Tuesday, July 12, 2011

5:30 p.m.

Closing Reception for NAP Day / Opening Reception
for Town Meeting
Admission included ONLY with NAP Day registrations.
Additional tickets can be purchased for $45.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

7:00 a.m.

Registration Opens

Continental Breakfast for all attendees

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Delegate Voting
Attendees will have an opportunity to let their opinion be known on a number of topics and issues in the area of demand response and smart grid.

8:30 – 9:00 a.m

Keynote Address

Senator Mark Udall (D-CO)
Member, Senate Energy Committee

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Roundtable #1 – Assessing the Situation
Legislative and regulatory developments are occurring at a rapid pace in Congress and at FERC, DOE, NIST, FCC and the White House. The States are also active. Utilities and the Technology Sector are moving forward. The Environmental sector is getting engaged.

This session will give you the complete picture of what is happening now and what is coming down the road.

Jon Wellinghoff
Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Blake Young
CEO, Comverge

Diane Regas
Associate VP, Programs, Environmental Defense Fund

Tammy McLeod
VP and Chief Customer Officer, Arizona Public Service

Pat Hoffman
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Roundtable #2 – Policymakers Talk
This session will drill down on policy, which many believe is the lifeblood for DR and Smart Grid at this stage of the game. You will hear the perspectives of federal and state policymakers on what is presently on the table, what is next on the agenda, and what the real hard challenges are when it comes to DR and Smart Grid.

Cheryl LaFleur
Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Malcolm Woolf
Director, Maryland Energy Administration

Wayne Gardner
Commissioner, Pennsylvania Utilities Commission

Nick Sinai
Senior Advisor, White House Office of Science
and Technology Policy

Kevin Huyler
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Chris Villarreal
Staff Lead, Smart Grid Policy, Smart Grid Policy, California Public Utilities Commission

Delegate Voting
Attendees will have an opportunity to let their opinion be known on a number of topics and issues in the area of demand response and smart grid.

11:15 – 12:15 p.m.

Roundtable #3 – The Industry Speaks
There is a DR and Smart Grid Community out there (and you are part of it!) and a major segment of it is industry – utilities and technology and service companies. This session will feature representatives from various parts of the DR and SG industry to offer their perspectives on “who” is in the industry and what their respective roles are.

Eric Dresselhuys
Executive Vice President, Silver Spring Networks

Ron Dizy
CEO, ENBALA

Kyle McNamara
Managing Principal - Global Energy & Utilities

Charles O’Donnell
Director, Smart Consumption, Siemens

Andy Trump
Executive Consultant, Black & Veatch

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Roundtable #4 – Myth Busting
Back by popular demand, this session will focus on what many characterize as myths, i.e. ideas that are widely held but which the facts don’t support. This panel of “myth busters” will take on some long-standing issues as well as some new ones.

Chris King
Chief Regulatory Officer, eMeter

Steve George
Principal, Freeman, Sullivan, & Co.

Ahmad Faruqui
Principal, The Brattle Group

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. 

Break         

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Roundtable #5 – Integration: The Time is Here?
While some still may talk as if DR and SG were not related, there is a broader and deeper chasm between DR/SG and Energy Efficiency? This session will explore why that is and explore the potential for integrating policy, programs, and products and practices.

Val Jensen
Vice President, Exelon/ComEd

Steve Cowell
CEO, Conservation Services Group

Amy Boyce
Manager, LEED, U.S. Green Building Council

Tom Catania
VP, Government Relations, Whirlpool

Kristen Coracini
Energy Policy Specialist, Environmental Defense Fund

Delegate Voting
Attendees will have an opportunity to let their opinion be known on a number of topics and issues.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Roundtable #6 –Regional Roundup: Focus on Texas
The concept for this roundtable is to focus on the activity underway on DR and Smart Grid in Texas from the viewpoints of different players there.  Some parties say that things that are only being talked about elsewhere are already happening in the Lone Star State.  This roundtable will explore how lessons learned from Texas might be applicable elsewhere.

Donna Nelson
Commissioner, Texas PUC

Bill Harmon
VP of Residential Segment Marketing, Reliant

Kenny Mercado
Senior Vice President, CenterPoint Energy

Jim Greer
Senior Vice President, Asset Management and Engineering, Oncor

Tim Enwall
CIO, Tendril

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

National Town Meeting Reception
Admission included ONLY with National Town Meeting registrations. Additional tickets can be purchased for $45.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

7:30 a.m.

Registration Opens

Continental Breakfast for all attendees

7:30 a.m.

ADS Member Meeting
The ADS Members Meeting will be in the Atrium Ballroom and include breakfast. The breakfast for other attendees will be in the Atrium itself. If you wish to join ADS while you are on site for the event, you can do so at the registration desk. You can also join ADS now here. 

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Roundtable #7
   2010: Year of the Customer
   2011: Can I Stop Caring about them?

Some in the DR/SG space called 2010 the Year of the Customer. In 2010 talk began to turn to "engagement," "segmentation," "narratives," and "value propositions."  This seemed to indicate that policymakers, utilities, and stakeholders realized that they had to think more than ever about electricity customers as consumers – and as owners of homes and businesses.  So was that a flash in the pan – and the latest hot topic among the many that seem to come and go – or is this the big one that will not go away?  Have we only acknowledged consumers or have we made strides in understanding them?  This session will try to assess the situation and point to where we still need to go. It will feature experts on customer research as well as speakers that work directly with consumers day-in and day-out.

Judith Schwartz
President, To the Point

Peter Honebein
Principal, Customer Performance Group

Chris Thomas
Senior Policy Analyst, Illinois Citizens Utility Board

Stephanie Chen
Senior Legal Counsel, The Greenlining Institute

Steve Sunderhauf
Manager of Customer Programs, Pepco

Barbara Blatter
Family and Consumer Sciences FCCLA Adviser,
Granville Middle School

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 – 11:00 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Session A-1 – You Asked for Cases
One of the things members of the DR and SG community consistently ask for are case studies, best practices and lessons learned. This session will let several utility experts talk to you about what they are have done and learned.

Susan Covino (moderator)
Manager, Demand Side Response, PJM

Ted Reguly
Director, Customer Programs, San Diego Gas & Electric

Peter Millburg
Managing Supervisor, Ameren

Bill Provencher
Associate Director, Navigant

Sharon Bauer
Director, Demand Resource Programs, Progress Energy

Session B-1 – The Customer’s View of the Party
Most of the voices heard on DR and SG are from policymakers, utilities and technology companies. This session will give customers a chance to talk about what this all means to them. Hear “real live” customers tell how they have integrated DR and Smart Grid technologies in their buildings and operations.

Billy Berny (moderator)
Manager DSM Compliance, American Electric Power

Clayton Hasty
VP of Operations, Shaw Diversified Services Inc.

Bob Valair
Director of Energy and Environmental Management, Staples

Joseph Eberly
LEED Green Associate, U.S. General Services Administration

11:05 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Session A-2 – More Cases
One of the things members of the DR and SG community consistently ask for are case studies, best practices and lessons learned. This session will let several utility experts talk to you about what they are have done and learned.

Steve McCarty (moderator)
Director, Demand Response, Pacific Gas & Electric

Butch Massey
General Manager – Demand Response, Tennessee Valley Authority

David Daer
Principal Financial Analyst, Salt River Project

Teri Berliner
Director, Consumer Programs, American Electric Power

Gregg Paulson
Deputy Director of Electric Utilities, City of Manassas
Dept. of Utilities

Session B-2 – Under the Tent
There is more to the DR & Smart Grid “space” than smart meters. This session will explore some of the other technologies and sectors which are said to have a place under the DR/SG “tent.”

Rick Counihan (moderator)
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, EnerNOC

Eugene Smithart
Director of Systems and Solutions, Trane

Jeff Lund
Vice President, Business Development, Echelon

Scott Baker
Business Solutions Engineer, PJM Interconnection

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Session A-3 – Even More Cases
One of the things members of the DR and SG community consistently ask for are case studies, best practices and lessons learned. This session will let several utility experts talk to you about what they are have done and learned.

Paul Miles (moderator)
Manager of Marketing and Technical Services, PECO Energy

Butch Massey (moderator)
General Manager – Demand Response, Tennessee Valley Authority

Wayne Harbaugh
VP, Baltimore Gas & Electric

Howard Smith
Manager, Load Management, Southern Company

Colin Smart
Section Manager, Demand Response, Consolidated Edison

Session B-3 – Technology Trends
This session will focus on some of the new technology developments, and in some cases, the issues that come with them.

Tim Roughan (moderator)
Director of Distributed Resources, National Grid

Barry Haaser
Managing Director, OpenADR Alliance

John Love
Senior Project Manager, NYSERDA

Craig Miller
Project Manager, NRECA/CRN

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.  

Closing Session

Town Meeting Review

Release of information and input collected

Presentation of the DR and Smart Grid Index

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

12:00 p.m.

Registration Opens

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Introduction to NAP and how to get involved

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Technical Track – TOU/Dynamic Pricing
The NAP Coalition issued a Call for Papers and Presentations in February 2011, and selected papers will be presented and discussed on NAP Day.  These sessions will directly address research gaps identified by FERC during the development of the National Action Plan on Demand Response.

Eric Ackerman (moderator)
Director, Alternative Regulation, EEI

May Wu
Manager, Market Research, Integral Analytics
“What if EV Purchasers Design TOU Rates”

Kevin Wood
Manager, Large Customer Programs, SCE
“Critical Peak Pricing for SCE Large Business Customers”

Chris Haslund
Senior Product Manager, Itron
“Peak Time Rebates: An Integral part of a Utility’s Demand Response Portfolio”

Communications Track – Making Research Actionable
A workshop format will allow stakeholders to discuss the best methods for communicating with consumers, while they learn from the experiences of those organizations at key stages of planning, piloting, and deployment.

Judith Schwartz
Principal, To the Point
Meta analysis of foundational research and presentation of the National Action Plan Communications Umbrella

Cheri Warren
VP, Asset Management, National Grid
Human-centered design as a way of mobilizing community support and co-creation of effective outreach at the beginning of an initiative

Seth Kiner
Director, SCE
Leveraging quantitative, qualitative, and human-centered research to support program design for full rollout and deployment efforts  

Harvey Michaels
Researcher and Lecturer, MIT
Leveraging AMI: A Community-based Game Board and Open Market Model for Efficiency and DR Procurement

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 – 4:15 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Technical Track – Behavioral/Adoption-Based Approach

Susan Covino (moderator)
Manager, Demand Side Response, PJM

Patrick Dawson
Energy Manager, GSA
“Federal Buildings Shedding Load”

Tim Enwall
Founder and CIO, Tendril
“Behavioral Energy Efficiency Creates a Better Demand Response Business Case”

Paul Alvarez
Principal and Practice Leader, Metavu 
“Implications of a Smarter Grid on Utility Consumer Programs””

Communications Track – Energy Literacy Requires a Series of Conversations Not a Commercial: An Interactive Workshop with the PowerCentsDC Pilot team

Chris King (moderator)
Chief Strategy Officer, e-Meter

Rick Morgan
Commissioner, DCPSC

Laurence Daniels
Assistant People’s Counsel, DC Office of the People’s Counsel

Herbert Harris Jr.
Chairman, DC Consumers Utility Board

John Holt
President and Business Manager, IBEW

Charles Dickerson
Vice President, Customer Care, Pepco

Patti Harper-Slaboszewicz
Project Manager, Bass / A CSC Company

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Technical Track – Analytics

John Sterling (moderator)
Consultant, Smart Grid Programs, Arizona Public Service

Ken Corum
Senior Economist, NW Power and Conservation Council
“Demand Response as a Source of Ancillary Services (Load Following): Developments in the Pacific NW”

Harjeet Johal
Electrical Engineer, GE Global Research
“Cold Load Pickup”

Mike Jacobs
Director of Regulatory Affairs and Market Policy, Xtreme Power
“Using Storage to Reinforce Electric Grids: Kahuku Case Study”

Communications Track – Interactive Audience Discussion
The PowerCentsDC team will be joined by the panelists from the Making Research Actionable session.  We will conduct a facilitated discussion with the audience using selected questions posed within the case study and applied to the audience member’s situations and jurisdictions. You are welcome to discuss your own projects at any stage of development.  

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Closing Reception for NAP Day

Opening Reception for National Town Meeting