Agenda Day 1

8:00 am

Registration Opens

8:30 am

Introduction & Overview

Paul G. Afonso, Esq. , Program Co-Chair
Brown Rudnick LLP / Boston, MA

Andrea Okie , Program Co-Chair, Vice President
Analysis Group / Boston, MA

8:45 am

Developments in Federal Energy and Environmental Policy

What to expect from the new FERC in the coming year; other recent and likely future legislative and litigation developments

Evan C. Reese, Esq.
Day Pitney LLP / Washington, DC

9:30 am

Break

9:45 am

Coordinated Procurement: Outcomes and Lessons from Recent Solicitations and Responses

Massachusetts Section 83D RFP for Long-term Contracts for Clean Energy Projects: Overview of the solicitation; resulting bids filed in July 2017 and for bid selection in January 2018

David L. O'Connor , Senior VP for Energy & Clean Technology
ML Strategies LLC / Boston, MA

Transmission aspects: How the ISO will evaluate selected projects

Stephen J. Rourke , Vice President, System Planning
ISO New England, Inc. / Holyoke, MA

Lessons: Perspectives on what went well and not so well; suggested changes for future procurement

Stephen Conant, Esq. , Sr. Vice President for Regulatory Affairs
Anbaric Development Partners / Wakefield, MA

Caitlin Peale Sloan
CLF Massachusetts / Boston, MA

11:45 am

Lunch (on your own)

1:00 pm

Coordinated Procurement (cont'd): Solicitations in Progress

Massachusetts Section 83C for Long-term Contracts for Offshore Wind Energy

James M. Avery, Esq.
Pierce Atwood LLP / Boston, MA

2:00 pm

Project Selection: Approval Processes and the Potential for Legal Challenges

How to challenge and defend RFP selection and approval decisions

Paul G. Afonso, Esq. , Program Co-Chair
Brown Rudnick LLP / Boston, MA

2:45 pm

Break

3:00 pm

Integrating Markets and Public Policy in the Northeast

Update on New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) stakeholder process to identify and explore potential changes on the wholesale power markets that could be implemented to advance state public policy objectives in New England

William Fowler , President
Sigma Consultants Inc. / Acton, MA

Efforts in New York to integrate public policy goals into competitive wholesale electricity markets

Rana Mukerji , Senior VP - Market Structures
NYISO Inc. / Rensselaer, NY

PJM efforts for the 13 states it serves and the District of Columbia

Paul M. Sotkiewicz, Ph.D. , Founder
E-Cubed Policy Associates / Gainesville, FL

Generator's perspective

Peter Fuller , Vice President, Market & Regulatory Affairs
NRG Energy, Inc. / Princeton, NJ

5:00 pm

Continue the Exchange of Ideas: Reception for Faculty and Attendees

Sponsored by Analysis Group, Inc. and Brown Rudnick LLP

Friday, April 06, 2018

8:30 am

Introduction to Day 2

Andrea Okie , Program Co-Chair, Vice President
Analysis Group / Boston, MA

Paul G. Afonso, Esq. , Program Co-Chair
Brown Rudnick LLP / Boston, MA

8:45 am

FERC's Grid Reliability and Resilience Pricing Proceeding

Docket No. AD18-7: The resilience issues and concerns put forward by the RTOs and ISOs in their March 9th filings; potential impacts on future generation mix, energy storage usage, and demand response programs

Terence T. Healey, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP / Boston, MA

9:15 am

What Next for Regional and State Regulatory Policy and Implementation Initiatives in the Northeast

Regulatory challenges for sorting out the piecemeal overlay of federal and state legislation, evolving technologies, and changing consumer preferences and expectations

Mary Sotos , Deputy Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection / Hartford, CT

The Hon. Abigail W. Anthony, Ph.D. , Commissioner
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission / Warwick, RI

10:15 am

Break

10:30 am

Synergies and conflicts between state energy and environmental protection policy goals

Tips for balancing the public interest considerations from a former regulator's perspective

Andrea Okie , Program Co-Chair, Vice President
Analysis Group / Boston, MA

11:00 am

The Cash Flow Foundation for Project Financing

Update on FERC cost-of-service rate making cases, including transmission formula rate cases; intersection with market-based rate issues and renewable resource integration

Justin P. Moeller, Esq.
Van Ness Feldman LLP / Washington, DC

11:45 am

Lunch (on your own)

1:00 pm

Getting Steel in the Ground: Siting Issues for Linear Energy Infrastructure Projects

A national look at the most contentious issues

Alan J. Statman, Esq.
Wright & Talisman PC / Washington, DC

Strategies for resolving key issues from a transmission developer's perspective

Kathleen M. Shanley , Manager - Transmission Siting
Eversource Energy / Hartford, CT

Electric Infrastructure

Scott Medla , Managing Partner
Ansonia Partners LLC / New York, NY

Tips for gas pipeline projects

Thomas M. Kiley , President and CEO
Northeast Gas Association / Needham Heights, MA

Natural gas infrastructure

Herb Rakebrand , Principal
CRA International / Boston, MA

3:00 pm

Evaluations and Adjourn

Faculty Bios

Paul G. Afonso, Program Co-Chair, is Co-Practice Leader of Brown Rudnick LLP's Energy, Utilities and Environmental Group, and leads the Boston Government Law and Strategies Group. Previously, he was Chairman and General Counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy.

Andrea Okie, Program Co-Chair, is Vice President at Analysis Group. She specializes in the application of economic, financial, and policy analyses across a broad range of complex litigation and non-litigation assignments, including in the areas of energy and the environment, finance and securities, and commercial disputes.

The Hon. Abigail W. Anthony, Ph.D. was appointed to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission in June, 2017. She previously was the director of Acadia Center's Grid Modernization and Utility Reform Initiative, and the organization's Rhode Island director.

James M. Avery is a partner at Pierce Atwood LLP. He represents a broad range of utilities, developers, aggregators, and other stakeholders before numerous state utility commissions. He worked Section 83C legislation and regulations.

Stephan Conant is a Partner at Anbaric Development Partners

Bill is the pr esident and co-founder of Sigma Consultants Inc., in which capacity he represents the interests of clients in the NEPOOL and ISO-NE stakeholder processes. In addition to stakeholder activities, Bill has managed the interconnection process for over 3,400 MW of new and uprated generation within the region. He served eight years as Vice Chair of the NEPOOL Reliability Committee, is currently Vice Chair of the Markets Committee, and Chair of the Integrating Markets and Public Policy (IMAPP) Committee.

Peter Fuller is Vice President, Market & Regulatory Affairs for NRG Energy, Inc. He leads policy development for NRG's state, regional and federal regulatory and policy activities primarily in the New England, New York and PJM market areas.

Terence T. Healey is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP. He represents clients on a variety of regulatory, enforcement, compliance and transactional matters involving the U.S. wholesale electricity and natural gas markets.

Thomas M. Kiley is President and CEO of the Northeast Gas Association, a regional trade association that focuses on education and training, technology research and development, operations, planning, and increasing public awareness of natural gas in the Northeast U.S.

Scott Medla is Managing Partner at Ansonia Partners LLC. He is responsible for relationship management and advisory services for all power, utilities, renewables, power transmission and energy technology clients. Prior to founding Ansonia Partners, he founded TAG Energy.

Justin P. Moeller is a Partner at Van Ness Feldman LLP in their electricity group with a focus on FERC adjudicatory and rulemaking proceedings. He has represented investor-owned and municipal utilities before the FERC in a variety of contexts, in particular rate and complaint proceedings under Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act, respectively.

Rana Mukerji is Senior Vice President at the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). He is responsible for the Market Design; Product and Project Management; Strategic and Business Planning; Research and Development; and Market Training teams.

David L. O'Connor is Senior Vice President for Energy and Clean Technology at ML Strategies, LLC. He helps energy and technology companies grow and shape emerging public policies. Previously, he was Massachusetts Commissioner of Energy Resources.

Herb Rakebrand is a principal in CRA International for its Energy Practice. His responsibilities include overall practice development while specializing in strategic planning, energy markets, M&A, and expert testimony.

Evan C. Reese is a partner at Day Pitney LLP. He practices in energy and natural resources with an emphasis on the development of power markets, open-access transmission rules, and national reliability standards.

Stephen J. Rourke is Vice President of System Planning for ISO New England Inc. He previously served as the Director of Reliability & Operations Services. He is experienced in operations and planning of the New England bulk power system.

Kate M. Shanley has over 34 years experience with siting and permitting electric utility transmission, substation and generation projects. In 2011, Ms. Shanley retired from The United Illuminating Company (UI), in New Haven Connecticut, where she had been the Director of Environmental, Real Estate and Facilities. Upon her retirement, Ms. Shanley immediately began working on Northeast Utilities (now Eversource Energy) projects and was hired into her present position in 2013 where she manages the regulated Company's siting efforts across Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Paul M. Sotkiewicz, Ph.D., is Founder of E-Cubed Policy Associates, LLC, an energy and environmental economic consultancy. He formerly was the Chief Economist at PJM Interconnection LLC, and was an Economist at the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Mary Sotos is Deputy Commissioner for Energy at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). She is responsible for the development and implementation of energy policies designed to bring cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable power to Connecticut. Before joining DEEP, she served as the Policy Lead for the U.S. Energy Program at World Resources Institute.

Alan J. Statman, is a senior shareholder at Wright & Talisman PC. He has more than 30 years experience representing utilities and transmission companies before the FERC, state public utility commissions and federal courts. He was a founder of Trans-Elect, Inc., North America's first independent transmission company.

Continuing Education Credits

Live credits: This program has been approved for the following credits: 11.25 CT CLE | 11.25 ME CLE | 13.5 RI CLE | 11.25 VT CLE. NH lawyers can self-certify and report attendance. Upon request, we will apply for, or help you apply for, CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

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