The 2012 program brings together leading energy market participants involved in generation, development, transmission, and storage for two days of networking and presentations dealing with business, legal, and regulatory issues, including:
• Deep Dive: Gas Markets, Shale Gas Production and Gas Prices—What Does the Future Hold?
• Energy Economics in 2012: Where Are We?
• Financing and Deal Structures for Wind and Solar Projects: Current Tools and Techniques
• Regulatory Issues Involving Electric Energy Storage
• Is the Market Functional? Resource Adequacy and the Role of Wind, Renewables and Storage
• Solar Developments, Economics, Incentives and Regulatory Barriers in 2012
• Doyle Beneby, President and CEO of CPS Energy, on Storage and Renewables from the CPS
Perspective
• Topics on resource adequacy, PPAs, interconnection issues, transmission, leases, siting, and more
Come meet with and learn from A-list speakers from Filsinger Energy Partners, JPMorgan Capital Corporation, Reznick Group, CPS Energy, NRG Energy, SunPower, Austin Energy, ConocoPhillips, First Solar, Xtreme Power, US Power Generating Company, and leading Texas and national law firms.
Don't miss superb materials and terrific networking opportunities, including keynote lunches, Tuesday's pre-conference (separate registration), and Wednesday's sponsored reception.
Moderator:
Reed Armstrong,
Iberdrola Renewables - West Lake Hills, TX
Panelists:
Barbara Clemenhagen,
Topaz Power Group - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Brad Jones,
Luminant Energy - Austin, TX
Panelists:
John Moore,
Stratus Energy Group, LLC - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Mark Soutter,
Invenergy LLC - Austin, TX
Moderator:
Gregory F. Jenner,
Stoel Rives LLP - Minneapolis, MN
Panelists:
Ann A. Hawkins,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Patrick Woodson,
E.ON Climate & Renewables - Austin, TX
Karl R. Rábago,
Austin Energy - Austin, TX
Moderator:
Gregory S. Friend,
McElroy, Sullivan & Miller, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Richard Amato,
Venti Energy, Inc. - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Stephen Krebs,
OwnEnergy - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Roderick E. Wetsel,
Wetsel & Carmichael, LLP - Sweetwater, TX
Tim N. Libson,
Trintek Energy Consulting, Inc. - Austin, TX
Andrew Lockhart,
Gamesa Wind US - Flower Mound, TX
Jim Lanard,
Offshore Wind Development Coalition - Washington, DC
Mark Leyland,
Baryonyx Corporation - Austin, TX
Todd Filsinger,
Filsinger Energy Partners - Denver, CO
David Pursell,
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities Inc. - Houston, TX
Moderator:
William H. Holmes,
Stoel Rives LLP - Portland, OR
Panelists:
Diana M. Liebmann,
Haynes and Boone, LLP - San Antonio, TX
Panelists:
Bill Magness,
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) - Austin, TX
Donna L. Nelson,
Public Utility Commission of Texas - Austin, TX
Chris Reeder,
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
Andy Bowman,
Pioneer Green Energy LLC - Austin, TX
Kent Saathoff,
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) - Austin, TX
Steven Baron,
Consulting and Legal Services - Austin, TX
Daniel J. Swendsen,
Andrews Kurth LLP - Houston, TX
Moderator:
Todd Filsinger,
Filsinger Energy Partners - Denver, CO
Panelists:
Cris Eugster,
CPS Energy - San Antonio, TX
Panelists:
Richard Germain,
ConocoPhillips Company - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Jeff D. Hunter,
US Power Generating Company, LLC - Stamford, CT
Panelists:
Tim Kawakami,
Xcel Energy - Denver, CO
Panelists:
Cheryl L. Mele,
Austin Energy - Austin, TX
Elizabeth Drews,
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
Moderator:
Elizabeth Drews,
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Audrey Fogarty,
Xtreme Power - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Mark Kapner,
Frontier Associates - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Praveen H. Kathpal,
AES Energy Storage - Arlington, VA
Panelists:
Alissa Oppenheimer,
Chamisa Energy, LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Panelists:
Mark Patterson,
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) - Austin, TX
Mark Bruce,
Stratus Energy Group, LLC - Austin, TX
Mark Strama,
Texas House of Representatives - Austin, TX
Richard Gruber,
Lincoln Renewable Energy, LLC - Austin, TX
Dennis L. Harper,
SunPower Corporation - Richmond, CA
Moderator:
Dennis L. Harper,
SunPower Corporation - Richmond, CA
Panelists:
Juan Garza,
NRG Energy - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Richard Gruber,
Lincoln Renewable Energy, LLC - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Kurt Lyell,
CH2M HILL - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Stephen Scott,
Phoenix Solar Inc. - San Ramon, CA
Doyle N. Beneby,
CPS Energy - San Antonio, TX
Moderator:
Daniel P. Sinaiko,
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Panelists:
Tom Festle,
E.ON Climate & Renewables - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Eli M. Katz,
Chadbourne & Parke LLP - New York, NY
Panelists:
Timothy Kemper,
Reznick Group - Atlanta, GA
Moderator:
Gregory S. Friend,
McElroy, Sullivan & Miller, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
Panelists:
M. Benjamin Cowan,
Locke Lord LLP - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Rebecca MacPherson,
Federal Aviation Administration - Washington, DC
Venti Energy, Inc.
Austin, TX
Iberdrola Renewables
West Lake Hills, TX
Consulting and Legal Services
Austin, TX
CPS Energy
San Antonio, TX
Pioneer Green Energy LLC
Austin, TX
Stratus Energy Group, LLC
Austin, TX
Topaz Power Group
Austin, TX
Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Austin, TX
CPS Energy
San Antonio, TX
E.ON Climate & Renewables
Austin, TX
Filsinger Energy Partners
Denver, CO
Xtreme Power
Austin, TX
McElroy, Sullivan & Miller, L.L.P.
Austin, TX
NRG Energy
Houston, TX
ConocoPhillips Company
Houston, TX
Lincoln Renewable Energy, LLC
Austin, TX
SunPower Corporation
Richmond, CA
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Houston, TX
Stoel Rives LLP
Portland, OR
US Power Generating Company, LLC
Stamford, CT
Stoel Rives LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Luminant Energy
Austin, TX
Frontier Associates
Austin, TX
AES Energy Storage
Arlington, VA
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
New York, NY
Xcel Energy
Denver, CO
Reznick Group
Atlanta, GA
OwnEnergy
Houston, TX
Offshore Wind Development Coalition
Washington, DC
Baryonyx Corporation
Austin, TX
Trintek Energy Consulting, Inc.
Austin, TX
Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX
Gamesa Wind US
Flower Mound, TX
CH2M HILL
Austin, TX
Federal Aviation Administration
Washington, DC
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Austin, TX
Austin Energy
Austin, TX
Stratus Energy Group, LLC
Austin, TX
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Austin, TX
Chamisa Energy, LLC
Santa Fe, NM
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Austin, TX
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities Inc.
Houston, TX
Austin Energy
Austin, TX
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Austin, TX
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Austin, TX
Phoenix Solar Inc.
San Ramon, CA
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Invenergy LLC
Austin, TX
Texas House of Representatives
Austin, TX
Andrews Kurth LLP
Houston, TX
Wetsel & Carmichael, LLP
Sweetwater, TX
E.ON Climate & Renewables
Austin, TX
Stahl, Bernal & Davies, LLP
Austin, TX
SunPower Corporation
Richmond, CA
Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX
Consulting and Legal Services
Austin, TX
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Austin, TX
University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX
Filsinger Energy Partners
Denver, CO
Xtreme Power
Austin, TX
McElroy, Sullivan & Miller, L.L.P.
Austin, TX
Lone Star Transmission, LLC
Austin, TX
Lincoln Renewable Energy, LLC
Austin, TX
The National Institute for Renewable Energy
Lubbock, TX
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Houston, TX
Stoel Rives LLP
Portland, OR
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc.
Austin, TX
Mesa Power Group
Dallas, TX
Stoel Rives LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Klein Energy, LLC
Austin, TX
Trintek Energy Consulting, Inc.
Austin, TX
Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX
Andrews Kurth LLP
Houston, TX
Watt Beckworth Thompson & Henneman, L.L.
Houston, TX
Stratus Energy Group, LLC
Austin, TX
Davidson & Troilo
San Antonio, TX
Fremantle Energy, LLC
McCamey, TX
Stahl, Bernal & Davies, LLP
Austin, TX
Alstom Power Inc.
Richmond, VA
Reznick Group
Atlanta, GA
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Washington, DC
Wetsel & Carmichael, LLP
Sweetwater, TX
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Last day for cancellation: Feb 10, 2012
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