Parking is free and allowed in the Mitchell Hamline parking lot and in the nearby
Grotto lot. A map can be found here.
*Please
note that parking is limited within the Mitchell Hamline parking
lot.
Schedule: A lunch
buffet will be served at 11:30. Pre-registration is required. The program begins
at 12:15.
Deadline
to Register:
Monday, April 3,
2017
Program:
Please join the MSBA Public Utilities Law Section and
Mitchell Hamline School of Law as our speakers address the changing landscape
for electric
utilities. There is no question that the electric utility industry is
undergoing a transformation. New policies and energy technologies have changed
the landscape creating regulatory and market uncertainty. Traditional business
models for utilities may no longer be applicable in today’s environment.
Regulatory and utility experts will address a variety of developments impacting
the electric utility industry today and in the near future.
Keynote Speaker:
Phillip
Moeller, Senior Vice President of Energy Delivery and Chief Customer
Solutions Officer at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). Prior to joining
EEI in February 2016, Mr. Moeller served as a Commissioner on the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC), ending his tenure as the second-longest serving
member of the Commission. In office from 2006 through 2015, Mr. Moeller ended
his service as the only Senate-confirmed member of the federal government
appointed by both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. At FERC,
Mr. Moeller championed policies promoting improved wholesale electricity
markets, increasing investment in electric transmission and natural gas pipeline
networks, and enhancing the coordination of the electric and natural gas
industries.
First Panel:
Our first panel is
comprised of regulatory experts, who will provide a high-level view of this
changing environment, and will be moderated by Phyllis Reha
, energy
consultant and former MPUC Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge.
• Phillip
Moeller , Senior Vice President of Energy Delivery and Chief
Customer Solutions Officer at the Edison Electric Institute
• David
Boyd , Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs at
the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and former Commissioner at
the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
• Commissioner Dan
Lipschultz,
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Second Panel:
Our
second panel will be comprised of utility representatives, who will discuss on
their utility is adapting to this changing environment, and will be moderated by
Bill Black, Government Relations Director for the Minnesota
Municipal Utilities Association.
• Eric
Oslen, Vice President and General Counsel for Great River
Energy
• Aakash Chandarana, Regional Vice President of
Rates and Regulatory Affairs for Xcel Energy
• Brian
Draxten, Manager of Resource Planning for Otter Tail Power