Thank you to all who participated in a successful 2021 NECPUC Symposium. The contents of this page have been provided by the presenters.
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Wholesale/Regional Panel:
Moderator: Hon. Ron Gerwatowski, NECPUC President and Chairman, RI Public Utilities Commission
Panelists:
Jason Shafer, PhD, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences; Director, VT Institute of Applied Meteorology;
President and CEO, Northview Weather, Resilience and Reliability in a Time of Change
Gordon van Welie, President and CEO, ISO New England, Preparing for Extreme Weather Challenges in an Evolving Power System
Hon. Judy Chang, Undersecretary of Energy, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Climate Change, Extreme Weather & Electric System Reliability
Heather Takle, CEO, Power Options, Why Customers Need Cost Resilience and Reliability in a Time of Change
Dan Dolan, President, New England Power Generators Association (NEPGA)
Telecom Panel 1: Creative Approaches to Increasing Connectivity Part I; Roles for the Public Sector and Utilities
Moderator: Hon. Michael Caron, Commissioner, CT Public Utility Regulatory Authority
Panelists:
Hon. June Tierney, Commissioner, VT Department of Public Service, NECPUC 2021 Tierney telecom panel slides
Daniela Fairchild, Director of Operations & Special Projects, RI Commerce Corporation, NECPUC 2021 Fairchild telecom panel slides
Sean Gonsalves, Senior Reporter, Editor, and Researcher, Institute for Local Self Reliance
Telecom Panel 2: Creative Approaches to Increasing Connectivity II; Roles for the Private Sector
Moderator: Hon. Karen Charles Peterson, Commissioner, MA Department of Telecommunications & Cable
Panelists:
Anna Read, Senior Officer, Broadband Access Initiative, Pew Charitable Trusts, NECPUC 2021 Read telecom panel slides
Benjamin Aron, Assistant Vice President, State Regulatory Affairs, CTIA
Timothy Wilkerson, President, New England Cable and Telecommunications Association, NECPUC 2021 Wilkerson telecom panel slides
Hot Topics in Water
Moderator: Hon. Jack Betkoski III, Vice Chairman, CT Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Panelists:
Sue AnderBois, Climate & Energy Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy RI, NECPUC 2021 AnderBois – The Climate -Energy – Water Nexus
Hon. Robert Scott, Commissioner, NH Department of Environmental Services, NECPUC 2021 Scott – Hot Topics in NH and the Northeast
Mark Vannoy, Vice President, Maine Water Company, NECPUC 2021 Vannoy water plan slides
Planning for the Future of Natural Gas
Moderator: Paul Roberti, RI PUC Commissioner Emeritus
Panelists:
Erin Blanton, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, NECPUC 2021 Blanton gas panel slides
Sheri Givens, Vice President, US Regulatory & Customer Strategy, National Grid, NECPUC 2021 Givens gas panel slides
Audrey Schulman, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, HEET, NECPUC 2021 Schulman gas panel slides
Megan Anderson, Associate, Regulatory Assistance Project, NECPUC 2021 Anderson gas panel slides
What if TOU is OUT?
Moderator:
Donald M. Kreis, Consumer Advocate, NH Office of Consumer Advocate
Panelists:
Angela Amos, Director, Market Development and Regulatory Innovation, Uplight, NECPUC 2021 Amos Grid Mod panel slides
Theresa Gilbert, Vice President External Affairs, Utilidata
Travis Kavulla, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NRG Energy, NECPUC 2021 Kavulla Grid Mod panel slides