November 6 , 2007, 9:30 am - 4 pm
Room 1610 Engineering Hall (map)
Madison, Wisconsin
- What is revenue decoupling?
- Why are so many states, public interest groups and utilities evaluating and re-evaluating its use?
- What issues could it solve/raise?
- What opportunities might it create/block?
Agenda
9:30 - 9:45 Registration
9:45 - 10:00 Introductions
10:00 - 10:45 Options and Needs
Dan Hansen, Vice President, CA Energy Consulting
· Reasons for decoupling
· Types of decoupling
· Alternatives
· Arguments for/against
10:45 - 11:15 The Public Benefit Perspective
George Edgar,WECC
· Decoupling as part of a larger framework
· Consumer advocate concerns about decoupling;
· What can decoupling ultimately deliver.
11:15 - 11:45 Regulatory Approval Status for Decoupling
Jim Schott, VP of Regulatory Affairs for Integrys
· Nationwide status of decoupling approvals
· Decoupling: full, light or just right?
· Decoupling and weather
11:45 - 12:30 Box Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 The Save-A-Watt Program
Dr. James Polito, Director of Economic and Regulatory Analysis,
Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor
1:00 - 1:45 The Gas and Electric Case for Wisconsin
Carol Stemrich, Wisconsin Public Service Commission
· The Wisconsin story and are there circumstances under which Commission staff would favorably view a decoupling proposal and what features might be present
· What are the current barriers to advancing decoupling?
1:45 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 2:45 Perspective on Decoupling & Alternatives
Ralph Cavanagh, NRDC
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