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CPUC HOSTS IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ON REV AND IDER: TWO REGULATORY PARADIGM CHANGING PROGRAMS

SAN FRANCISCO, October 18, 2016 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today announced that its next Thought Leaders Speaker Series will feature CPUC Commissioner Mike Florio and former New York Public Service Commission Special Energy Advisor Rudy Stegemoeller in an in-depth discussion on two proceedings vital to the expansion and upgrade of the distribution grids in California and New York, namely California’s Integrated Distributed Energy Resources (IDER) and New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV). This discussion will be introduced and moderated by Paul De Martini, Senior Fellow at ICF International.

WHEN: Thursday, October 27, 2016, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

WHERE: CPUC Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco; also available in real time and archived via video webcast at: www.californiaadmin.com/cpuc.shtml

WHO: - Mike Florio, Commissioner, CPUC - Rudy Stegemoeller, former New York Public Service Commission Special Energy Advisor - Paul De Martini, Senior Fellow, ICF International

For more information on the California and New York programs, please see:  CPUC Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan: www.cpuc.ca.gov/picker  New York REV Overview: http://rev.ny.gov/resources  New York REV Benefit Cost Analysis Framework: http://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.asp x?DocRefId=%7bF8C835E1-EDB5-47FF-BD78-73EB5B3B177A%7d

The CPUC hosts the Thought Leaders Speaker Series to stimulate thought on and discussion of some of the most pressin g challenges facing California utility regulators and the private sector industries impacted by state policies. Leading expe rts from around the world take center stage to offer their expertise and vision in areas such as communications, energy, w ater, transportation, the environment, green jobs, and more.

1 Although a quorum of Commissioners may be in attendance, no CPUC action will be taken at this event.

For more information on Thought Leaders, including archived video webcasts of prior Thought Leaders events, please vi sit: www.cpuc.ca.gov/ThoughtLeaders.

For more information on the CPUC, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov.

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