Agenda  
Meeting of the Board of Directors 
of the Western Interstate Energy Board

Alexis Park Resort Hotel

Parthenon Ballroom

Las Vegas, Nevada

 November 3 - 4, 2003

 

casual attire (no ties)

 
 

Schedule of Meetings

 

November 3 November 4 November 5 November 6 November 7

12 noon - Board
               luncheon

PARTHENON 
BALLROOM

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 
WIEB Board of Directors 
meeting

PARTHENON
BALLROOM

 

8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
WIEB Board of Directors 
meeting
PARTHENON 
BALLROOM


1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
CREPC/SSG-WI Market Monitoring
PARTHENON
BALLROOM
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 
CREPC  meeting

PARTHENON
BALLROOM
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 
CREPC  meeting

PARTHENON
BALLROOM


8:30 - 12:00
Transmission planning and project implementation

1:15 - 5:00
Electricity resource and needs assessment

9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System meeting
(WREGIS)


EXECUTIVE BALLROOM

 

 

Monday, November 3

Noon - 1:00 p.m. Board Luncheon in the meeting room
1:00 p.m. Semi-Annual WIEB Board Meeting
Call to order
Introductions
Review of meeting agenda
  • Bill Keese, Chairman
Approval of the minutes of the April 22, 2003 Board meeting (priority 1)
Report on Board and Committee Activities (priority 1) 
Financial report (priority 1)
Collaboration with WGA
     Implementation of resolutions (03-19) and  (03-27) adopted at 
           September WGA meeting (priority 2)
                     >>Regional reliability advisory body energy bill language (priority 1)
                     >>Improved resource assessment (priority 1)
     North American Energy Summit (Jim Souby - Joanna Prukop)
     Multi-State Entity grant (priority 3)
     Transmission Planning in the Western Interconnection (priority 3)
     WGA Transmission Permitting Protocol (priority 3)
     Carbon sequestration partnerships (priority 2)
     Renewable Energy Certificates (Jeff Burks) (priority 2) [pdf]
     Concentrating Solar Power (Kevin Moran, WGA)
     WGA Biomass Project 
     Coalbed Methane Best Practices
Report of the Federal Representative
  • Governor Jim Geringer
U.S. energy legislation - Kevin Moran, WGA
     Status
     Summary of Energy Policy Act of 2003 (House Energy Committee 10/24) (priority 1)
Western energy developments
     Direction of California Energy Policy - Bill Keese
             Governor Elect Schwarzenegger's statement (priority 2)
     Transmission
             Rocky Mountain Area Transmission Study (priority 2)
                         (Jeff Burks-John Nunley - Doug Larson)
             Nevada Transmission for Wind Project (John Candelaria) [pdf]
             Composite Technology Corporation (John Nunley)
     West Coast CO2 Initiatives (Tony Usibelli - Mike Grainey - Bill Keese)
              Governor Locke - WA - press release (priority 3)
              Governor Kulongoski - OR - press release  (priority 3)
              Governor Davis - CA - press release  (priority 3)
              Governor Locke's proposed siting rules  (priority 3)
     Oregon Energy Supply, Disruptions, Sustainability (Mike Grainey)  
     Changes in the B.C. Electricity Sector (Paul Wieringa) [pdf]
5:00 p.m. Recess
   

Tuesday, November 4

7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. Western energy developments (continued)
     Arizona gasoline shortages and prices (Craig Marks) [pdf] - 4MB
          Governor's Task Force on Gasoline Disruption (priority 2)
     Critical Western natural gas supply issues
          Alberta/McKenzie Delta natural gas and syncrude demand (Larry Charach) [pdf]
     Coalbed methane and Montana water quality standards (Art Compton)
     Other
12 noon Adjourn Board of Directors meeting
Lunch on your own