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Colorado's 2009 New Energy Economy Conference Presentations: Powering the Future

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Place, Denver, Colorado

Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., Under Secretary of Energy Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, and Commissioner Marc Spitzer of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission were among those headlining the third annual Colorado New Energy Economy, sponsored jointly by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, the Governor’s Energy Office, the Office of Consumer Counsel, and Energy Outreach Colorado .

Presentations of Conference Speakers

Welcome: D. Rico Munn, Executive Director, Department of Regulatory Agencies  

Leading Colorado Forward: Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. 

James Tarpey, COPUC Commissioner

Energy Efficiency and Colorado Utilities October 20, 2009 Staff Report - PDF
(report not presented at conference - announced and made available on PUC website - updated 11-22-09)

A View from Washington D.C.

Dr. Susan Tierney, Managing Principal, Analysis Group; Member of the National Commission
On Energy Policy and Co-Chair of the Department of Energy Agency Review Team

Challenges and Opportunities in The Colorado’s New Energy Economy– A View From Washington - PPT (updated 10-22-09)
Lighting the Way: Understanding the Smart Energy Consumer

Michael Valocchi, Vice President Global Energy Strategies
IBM

Understanding the Evolving Role of the Energy Consumer - PPT
A Vision For Our Future

Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, Under Secretary for Energy for the U.S.
Department of Energy

A Vision for Our Energy Future - PPT

Break-Out Sessions

The Next Generation of Renewables

Moderator:  Matt Baker, COPUC Commissioner

Dr. Dan Arvizu, Director and Chief Executive
U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Next Generation of Renewables - PPT | PPTX (posted 10-22-09)

Ellen Petrill, Director of Public/Private Partnerships
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

The Next Generation of Renewable Energy
- What’s Coming - What’s Challenging
- PDF (updated 10-23-09)

Andrew Weissman, Senior Managing Director
Energy Business Watch

Frank Prager, Vice President of Environmental Policy
Xcel Energy

The Next Generation of Renewables - PPT
Transmission Siting: Whose Decision is It?
Moderator: Jim Tarpey, COPUC Commissioner

Marc Spitzer Commissioner
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

William Burnidge Northeast Colorado Project Director
The Nature Conservancy

Conservation Resources for Transmission Planning - PPT (updated 10-22-09)

Dan Hodges Executive Director
Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities

Matt Heimerich Commissioner
Crowley County

Transmission Siting - A Local Government Perspective - PPT (posted 10-22-09

The Mind of the Consumer: An Interactive Exercise

Moderator: Bill Levis, Director, Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel

Facilitators: Drew O’Connor and Bill Fulton
Colorado Civic Canopy

Is Baseload an Outdated Concept?
Moderator: Polly Page, Former COPUC Commissioner

Jackie Sargent, Generation Dispatch & Power Marketing Director
Black Hills Energy

Colorado’s New Energy Economy:
Is Base Load an Outdated Concept?
- PPT

Marc Peterson, Western USA Power & Water Sales Manager
GE Energy

Is Base Load an Outdated Concept? - PDF

Stephen Doig, Energy & Resources Vice President
Rocky Mountain Institute

Transcending the Baseload Paradigm:
A New Era of Innovation and Entrepreneurism - PPT
| PPTX

Mac McLennan, Senior Vice President, External Affairs
Tri-State Generation and Transmission

Is Base Load an Outdated Concept? - PPT
 
Consumer Protection