Board Meeting Agenda

October 29-30, 2001
Seattle , Washington


Monday, October 29

1:00 p.m.        Business meeting

                            ·        Minutes of April meeting  (Priority 1)
                            ·        Board and committee activities  (Priority 1)
                                        Western Interconnection Demand Responsiveness Team  (Priority 2)
                            ·        Financial Report  (Priority 1)
                            ·        Board Priorities

                       State/provincial innovations and issues
                                NM sustainable energy collaborative  (Priority 2)
                               Western Natural Gas Studies 
                                    CEC Natural Gas Infrastructure Issues  (Priority 2)
                                    Natural Gas and Electricity in Washington State  (Priority 2)
                                Utah PowerForward  (Priority 2)
                                Other state/provincial developments

5:00 p.m.            Recess

6:00 p.m.            Dinner for Board members

Tuesday, October 30

8:00 a.m.             Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.            Western governors’ energy agenda

·        Jim Souby, WGA

      Governors' energy priorities
Protocol on review of interstate transmission proposals
Development of transmission financing white paper
Next steps to implement the WGA/Bush Administration MOU in the areas of efficiency and renewables  (Priority 2)
    MOU proposals (Priority 2)

·        David Garman, DOE Assistant Secretary Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (invited)

11:30 a.m.           Adjourn

 

RELATED MEETINGS

Tuesday, October 30

 

1:30 p.m.         Joint WIEB/CREPC Workshop to Design a Demand Response Project 

Purpose:    

Define the important questions states/provinces need answered to feel comfortable pursuing different demand response programs (e.g., real-time pricing, time-of-use pricing, demand bidding, regional demand bidding market)

Desired Outcome: 

Identification of the key issues for states/provinces that should be addressed in a year-long WIEB/CREPC effort.

Background Links  (Priority 2)

Agenda

                                  Todd Davis, SAIC questions

  • Identification of next steps


5:00 p.m.                Adjourn

Wednesday, October 31

8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.            Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation [Agenda]

                                                        Siting Protocol

2:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.            State provincial roundtable and recent developments 
                                              CREPC Business Meeting 

 

Thursday, November 1

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.            Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation

                                                        Western RTOs and seams issues


Friday, November 2

 
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.            FERC Conference on Energy Infrastructure
                                                     
FERC papers and presentations for Seattle meeting