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Agenda for 2008 National Town Meeting
Sunday, June 1 |
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3:00 |
DRCC Member Meeting and Activities |
Monday, June 2 |
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7:30 |
Registration Opens |
8:00 |
Early-Bird Networking Event – Breakfast with the DRCC
Members of the Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC) will
be hosting breakfast tables and also leading informal discussion
on key issues and topics. No subject is off-limits. Come
meet the DRCC and get to know your fellow Town Meeting delegates. |
9:00 |
Early-Bird Session – Overview of Federal Legislation Washington has been very active in recent years on energy policy that impacts demand response (e.g. EPACT 2005 and the Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007). Policy developments can be expected to continue, directly or indirectly, as Congress takes up Climate Change. FERC also has been very active on the DR policy front and shows no signs of stopping. This Session will tell you what you need to know about what has been happening and what is coming down the road.
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9:45 |
Break |
10:00 |
Commencement of the 5th National Town Meeting on Keynote Addresses – The Role of Demand Response in Demand Response has come a long way the past few years. It is now seen as something that deserves to be a part of the nation’s electricity mix. This session will feature remarks from one of the state regulators who was out front on demand response, from the nation’s reliability czar who is looking at how demand response helps address that important aspect of the nation’s electricity system, and from the CEO of a leading U.S. utility that is vigorously looking at demand side management.
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11:00 |
Keynoters Roundtable – The Role of Demand Response The Keynote Speakers will be joined by other top-ranking government and business leaders in a lively roundtable discussion on what the role of DR should be in our energy economy – and what is needed to allow it to fulfill that role.
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12:30 |
Lunch |
1:30 |
Roundtable 2 – Myth-Busters: Separating Fact from Fiction on DR While understanding and awareness of demand response and its related fields has grown considerably since the first Town Meeting in 2005, some misunderstandings seem to persist and some new ones have popped up. This session will explore what the real story is on a number of demand response issues and questions.
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2:30 |
Roundtable 3 – Connecting the Dots: DR, Energy Efficiency, AMI, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid and Climate Change The tendency in both policy and business circles is often to put thing things in different “compartments.” Yet from the standpoint of energy policy and business strategy it will likely become increasingly important to look at how things are intertwined. This roundtable will do just that.
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3:30 |
Break |
3:45 |
Roundtable 4 - Developing a National Action Plan for Demand Response The recently enacted Energy Independence & Security Act requires that FERC develop a National Action Plan for Demand Response. This roundtable of experts and stakeholders will debate what the Action Plan should look like and what kind of components it might include. The audience will be encouraged to add their recommendations.
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5:00 |
Reception |
Tuesday,
June 3 |
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7:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 |
Keynote Addresses Changes in the way that electricity is priced, delivered and consumed require changes in regulation. Hear from one of the nation’s top electricity regulators and one of the nation’s top state regulators on where they see demand response going and what steps are needed to get there.
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9:15 |
Symposium Session A – Estimate It, Measure It, Verify It Many in the demand response community are focused today on the question of what key metrics are necessary for demand response to be able to take its appropriate place in the nation’s electricity mix. Among those metrics is the ability to estimate demand response potential. Another is to be able to measure the impact of demand response actions taken and verify and validate the resource contribution. This session will feature some of the leaders from the demand response community that are working in these areas.
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10:15 |
Symposium Session B – Utility Programs – What Has Been Learned and Where Are We Going? When it comes to a new area like demand response, everyone wants to know “what works…and what doesn’t work.” This session will feature several different parties that are “on point” for demand response at their respective companies, and they will relate their experience and what they have learned.
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11:15 |
Break |
11:30 |
Symposium Session C -
Taking Demand Response It is hard to have a discussion about demand response without talking about “pilots.” Indeed, pilot programs are a staple in any new energy area developed as parties seek to see what works to test certain concepts or practices. Heard often in the demand response community these days is the question of how to move beyond pilots so as to more fully develop and deploy demand response resources. This session will examine that question.
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12:30 |
Lunch |
1:30 |
Regional Round-up on DR Developments Speakers from around the country will discuss the latest DR developments at their respective organizations and elsewhere in their region. The audience will be encouraged to share their knowledge and perspectives. A State-by-State review of regulation and legislation related to demand response will be included.
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3:00 |
Annual Conventional Wisdom Index Everyone wants to know the future of demand response. This short session will offer one view on what sort of trends are shaping up.
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3:15 |
Closing of National Town Meeting on Demand Response |
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