Changing Climate: Adapting to New Regulations

October 24, 2014

White Stag Portland, Oregon

#adapt2014

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CEUs from the Building Performance Institute (BPI) are pending. The CPC is also seeking 6.75 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits, and applications are pending. Dear Participants, WELCOME

Thank you for joining us in attending CUB's 4th annual policy conference, Changing Climate: Adapting to New Regulations. The CUB staff has worked hard this year to prepare for this conference, and we hope you find it educational and engaging.

Climate change is an issue that needs to be addressed by everyone involved in energy policy. This year the EPA came out with their Clean Power Plan -- 111(d). Since PGE announced their plans to phase out Boardman, utilities across the country have begun to close coal plants in response to clean air regulations. Laws and regulations mandating renewables and energy efficiency are promoted as part of the climate change solution. There is no doubt that many of us will spend a great deal of time in the near future dealing with climate change and regulations that are designed to build cleaner, more sustainable energy systems.

CUB is grateful to our sponsors, particularly the University of Oregon, PacifiCorp, Portland General Electric, NW Natural, and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council for their dedicated support of this event. As a small non-profit, CUB would not be able to hold this conference for four consecutive years without the enthusiastic support and partnership of the Pacific Northwest energy community. We also extend our thanks to the presenters and panelists who are bringing their expertise today to share information and facilitate robust conversation.

The CUB Policy Conference has built a tradition of attracting experienced professionals and bright minds from across the regional energy sector and beyond, generating interdisciplinary learning, exchanging ideas, and tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time. I am looking forward to continuing that tradition. Thought leadership is an interactive process, and I want to express my gratitude for the insights you bring to today’s event.

I want to thank the CUB board for the vision and leadership they bring to the work we do and also to the CUB staff for their great work over the past few months in putting this conference together.

Finally, I would like to invite you to make a tax deductible donation to the CUB Policy Center. We welcome your support, and will work to make sure your contribution is used wisely in support of our programs, including educational events and initiatives like the CUB Policy Conference. You'll find a donation envelope in your packet, or you can pick an envelope from the middle of your table. You can also donate online by visiting cubpolicycenter.org/donate.

CUB values your feedback on today's event. We will be following up in November with an emailed electronic survey, and hope you will take the time to respond so that we can ensure we are providing the content, format and atmosphere that best fit the mission of this conference. If you are not on the conference email list, you can sign up any time today at the registration table.

Thank you again for joining us today. Enjoy the program!

Sincerely,

Bob Jenks Executive Director

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ...... 1

Conference Floor Plan ...... 2

About the Speakers ...... 3 -12

CUB Policy Center Board Member List...... 13

Notes ...... 14 -17

Program ...... 18 -19

Panel Questions and Notes ...... 20

Presentation 1: Changing Climate: Adapting to New Utility Regulations . . . 20 Presentation 2: Utility Regulation in an Era of Climate Change ...... 22 Opening Panel: A Climate of Change: Opportunities for Utility Leadership . 24 Keynote: Latest Developments in Climate Science ...... 26 SB 844: Utility Projects to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...... 28 Confronting Carbon: Baseload Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables ...... 30 111(d): EPA’s Proposed Rule for Existing Coal Plants ...... 32 The Appropriate Role of Natural Gas in a Carbon Constrained World . . . . . 34 Closing Panel: Least Cost/Least Risk/Least Carbon ...... 36

1 White Stag Floor Plan

NAITO PARKWAY

Room 152

Main Conference Information/ Restrooms Security Desk Room

(UO) Entry/Exit

Registration &

Information

70 NW Couch Light Court St

NW FIRST AVE

2 Speakers and Panelists

Jeff Bissonnette

Policy Director - Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Jeff Bissonnette has worked for the Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon, the state’s residential ratepayer advocate organization, since June 1998. Jeff started at CUB leading the Fair and Clean Energy Coalition to create progressive energy policy for the state of Oregon. He has directed CUB’s legislative advocacy efforts since 2001. He has been appointed by the Public Utility Commission to represent CUB on the Portfolio Options Committee, overseeing the utilities’ renewable energy products offered to customers. Jeff also served on the Oregon Universal Service Advisory Board, ensuring that all customers have access to affordable basic telephone service. Jeff’s first political volunteer experience was in 1984 as a freshman student at the University of Oregon working to pass Ballot Measure 3, the initiative that created CUB. Since then, he has dedicated both his work life and volunteer time to community organizing and advocating for public interest issues. He worked for community groups and campaign organizations in Washington, DC, Illinois and New York before returning to Oregon to work for CUB. Jeff represents CUB on the board of Renewable Northwest and as board chair of the NW Energy Coalition. In his off-time, when he is not serving on the Citizen Review Committee for the City of Portland’s Independent Police Review division, Jeff enjoys gardening, hiking, camping and talking about politics.

Scott Bolton

Vice President, Community and Government Relations - Pacific Power

Scott Bolton is vice president, community and government relations at Pacific Power. He is responsible for the company’s public policy agenda and for community affairs and economic development for Oregon, Washington and California.

Prior to joining PacifiCorp in 2004, Bolton worked for a large public affairs firm as senior account manager and lobbyist. He has also held positions as director of government affairs for a broadband services firm, and previously worked as a congressional aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden. During his more than five years with Wyden, he served in a number of capacities, including managing the senator’s Central Oregon field office in Bend.

Bolton earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Portland State University, received a master’s degree in business administration from Marylhurst University, and completed Willamette University’s graduate utility management program.

He is an active member in the business and nonprofit communities, serving on the boards of directors for the Oregon Business Association and the Association of Washington Business, and is a Marylhurst University trustee. Bolton is also an American Leadership Forum of Oregon senior fellow.

Bolton served on active duty as an intelligence analyst in the U. S. Army and the Oregon Army National Guard. He is PacifiCorp’s representative to the Employers in Support of the Guard and Reserves program, which helps employees transition between military service and civilian life.

Bolton lives in Portland, OR, with his wife, Trudi Traister.

Bill Bradbury

Council Chair - Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Bill Bradbury grew up in Chicago, and moved to Bandon, Oregon in 1971. In Bandon, he owned and operated a small business before beginning his career in government. He served in the Oregon legislature for 14 years representing portions of Oregon's south coast as a State Representative and as a State Senator. He held the positions of Senate Majority Leader and Senate President.

As Secretary of State, Bill Bradbury was Oregon’s second-highest-ranking constitutional officer. He was the auditor of public accounts, the chief elections officer, and the manager of the state's official legislative and executive records. Along with the Governor and Treasurer, he sat on the State Land Board, and he was appointed by Governor Kulongoski to chair the Oregon Sustainability Board. (Continued on next page.)

3 Bill has also been appointed to Oregon’s Global Warming Advisory Commission, a group tasked with making recommendations to the legislature on how Oregon will meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals and tackle the adaptation challenges created by the impacts of climate change.

Bill was one of the first 50 participants in Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Change training sessions and has given over 200 presentations.

Bill currently serves as chair of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NWPCC). He is one of two members representing Oregon.

Dr. Philip H. Carver

Senior Policy Analyst - Oregon Department of Energy

Dr. Carver currently works half time as the Sr. Policy Analyst in the Director’s Office of the Oregon Dept. of Energy. From May 2010 to December 2012 he worked half-time as a Sr. Policy Analyst with the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) on issues related to energy efficiency and renewable power.

In March 2010 as a consultant he authored a paper for the National Regulatory Research Institute titled: “So You Have Your ARRA Funds for New Staff—Now What?” The paper is available at: http:// www.nrri.org/pubs/multiutility/NRRI_ARRA_funds_mar10-06.pdf.

From Oct. 2008 to July 2009 Dr. Carver drafted and negotiated the Oregon administrative rules for the renewable portfolio standard for the Oregon Public Utility Commission. During this time he was an advisor to the governor’s office and other agencies on greenhouse gas regulation, energy efficiency and renewable generation.

From 1980 to 2008 Dr. Carver worked as a senior economist, manager and senior policy analyst for the Oregon Dept. of Energy. His duties included developing and negotiating energy policies, drafting rules and legislation, providing technical analysis and testifying in proceedings before the Oregon PUC, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, the Bonneville Power Administration and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Topics included fuel price forecasting; retail rate design; power sales by qualifying facilities under PURPA 210; energy efficiency program design, marketing and evaluation; integrated resource planning; designing an independent transmission system operator for the Northwest region; and greenhouse gas regulation. He worked directly with two Oregon attorneys general and with the governor’s office for two governors.

From 2000 to 2008 Dr. Carver’s tasks included the following. He was the Technical Subcommittee Chair for the Governor's Advisory Group on Global Warming and the lead staff person for the Governor’s Carbon Allocation Task Force. He provided technical support for the Electricity Committee of the Western Climate Initiative. He helped develop the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS) for verifying and tracking the ownership of renewable energy certificates (a.k.a. green tags). He also represented the Oregon Dept. of Energy on the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation, a joint committee of the Western Interstate Energy Board and the Western Conference of Public Utility Commissioners.

From 1978 through 1980, Dr. Carver was an Assistant Professor of Policy Studies and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

Dr. Carver earned his B.A in economics from the University of California, San Diego (with honors) in 1972. He earned his Ph.D. in utility and natural resource economics from the Johns Hopkins University in 1978.

Megan Decker

Chief Counsel - Renewable Northwest

Megan joined Renewable Northwest in 2010 to advocate for renewable energy at state utility commissions and administrative agencies across the Northwest. In addition to leading Renewable Northwest's legal and regulatory team, Megan provides advice on legislative policy, manages advocacy on voluntary green power market issues, and assists with renewable energy siting policy and legal matters. Megan also serves on the Green-e Board of Governance and the Executive Board of the NW Energy Coalition. Megan holds a J.D. from the University of Washington School of law and a B.A. from Stanford University.

4 Tom Eckman

Director of Power Planning - Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Tom Eckman is Director of the Power Division of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Tom Eckman joined the Council in 1982. Prior to his current position Tom served as the Council’s Manager of Conservation Resources. Tom has over 35 years of experience in integrated resource planning and energy efficiency. He has conducted multiple comprehensive assessments of the energy efficiency potential in the Pacific Northwest region as well as assisted in the assessments prepared by and for utilities. Tom has represented the Council in federal efficiency standards proceedings and negotiation as well as state energy code development processes. He is also Chair of the Council’s Regional Technical Forum which develops standardized savings estimates and evaluation protocols for Pacific Northwest utilities and system benefits administrators.

Prior to joining the Council Tom was a senior energy analyst with Mathematical Sciences Northwest in Bellevue, Washington. He was on the faculty of Central Washington University and an adjunct professor of environmental studies for Western Washington University. Tom was involved in the development of the Northwest Power Act while chairing the energy committee of the Washington Environmental Council and the Washington State Chapter of the Sierra Club. He received a M.S. in environmental studies/environmental education and a B.S. in forestry from Southern Illinois University.

Bill Edmonds

Director of Environmental Management and Sustainability - NW Natural

Bill Edmonds is the Director of Environmental Management & Sustainability at NW Natural. In his current position he oversees all areas of environmental compliance and policy, engages with key stakeholders and assists a network of employees driving the company towards increasingly sustainable practices. His current work includes development of projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under Oregon’s new law SB 844. At NW Natural, Bill’s department also coordinates energy efficiency programs with the Energy Trust and operates the company’s low income weatherization programs.

Bill’s work in the field of energy and environmental policy has included work as a consultant at ICF Incorporated, a staffer at the California Public Utility Commission and a policy director at both gas and electric utilities.

Bill currently serves on the board of Earth Advantage Institute and he is the former chair of The Climate Trust board. He has a B.A. in Political Science from Williams College and a M.P.P. from the University of California at Berkeley.

Cathy L. Ehli

Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy - Bonneville Power Administration

Cathy Ehli, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy, is responsible for developing agency strategy on critical regional and national issues, including climate change, renewable resource integration, regional transmission planning, and market design.

Prior to joining Corporate Strategy, she was Vice President for Bonneville Power Administration’s Transmission Marketing and Sales. She had executive responsibility for generating revenue for the business line and managed business' margins. She set policy on open access to the transmission system and helped set rates. She oversaw the operations of Customer Account Executives, Transmission Contracts, Business and Strategy Assessment, Transmission Supply, Transmission and Revenue Settlement. She led commercial and scheduling policy initiatives such as ATC Methodology and Constraint Schedule Management.

Cathy has a BS in Business Administration and an International Trade Certificate from Portland State University.

5 Jason Eisdorfer

Utility Program Director - Oregon Public Utility Commission

Jason Eisdorfer is the Oregon Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) Utility Program Director. He oversees a staff of approximately 77 employees who advise the Commission how to regulate electric, natural gas, telephone, and water companies. Previously, he served as the senior technical consultant and advisor on developing and implementing strategic objectives, policies and programs related to global, national and state greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide issues at Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

Prior to going to work for the BPA, Jason served as legal counsel and energy program director of the Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon (CUB) for 13 years. At CUB, he represented residential consumers in numerous rate cases and policy dockets before the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Jason has co-authored legislation related to electric utility operations and to climate change, including the Oregon Renewable Energy Act and the Climate Change Integration Act. Jason received his law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law and received certificates of completion in the Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Ocean and Coastal Program. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Wendy Gerlitz

Senior Policy Associate - NW Energy Coalition

Wendy Gerlitz is Senior Policy Associate at the NW Energy Coalition. She leads the organization’s policy endeavors in Oregon and works to promote clean energy on a regional level at the Bonneville Power Administration and the NW Power and Conservation Council. Prior to joining the Coalition, Wendy worked as a policy analyst for Sustainable Northwest focusing on federal land management and rural economic development issues. She also worked for Portland General Electric in the areas of greenhouse gas reporting and corporate footprint monitoring. Her work with the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission provided her with a deep appreciation for the importance of water, salmon and clean energy in our region.

Wendy has also worked as a management planner in local community development and conservation in Central America. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and Environmental Studies from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Forestry.

For fun, Wendy enjoys hiking, biking and exploring Portland's wonderful farmers markets with her family.

Ann Gravatt

Oregon Director - Climate Solutions

Ann joined Climate Solutions in October 2011 as the Oregon Director.

Ann brings more than a decade of energy experience to Climate Solutions, working as a consultant, policy advocate and attorney. From 2002-2010, Ann was the Policy Director for the Renewable Northwest Project (RNP). At RNP, Ann was involved with key victories throughout the Northwest, including passage of renewable energy standards in Montana, Washington and Oregon. Ann also directed RNP’s state regulatory work, regularly appearing before the region’s utility commissions to advance strong clean energy policy.

Ann practiced natural resources and energy law for several years in Portland and Washington, D.C. She also has a background in candidate and ballot initiative campaigns and public affairs. Ann has a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School and a B.A. from the University of Richmond.

Ann and her husband, Brad Ouderkirk, are the parents to two young children and live in NE Portland.

6 Nadine Hanhan

Utility Analyst - Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Nadine Hanhan is a Utility Analyst at CUB, where she is primarily engaged in regulatory affairs. Before coming to Oregon, Nadine studied philosophy and economics at California State University San Bernardino, where her research involved comparing energy conversion efficiencies and net energy ratios of various energy sources including petroleum, solar power, wind power, ethanol, hydropower, and nuclear energy. As a master’s student in Oregon State University’s Applied Economics Program, her research currently focuses on the relative costs of installing residential photovoltaic (PV) systems by comparing tax credit policies, Oregon’s volumetric incentive rate pilot program, and third-party PV installation. At CUB, Nadine will continue doing research pertaining to the economics of utility investments in coal and natural gas resources, renewable resources, energy efficiency, and carbon regulation.

Bob Jenks

Executive Director - Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Bob Jenks is the Executive Director of CUB and a national expert on utility-related issues. Bob started working for CUB in 1991, and has participated in nearly every major Oregon Public Utility Commission case since that time, including dozens of cases dealing with utility mergers, rates, and deregulation. He also regularly represents ratepayers before the Oregon Legislature and at regional forums. Bob has on numerous occasions been flown across country to speak on utility issues before such groups as the California Legislature, the Northwest Public Power Association, and the Consumer Federation of America. Bob sits on the boards of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center, and Smart Grid Northwest, and is the Oregon representative of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA). Bob is a native Oregonian, and has an economics degree from Willamette University.

Gregg Kantor

President and CEO - NW Natural

Gregg Kantor has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NW Natural since January 1, 2009. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the company from May 2007 to December 2008 and as Executive Vice President from December 2006 to April 2007. He came to NW Natural in 1996, and before being promoted to Executive Vice President, served as Senior Vice President of Public and Regulatory Affairs, Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications and as Director of Public Affairs and Communications.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kantor ran his own Portland-based public affairs firm, Kantor & Associates, which provided community, government and media relations services to a broad range of public and private sector clients. From 1991 to 1993, he worked for Portland General Electric as manager of community development, and from 1987 to 1991, served in the Oregon Governor’s Office, as director of communications.

Mr. Kantor is a member of the Oregon Global Warming Commission, the Cradle to Career Council, the Oregon Business Council, the Portland Business Alliance and the American Gas Association, where he is currently Chairman of the Board. He is also currently chair of the Cradle to Career Council. He formerly served on the United Way of the Columbia- Willamette Board and as chair of its 2012 campaign, the Portland Schools Foundation, 1000 Friends of Oregon, the Chinese Garden Trust and the Leaders Roundtable. Mr. Kantor earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Oregon.

Dan Kirschner

Executive Director - Northwest Gas Association

Dan Kirschner has been the Executive Director of the Northwest Gas Association (NWGA) since 2002. An expert on natural gas matters in the Pacific Northwest, Kirschner works to foster understanding among opinion leaders and informed decision-making by governing officials on issues related to natural gas in the region. (Continued on next page.)

7 Kirschner adds an MBA to his policy and public affairs experience giving him a unique perspective on the intersection of public policy and business imperatives. His duties with the NWGA include formulating and disseminating market intelligence, policy analysis on issues affecting the Northwest regional natural gas market and communicating the industry’s perspective on a variety of issues to an array of stakeholders.

Kirschner enjoys spending time with his family including his son, a recent graduate of Oregon State University and his daughter, a student at a local university. Dan and his wife Kelly have been married for more than twenty-five years. They enjoy traveling together, their home and their pets.

Catriona McCracken

General Counsel/Regulatory Program Director - Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Catriona McCracken is a 1993 graduate of Willamette University College of Law. Before joining CUB, Catriona was an Assistant, and then Senior Assistant, Attorney General with the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ), General Counsel Division for a period of nine years. Prior to DOJ Catriona spent three and a half years in private practice litigating municipal insurance defense cases. Catriona joined CUB as a Staff Attorney in October 2008 and became CUB’s General Counsel and Regulatory Program Director shortly thereafter. Catriona works hard to build collaborative relationships between CUB and other energy forum stakeholders and zealously advocates on behalf of Oregon’s residential utility consumers before the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The energy side of Catriona’s practice includes the litigation of General Rate Cases, Power Cost Updates, Transition Adjustment Mechanisms, Deferral Applications, Purchase Gas Adjustments and Implementation of the Residential Exchange Program by BPA. Catriona also has experience reviewing Integrated Resource Plans, Requests for Proposals, Affiliated Interest Agreements, Resource Contracts, Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity, Service Quality Measures, Advanced Metering Infrastructures, Competitive Bidding issues, Forced Outage Rates, Rate Spread and Rate Design, Legislative Review and Bill Drafting, Administrative Rule Development and Amendment, and in the review and development of the regulatory structure for electric vehicles and the Smart Grid.

Jaime McGovern, PhD

Senior Utility Analyst - Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Jaime McGovern is proud to call Oregon home. Raised in Arizona, where she studied mathematics and economics, Jaime earned her Ph.D. in Economics from Arizona State University. For as long as she can remember, she has been involved in public service and education, teaching at ASU, community colleges and the State University of New York, and serving at the Oregon Public Utility Commission as Utility Analyst. All of this diversified involvement in the community has fueled her passion for knowledge, education and investing in our future. The spirit of and values of the Northwest resonate with Jaime as does it’s magical surroundings. She loves the climate, the coast, the flora and fauna of Oregon, and enjoys rock climbing, sailing, cooking and gardening. She’s thrilled to be on the CUB team where she can nurture the nerdy math side of her brain, while working on interesting projects with great people.

Dr. Philip W. Mote

Director - Oregon Climate Change Research Institute; Professor - College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University

Philip W. Mote is a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University; director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI) for the Oregon University System; and director of Oregon Climate Services, the official state climate office for Oregon. Dr. Mote’s current research interests include scenario development, regional climate change, regional climate modeling with a superensemble generated by volunteers’ personal computers, and adaptation to climate change. He is the co-leader of the NOAA-funded Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC) for the Northwest, and also of the Northwest Climate Science Center for the US Department of the Interior. Since 2005 he has been involved in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He is also a coordinating lead author and advisory council member for the US National Climate Assessment, and has served on numerous author teams for the National Research Council (NRC). He earned a BA in Physics from Harvard University and a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington, and arrived at OSU to establish OCCRI in 2009.

8 Sara Patton

Executive Director - NW Energy Coalition

Sara Patton has led the NW Energy Coalition as its Executive Director since November 1993. The Coalition is an influential regional alliance of conservation, low-income, and consumer advocate organizations, utilities, businesses, communities of faith and citizen activists. It has more than 115 member organizations primarily from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. The Coalition works for a clean and affordable energy future through energy efficiency, consumer protection, clean renewable energy resources and restoration of fish and wildlife.

For 15 years prior to her tenure at the NW Energy Coalition, Ms. Patton worked for energy efficiency at Seattle City Light. She managed energy efficiency planning, integrated resource plans, research and development projects, lobbying, and program demonstrations.

Ms. Patton is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and holds degrees from Antioch School of Law and Reed College.

Before settling down in clean energy policy, she worked for PRIM Laundry in Seattle as a mangle operator, for Excursion Inlet Packing Company near Hoonah, Alaska as a salmon canner, for West Side Alliance Day Care Center in New York City as a day care teacher, and for the Honorable Shirley Chisholm in Washington DC as a legal intern.

Community service and honors include the Board of Save Our wild Salmon, the Board of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, the Seattle City Light Advisory Board, the Energy Trust of Oregon’s Energy Conservation Council, the Sierra Club’s Cascade Chapter Executive Committee, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce, the Regional Technical Forum Policy Advisory Committee, the Pike Place Market Historical Commission, and 2006 Helen H. Jackson Woman of Valor Award.

Jim Piro

President and CEO - Portland General Electric

Jim Piro is president and chief executive officer of Portland General Electric (PGE), and has 38 years of experience in the utility business. Prior to becoming CEO in 2009, he had served as executive vice president of Finance, chief financial officer and treasurer since 2000.

Since joining PGE in 1980 as a civil engineer in Generation Engineering, Piro has been integrally involved in a number of strategic company initiatives. He served as a revenue requirement analyst in Economic Regulation and a financial analyst in Forecasting and Business Development. He also managed the departments of Economic Analysis and Strategic Planning Support.

A 1974 graduate of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., Piro earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering. Piro is also a registered professional engineer in California, and before working at PGE, he was a civil engineer at Pacific Gas & Electric, which is based in San Francisco, Calif.

Piro serves on several boards including Greater Portland Inc., Oregon State University Foundation, and the PGE Foundation. He serves as chair of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Investment Council and is a member of the Oregon Global Warming Commission. He is also engaged in the business and utility industries serving on the boards of the Oregon Business Council and the Edison Electric Institute, and is a member of the Electrification Coalition, a national group of business leaders advocating for policies that support electric vehicles.

Patrick Reiten

President and Chief Executive Officer - Pacific Power, PacifiCorp

Patrick Reiten is president and chief executive officer of Pacific Power at PacifiCorp, a position he has held since September 2006. Reiten is responsible for delivering electricity safely and reliably to 733,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California, and also manages the West’s largest single owned- and-operated transmission system. Pacific Power is a 103-year-old company serving 243 communities across the three states.

Prior to joining PacifiCorp, Reiten was president and chief executive officer of PNGC Power, an energy cooperative located in Portland, Ore. He was appointed to that position in May 2002 and was responsible for the overall operations of two corporate entities; PNGC Power and Power Resources Cooperative. (Continued on next page.)

9 Prior to PNGC Power, Reiten served as an aide to U.S. Sen. Mark O. Hatfield, responsible for many issues, particularly those associated with the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He also served as an official in several different capacities at the U.S. Department of Interior, including deputy director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Reiten has actively maintained director or board leadership roles in community and industry interests. He currently serves with multiple organizations, including the Oregon Business Council, Associated Oregon Industries, The Freshwater Trust, and Legacy Health. He was appointed by Gov. Ted Kulongoski to the Oregon Energy Planning Council, was the chair of the 2010 and 2011 Oregon Business Plans and also chaired Oregon’s Transportation Vision Committee.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science with an emphasis in economics from the University of Washington and completed executive training at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Reiten lives in Portland with his wife Randi and their three children.

Dave Robertson

Vice President, Public Policy - Portland General Electric

Dave Robertson, vice president of Public Policy, oversees PGE's Corporate Communications, Government Relations, Environmental Policy and Community Affairs. He joined PGE in 2004. Before taking on the role of vice president in 2009, Robertson served five years as director of PGE's Government Affairs department.

Robertson has more than 20 years of experience in the energy policy area. Prior to joining PGE, he served as director of government relations-west for Pacific Gas & Electric's National Energy Group from 1998 to 2004. Before that, Robertson was a member of U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield's legislative policy staff in both Washington, D.C., and Oregon from 1990 to 1997 and then worked briefly as a consultant for Robertson, Grosswiler & Co. in Portland from 1997 to 1998.

He attended Willamette University in Salem and holds a bachelor's degree in political science. Robertson is currently a member of the Portland Business Alliance Executive Committee, the Oregon Business Association Board and the Portland Center Stage Board. He previously chaired the SOLV board and was an Oregon governor’s appointee to the Columbia River Gorge Commission.

A native Oregonian who grew up in Portland and Washington, D.C., Robertson now resides in the Bethany area of Washington County. He enjoys biking, running and coaching youth sports.

Jason R. Salmi Klotz

Climate Change Lead - Oregon Public Utility Commission

Jason R. Salmi Klotz holds a J.D. and Masters of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. Jason has worked for the Vermont Public Service Board, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the California Public Utility Commission. For these entities he worked on wholesale market development, demand side management, facilities siting and greenhouse gas regulation. Jason worked for Bonneville Power Administration where he was responsible for the initiation of the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project. Prior to taking lead of climate change issues for the Oregon PUC, Jason worked for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance as their Senior Policy Advisor. Jason is a published author of several papers on the nexus of environmental concerns and energy regulation.

John Savage

Commissioner - Oregon Public Utility Commission

John Savage was appointed to the Oregon Public Utility Commission in September, 2003, after serving as Director of the agency's 70-person regulatory staff. Before joining the Commission, Savage was Director of the Oregon Department of Energy for eight years under Oregon Governors Roberts and Kitzhaber. While at the Department of Energy, Savage oversaw the development of Oregon’s energy, oil shortage, and global warming plans; administered programs to save energy and develop renewable resources; regulated the clean-up and transport of radioactive waste; and sited new power plants and other energy facilities. (Continued on next page.)

10 Savage currently chairs the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body, which advises FERC, NERC, and WECC on mandatory reliability standards; the Electricity Committee of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners; and the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation – a joint committee of the Western Interstate Energy Board (the energy arm of the Western Governors Association) and the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners. Savage also chairs the State-Provincial Steering Committee which is providing advice to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council in the development of its regional transmission plan. Savage also co-chaired the Technical Committee of the Western Renewable Energy Zone project of the Western Governors Association. Savage serves on the board of the Energy Trust of Oregon. Savage has an M.S. in natural resource economics.

Lisa Schwartz

Energy Efficiency Team Leader, Electricity Markets and Policy Group - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lisa Schwartz is Energy Efficiency Team Leader in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She is responsible for leading energy efficiency research and technical assistance projects in the areas of policy, program design, implementation and evaluation.

Before joining Berkeley Lab, Lisa was the director of the Oregon Department of Energy, where she earlier served as a senior policy analyst. At the Oregon Public Utility Commission, she led staff work on resource planning and acquisition, distributed generation, renewable resources and demand response. She also served as assistant administrator of the Oregon State University Extension Energy Program.

As a senior associate at the Regulatory Assistance Project, Lisa managed research projects and provided advice for government officials on energy policy and regulatory issues. In addition to providing assistance on demand-side resources, she led Western Governors’ Association projects to explore coordinating utility resource procurement with regional transmission needs, identify least-cost ways to integrate wind and solar, and assess policies to complement the Western Climate Initiative’s proposed cap and trade program.

Brett Sims

Director - Origination, Structuring & Resource Strategy - Portland General Electric

Brett Sims leads PGE’s Origination, Structuring & Resource Strategy teams, which are responsible for developing strategic plans for meeting the Company’s mid and long-term energy supply requirements, as well as securing new electric generation resources to meet those needs.

Sims has held management roles in the energy and financial services industries for over 20 years. He joined PGE in 2001 as a Structuring Analyst and later served as Manager of Origination & Structuring in the Company’s Power Operations group before being assigned to his current role. Prior to his employment at Portland General Electric, Sims spent roughly 10 years in various leadership, finance, risk management and business development positions with several large financial services and energy organizations in the Portland area.

He graduated from Linfield College in 1990 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a focus in Economics. Sims also holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from George Fox University.

A long-time resident of Oregon, Sims resides in Tigard with his wife, Karen, and their three children.

11 Gloria Smith

Senior Managing Attorney - Sierra Club

Gloria D. Smith is a managing attorney with the Sierra Club in San Francisco, CA where she oversees the Beyond Coal Campaign’s strategic legal and policy work in the 13 western states. Gloria advocates for renewable energy and coal plant retirements before public utility commissions and courts nationwide. She also works with broad coalitions to improve air quality in national parks and wilderness areas. Prior to joining the Sierra Club, Gloria worked for four years in the Department of Interior's solicitor's office in Washington, D.C. where she represented the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service before FERC. Upon returning to California, Gloria spent several years honing her trial skills at a plaintiffs' litigation firm in Burlingame, CA. She received her BA in environmental science at the University of California and her JD and certificate in environmental law at Lewis and Clark College of Law in Portland, Oregon.

Gloria is a native Californian who enjoys white water rafting, good food and wine and wildlife, aiming to combine all of these interests several times a year.

Sommer Templet

Staff Attorney - Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Sommer joined CUB in May 2011 as an attorney working on energy and telecommunications law and policy. In her practice, she represents the interests of Oregon’s residential ratepayers in legal proceedings before the Oregon Public Utility Commission, state and federal courts. Prior to joining CUB, Sommer attended the University of Oregon School of Law, earning her J.D. and certificates of completion in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Sustainable Business Law and Pro Bono. During her law school career, Sommer clerked with Vestas American Wind Technology and an East Coast law firm representing the interests of a large commercial customer in rate proceedings across the country. Before moving to Oregon to pursue law school, Sommer earned a B.S. in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

Mary Wiencke

Director, Environmental Policy and Strategy - PacifiCorp

Mary Wiencke is the Director of Environmental Policy & Strategy for PacifiCorp, a rate-regulated investor -owned electric utility with retail service territory in California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

As Director of Environmental Policy & Strategy, Ms. Wiencke is responsible for the development of PacifiCorp’s environmental policy, strategy, and programs including the development of comments on proposed state and federal laws and regulations, integrating environmental assessments of existing and anticipated environmental regulations into planning and operating decisions of business units, and advising PacifiCorp management of the impact of proposed regulations and developing potential compliance strategies.

Prior to her current position, Ms. Wiencke held the position of Senior Counsel in the Pacific Power Legal Department. In her role as Senior Counsel, Ms. Wiencke supported PacifiCorp’s business units in various matters relating to PacifiCorp’s Open Access Transmission Tariff and reliability standards before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Ms. Wiencke also practiced before utility commissions in matters related to resource acquisition, renewable portfolio standards, qualifying facilities, and integrated resource planning. Ms. Wiencke is a graduate of Barnard College and Lewis & Clark Law School.

12 CUB Policy Center Board of Directors

Kelly Cowan (Conference Emcee) CPC Board President Adjust Professor and Research Fellow Portland State University

Suzanne Leta Liou CPC Board Vice Chair Senior Division Manager Atkins

Daniel Jaynes CPC Board Treasurer Director of Meteorology Iberdrola Renewables

Linda Tomassi CPC Board Secretary Executive Director Oregon Women Lawyers

Carla Bird Fiscal Analyst Department of Human Services, State of Oregon

Rob Brading CEO MetroEast Community Media

Theresa Gibney Program Manager - Solutions Engineering Hewlett Packard

Donna Kinnaman Executive Director Community Action Program of East Central Oregon (CAPECO)

Paula Pyron Oregon State Bar Association Retired

Margaret Springer Energy Education Coordinator Community Action Energy Conservation

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17 Program

8:00-8:30am: (Main Corridor)

Registration Opens

8:30-9am: (Main Conference Room)

Presentation 1: Utility Regulation in an Era of Climate Change

Speaker: John Savage - Commissioner, Oregon Public Utility Commission

This presentation will discuss climate change science and how Oregon has developed policies to respond to climate change. What authority does the Public Utility Commission have to address climate change? How is carbon risk treated in utility resource planning? What effect do current EPA regulations have on utility planning? How will the proposed EPA 111(d) rule affect utilities?

9-9:30am: (Main Conference Room)

Presentation 1: Changing Climate: Adapting to New Utility Regulations

Speaker: Bob Jenks - Executive Director, Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon

Climate change is a key policy issue for utilities. The federal government has not adopted comprehensive climate policy, yet utilities must make resource investments that will be around for decades. As a key stakeholder in Oregon’s regulatory process, CUB’s Bob Jenks will set the stage for today’s discussion with a presentation on how to account for climate change in utility regulation.

9:30-9:45am: Break

9:45-11am: (Main Conference Room)

Opening Panel: A Climate of Change: Opportunities for Utility Leadership

In this opening session, three of Oregon's private utility executives will join Bob Jenks to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by Oregon's electric and gas utilities as a result of actual and potential new regulations.

11-11:15am: Break

11:15am-11:45am: (Main Conference Room)

Midday Keynote: Latest Developments in Climate Science

Speaker: Dr. Philip Mote - Director, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute; Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University Corvallis

Assessment reports provide periodic syntheses of the state of science. In the past year, major assessment reports have been released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the US National Climate Assessment, and (for the Northwest) the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute. While broadly confirming previous findings that humans are changing global climate, they also highlighted new issues and challenges.

11:45-12:30pm: (Main Conference Room)

Networking Lunch

12:30-12:45pm: Break

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

12:45-2:15pm: Session 1 (Choice of one)

Topic 1: (Main Conference Room)

SB 844: Utility Projects to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

For years, utilities have been developing and deploying efficiency and renewable energy projects in the region that benefited the system and, as a side effect, mitigated greenhouse gas emissions. As the implementation of Oregon's Senate Bill 844 nears, natural gas utilities have the opportunity to pursue projects that intentionally reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also benefitting customers. What projects should be prioritized? What ideas are gaining traction?

Topic 2: (Room 152)

Confronting Carbon: Baseload Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables

This panel asks the question: Is there a role for baseload fossil fuels in a region where energy efficiency, distributed generation, and renewable generation are becoming the reality? Panelists will explore ways to move the region's utilities past baseload fossil fuels and into a cleaner, carbon-free energy generation mix.

2:15-2:45pm: Break

2:45-4:15pm: Session 2 (Choice of one)

Topic 3: (Main Conference Room)

111(d): EPA’s Proposed Rule for Existing Coal Plants

In June 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency released proposed 111(d) rules for existing power plants. Discussion in the utility industry has now turned to how these rules will be implemented, how utilities must respond, and what the role is for state public utility commissions and for other state actors. Our panelists will be discussing these important questions.

Topic 4: (Room 152)

The Appropriate Role of Natural Gas in a Carbon Constrained World

Fast-ramping natural gas turbines offer a way to bridge the variability of flexible resources. Natural gas in transportation provides a cleaner, more affordable replacement for petroleum. This panel investigates how natural gas can be effectively used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the short and long term.

4:15-4:30pm: Break

4:30-5:30pm: (Main Conference Room)

Closing Panel: Least Cost/Least Risk/Least Carbon

SB 844 and EPA’s 111(d) require that regulatory stakeholders move beyond the traditional least cost/ least risk approach to utility regulations and also consider greenhouse gas reduction. Join our panelists for a robust discussion of what the future of energy regulation could look like.

5:30pm-7:00pm: (Light Court)

Hosted Reception

19 Presentation 1 Utility Regulation in an Era of Climate Change

8:30 - 9:00am in Main Conference Room

Speaker: John Savage - Commissioner, Oregon Public Utility Commission

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21 Presentation 2 Changing Climate: Adapting to New Utility Regulations

9:00 - 9:30am in Main Conference Room

Speaker: Bob Jenks - Executive Director, Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon

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23 Opening Panel A Climate of Change: Opportunities for Utility Leadership

9:45 - 11:00am in Main Conference Room

Panelists: Bob Jenks - Executive Director, Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon Gregg Kantor - President and CEO, NW Natural Jim Piro - President and CEO, Portland General Electric Patrick Reiten - President and CEO, Pacific Power, PacifiCorp

Moderator: Sara Patton - Executive Director, NW Energy Coalition

Questions:

 We are starting with the assumption that we all agree that climate change is real, it is a problem, and we recognize that the production and consumption of electricity and natural gas are significant contributors. Do you agree with this assumption and what does this mean for your utility?

 Is natural gas part of the problem, or part of the solution?

 Science says we have to reduce emissions by 80% over the long term to stabilize the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases. Is this possible? How do we do so?

 For Jim Piro and Patrick Reiten: Later today we have a panel about 111(d). The EPA is using the Clean Air Act as a regulatory tool to get utilities to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants. What is the preview of what your staff will say on that panel?

 For Gregg Kantor: SB 844 enabled greenhouse gas reduction programs for natural gas utilities. You got a new tool; what are you going to do with it?

 There are lots of folks here who think a carbon tax is the best solution. Many economists argue that if we want to reduce carbon emissions we should put a price on carbon. Is this a good idea?

 Can we meet this challenge and keep rates affordable?

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25 Midday Keynote Latest Developments in Climate Science

11:15 - 11:45am in Main Conference Room

Speaker: Philip W. Mote - Director, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute; Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University Corvallis

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27 Afternoon Breakout Session 1 Topic 1 SB 844: Utility Projects to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

12:45 - 2:15pm in Main Conference Room

Panelists: Dr. Philip H. Carver - Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy Bill Edmonds - Director of Environmental Management and Sustainability, NW Natural Ann Gravatt - Oregon Director, Climate Solutions Jason R. Salmi Klotz - Climate Change Lead, Oregon Public Utility Commission

Moderator: Sommer Templet - Staff Attorney, Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Questions:

 How does SB 844 help lead us to the reduced carbon future that we heard Dr. Philip Mote discuss at today’s lunch keynote address?

 As discussed, SB 844 requires eligible projects to provide benefits to customers of public utilities that furnish natural gas. In CUB’s opinion, this means that there must be a tangible benefit to the natural gas utility’s customers. How should the Commission evaluate customer benefits?

 CUB believes that if customers are paying extra for carbon reduction, a majority of those ratepayer dollars should go towards reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, not incentives. How should we provide certainty in the incentives being offered to gas utilities for emissions reductions, while also ensuring that customer dollars are being maximized for greenhouse gas reductions?

 At what point should a gas utility not receive incentives for reducing emissions, but be expected to do it as a matter of course?

 How is NW Natural working to bring about a comprehensive climate policy so that emissions reduction becomes part of its business model, rather than a project-based effort?

28  How can we ensure that customers aren’t paying more for what the gas utility should be doing anyway (e.g. efficiency) under the guise of emissions reductions?

 Should projects that are at the low-end of the McKinsey cost-curve (i.e. “no brainer” projects) be eligible as SB 844 projects? How far along that curve is appropriate for projects to be considered?

 What are some specific projects that are starting to shape up? Notes

29 Afternoon Breakout Session 1 Topic 2 Confronting Carbon: Baseload Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables

12:45 - 2:15pm in Room 152

Panelists: Megan Decker - Chief Counsel, Renewable Northwest Cathy L. Ehli - Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Bonneville Power Administration Sara Patton - Executive Director, NW Energy Coalition Brett Sims - Director, Origination, Structuring & Resource Strategy, Portland General Electric

Moderator: Nadine Hanhan - Utility Analyst, Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Questions:

 What is “baseload” electricity demand, and what do we mean by “baseload power”? Has the meaning of “baseload resources” changed? Has its relevance changed?

 What are some of the challenges involved in meshing existing baseload resources with the needs of modern, flexible grid operations? Opportunities?

 What are some challenges in meeting load and maintaining system reliability as we transition from fossil fuels?

 What are some solutions to these challenges? What are some opportunities to create a cleaner, more reliable system?

 What role might hydropower play in solutions to these challenges?

 What are some regional initiatives and market improvements on the horizon that can facilitate increasing flexibility and efficiency of the electricity system? How might this facilitate a transition from fossil fuels or mitigate some of the challenges we have been discussing?

30  Integrated resource plans (IRPs) are a tool utilities use in long-term planning. The primary goal of an IRP is to meet the utility’s future electricity demands by selecting the combination of resources that is least-cost and least-risk. How can IRPs evolve to incorporate more intrahour flexibiilty considerations in resource selection? How well can today’s IRPs consider portfolio-based approaches to meeting peak capacity needs? Notes

31 Afternoon Breakout Session 2 Topic 3 111(d): EPA’s Proposed Rule for Existing Coal Plants

2:45 - 4:15pm in Main Conference Room

Panelists: Jason Eisdorfer - Utility Program Director, Oregon Public Utility Commission Dave Robertson - Vice President, Public Policy, Portland General Electric Gloria Smith - Managing Attorney, Sierra Club Mary Wiencke - Director, Environmental Policy and Strategy, PacifiCorp

Moderator: Catriona McCracken - General Counsel/Regulatory Program Director, Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon

Questions:

 Congress has shown no ability to deal with the issue of climate change. This has left the EPA trying to fit carbon regulation into existing legal authority – the Clean Air Act. Will using the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon on existing power plants be effective?

 What are the 111(d) “building blocks” that people keep referring to?

 The EPA offers 2 methods for compliance. Rate based, which looks at carbon emission per MWh, and mass based, which looks at total emissions. What is the difference between “rate based” and “mass based”? Would one be more beneficial to Oregon than the other?

 In Oregon we have already done a lot to reduce carbon. We have invested in energy efficiency, we have built renewables, and PGE is closing Boardman. How do these past decisions affect 111(d) compliance?

 In regard to 111(d), the EPA seems to encourage states to look at multistate compliance options, instead of individual state compliance. What are the pros and cons of each? Should Oregon consider the multistate compliance option? If so, what other states should Oregon consider for partnership?

32  Enforceability of the state plan is clearly an important issue for EPA. The authority to regulate comes from existing power plants in the state, but the compliance may be broader. For example, if energy efficiency is an important part of compliance, how does DEQ enforce this on entities other than PGE and PacifiCorp?

 Do Oregon regulators have all the powers they need to implement and enforce a state plan? If not, what new regulations or legislation do the panelists think that Oregon would have to implement in order to have an enforceable state plan?

 PGE, PacifiCorp, and Idaho Power have to abide by the laws in each of the ten states where they have generating plants. These ten states, therefore, will have compliance plans that Oregon’s utilities will have to meet and that will affect Oregon ratepayers. What do PGE and PacifiCorp see going on in other states? Are those other states’ interests the same as Oregon’s?

 How does 111(d) change the way we conduct Integrated Resource Plans?

 If you could each tweak 111(d) as currently written in one way, what change would you implement? Notes

33 Afternoon Breakout Session 2 Topic 4 The Appropriate Role of Natural Gas in a Carbon Constrained World

2:45 - 4:15pm in Room 152

Panelists: Tom Eckman - Director of Power Planning, Northwest Power and Conservation Council Wendy Gerlitz - Senior Policy Associate, NW Energy Coalition Dan Kirschner - Executive Director, Northwest Gas Association

Moderator: Jaime McGovern, PhD - Senior Utility Analyst, Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon

Questions:

 In what ways can natural gas help reduce carbon emissions in a carbon constrained world?

 In what ways will natural gas harm our ability to reduce carbon emission to the levels that scientists say are necessary?

 Methane is a greenhouse gas that is worse than carbon in the short run, but it does not stick around as long as carbon, so it has a smaller long-term impact. Can natural gas overcome its methane problem?

 Some folks believe that carbon constraints will lead to near zero emission homes, which meet most of their energy needs with renewables. If that is true, what is the role of the gas utility of the future?

 Natural gas is at historic low prices. This, more than carbon regulation, has led to the closure of coal plants around the country. The EPA’s draft rules on carbon emissions from existing power plants would require that natural gas displace additional coal generation. What effect is the displacement of coal with natural gas having on carbon emissions?

 Currently, end-use analysis is the main method for evaluating the impact of natural gas. In order to more comprehensively consider the impact of natural gas on transportation, the sector with the largest potential for growth (96%), full fuel cycle analysis is required. How can this be undertaken, and what should be included?

34  What are the environmental qualitative differences between compressed natural gas (CNG) and natural gas that should be considered when looking into development and expansion?

 One of the main reasons that oil and coal have been used ubiquitously is that they are easy to transport. If natural gas use expands, transportation and storage will have to keep up. From a regulatory perspective, what is the appropriate treatment?

 Do you see natural gas as more of an end in itself, or a bridge to a zero carbon future, while we develop renewables, passive structures, and lower demand?

 What should be the factors considered when the US (the Northwest in particular) considers regulation on imports and exports of natural gas? Notes

35 Closing Panel Least Cost/Least Risk/Least Carbon

4:30 - 5:30pm in Main Conference Room

Panelists: Jeff Bissonnette - Policy Director, Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon Scott Bolton - Vice President, Community and Government Relations, Pacific Power Jason Eisdorfer - Utility Program Director, Oregon Public Utility Commission Lisa Schwartz - Energy Efficiency Team Leader, Electricity Markets and Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Gloria Smith - Managing Attorney, Sierra Club

Moderator: Bill Bradbury - Council Chair, Northwest Power and Conservation Council

The CUB Policy Center was founded in 1986 as the 501(c)3 sister organization to the Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon. Our mission is to provide thoughtful, sophisticated policy resolutions and produce research that help Oregon to be a national leader on energy efficiency policy, climate change solutions, renewable resource implementation, and consumer awareness. We devote ourselves to this work while consistently providing educational opportunities to the greater community to share our expertise and empower our fellow citizens.

The CUB Policy Center's current projects include:

 CUB Connects is a statewide consumer education project dedicated to helping Oregon consumers navigate the overwhelming options available for communications services. Our resources include www.cubconnects.org, a website that allows consumers to compare pricing and plans available in their area side-by-side; a toll free helpline, and community outreach that connects Oregonians with assistance and information about phone and internet services.

 Electric Vehicles is a community-facing outreach and education program designed to raise societal awareness and engagement in electric vehicle deployment in our region.

 Transition from Coal is a program through which we are working to investigate and evaluate alternative energy resources that could effectively replace coal as baseload coal-fired plants become decommissioned. Promoting the integration of renewable energy technologies is a key issue for the Pacific Northwest as the region transitions away from power generated by coal. We believe fundamentally that this is required to ensure that coal is not replaced one-to-one with natural gas and that this project represents an urgent need for the Pacific Northwest.

 We are proud to offer many Educational Opportunities to young professionals interested in energy, the environment, and utilities. Through our law clerkship, internship, research fellowship, and other volunteer opportunities we partner with the many universities in our region to educate and advance engagement in our work in the energy sector.

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