2014 Western Conference
June 1 – June 4, 2014
Seattle, Washington
Energy Storage: Game Changer for the Electric Industry
 CA Storage Program Overview
Carla Peterman, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Energy Storage in Resource Planning and Procurement
Praveen Kathpal, AES Energy Storage
Energy Storage: Game Changer for the Electric Industry
Commissioner Lorraine Akiba, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
Energy Storage: Game Changer for the Electric Industry
Jay Griffin, Policy Chief, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
Energy Storage: Meeting the Needs of the Changing Power Industry
Darrell Hayslip, President, Narrow Gate Energy LLC; Chair, Board of the Energy Storage Association
KIUC’s Perspective
Michael Yamane, COO, Kauai Island Utilitiy Cooperative
Thermal Energy Storage:The Lowest-Cost Option for Renewable Integration
Jim Lazar, Regulatory Assistance Project
NARUC Resource Procurement Training Workshop
Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Risk Assessment
David Hoppock, Duke University
Outlook for Electricity and Natural Gas Demand
Challenges in Load Forecasting
Kelcey Brown, Manager, Load Forecasting, PacifiCorp
NATURAL GAS DEMAND
Keith White, Vice President, Business Development & Energy Supply/Chief Strategic Officer, Northwest Natural Gas Company
Will the West Grow?
Dr. Matthew Croucher, Chief Economist and Manager, Energy and Revenue Analysis and Forecasts, APS
Securing Long-Term Physical Gas Supplies: How Utilities are Protecting their Customers from Rising Future Gas Prices
NARUC Western Conference Panel
James R. Livsey, Executive Vice President, COO, Wexpro Company
NorthWestern Energy Gas Production
Patrick Callahan, Director, Gas Growth & Storage, NorthWestern Energy
Protecting Customers from Rising Future Gas Prices
Barrie L. McKay, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Energy Efficiency, Questar Gas Company
Securing Long-Term Physical Gas Supplies: How Utilities are Protecting their Customers from Rising Future Gas Prices
Barbara Summers, Director of Business and market Development, Northwest Natural Gas Company
The Future of Coal Generation in the West
Clean, Safe, Reliable and Affordable
Jeff Burleson, Vice President-Systems Planning, Southern Co.
The Impact of Increased Telecommunications Competition on State Regulation
Integra
Doug Denney, Vice President Cost and Policy, Integra (Competitive LECs)
Water Energy Synergies:Best Practices for Conservation of Valuable Resources
Tackling the nexus: Best practice end-use energy and water efficiency programs
Rachel Young, Policy researcher, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Water and Energy in Arizona
Robert Lotts, Water Resources Manager, Arizona Public Service
Water Source and Water/Energy Efficiency Proceedings and Policies in California
Catherine Sandoval, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Water Use and Conservationin the Electric Power Sector
Kent Zammit, Senior Program Manager, Water and Ecosystems, Electric Power Research Institute
Water-Energy Synergies: Best Practices for Conservation of Valuable Resources
Water Energy Synergies:Best Practices for Conservation of Valuable Resources
Denise Kruger, Sr. Vice President Regulated Utilities, Golden State Water Company
Wednesday General Session
CLEAN POWER PLAN: Reducing Carbon Pollution From Existing Power Plants
Joe Goffman, Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel to the Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Welcome and Special Presentation
SURVIVING AND PROSPERING IN THE COMING UTILITY REVOLUTION
Denis Hayes, President and CEO, Bullitt Foundation
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