Western Summit: Increasing Renewable Energy in the Western Grid

Presentations
September 27-28, 2007
Ft. Collins, Colorado

The following presentations were given at the summit:

Scope of Renewables Opportunities in the U.S. Electricity Supply

• Dave Olsen,
  Director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies

FERC Order 890, Open Access Transmission Tariff Reform

• Jon Wellinghoff,
  Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Large Scale Renewable Energy Development

• Jonathan Weisgall,
  Sr. VP, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
• Santiago Seage,
  CEO, Abengoa Solar
• Michael Skelly,
  Chief Development Officer, Horizon Wind Energ

Public Policies and Business Strategies for Energy & Climate Security

• Dave Freudenthal,
  Governor, State of Wyoming
• Bill Ritter,
  Governor, State of Colorado
• Pat Vincent,
  Utilities President, PNM
• Paul Bonavia,
  President - Utilities Group, Xcel Energy
• Jon Wellinghoff,
  Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Marsha Smith,
  Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission

Overview of Renewable Energy Integration Studies

• Brian Parsons,
  Project Manager - Wind Applications, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  
• Rachel Shimshak,
  Director, Renewable Northwest Project

Integrating More Renewable Energy in the Western Grid

• Yakout Mansour,
  President & CEO, California ISO
• Tim Meeks, Administrator,
  Western Area Power Administration
• Steve Wright,
  Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration

How Can Western Transmission Expansion Planning Evaluate Maximum Renewable Energy Penetration?

• Rob Kondziolka,
  Southwest Area Transmission
  
• Jim Filippi,
  Pacific Gas & Electric

How Can Large Transmission Projects Be Designed & Subscribed to Maximize Renewable Energy Generation?

• Bob Smith,
  Manager of Transmission Planning and Engineering, Arizona Public Service & TransWest Express
• Jerry Vaninetti,
  Trans-Elect, Wyoming-Colorado Intertie & High Plains Express Projects
• Robert Sims,
  Director, Engineering & System Planning, AES SeaWest
• Thomas Fair,
  Nevada Power Company for Daniel Schochet, Ormat Technologies
• Fred Morse,
  Senior Advisor, Solucar Power, Inc.

How Can Transmission Be Built To Location-Constrained Resources in Advance of Generation Construction?

• Cindy Hinman,
  Sr. Tariff Developer, California ISO
  
• Joe Rossignoli,
  Principal Analyst, Transmission Regulatory Affairs, National Grid
  
• Mike Sloan,
  President, The Wind Coalition

Accommodating Renewables: What Are The Options?

• Charlie Reinhold,
  Project Manager, WestConnect
• Carol Opatrny,
  President, Opatrny Consulting, Inc. representing the ACE Diversity Interchange
  Agreement
• Elliot Mainzer,
  Acting Manager, Customer Service Engineering, Bonneville Power Administration
• Ed Hulls,
  Operations Manager, Rocky Mountain Region, Western Area Power Administration
• Hamid Elahi,
  General Manager Energy Consulting, GE
• Amol Phadke,
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory