Meeting Base Load in a Carbon Constrained World: A Three Part Series

Part 1: Renewables and Base Load in the Midwest - June 5, 2009

Agenda (PDF)

Speaker Bios (PDF)

Presentations (PDF):

• Mike Bull, Xcel Energy- Feed in Tarrifs and Renewable Portfolio Standards
• Karin Corfee, KEMA- RPS Nationwide: Pros, Cons, Outcomes & Costs
• Peter Taglia, Clean Wisconsin- Biomass Energy in Wisconsin
• Tom Veselka, Argonne National Labs- Base Load and Variable Resources
• Mike Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin- Wind and Baseload Power Planning Issues
• EAP Capstone, UW Madison- Advanced Renewable Tarrifs in Wisconsin
• All Presentations (zip)

Streaming Video

• Mike Bull
• Eric Callisto
• Karin Corfee
• Peter Taglia
• Tom Veselka
• Mike Vickerman
• EAP Capstone
• Panel Discussion

Part 2: Fossil Fuels in the Midwest - June 26, 2009

Agenda (PDF)

Speaker Bios (PDF)

Presentations (PDF):

• Pat Connors, WPPI Energy- Achieving Carbon Reductions in the Midwest
• Tom Micheletti, Excelsior Energy Inc- Fossil Fuels in the Midwest- IGCC
• John Shenot, PSC Wisconsin- Regional Perspective-The Role of Fossil Fuels in a Carbon Constrained Future
• Steven Stoft, Independent Consultant/Author- Cap and Trade: Economices and Incentives
• Peter Taglia, Clean Wisconsin- Fossil Fuels in the Midwest: Conventional and Alternative Natural Gas
• Kevin Vesperman, Independent Consultant- Options for Capture and Storage

Part 3: Nuclear - Status in the Midwest - July 31, 2009

Check back on August 4