Thursday, February 19, 2015

Regulation, Integration and Decentralization

The evolving utility business model

9:00 – 9:45	Keynote, “New Programs, Enhanced Approaches to Meeting Customer Energy Needs at Austin Energy” Debbie Kimberly, Vice President, Customer Energy Solutions, Austin Energy • Click to view PDF slides.
9:45 – 11:00	Climate Change: Environmental and Economic Conflicts * Moderator: Dan Lashof, Chief Operating Officer, NextGen Climate America • Click to view PDF slides Featured panelists: Bill Barnes, Director, Regulatory Affairs, NRG Energy • Click to view PDF slides Colin Meehan, Director of Regulatory and Public Affairs, First Solar • Click to view PDF slides Steve Hagle, Deputy Director of the Office of Air, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Back to top of page
11:15 – 12:30	The Impact of Water Resources on Energy Technology* Moderator: Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune Featured panelists: Charles Porter, Assistant Professor, St Edward’s University Patrick Cox, District Director and President, Pedernales Electric Coop James Murphy, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority John Williams, Energy and water writer and author Back to top of page
12:30 – 2:15	Lunch – Keynote Calvin Crowder, Executive Director, American Electric Power; President, Electric Transmission Texas LLC • Click to view PDF slides.
2:15 – 3:30	Assessment of the Full Cost of Electricity Moderator: James Dyer, The Fondren Foundation Centennial Chair in Business, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin Sheila Olmstead, Associate Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin David Spence, Professor, McCombs School of Business, School of Law, and Department of Government, The University of Texas at Austin • Click to view PDF slides Back to top of page
3:45 – 5:00	The Future of Electricity Generation & Utilities Moderator: Ross Baldick, Professor and Leland Barclay Fellow in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin • Click to view PDF slides Featured panelists: Bram Reinders, Director, Alliance Management, Alliander NV • Click to view PDF slides Roger Duncan, former General Manager, Austin Energy Cris Eugster, Group Executive Vice President, Chief Generation and Strategy Officer, CPS Energy Ken Donohoo, Director, System Planning, Oncor • Click to view PDF slides Back to top of page
Related Energy Week Events
All day continuing Legal Education Seminar: Texas Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Law
UT Energy Symposium: Benjamin Sovacool on Energy and Climate Goals in Nordic Countries and Implications for the U.S. • Click to view the video Back to top of page
*This panel is hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club.