2nd Annual Utility Integrated Long Range Resource Planning Brochure (PDF 293 KB)

September 15-16, 2009Denver, COPrepare for impending, unknownlegislation and achievecost effectiveness.Book Online At:www.marcusevansbb.com/UIRP2009 Attending this Premier marcus evansConference will Enable You to:• Address the concerns in constructing long range resourceplans with Dominion Resources Inc. and Western Area Power Administration • Encapsulate Southern California Edison Co'sand PPL Electric Utilities Corp's various initiativesand technologies in long range resource planning• Include renewable portfolios in current long range resourceplans with Duke Energy, Alabama Power Co and Ameren Corp• Examine strategic long range resource planningwith Xcel Energy and Puget Sound Energyin an uncertain economic and regulatory environmentAchieving Energy Efficiency and Meeting Customers'Demands in an Uncertain Operating EnvironmentMedia Partners:Who Should Attend:Electric Utility Attendee Profile is:SVP, VP, Director, Manager:• Integrated Resource Planning/Resource Planning• Load Forecasting/Analysis• Demand Supply Management/Energy Efficiency• Market Analysis/Forecasting• Strategic PlanningJanice HagerManaging Director, IRP And Business AnalyticsDuke EnergyMasood AhmadDirector, Integrated Resource PlanningDominion Resources Inc.Featured Speakers Include:Betsy EngelkingDirector, Resource Planning & BiddingXcel EnergyAjay AroraDirector of Resource PlanningAmeren CorpEvelin WheelerDirector Integrated Resource PlanningPNM Resources Inc.Fred YebraDirector, Demand Side ManagementAustin EnergyJohn TorpeyDirector, Integrated Resource PlanningAmerican Electric PowerBrian LannanManager, Resource Planning And PerformanceSouthern California Edison CoG. Muir DavisProject Manager, Demand Resource IntegrationSouthern California Edison CoPete WarnkenManager, Resource PlanningPacifiCorpHoward SmithManager, Resource PlanningAlabama Power CoDavid WoodruffManager, Load AnalysisPPL Electric Utilities CorpPhillip PopoffManager, Integrated Resource PlanningPuget Sound EnergyMatt BakerCommissionerColorado Public Utilities CommissionRon W. HorstmanEnergy Services ManagerWestern Area Power AdministrationFeaturing Case Studies From Leading Utility Experts Including:2nd Annual8:00 Registration8:20 Opening Remarks From Conference Chair8:30 Interactive WorkshopContingency Planning in an Uncertain Environment • Achieving long range planning under today's broad range of economic and regulatory constraints and uncertainties• Using scenarios to test portfolio options and handling least-cost,best-fit imperatives• Building flexibility into current long term plans• Analyzing the role of risk management to protect against industry changesBetsy EngelkingDirector, Resource Planning & BiddingXcel Energy10:00 Networking Break10:30 Case StudyOptimization of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs) and Energy Efficiency• Discussing the need for and value of flexibility in integrating renewable resources into the power system• Incorporating RPSs into IRPs and discussing the impact of RPSs on long range resource planning• Selecting the optimal load of renewables in the portfolio• Complying in an uncertain regulatory environment• Modeling the operational and economic impacts of a renewable standardPhillip PopoffManager, Integrated Resource PlanningPuget Sound Energy11:15 Case StudyHighlighting the Colorado Renewable Portfolio and Long RangeResource PlanningMatt BakerCommissionerColorado Public Utilities Commission12:00 Luncheon1:00 Case StudyImplementing Renewable Energy Generation Without Disruptionand Increasing Efficiency• Evaluating the risks associated with renewable procurement vs. traditional generation resources • Integrating all generation options in the planning operations and managementof generation assets• Developing an energy price forecast for your generation portfolio and long range generation planningHoward SmithManager, Resource PlanningAlabama Power CoINCLUDING RENEWABLE PORTFOLIOS IN CURRENTINTEGRATED LONG RANGE RESOURCE PLANSASCERTAINING STRATEGIC LONG RANGE RESOURCEPLANNING IN AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMICAND REGULATORY OPERATING ENVIRONMENT8:00 Registration8:45 Opening Remarks From Conference Chair9:00 Case StudyConstructing and Implementing a Truly Integrated Long Range Resource Plan • Highlighting key elements of constructing and implementing an IRP • Constructing and implementing an IRP to provide reliable, low cost, environmentally responsible energy to customers• Integrating demand-side and supply-side resourcesBrian Lannan, Manager, Resource Planning and PerformanceSouthern California Edison Co9:45 Case StudyLong Range Resource Planning in Today's Utility• Highlighting changes to energy planning and the paradigm shift• Addressing the role of energy planning in economic recovery• Determining who takes the leadership role in long range resource planningRon W. HorstmanEnergy Services ManagerWestern Area Power Administration10:30 Networking Break11:00 Case StudyReviewing Dominion Resources Long Range Resource PlanMasood AhmadDirector, Integrated Resource PlanningDominion Resources Inc. 11:45 Case StudyAchieving Effective Resource Planning Across Multiple Jurisdictions• Reviewing challenges associated with operating and filing an IRPin multiple jurisdictions• Highlighting best practices and lessons learnt in satisfying the moststringent jurisdiction• Fostering dialogue among operators and regulators to addressthe current disconnectPete WarnkenManager, Resource PlanningPacifiCorp12:30 Luncheon1:30 Case StudyIntegrating Demand Side Management (DSM) with IRP• Understanding the relationship between DSM and IRP• Discussing how various resource planning processes integrate demand-sideand supply-side resources vs. demand-side resources being an afterthought• Developing a robust IRP by constructing a portfolio of appropriate DSM resourcesFred YebraDirector, Demand Side ManagementAustin Energy2:15 Panel DiscussionIdentifying and Prioritizing Enterprise Needs• Achieving enterprise requirements with the right software solutions• Producing significant cost savings and greater energy efficiency with software projects• Highlighting the decision-making process in selecting the most appropriate IRP tools• Achieving technology planning to maximize investments• Detailing the role of business processes, data quality, acceptance processesand an iterative methodology in keeping technologies aligned withan uncertain environment3:00 Networking Break3:30 Case StudyAchieving Effective Load Forecasting in a Competitive Environment• Acquiring sound, reliant data for effective load forecasts• Constructing a flexible load forecasting model to support IRP• Incorporating demand response and conservation into forecastsDavid WoodruffManager, Load AnalysisPPL Electric Utilities CorpADDRESSING THE CONCERNS IN CONSTRUCTINGINTEGRATED LONG RANGE RESOURCE PLANSENCAPSULATING THE VARIOUS INITIATIVESAND TECHNOLOGIES IN LONG RANGE RESOURCE PLANNING4:15 Case StudyManaging Costs to the Customer via Wholesale Costs• Managing risks in cost projections• Planning for contingencies to meet customers' needs• Monitoring the changes that may affect the type and timing of energy resources– Market conditions– New legislation and requirements– Plant output– Customer demand patterns and changes in those patternsG. Muir DavisProject Manager, Demand Resource IntegrationSouthern California Edison Co5:00 Closing Comments and End of Day OneDay One | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Booking Info: www.marcusevansbb.com/UIRP2009Day Two | Wednesday, September 16, 2009BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES:A limited amount of exhibition space is available at the conference. Sponsorshipopportunities covering luncheon, evening functions, and documentation also exist.For further details, please inquire to energy@marcusevansbb.comor 246 417 5328.1:45 Case StudyConducting Long Range Resource Planning in a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regime• Distinguishing GHG policies' affect on existing resource portfolios and on resource addition decisions• Incorporating subscript 2 reduction scenarios and models in long range resource planning and its impact on customers, community, shareholders and company• Highlighting the key issues involved in utilizing scenarios in long range resource planning under a not-yet-defined greenhouse gas regimeJanice HagerManaging Director, IRP And Business AnalyticsDuke Energy2:30 Networking Break3:00 Case StudyIntegrating Renewables and Intermittent Assets in Transmission Planningand Expansion• Coordinating and truly integrating renewable portfolios with long range transmission planning• Highlighting recent trends in transmission expansion to renewable resources that are distant from the grid• Assessing the impact of renewables on future transmission developmentand siting and meeting customers' demandsJohn TorpeyDirector, Integrated Resource PlanningAmerican Electric Power3:45 Case StudyAugmenting Existing Coal Systems with Renewable Energy Resources• Discussing the need and value of flexibility in integrating renewable resourcesinto the power system• Highlighting the challenges of integrating intermittent renewable resourcesinto the grid• Using backup power to cover ramp, capacity and regulatory requirements Evelin WheelerDirector Integrated Resource PlanningPNM Resources Inc.4:30 Case StudyNuclear Power – A Viable Carbon – Free Energy Option?• Discussing nuclear resources as an appropriate energy option• Minimizing dependence on foreign energy with nuclear power• Highlighting the challenges associated with nuclear energy: Costs, construction/ infrastructure, waste disposal, deregulationAjay AroraDirector of Resource PlanningAmeren Corp5:15 Closing Comments and End of Day TwoDay Two | ContinuedWHY YOU MUST ATTENDDriven by a combination of legislative and regulatory initiatives, as well as by economicand environmental trends, long range resource planning must now incorporate notonly such staples as predicted fuel costs and forecast load, but also a variety of newfactors, including energy efficiency initiatives, demand response programs, renewableenergy portfolio standards, pollution mitigation costs and the future of greenhousegas regulation. Electric utilities must therefore conduct market and load forecastingin the face of regulatory and economic uncertainties. They must foster a cultureof fexible, proactive long range resource planning and integrate demand-sideand supply-side resources in order to meet customers' demands, ensure energyefficiency, manage enterprise costs and overcome the challenges associated with longrange planningin multiple jurisdictions, for those companies that operatein multiple states. This marcus evans 2nd Annual Integrated Long Range Resource PlanningConference will bring to the industry, experts from the electric utility industries.These industry experts will address the various challenges encountered in filingmandated and non-mandated IRPs, the integration of renewable energy into currentportfolios, technology solutions and their integration as well as achieving effectiveforecasts in an uncertain economic and regulatory environment while improvingenergy efficiency and meeting the demands of their customers."Really encourages dialogue. Overall, very good conference. Thanks."Puget Sound Energy"It was great having a diverse group brought together to learn from each other."Austin EnergyMEDIA PARTNERSTESTIMONIALSSince 1973, has kept its readers at the forefront of major developments in the energyindustry. 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