2011 Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners
June 12 – June 15, 2011
Denver, Colorado
Clearing the Air: EPA’s Regulations and Electric Generation
 Clean Air Act Benefits Outweigh the Costs
James Martin – Region 8, EPA
Natural Gas Supply Assessment and Price Stability
Natural Gas Market Dynamics and Long Term Contracts
Scott Moore – VP of Marketing, Anadarko
North American Natural Gas Resources, Reserves and Production Responses
Dr. John B. Curtis
Regulators’ Tool-Kit: Preparing for Uncertainty
“May you live in interesting times…”: The Regulators’ Tool-Kit in an Era of Uncertainty
Susan Tierney – Analysis Group
Scenario Planning: Avoiding Future Shocks
Introduction to Scenario Planning
Gerald Harris – President,. The Quantum Planning Group
Scenario Planning
John Savage – Oregon PUC
WECC Scenario Planning Process
Bradley Nickell – Director, Transmission Planning, WECC
The Telecommunications Market: Looming Monopolies
Winning with IPTV
Denice Hasty -VP IPTV Marketing, CenturyLink
[States and] The Big Squeeze
Susan Crawford
Turbulance Ahead: Water Issues in the West
California American Water
Robert G. MacLean – President, California American Water
Climate Change: Implications for Western Water
Kathleen Miller – National Center for Atmospheric Research
Water Implications of Advanced Energy Choices
Robin Newmark – Director, Strategic Energy Analysis Center, NREL
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