Thank you to all who participated in a successful 2024 NECPUC Symposium. The presentations on this page have been provided by the presenters. Panels that did not have slides are not listed here.
Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETS): A Least-Cost Approach to Meeting the Challenge of Future Load Growth
Moderator: Hon. Carolyn Gilbert, Maine Public Utilities Commission
Panelists:
Rob Gramlich, President, Grid Strategies LLC
Tiffany Menhorn, Principal, Menhorn Group
Rebecca Towne, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative
Evaluating Resource Costs: Considerations for Regulators
Moderator: Hon. Pradip Chattopadhyay, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Panelists:
Richard Levitan, Principal, Levitan Associates
Marc Brown, Vice President, State Affairs, Consumer Energy Alliance
Christoph Graf, Senior Economist, Institute for Policy Integrity, New York School of Law
Emerging Opportunities for Managing Water Infrastructure Energy Use
Moderator: Hon. John W. “Jack” Betkoski, III, Vice Chairman, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Panelists:
Jennifer K. Muir, P.E., President, JKMuir
Craig J. Patla, P.E., President, Connecticut Water Company
Getting the Recipe Right: Balancing Regulatory and Incentive-Based Approaches to Meet Policy Goals
Moderator: Hon. James M. (Jamie) Van Nostrand, Chair, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Panelists:
Hon. David Cash, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1
Roger Crouse, General Manager, Kennebec Water District
Crystal Johnson, Assistant Secretary of Environmental Justice, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Hon. June Tierney, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service
Keeping Track of Clean Energy
Moderator: Abigail Anthony, Commissioner, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
Panelists:
W. Mason Emnett, Senior Vice President, Constellation Energy
Bryan Gower, Chief Client Services Officer, M-RETS
Gailin Pease, Senior Data Scientist, Singularity Energy
Retail Demand Response and Load Flexibility
Moderator: Hon. Philip L. Bartlett, II, Chair, Maine Public Utilities Commission
Panelists:
Elizabeth Anderson, Chief, Energy & Ratepayer Advocacy Division, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
Jennifer Downing, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
Stephen George, Manager, Operational Performance, Training, and Integration, ISO-New England