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California Time 9:28 PM

28th Annual Meeting
September 16-18, 2009

Location

Stanford Sierra Camp, Fallen Leaf Lake, South Lake Tahoe

Shuttle info offsite link             Stanford Sierra Camp info offsite link

Downloadable Presentations

Bob Pomeroy
Roy Kuga
Keith Martin
DeAngelis
Stu Hemphill
Harvey Spigal - NIPPC
Robert Weisenmiller
Scott Gutting
Mike Florio - SB 695

Schedule

WEDNESDAY, September 16, 2009

11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
IEP Golf Tournament
(Advance Sign-Up Required via the IEP Registration Form.  No need to individually sign up with Golf Course.)
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration
Lobby of Stanford Sierra Camp Lodge
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Reception & Welcome
Lakeside or Cathedral Room and Old Lodge
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Dinner at Stanford Sierra Camp
Keynote Speaker:
Alan Fohrer
CEO, Southern California Edison

THURSDAY, September 17, 2009 - Cathedral Room

7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Dining Room
8:00 a.m.
Registration
Lobby of Stanford Sierra Camp Lodge
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome
Joe Greco
Chair, IEP
Jan Smutny-Jones
Executive Director, IEP
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Western Trends: The Future
Robert Weisenmiller
Executive Vice President, MRW & Associates, LLC
Harvard Spigal
Partner, K&L Gates, LLP
Greg Patterson
Director, Arizona Competitive Power Alliance
Robert Pomeroy
Legal Counsel, Holland & Hart, Denver
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break
Refreshments served on the fountain deck
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
The Energy Implication of Climate Change
Mary D. Nichols
Chair, California Air Resources Board
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Federal View
John Shelk
President & CEO, Electric Power Supply Association
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Dining Room
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
FERC Perspective on the Western Energy Market
Steve Rodgers
Director, Division of Tariffs & Market Development - West, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
 
Andy Schwartz
Energy Advisor to President Michael Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Legislation
Phil Isenberg
President, Isenberg / O'Haren Government Relations
Dan Pellissier
Assistant Secretary for Energy Policy Coordination for the California Environmental Protection Agency
Ed Randolph
Consultant, California Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee
Kellie Smith
Consultant, Senate Energy, Utilities & Communications Committee
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
IEP Member & Board Member Meeting
Cathedral Room
6:00 p.m.
Reception
Lakeside or Cathedral Room & Old Lodge
Speaker:
The Honorable Felipe Fuentes
Chairman, Assembly Utilities & Communications Committee,
California State Assembly
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
 
John Geesman
Co-Chair, American Council on Renewable Energy, Blogger, Green Energy War (www.greenenergywar.com)

FRIDAY, September 18, 2009 - Cathedral Room

7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Dining Room
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
California Energy Policy
The Honorable Karen Douglas
Chair, California Energy Commission
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Transmission
Scott Gutting
Board of Directors, Western Electricity Coordinating Council,
Department of the Interior
David Olsen
Coordinator, California Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative
Karen Edson
Vice President, External Affairs, California ISO
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break
Refreshments served on the fountain deck
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Procurement
Stu Hemphill
Senior Vice President, Southern California Edison
Michael Florio
Senior Staff Attorney, The Utility Reform Network
Roy Kuga
Vice President, Energy Supply Management, Pacific Gas & Electric
Matt Burkhart
Vice President, Electric and Gas Procurement, Sandiego Gas & Electric
Michael DeAngelis
Manager of Advanced AR&DGT, Sacramento Municipal Utilities District
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The Tax Man
Keith Martin
Partner, Chadbourne & Parke, LLP
12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Final Thoughts and Conclusion
Jan Smutny-Jones
Executive Director, IEP
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Dining Room
12:30 p.m.
Board Meeting Working Lunch (Members Only)
Tallac Room - Lodge Main Level
Note:
Speakers and times are subject to change

2009 Sponsors

2009 Attendees

Mr. Roger Allred -- Millennium Energy, LLC
Mr. Manuel Alvarez -- Southern California Edison
Mr. Ali Amirali -- Element Power US, LLC
Mr. Trond Aschehoug -- Fortistar Methane Group
Mr. Greg Blue -- SunPower Corp.
Mr. Jeff Bodington -- Bodington & Company
Mr. Andy Brown -- Ellison, Schneider & Harris, LLP
Mr. Bo Buchynsky -- Diamond Generating Corporation
Mr. Matt Burkhart -- San Diego Gas & Electric
Mr. David Chanover -- Law Offices of David E. Chanover
Mr. John Clark -- Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP
Mr. Brian Cragg -- Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP
Mr. Doug Davie -- Wellhead Electric Company
Mr. Mike Day -- Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP
Mr. Mike DeAngelis -- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Mr. Derek Denniston -- Alta Power Group
Ms. Karen Douglas -- California Energy Commission
Ms. Karen Edson -- California ISO
Mr. Bob Ellery -- Bay City Boiler & Engineering Co., Inc.
Mr. Stephen Endsley -- Valley Bio-Energy, LLC
Mr. William Engelbrecht -- Sempra Generation
Mr. Michael Etringer -- NextEra Energy Resources
Mr. Ron Fawcett -- Sterling Energy Management LLC
Ms. Diane Fellman -- NextEra Energy Resources
Mr. Edwin Feo -- Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, LLP
Mr. Kent Fickett -- Ramco Energy, Inc.
Mr. Mike Florio -- The Utility Reform Network
Mr. Alan Fohrer -- Southern California Edison
Mr. John Foster -- Competitive Power Ventures
Mr. Felipe Fuentes -- California State Assembly
Mr. John Geesman -- American Council on Renewable Energy
Mr. Thomas Gesicki -- Fortistar Methane Group
Mr. Jeff Ghilardi -- GE Energy
Mr. Ben Gilbert -- NextEra Energy Resources
Ms. Julie Gill -- AES SeaWest, Inc.
Ms. Kassandra Gough -- Calpine Corporation
Mr. Jeffrey Gray -- Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Mr. Joe Greco -- Terra-Gen Power
Mr. Jack Groves -- Power Engineers, Inc.
Mr. Scott Gutting -- Energy Strategies
Mr. Christopher Hansmeyer -- Abengoa Solar, Inc.
Mr. Mark Harrer -- Wartsila North America, Inc.
Mr. Stuart Hemphill -- Southern California Edison
Mr. Ed Hermann -- Fort Chicago Energy Partners
Mr. Seth Hilton -- Stoel Rives, LLP
Mr. Kenneth P. Hoffman -- Terra-Gen Power
Mr. Kenneth P. Hoffman -- Terra-Gen Power
Mr. Robert Hoffman -- Occidental Energy Ventures Corp.
Mr. Steve Hoffmann -- NRG Energy, Inc.
Mrs. Marie-Anne Hogarth -- California Energy Markets
Mr. Jack Horne -- SCE
Mr. David Howarth -- MRW & Associates, LLC
Mr. Phil Isenberg -- Isenberg / O'Haren
Mr. Chuck Johnson -- Colmac Energy, Inc.
Mr. Daniel Jurijew -- Capital Power Corp
Ms. Chase Kappel -- Ellison, Schneider & Harris, LLP
Mr. Steven Kelly -- Independent Energy Producers Assn
Mr. Douglas Kerner -- Ellison, Schneider & Harris, LLP
Mr. John King -- LS Power Generation, LLC
Mr. Mo Klefeker -- Southwest Generation
Mr. Larry Kostrzewa -- Edison Mission Energy
Mr. Roy Kuga -- Pacific Gas & Electric
Mr. Eric Leuze -- RRI Energy
Mr. Don Liddell -- Law Offices of Douglass & Liddell
Mr. Kevin Lynch -- Iberdrola Renewables
Mr. Steve Malnight -- Pacific Gas & Electric
Mr. Keith Martin -- Chadbourne & Parke, LLP
Ms. Elizabeth McCarthy -- California Energy Circuit
Mr. Keith McCrea -- Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
Mr. Brian McDonald -- Pacific Gas & Electric
Ms. Jeanne McKinney -- Calpine Corporation
Ms. Rachel McMahon -- Solar Millennium
Mr. Tandy McMannes -- Abengoa Solar, Inc.
Ms. Heather Mehta -- MRW & Associates, LLC
Mr. William Mitchell -- Competitive Power Ventures
Mr. Bob Mooney -- Caithness Energy
Mr. Dave Morgan -- Sterling Energy Management LLC
Mr. Duane Nelsen -- GWF Power Systems, Inc.
Mary D. Nichols -- California Air Resources Board
Mr. Rod O'Brien -- Enpower Corp
Mr. Thomas (Tod) O'Connor -- NRG Energy, Inc.
Mr. Edward O'Neill -- Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Mr. David Olsen -- Cen for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Tech
Mr. Dai Owen -- enXco Development
Ms. Neha Patel -- Pacific Gas & Electric
Mr. Eric Pendergraft -- AES Southland
Mr. Bob Pomeroy -- Holland & Hart, Attorneys
Mr. Vidhya Prabhakaran -- Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Mr. Edward Randolph -- CA Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee
Ms. Amber Riesenhuber -- Independent Energy Producers Assn
Ms. Anna Rikkelman -- Kleinfelder
Mr. Steve Rodgers -- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Ms. Lisa Rodriguez -- The Gualco Group, Inc.
Mr. Rob Rogan -- eSolar
Mr. James Sahagian -- Sempra Generation
Mr. Andy Schwartz -- California Public Utilities Commission
Mr. Jim Shandalov -- eSolar
Mr. John Shelk -- Electric Power Supply Association
Mr. Eric Silverman -- Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, LLP
Mr. Dan Skopec -- Sempra Energy Utilities
Ms. Kellie Smith -- California Senate EU&C Committee
Mr. Mark Smith -- Calpine Corp.
Mr. Jan Smutny-Jones -- Independent Energy Producers Assn
Mr. Harvey Spigal -- K&L Gates LLP
Mr. Dave Tateosian -- Power Engineers, Inc.
Mr. Nils Tellier -- Robertson - Bryan, Inc.
Ms. Diana Tharp -- Enpower Corp
Mr. Mark Tholke -- enXco
Mr. Charles Turlinski -- Horizon Wind Energy
Mr. Mark Turner -- Competitive Power Ventures
Ms. Beth Vaughan -- California Cogeneration Council
Mr. Don Vawter -- AES Southland
Mr. Candido Veiga -- Siemons Energy, Inc.
Ms. Lisa Weinzimer -- Platts McGraw-Hill
Mr. Bob Weisenmiller -- MRW & Associates, LLC
Mr. Greg Wetstone -- Terra-Gen Power
Mr. Van C. Wilgus -- SunZia Southwest Transmission Project

 

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