Presentations from
MACRUC 14th Annual Education Conference 2009


Attracting Capital

Attracting Capital for Energy & Water Projects in an Uncertain Market
Heike M. Doerr - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Attracting Capital for Energy & Water Projects in an Uncertain Market
Richard W. Cortright, Jr. - Managing Director, Utilities & Infrastructure Practice

Attracting Capital for Water Projects in an Uncertain Market
Nicholas DeBenedictis - Chairman and CEO, AQUA

CFO Perspective: 2009 Financing Challenges
Caroline Dorsa - Ex. VP and CFO, Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

Cybersecurity, Smart Grid, and the States

Cyber Security for PUCs
Miles Keogh - Director, Grants & Research, NARUC

The Evolving Interoperable Smart Grid
Ellen Petrill - Director, Public/Private Partnerships, EPRI

Deployment of Next Generation

NG9-1-1 and Its Impacts
Bob Gojanovich - National Emergency Number Association

U.S. Department of Transportation 9-1-1 Programs & Projects
Laurie Flaherty - U.S. Department of Transportation

Energy Conservation and Demand-Side Management:

Electrical Cost Savings as a Result of Pumping Equipment Rehabilitation
William M. Varley - President, Long Island American Water

Energy Conservation and DSM at United Water
Walton Hill - Sr. VP, United Water

Water Service Territories
Arnette McCrae - Chair, Delaware Public Service Commission

FCC Issues of Importance to the MACRUC Region

Broadband Matters
Julie A. Veach - Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC

Plugging Electric Vehicles into PJM

Plugging Electric Vehicles into PJM for Ancillary Services
Willett Kempton - Director, Center for Carbon-free Power Integration, University of Delaware
For more information http://www.udel.edu/V2G

Regional Planning for Electricity

Regional Electricity Planning: Unavoidable Constraints, Possible Solutions
Scott Hempling, Executive Director, NRRI

Regional Planning for Electricity
Dallas Winslow - Commissioner, Delaware Public Service Commission

Regional Planning for Electricity: Mechanisms for Joint Decision Making
Terry Boston - President & CEO, PJM Interconnection

Regional Transmission Planning
Rodney Dickens - President, Allegheny Energy

Smart Grid: Ready for Prime Time?

Getting Smarter: Is the Smart Grid Ready for Prime Time?
Philip D. Moeller - Commissioner, FERC

PHI’s Smart Grid Promise & Challenges
Thomas H. Graham - President, Pepco Region

The Cost of Pricing Carbon

Controlling Greenhouse Gases and Reducing the Costs of Compliance
Rick Weston - Regulatory Assistance Project

Cost of Pricing Carbon
Jeanne Fox - NJ Board of Public Utilities

Potential Effects of Proposed Climate Change Policies on PJM’s Energy Market
Paul M. Sotkiewicz, Ph.D. - Senior Economist, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

The Cost of Pricing Carbon
Sonny Popowsky - Consumer Advocate of Pennsylvania

The Economy and Natural Gas

The Economy and Natural Gas: Will Economic Conditions have a Fundamental Impact on the Natural Gas Industry?
Jodi Gidley - Sr. VP, Mid-Atlantic Operations, AGL Resources

The Gettysburg Campaign

The Gettysburg Campaign
Joseph T. Kelliher

The Stimulus and You: What MACRUC States Need to Know

A Thrill-Packed Introduction to ARRA Funding Impacting Public Utility Commissions
Miles Keogh - Director of Grants & Research, NARUC

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Gil Bindewald - Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE