Presentations

64th Annual NECPUC Symposium

Achieving Clean Air and Clean Water - at What Cost and to Whom?

EPA Regulates Air Quality for New England
Hon. Curtis Spalding - U. S. EPA Regional Administrator

Evolving Generation in the Region
Daniel A. Weekley - Vice President, Dominion Resources

Manageable Impacts / Transition
Rob Minter - Senior Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs, GDF Suez Energy North America

The Conservation Law Foundation’s View
N. Jonathan Peress - Vice President, Conservation Law Foundation

The Region’s Generation Fleet in Transition
Stephen J. Rourke - Vice President, System Planning, ISO-New England

Energy Security - A Veteran’s Eye View

Energy and National Security
Hon. Alexander Cornell du Houx - Maine House of Representatives

Moving Water Forward - What Will It Take?

Capital Supportive Regulation & Customer Communication
Eric Thornburg - CEO, Connecticut Water Company, and President, National Association of Water Companies

Connecticut Land Use Patterns
W. David LeVasseur - Undersecretary of Intergovernmental Policy Division, Connecticut Office of Policy and Management

Reconciling Water Conservation: Trends in Water Consumption
Charles V. Firlotte - Chief Executive Officer, Aquarion Water

Water Utilities and Water Priorities in New England
H. Curtis (Curt) Spalding - U. S. EPA Regional Administrator

New England’s Natural Gas Infrastructure - Let’s Talk About Safety

Infrastructure Management and Challenges: An LDC Perspective
Sue Fleck, Vice President, Engineering, Standards & Policy, National Grid

New England’s Natural Gas Infrastructure - Let’s Talk About Safety

Pipeline Safety is a Collaborative Effort
Terry Boss - Senior Vice President of Environment, Safety and Operations, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA)

Pipeline Safety Update: A D.C. Perspective
Jeff Wiese - Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety, U. S. Department of Transportation

New England’s Natural Gas Infrastructure - Let’s Talk About Safety

Three Incidents: Implications for New England
Randall S. Knepper - Director, Safety Division, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, and Chairman, NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety

Strategic Planning: Natural Gas and New England’s Power System

Natural Gas and Power Generation in New England
Peter T. Brandien - Vice President, System Operations, ISO-New England

Natural Gas and Power Trends in North America
Sharon M. Reishus - Senior Director, North America Power Advisory Service, IHS CERA (Cambridge Energy Research Associates)

New England's Increased Reliance on Natural Gas-Fired Capacity: A Generator’s Viewpoint
James A. Ginnetti - Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Markets, EquiPower Resources, Corporation

Power Generation Load Challenges
Stanley G. Chapman, III - Vice President, Marketing, Business Development & Asset Optimization, Tennessee Gas Pipeline/El Paso

Where have we been since the enactment of the 1996 Telecom Act?

Boston: 1996 TelAct Fails to Produce Broadband Competition
Donna Sorgi - Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Boston

Competition and the Traditional CLEC
Trina Bragdon - Director of Legal Affairs, OTT Communications

Competition in Local Exchange Business Requires Changed Expectations
Paul Vasington - Director of State Public Policy, Verizon

From Yesterday to Today: The TelAct of 1996
Brian Rankin - Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Comcast

Work of the Regional Evaluation, Measurement & Verification Forum for Energy Efficiency

Overview: Regional Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification Forum
Susan E. Coakley - Executive Director, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP)

63rd Annual NECPUC Symposium

How Can the Northeast Power Sector Meet the Climate and New Economy Challenges?
William R. Moomaw, Ph.D.

Is Telecom Regulation Still Needed?
Peter Bluhm, Consultant, Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates

Meeting Energy Needs with Clean and Renewable Power
Thierry Vandal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Quebec

Alternatives to Investing in Transmission and Distribution Capacity - Some Emerging Opportunities

Alternatives to Investing in Transmission
Hon. Clifton Below, Commissioner New Hampshire PUC

Comments: Non Transmission Alternatives
Steve Rourke, Vice President, System Planning, ISO-New England

Distributed Energy Resources
Gregory Tropsa, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, Ice Energy

Walking the Walk: Non Transmission Alternatives
Bruce Bentley, Director, Integrated Planning and Regional Transmission, Central Vermont Public Service Company

Off-Shore Wind - Challenges and Solutions

Developing Wind Power in the United Kingdom
David Still, CBE, Managing Director, Clipper Windpower Marine

Offshore Energy in Deep Water: The Next Generation
Dr. James F. Manwell, Professor and Director, Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

The Massachusetts Ocean Plan
Deerin Babb-Brott, Massachusetts Secretary for Oceans and Director of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

The Role of Offshore Wind in the U. S. Power Market
Wright Frank, Energy Program Specialist, Minerals Management Service, Office of Offshore Alternative Energy Program

Resources, Pipelines, and Hydraulic Fracturing - What will be the Future Natural Gas Mix in New England

Gas Supply Availability from Canaport and Sable Island
Vince Morrissette, Vice President, Repsol

Natural Gas Opportunities for New England
William T. Yardley, Senior Vice President, Spectra Energy

Natural Gas Supply: Seneca
John P. McGinnis, Senior Vice President Exploration & Development, Seneca Resources Corporation

Resources, Pipelines, and Hydraulic Fracturing
Hon. Bob Anthony, Chairman, Oklahoma Corporation