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Agenda June 26 - 27, 2006
MONDAY, JUNE 26
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7:30
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
Exhibits Open
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8:30
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Welcome and Organizational Reports
Dan Delurey
Executive Director
Demand Response Coordinating Committee
Mary Ann Piette
Director
Demand Response Research Center
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8:45
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Keynote Addresses
Dian Grueneich
Commissioner
California Public Utilities Commission
Joseph Desmond
Undersecretary for Energy Affairs
California Resources Agency
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9:45
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Break
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10:00
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Symposium Opens
Symposium sessions will feature presentations on the latest research findings, new results from programs and pilots, and new, cutting edge issues. There will be an active moderator for each session and discussion will focus on common myths, issues and lessons learned.
Symposium Track A – Pricing and Rates
Moderator: Ahmad Faruqui, CRA International
Variable Peak Pricing
 Dr.Bernie Neenan
 VP Pricing and Demand Response, Utilipoint
An innovative new rate that bridges the gap between critical peak pricing and real-time pricing, where peak hours are indexed to the ISO wholesale cost.
Critical Peak Pricing
 Richard Voytas
 Manager, Corporate Analysis, Ameren Services
A case study presentation of the Ameren two-year critical peak pricing pilot that evaluated several different rate forms and control equipment.
Dynamic TOU Pricing
 Ed Morrison
 Assistant Project Manager, Residential Energy Affordability Program, NYSERDA
A case study on the NYSERDA Westchester $mart Homes Pilot that combines elements of a smart home with an innovative indexed TOU rate.
Real-Time Pricing
 Chuck Goldman
 Staff Scientist, LBNL
A summary of RTP offerings, problems, successes and policy implications.
Symposium Track B – Demand Response and Grid Management
Moderator: Laura Rooke, Portland General Electric
DR and Grid Management – Circuit Level
 Joe Eto
 Director of CERTS, Staff Scientist, LBNL
A case study on the SCE-CERTS program to examine the use of air conditioner load control for spinning reserve and grid reliability
DR and Grid Management – Retrofit Appliance Controls
 Charles Parsons
 Director, Business Development, Cannon Technologies
A review of Hawaii Electric program that employs a remotely configurable voltage control capability installed with their water heater load control program.
DR and Grid Management – Embedded Appliance Controls
 Joe Barra
 Manager, Customer Energy Resources, Portland General Electric
A review of the first results from the PGE-PNNL use of embedded chipsets in Whirlpool appliances to automatically address frequency and reliability concerns
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:00
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Symposium Track C – Automated Building Controls and Residential Technology Opportunities
Moderator: Dave Watson, Research Consultant, DRRC
Auto DR in Large Commercial Facilities
 Mary Ann Piette
 Director, Demand Response Research Center, LBNL
Standardized Internet protocols to automatically connect with and dispatch large commercial energy management systems in response to utility or ISO price/reliability signals.
Auto DR in Small Commercial and Industrial Facilities
 Dan Sharplin
 Chairman, Site Controls, Incorporated
Overview and demonstration of a web-based system for aggregated demand response, real-time visibility and verification – targeting facilities of 50kW to 200kW
Residential Technologies
 Mark Martinez
 Manager of Load Management and Program Development, Southern California Edison
A consumer guide to what’s new in controls, informationdisplays and other interesting “gadgets”.
Symposium Track D – A Vision of the Future
Moderator: Ron Hofmann, Consultant to the Public Interest Energy Research, CEC
Policy and Standards
 Roger Levy
 Consultant
 Program Development and Outreach Manager, DRRC
A case study that examines the utility, customer, ISO, and regulatory perspectives of a future vision of Demand Response.
Legal Perspectives
 Deirdre Mulligan
 Director, Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic,
 Clinical Professor, Boalt School of Law,
 UC Berkeley
A legal review of security and privacy issues that will arise from expanded AMI and DR implementation.
Technology for the Future
 Paul Wright
 A. Martin Berlin Chair in Mechanical Engineering
 UC Berkeley
What’s new in hardware research – state-of-the art developments in programmable communicating thermostats and customer information displays that employ self-configuring networks, energy scavenging and more.
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3:00
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Break
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3:30
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Keynote Address
Jackalyne Pfannenstiel
Chair
California Energy Commission
Commencement of Town Meeting
Dan Delurey
U.S. Demand Response Coordinating Committee
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5:00-7:00
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Reception
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TUESDAY, JUNE 27
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7:30
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Continental Breakfast
Exhibits Open
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8:30
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Roundtable Session #1
The View from the Commissioner’s Seat
 Sandra Hochstetter, Chairman, Arkansas PSC
 Marsha Smith, Commissioner, Idaho PUC
 Bob Lieberman, Commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission
 Jon Wellinghoff, FERC Nominee, Attorney, Beckley Singleton
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9:30
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Roundtable Session #2
EPACT Section 1252
 Larry Mansueti, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
 David Kathan, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
 Jim Spiers, National Rural Electric Cooperatives (NRECA)
 Jim Parks, SMUD and American Public Power Association
 Sandra Waldstein, Vermont Public Service Commission,
 Tom Franz, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
 Christine Wright, Texas Public Utilities Commission
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10:30
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Break
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10:45
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Roundtable Session #3
Advanced Metering Developments and Deployments
 Paul DeMartini, Southern California Edison
 Tim Vahlstrom, Pacific Gas & Electric
 Ed Fong, San Diego Gas & Electric
 Laurie Reid, Ontario Energy Board
 Darren Brady, Puget Sound Energy
 Steve George, Freeman, Sullivan & Company
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:00
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Roundtable Session #4
Demand Response, Energy Efficiency and the Environment
 David Nemtzow, Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability, New South Wales, Australia (formerly)
 Joel Swisher, Rocky Mountain Institute
 Mike Messenger, California Energy Commission
 Harvey Michaels, Nexus Energy Software
 Brian Lynch, Sempra Energy Services, National Association of Energy Service Companies
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1:40
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Roundtable Session #5
Programs and Pricing – What’s New?
 Susan Covino, PJM Interconnection
 Henry Yoshimura, ISO-NE
 Sherman Elliott, MISO
 Mark Patterson, ERCOT
 John Goodin, CA-ISO
 Ron Darnell, Xcel
 Anthony Star, Chicago Energy Cooperative
 Justin Bradley, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
 Steve Sunderhauf, PEPCO
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3:10
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Roundtable Session #6
Demand Response and the Smart Grid
 David Brewster, EnerNOC
 Heber Weller, Modern Grid Initiative
 Wade Malcolm, EPRI
 Matt Owen, Itron
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3:30
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Conclusion of National Town Meeting and Symposium on Demand Response
Reception
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