Increasing Renewable Energy in the Western Grid

September 27-28, 2007
Ft. Collins, Colorado

Presentations

Scope of Renewables Opportunities in the U.S. Electricity Supply
Dave Olsen, Director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies

FERC Order 890, Open Access Transmission Tariff Reform
Jon Wellinghoff, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Large Scale Renewable Energy Development
Jonathan Weisgall, Sr. VP, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
Santiago Seage, CEO, Abengoa Solar
Michael Skelly, Chief Development Officer, Horizon Wind Energy

Public Policies and Business Strategies for Energy & Climate Security
Dave Freudenthal, Governor, State of Wyoming
Bill Ritter, Governor, State of Colorado
Pat Vincent, Utilities President, PNM
Paul Bonavia, President – Utilities Group, Xcel Energy
Jon Wellinghoff, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Marsha Smith, Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission

Overview of Renewable Energy Integration Studies
Brian Parsons, Project Manager – Wind Applications, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Rachel Shimshak, Director, Renewable Northwest Project

Integrating More Renewable Energy in the Western Grid
Yakout Mansour, President & CEO, California ISO
Tim Meeks, Administrator, Western Area Power Administration
Steve Wright, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration

How Can Western Transmission Expansion Planning Evaluate Maximum Renewable Energy Penetration?
Rob Kondziolka, Southwest Area Transmission
Jim Filippi, Pacific Gas & Electric

How Can Large Transmission Projects Be Designed & Subscribed to Maximize Renewable Energy Generation?
Bob Smith, Manager of Transmission Planning and Engineering, Arizona Public Service & TransWest Express
Jerry Vaninetti, Trans-Elect, Wyoming-Colorado Intertie & High Plains Express Projects
Robert Sims, Director, Engineering & System Planning, AES SeaWest
Thomas Fair, Nevada Power Company for Daniel Schochet, Ormat Technologies**
Fred Morse, Senior Advisor, Solucar Power, Inc.

How Can Transmission Be Built To Location-Constrained Resources in Advance of Generation Construction?
Cindy Hinman, Sr. Tariff Developer, California ISO
Joe Rossignoli, Principal Analyst, Transmission Regulatory Affairs, National Grid
Mike Sloan, President, The Wind Coalition

Accommodating Renewables: What Are The Options?
Charlie Reinhold, Project Manager, WestConnect
Carol Opatrny, President, Opatrny Consulting, Inc. representing the ACE Diversity Interchange
Agreement
Elliot Mainzer, Acting Manager, Customer Service Engineering, Bonneville Power Administration
Ed Hulls, Operations Manager, Rocky Mountain Region, Western Area Power Administration
Hamid Elahi, General Manager Energy Consulting, GE
Amol Phadke, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory