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30th Annual Meeting
October 3-5, 2011

Location

Stanford Sierra Camp, Fallen Leaf Lake, South Lake Tahoe

Shuttle info offsite link             Stanford Sierra Camp info offsite link

Registration

Next year IEP's 31th Annual Meeting will be Sept. 19 – 21, 2012

Sponsorship

Interested in becoming a Sponsor?

Downloadable Presentations

Bill Monsen - Energy Trends
Commissioner Ferron - CA Policy Goals
Matt Burkhart - IOU Procurement Issues
Kevin Cini - CA Procurement
Cliff Rechtschaffen - Distributive Generation
James Pope - CA Energy Future
Don Liddell - Energy Storage
Tim Mason - BV Renewable Integration
Jim Mcintosh - CAISO Renewable Integration
Keith Martin - Tax Man

Schedule

MONDAY, October 3, 2011

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. - 7:00 p.m.
Reception & Welcome
Lakeside or Cathedral Room and Old Lodge
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner at Stanford Sierra Camp
Meeting California's Energy Future
Keynote Speaker:
Michael R. Peevey,
President, California Public Utilities Commission

TUESDAY, October 4, 2011 - Cathedral Room

7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Dining Room
8:00 a.m.
Registration Packets located in the Lobby of Stanford Sierra Camp Lodge
If you have not done so already, please pick up your packet.
8:15 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.
Welcome
Kevin Lynch
Board Chair
Jan Smutny-Jones
Executive Director, IEP
8:20 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Energy Trends In The West
California:
William Monsen,
Principal, MRW & Associates, LLC
Northwest:
Robert Kahn,
Executive Director, Northwest Independent Power Producers Coalition (NIPPC)
Nevada:
Stacey Crawley,
Director, Nevada State Office of Energy
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Meeting California Policy Goals, Affordable Rates and Why I Volunteered for this Job?
Mark Ferron
Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break
Refreshments served on the fountain deck
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
California Procurement: Lesson Learned; Where Are We Going?
Matt Burkhart
Vice President, Electric and Fuel Procurement, San Diego Gas & Electric
Kevin Cini
Vice President of Energy Supply & Mgmt, So. California Edison
Fong Wan
Vice President, Energy Procurement, Pacific Gas and Electric
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2012 Game Day: AB 32 Implementation
Mary D. Nichols
Chair, California Air Resources Board
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Dining Room
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
California Energy Policy: Next Steps
The Honorable Steven C. Bradford
California State Assembly
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Plan: Getting to 12,000 MW's of Distributive Generation
Cliff Rechtschaffen
Sr. Advisor, Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Break
Refreshments served on the fountain deck
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Implementing California Energy Policy: Other Perspectives
Laura Wisland
Sr. Energy Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists
James Pope
General Manager, Northern California Power Agency
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
IEP Member Meeting
Cathedral Room
6:00 p.m.
Reception
Lakeside or Cathedral Room & Old Lodge
Presentation of Fly-Rod Drawing

Larry Becker, Power Engineers
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner at Stanford Sierra Camp
Speaker:
TBA

WEDNESDAY, October 5, 2011 - Cathedral Room

7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
- Sponsored by NRG Energy, Inc. and Stoel Rives, LLP
Dining Room
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
CAISO: New Challenges — New Opportunities
Steve Berberich
President and Chief Executive Officer, CAISO
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Need — Gas and Renewables in California's Energy Future
Carla Peterman
Commissioner, California Energy Commission
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break
Refreshments served on the fountain deck
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
It’s a 60 Hertz World: Renewable Integration
Don Liddell
General Counsel, California Energy Storage Alliance
Tim Mason
Renewable Energy Senior Consultant, Black & Veatch
James McIntosh
Director of Grid Operations, California Independent System Operator Corporation
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Legislative Perspective: Future Issues
Kip Lipper
Chief Policy Advisor, Energy, Natural Resources & Environment
Office of the CA Senate Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg
Sue Kateley
Chief Consultant, California State Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee
Robin Smutny-Jones
Assistant Executive Director, Inter-Governmental Affairs, California Energy Commission
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Tax Man
Keith Martin
Partner, Chadbourne & Parke, LLP
12:30 p.m.
Final Thoughts and Conclusion
Jan Smutny-Jones
Executive Director, IEP
12:45 p.m.
Lunch
- Sponsored by GENON ENERGY and GWF POWER SYSTEMS
Dining Room
Note:
- Check out of your room by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5th. Please store your luggage in your car or in the Lodge.

- Speakers and times are subject to change

2011 Sponsors

2011 Attendees

Ms. Ellen Allman -- Terra-Gen Power
Mr. Ali Amirali -- Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC
Ms. Jeanne Armstrong -- Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP
Mr. Jesus Arredondo -- Advantage Consulting
Mr. Matthew Barmack -- Calpine Corporation
Mr. Christopher Baxter -- EDP Renewables North America
Mr. Steve Berberich -- CAISO
Mr. Brian Biering -- Ellison, Schneider & Harris, LLP
Mr. Guy Blanchard -- Amonix Inc.
Mr. Greg Blue -- SunPower
Mr. Darren Bouton -- First Solar, Inc.
Mr. Honorable Steven Bradford -- California State Assembly
Mr. Matt Burkhart -- San Diego Gas & Electric
Mr. Mark Byron -- GWF Power Systems, Inc.
Ms. Jennifer Chamberlin -- LS Power Development, LLC
Mr. John Chillemi -- GenOn West, LP
Mr. Kevin Cini -- Southern California Edison Company
Mr. Ed Clark -- Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
Mr. Tony Cordero -- GenOn West, LP
Mr. Brian Cragg -- Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP
Mr. Scott Crider -- Sempra Generation
Ms. Stacey Crowley -- Nevada State Office of Energy (NSOE)
Mr. Doug Davie -- Wellhead Electric Company
Mr. Mike Day -- Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP
Mr. Gerry DeNotto -- Indeck Energy
Mr. Leonard Devanna -- Clean Energy System, Inc.
Mrs. Jennifer Didlo -- AES Southland
Ms. Dana Diller -- First Solar, Inc.
Mr. Hal Dittmer -- Wellhead Electric Company
Mr. Bob Dodds -- California Pacific Electric dba Liberty Energy
Mr. Edward Duckers -- Stoel Rives LLP
Mr. John Dunn -- TransCanada
Mr. Steve Eckert -- Brookfield Renewable Power Inc.
Ms. Karen Edson -- California ISO
Mr. Christopher Ellison -- Ellison, Schneider & Harris, LLP
Mr. William Engelbrecht -- Sempra Generation
Mr. Sam Enoka -- Viasyn, Inc.
Mr. Ron Fawcett -- Sterling Energy Management, LLC
Ms. Diane Fellman -- NRG Energy, Inc. - NRG Solar
Mr. Mark Ferron -- California Public Utilities Commission
Ms. Hilary Foote -- EDP Renewables North America
Mr. Scott Frier -- Abengoa Solar, Inc.
Mr. Mark Fumia -- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Mr. Jeff Ghilardi -- GE Energy
Mr. Don Gilbert -- Edelstein & Gilbert
Mrs. Julie Gill -- AES Southland
Mrs. Kassandra Gough -- Calpine Corporation
Mr. Jeffrey Gray -- Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP
Mr. Joe Greco -- Terra-Gen Power
Mr. Steven Greenwald -- Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP
Mr. Tristan Grimbert -- enXco
Mr. Les Guliasi -- Booz Allen Hamilton
Scott Gutting -- Energy Strategies, LLC
Mr. Matthew Handel -- Nextera Energy Resources, LLC
Mr. Jeffery Harris -- Ellison, Schneider & Harris, LLP
Ms. Audra Hartmann -- Nextera Energy Resources, LLC
Ms. Kerry Hattevik -- Nextera Energy Resources, LLC
Mr. Tim Hemig -- NRG Energy, Inc. - NRG Solar
Ms. Mary Hemmingsen -- Brookfield Renewable Power Inc.
Mr. Ed Hermann -- Veresen U.S. Power Inc.
Mr. Seth Hilton -- Stoel Rives LLP
Mr. Jim Hinrichs -- Veresen Inc.
Mr. Bob Hoffman -- Occidental Energy Ventures Corp.
Ms. Suzy Hong -- Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP
Mr. David Howarth -- MRW & Associates, LLC
Ms. Carol Hudson -- Independent Energy Producers Assn
Mr. Keith Jenkins -- Nextera Energy Resources, LLC
Mr. R. J. Johnson -- Nextera Energy Resources, LLC
Mr. Mike Jones -- Orange Grove Energy, L.P
Mr. Robert Kahn -- Northwest Independent Power Producers Coalition
Ms. Sue Kateley -- Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee
Mr. Edward Kayukov -- Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Mr. Steven Kelly -- Independent Energy Producers Assn
Mr. Douglas Kerner -- Ellison, Schneider & Harris, LLP
Mr. John King -- LS Power Development, LLC
Mr. Bill Kissinger -- Bingham McCutchen
Mr. Larry Kostrzewa -- Edison Mission Energy
Mrs. Avis Kowalewski -- Calpine Corporation
Mr. Vitaly Lee -- Terra-Gen Power
Mr. Max Lensvelt -- Vestas - American Wind Technology, Inc.
Mr. Joel Lepoutre -- PurEnergy, LLC
Mr. Eric Leuze -- GenOn West, LP
Mr. Joel Levin -- Climate Action Reserve
Mr. Don Liddell -- California Energy Storage Alliance
Mr. James Liles -- Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Mr. Kip Lipper -- Office of the Senate Pro Tem
Mr. Mike Long -- Liberty Energy
Gustavo Luna -- Terra-Gen Power
Mr. Kevin Lynch -- Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
Mr. Alex Makler -- Calpine Corporation
Mr. John Marchand -- enXco
Mr. Keith Martin -- Chadbourne & Parke, LLP
Ms. Juanita Martinez -- Smith, Watts & Martinez, LLC
Mr. Tim Mason -- Black & Veatch
Ms. Elizabeth McCarthy -- California Energy Circuit Inc. (CA Current)
Mr. Barry McDonald -- Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
Mr. James McIntosh -- CAISO
Mr. John McKinsey -- Stoel Rives LLP
Mr. Tandy McMannes -- Abengoa Solar, Inc.
Mr. Gary Mirich -- Energy Strategies, LLC
Mr. William Mitchell -- Competitive Power Ventures
Mr. Bill Monsen -- MRW & Associates, LLC
Mr. Bob Mooney -- Caithness Energy
Mr. Dave Morgan -- Sterling Energy Management, LLC
Mr. Duane Nelsen -- GWF Energy LLC
Ms. Mary Nichols -- California Air Resources Board
Mr. Edward O'Neill -- Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP
Mrs. Jamie Parker -- Independent Energy Producers Assn
Mr. Dana Peck -- enXco Development
Mr. Michael Peevey -- California Public Utilities Commission
Ms. Carla Peterman -- California Energy Commission
Mrs. Carla Pihowich -- Amonix Inc.
Mr. Frank Pizzileo -- Vestas - American Wind Technology, Inc.
Mr. Pete Podurgiel -- Competitive Power Ventures
Mr. Jim Pope -- Northern California Power Agency
Ms. Samantha Pottenger -- Ellison, Schneider & Harris, LLP
Mr. Vidhya Prabhakaran -- Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP
Mr. Brian Prusnek -- Sempra Energy Utilities
Mr. Cliff Rechtschaffen -- Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Ms. Deborah Reyes -- AES Wind Generation
Mr. Robb Rice -- Davies Public Affairs
Ms. Amber Riesenhuber -- Independent Energy Producers Assn
Mr. James Sahagian -- Sempra Generation
Mr. Varner Seaman -- EDP Renewables North America
Tanya Sessions -- Nextera Energy Resources, LLC
Mrs. Kerry Shea -- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Mr. Russell Sherman -- WorleyParsons
Mr. Dan Skopec -- Sempra Energy Utilities
Mr. Mark Smith -- Calpine Corporation
Mr. Jan Smutny-Jones -- Independent Energy Producers Assn
Mrs. Robin Smutny-Jones -- California Energy Commission
Mr. Barrett Stambler -- Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
Mr. David Stein -- CH2M Hill
Mr. Mike Taylor -- Element Markets, LLC
Mr. Mark Tholke -- enXco
Mr. James Turner -- EnergySource LLC
Mr. Mark Turner -- Competitive Power Ventures
Ms. Elizabeth Vaughan -- California Cogeneration Council
Mr. Candido Veiga -- Siemens Energy, Inc.
Mr. Fong Wan -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mr. Mitch Weinberg -- Calpine Corporation
Ms. Lisa Weinzimer -- Platts McGraw-Hill
Mr. Greg Wetstone -- Terra-Gen Power
Ms. Laura Wisland -- Union of Concerned Scientists
Mr. Andrew Young -- EDP Renewables North America

 

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