Energy Needs
1:30 Use of public financing, tax codes, loan programs, financial incentives & disincentives in order to remove barriers and promote sustainable energy sources
- Dan Sosland, President, Environment Northeast
- Thomas Bourgeois, Director, Energy R&D, NE CHP Collaborative, Pace University Law School
- Daniel J Donovan, Founder, Prospero LLC
3:00 Break
3:15 Open Forum – An open discussion, engaging CEAB members, panelists, energy experts and conference participants on how the topic discussed earlier can be formulated into recommendation in the CT Energy Plan and developed into recommendations for consideration in this year’s legislative session.
Facilitator: William Leahy Director of Operations, ISE
4:30 Concluding Remarks
