Conference Program - American Public Power Association
Conference Program - American Public Power Association
Conference Program - American Public Power Association
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Monday, June 23 1:30-2:30 p.m.<br />
9. How to Build a Coal Plant in<br />
Today’s Environment<br />
While construction of a number of<br />
coal plants has recently been canceled,<br />
other coal plants are being<br />
built. Hear how one plant’s owners<br />
are running the gauntlet of requirements<br />
to get it built and the obstacles<br />
others have faced.<br />
10. Building a Sustainable<br />
Green <strong>Program</strong><br />
Whether you plan to start a new<br />
green program or improve the<br />
one you’ve got, you’ll benefit from<br />
attending this session. Speakers<br />
will highlight what some of the topranking<br />
green programs have done<br />
to increase their participation rates<br />
and keep their costs down.<br />
11. Energy Efficiency Resources<br />
for Industrial Customers<br />
DOE’s “Save Energy Now” program<br />
helps industrial customers operate<br />
more efficiently and profitably by<br />
identifying ways to reduce energy<br />
use in key industrial processes.<br />
Hear how one utility is offering<br />
its industrial customers<br />
free energy<br />
assessments and<br />
then helping them<br />
take steps to implement<br />
the changes.<br />
12. Electricity Technology in a<br />
Carbon-Constrained Future<br />
Hear about EPRI’s new projections<br />
regarding the nation’s fuel mix, including<br />
nuclear generation, through<br />
the year 2030, and about what potential<br />
impact efficiency measures,<br />
renewables, and CO 2 constraints<br />
(including costs and sequestration<br />
measures) will have on our industry<br />
and how we plan for resources.<br />
13. Making the Most of Your<br />
Distribution System<br />
Improving distribution system performance<br />
is a goal of all public<br />
power utilities. Being able to communicate<br />
this concept to councils,<br />
boards, employees, and customers<br />
and translate the goal into a work<br />
plan is critical to meeting this objective.<br />
Discover how utilities can use<br />
common tools to estimate system<br />
efficiency, evaluate system losses,<br />
and turn these into specific infrastructure-improvement<br />
projects to<br />
make the most of their distribution<br />
system.<br />
14. FERC Regulatory Update<br />
The Federal Energy Regulatory<br />
Commission (FERC) continues to<br />
issue a steady stream of orders<br />
that directly impact public power<br />
systems’ wholesale power procurement<br />
activities and transmission<br />
service. Hear about the latest rulings<br />
regarding market-based rates,<br />
open-access transmission tariffs,<br />
and other FERC developments.<br />
15. The Looming Workforce Crisis<br />
and <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Power</strong>’s Response<br />
The electric utility industry is faced<br />
with a shortage of workers at all levels<br />
of these organizations, especially<br />
in the areas of skilled workers. This<br />
session will address the workforce<br />
issue, and attendees will hear about<br />
the tools available to public power<br />
to attract new employees and retain<br />
existing ones.<br />
16. Marginal-Cost Pricing as<br />
a Practical and Effective Way<br />
to Demand Response<br />
Federal and state agencies are encouraging<br />
utilities to adopt demandresponse<br />
programs to reduce peak<br />
loads and to help them price electricity<br />
more efficiently. This session’s<br />
speakers discuss the economic<br />
concepts of costs and marginalcost<br />
pricing and why they are<br />
central to a practical and effective<br />
demand-response program.
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