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Electricity...... 13 Energy Resources and the Environment . . .17 Gas...... 22 International Relations...... 26 Telecommunications. . . 26 Water...... 28 Future NARUC Meetings . . .31 Hotel Floor Plans...... 32 Summer Policy Summit . . . 33 © LightScribe - stock.adobe.com 2018 NARUC Winter Policy Summit 1 Sunday, February 11 Time Event Room Page 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Registration Ballroom Foyer 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications Renaissance East 26 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Staff Subcommittee on Critical Infrastructure (closed) Meeting Room 2 12 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Staff Subcommittee on Consumers and the Public Interest Mount Vernon A 9 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment Ballroom Central 17 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Staff Subcommittee on Water (closed 10:45–11:45) Meeting Room 15 28 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Staff Subcommittee on Rate Design Ballroom South 6 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Washington Action (Closed) Meeting Room 4 7 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer 10:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. New Commissioner Forum (New Commissioners Only) Meeting Room 12-14 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Staff Subcommittee on Electricity (closed 10:45–11:45) Meeting Room 15 13 Joint with Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability Ballroom South Joint with Committee on Critical Infrastructure Ballroom North 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest (closed) Meeting Room 2 9 1:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Staff Subcommittee on Gas Mount Vernon A 22 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Task Force on Innovation Ballroom Central 7 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety (closed) Meeting Room 15 22 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on International Relations Congressional Ballroom 26 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Critical Infrastructure Ballroom North 12 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Staff Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety (closed) Meeting Room 15 22 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability Ballroom South 13 Joint with Committee on Critical Infrastructure Ballroom North 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Staff Subcommittee on Executive Management (closed) Meeting Room 16 7 2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Supplier and Workforce Diversity Ballroom South 8 3:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Task Force on Military Workforce Development Ballroom South 7 3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer 5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Renaissance East

Monday, February 12 Time Event Room Page 7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. OPSI Breakfast Meeting (invitees only) Mount Vernon B 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration Ballroom Foyer 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. General Session Ballroom Central 6 10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest Varies. See Agenda. 9 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Electricity Ballroom South 13 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment Ballroom North 19 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Gas Congressional Ballroom 23 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Telecommunications Renaissance East 27

2 2018 NARUC Winter Policy Summit Monday, February 12 Time Event Room Page 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Water Renaissance West A 29 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Staff Subcommittee on Law Meeting Room 6 8 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Committee and Staff Subcommittee Chairs Luncheon Renaissance West B 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer 3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. MACRUC Region Meeting (Invitees only) Meeting Room 2 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. NECPUC Region Meeting (Invitees only) Meeting Room 5 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. MARC Region Meeting (Invitees only) Meeting Room 4 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Western Region Meeting (Invitees only) Meeting Room 3 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. SEARUC Regional Meeting (Invitees only) Meeting Room 8-9 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Commission Staff Power Hour (Commission Staff only) Renaissance West B

Tuesday, February 13 Time Event Room Page 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Registration Ballroom Foyer 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. General Session Ballroom Central 6 10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest Varies. See Agenda. 9 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Washington Action Congressional Ballroom 7 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Electricity Ballroom South 14 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment Ballroom North 20 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Gas Congressional Ballroom 23 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Telecommunications Renaissance East 27 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Committee on Water Renaissance West A 29 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Commissioners Emeritus Luncheon Penn Quarter 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Commissioners Only Luncheon Renaissance West B 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer 3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Networking Break Ballroom Foyer

Wednesday, February 14 Time Event Room Page 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. NRRI (Members Only) Meeting Room 2 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Registration Ballroom Foyer 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Joint with Committees on Consumers and the Public Interest, Ballroom Central 6 Electricity, Energy Resources and the Environment, Gas, Telecom, and Water: General Session 11:45 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Board of Directors Business Meeting Congressional Ballroom

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Wednesday, February 14 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Community Solar: How the Program Design Can Location: Ballroom Central Impact Customer Participation Moderator: Jamie Barber, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Joint with Committees on Consumers and the Public Energy Manager, Georgia Public Service Interest, Electricity, Energy Resources and the Commission Environment, Gas, Telecom, and Water: General Session Panelists: Jim Bottone, Director of Regulatory Affairs, • Remarks by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Walton EMC Alaska Caroline Groin, Regulatory Director, Vote Solar • Remarks by The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Federal Sean Gallagher, VP of State Affairs, Solar Energy Communications Commission Industries Association Michelle Moore, CEO, Groundswell • The Great Debate: All of the Above? Daniel Cleverdon, Policy Advisor, Public Service Sometimes adversarial, occasionally cooperative, and always Commission of the District of Columbia dynamic, the relationship between the electric industry’s leading trade association and the nation’s foremost environ- 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Networking Break

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10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Panelists: Ted Ko, Director of Policy at Stem Adoption of Electric Vehicles: How the Utility Ray Hohenstein, Market Applications Director at Can Play a Role Fluence Moderator: Hon. Tim Echols, Georgia State Commissioner, TBA Panelists: Seth Blocker, Pricing Design Manager, Georgia Consumer Advocate, TBA Power Philip Jones, Past NARUC President, Executive Director, The Alliance for Transportation Staff Subcommittee on Executive Electrification Management John Shipman, Department Manager of Electric Vehicle Programs, Con Edison Jeanette Shaw, Director of Goverment Relations. Sunday, February 11 Forth 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Location: Meeting Room 16 Washington Action (Closed Meeting)

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m Sunday, February 11 Welcome and Introductions and Agenda 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Overview Location: Meeting Room 4 Discussion items Agenda distributed during the session. ♦ Legislative Updates from the States – Looking Ahead in 2018 Tuesday, February 13 ♦ Employee Engagement – Performance, Productivity and 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Morale Location: Congressional Ballroom ♦ Consumer Advocacy – Differences in Roles and Responsi- bilities Among the States Joint with Committee on Gas ♦ Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) – Preparing for the See Gas agenda on page 23 Unexpected ♦ Continuing Education and Training – You Can Never Know Task Force on Innovation Enough About Your Job Roundtable Sunday, February 11 Future Meetings 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Location: Ballroom Central Task Force on Military Workforce 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Development How to Leverage Technology to Improve Your Commission’s Operations Sunday, February 11 Moderator: TBA 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Panelists: Edward Carr, CIO of Ohio Public Utilities Commission Location: Ballroom South Todd Kyle, Regional Vice President of Salesforce Joint with Subcommittee on Supplier and Workforce Saul Morse, Former CIO of NYSERDA Diversity Bob Rhodes, Former CTO of Delaware Honoring Those Who Serve: Hiring Military 3:00 p.m.–3:10 p.m. Veterans for Utility Positions Networking Break Panelist Hon. Judy Jagdmann, Virginia Brian McAdoo, Senior Manager - Operations 3:10 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Services, Duquesne Light Company Energy Storage: Plug and Play in IRP’s and DRP’s. Moderator: TBA Continued on page 8

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Subcommittee on Supplier and 4:35 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Workforce Diversity Subcommittee Business and Closing Remarks

Sunday, February 11 Staff Subcommittee on Law 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Location: Ballroom South Monday, February 12 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.–3:35 p.m. Location: Meeting Room 6 Welcome and Opening Remarks Hon. Angela Weber, SWD Chairman and Agenda to be distributed at the meeting. Commissioner, Indiana 3:35 p.m.–4:35 p.m. Board of Directors Business Joint with Task Force on Military Workforce Development Meeting Honoring Those Who Serve: Hiring Military Veterans for Utility Positions Wednesday, February 14 Hon. Judy Jagdmann, Virginia Speakers: 11:45 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Panelist Brian McAdoo, Senior Manager - Operations Services, Duquesne Light Company Location: Congressional Ballroom

8 2018 NARUC Winter Policy Summit 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Consumers and the (Renaissance East) Joint with Committee on Telecommunications Public Interest Lifeline Changes: Where Do We Go From Here? Moderator: Hon. Maida Coleman, Missouri Staff Subcommittee on Consumers Panelists: Elin Swanson Katz, President of National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates and the Public Interest and Consumer Counsel, Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel Sunday, February 11 Mark Rubin, Senior Executive for Government 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Affairs, TracFone Wireless Joseph K. Witmer, Assistant Counsel, Location: Mount Vernon A Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission M. Teresa Hopkins, Executive Director, Navajo 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Nation Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Closed Session to discuss current topics of interest Claude Aiken, Wireline Legal Advisor to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, Federal 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Communications Commission Networking Break 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. 10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. (Renaissance West A) Scam Alert! Protecting Customers from Utility Joint with Committee on Water Imposters Strategies for Addressing Water Affordability Moderator: Bill Edge, Public Information Officer, Georgia Public Service Commission Moderator: Hon. Daniel Hall, Missouri Panelists: Joel Bernstein, Vice President, Regulatory and Panelists: Sonia Brubaker, Program Manager, EPA Water Public Policy, Somos, Inc. Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center Barbara Bossart, Chief, Reliability and Service Stacey Isaac Berahzer, Senior Project Director, Analysis, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Environmental Finance Center, University of North Carolina School of Government Sheri Givens, Executive Director, Utilities United Against Scams Maureen Westbrook, Vice President, Customer and Regulatory Affairs, The Connecticut Water Lisa Peek, Building and Security Asset Analyst, Company Corporate Security, Georgia Power Company

Tuesday, February 13 9:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Committee on Consumers Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) and the Public Interest Ballroom South (10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.) Congressional Ballroom (4:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m.)

Sunday, February 11 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 1:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (Ballroom Central) Location: Meeting Room 2 • Welcome by NARUC President, Hon. Jack Betkoski. Closed Business Meeting • Remarks by The Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Monday, February 12 • Implications and Complications of Tax Reform 9:00 a.m.–3:45 p.m. Speakers TBA Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) Renaissance East (1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.) 10:15 a.m.–10: 30 a.m. Renaissance West A (2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.) Networking Break

9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. (Ballroom Central) Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival Continued on page 10 See description on page 6 2018 NARUC Winter Policy Summit 9 CONSUMERS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST

10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Tanya J. McCloskey, Acting Consumer Advocate, (Ballroom South) Pennsylvania Joint with Committee on Electricity Daniel Lefevers, Director, State and Consumer Will Big Ideas and Innovation Benefit the Small Programs, Gas Technology Institute Consumer? Moderator: Hon. Martha Guzman-Aceves, California Wednesday, February 14 Panelists: Bill Malcolm, Senior Legislative Representative- 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. State Advocacy and Strategy, AARP Location: Ballroom Central Tara Oglesby, Vice President, Customer Experience, Ameren Missouri • Remarks by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Nat Treadway, Managing Partner, Distributed Alaska Energy Financial Group LLC • Remarks by The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Federal 4:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Communications Commission (Congressional Ballroom) • The Great Debate: All of the Above? Joint with Committee on Gas See description on page 6 Creating a Win/Win for Consumers on Natural • Concluding Remarks by NARUC President, Gas Distribution Energy Efficiency Programs, The Hon. Jack Betkoski Conservation, and other Innovative Consumer Focused Strategies in Today’s World. Moderators: Hon. Dianne Solomon, New Jersey Hon. Brandon Presley, Mississippi Panelists: Steven Nadel, Executive Director, ACEEE Carlos Nouel, Vice President, New Energy Solutions, National Grid Holly Pearen, Senior Attorney, EDF

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Staff Subcommittees on Monday, February 12 Electricity and Electric Reliability 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) Ballroom South (10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) Sunday, February 11 10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Location: Meeting Room 15 (10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.) (Ballroom Central) Ballroom South (1:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.) Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Ballroom North (4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.) Survival See description on page 6 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. (Meeting Room 15) 10:15 a.m–10:45 a.m. Joint session with Staff Subcommittee on Water Networking Break Closed Meeting 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (Ballroom South) (Ballroom South) Electric System Resiliency – What Is Our Mission? Electrification Moderator: Hon. John Rosales, Illinois Panelists: Arshad Mansoor, Senior Vice President of 2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Research and Development, EPRI (Ballroom South) Robin Lunt, Esquire, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, Distribution Poles and Lines — How Strong is LLP Strong Enough? Alison Silverstein, Alison Silverstein Consulting Moderator: Ryan Laruwe, Engineering Specialist, Michigan Public Service Commission Presenters: Nelson Bingel, Chairman, National Electrical Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues– Safety Code Waste Disposal 2:45 p.m.–3:15 pm 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (Ballroom South) Fossil Energy R&D Benefits Analysis (Ballroom South) Out of Site! Accessing the Nuclear Presenter: Chris Nichols, Analyst, Systems Engineering and Analysis, NETL Decommissioning Trust Fund to Accelerate Decommissioning 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Moderator: Hon. Anthony O’Donnell, Maryland (Ballroom North) Panelist: Mark Lewis, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Joint with Committee on Critical Infrastructure Energy Solutions EMP — What Regulators Need to Know 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Moderator: TBD Networking Break Panelists: Hon. Cheryl LaFleur, Commissioner, FERC Randy Horton, EMP Program Manager, EPRI Mike Howard, President and CEO, EPRI Subcommittee on Clean Coal and Devon Streit, Deputy Assistant Secretary - ISER, Carbon Management DOE 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. (Ballroom South) The Rarity of Rare Earth Elements Panelist: Mary Anne Alvin, Rare Earth Element Technology Manager, NETL

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Modular Gasification Technologies • Remarks by The Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman, Panelist: Dave Lyons, Gasification/Fuels Technology Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Manager, NETL • Implications and Complications of Tax Reform 3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Speakers TBA Networking Break 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Ballroom South) (Ballroom South) Joint with Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest Perspectives on Integrating Variable Resources Will Big Ideas and Innovation Benefit the Small Moderator: Hon. Matt Schuerger, Minnesota Consumer? Panelists: Eric Lightner, Director of Federal Smart Grid Task Moderator: Hon. Martha Guzman Aceves, California Force, DOE Panelists: Bill Malcolm, Senior Legislative Representative- Mahesh Morjaria, Ph.D., Vice President of PV State Advocacy and Strategy, AARP Systems, First Solar, Inc. Tara Oglesby, Vice President of Customer Murali Gaggu, Manager of Energy Systems Experience, Ameren Missouri Optimization and Control Group, Power Systems Nat Treadway, Managing Partner, Distributed Engineering Center, NREL Energy Financial Group LLC

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 13 (Ballroom South) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Resiliency Made Real: What Worked and What Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) Didn’t When Hurricanes Hit in the US in 2017 Ballroom South (10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) California Wildfires: A Triple Threat

9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. (Ballroom Central) Networking Break • Welcome by NARUC President, Hon. Jack Betkoski.

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2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 14 (Ballroom South) 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Business Meeting Location: Ballroom Central 3:45 p.m–4:00 p.m. Networking Break • Remarks by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. • Remarks by The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Federal (Ballroom South) Communications Commission PURPA in 2018 – At the Tipping Point or Still on Point? • The Great Debate: All of the Above? Moderator: Hon. Judith Williams Jagdmann, Virginia See description on page 6 Panelists: Hon. Travis Kavulla, Montana • Concluding Remarks by NARUC President, Todd Glass, Esquire, Partner, Wilson, Sonsini, The Hon. Jack Betkoski Goodrich & Rosati Kendal Bowman, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Policy - NC, Duke Energy Steve Thomas, Energy Contract Manager, Domtar Corporation

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2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Targeted Energy Efficiency (Ballroom North) Moderator: Hon. Abigail Anthony, Rhode Island How to Create a Distribution System Planning Panelists: Hon. Carla Peterman, California Process: Lessons Learned From Fellow Commissioners Kate Desrochers, Senior Analyst, Vermont Energy Moderator: Lisa Schwartz, Deputy Group Leader/Energy Investment Corporation Efficiency Team Leader Electricity Markets and Sam Krasnow, Vice President Customer Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Engagement, FirstFuel 4:00–5:00 p.m. Cory Scott, Director of Customer Solutions, (Ballroom North) Pacific Power Help Me Help You: Planning for Distributed 2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Energy Resources in the Wholesale Market (Ballroom North) Moderator: Hon. Phyllis Reha, Commissioner Emeritus, Minnesota News You Should Know, Part I Panelists: Marcus Hawkins, Director Member Services and Advocacy, Organization of MISO States (OMS) What Scientists Know About Climate Change in the US – The 2017 Climate Science Special Lon Huber, Head of Consulting, Strategen Report (CSSR) from the U.S. Global Change Greg Geller, Director of Government Affairs at EnerNOC Research Program Raiford Smith, Vice President, Energy Technology Moderator: Hon. Lorraine Akiba, Hawaii and Analytics, Entergy Panelists: Benjamin DeAngelo, Deputy Director, Climate Change Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tuesday, February 13 Don Wuebbles, Professor of Atmospheric 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Science, University of Illinois Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) 3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Ballroom North (10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) (Ballroom North) News You Should Know, Part II 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. NARUC Innovation Award Winner — A New (Ballroom Central) Methodology to Value and Compensate • Welcome by NARUC President, Hon. Jack Betkoski. Distributed Energy Resources (DER) • Remarks by The Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman, Moderator: Hon. Lorraine Akiba, Hawaii Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Panelist: Ted Kelly, Assistant Counsel, New York State • Implications and Complications of Tax Reform Department of Public Service Speakers TBA 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. (Ballroom North) Networking Break The Corporate Quest for Renewables Moderator: Hon. Dave Danner, Washington 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Panelists: Stephen W. Chriss, Director, Energy and Strategy, (Ballroom North) Walmart Business Meeting Frank Prager, Vice President, Policy and Federal Introductions: Affairs, Xcel Energy Ted Romaine, Director, Origination, Invenergy Hon. Nancy Lange, Minnesota, Chair Letha Tawney, Director, Utility Innovation, World Hon. Carla Peterman, California, Vice-Chair Resources Institute Remarks: Hon. Richard Glick, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Wednesday, February 14 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Briefing: Update on the Administration’s Decision on the Section 201 Solar Cells and Panels Trade Case Location: Ballroom Central Jennifer Murphy, Director of Energy Policy and • Remarks by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Senior Counsel, NARUC Resolutions • Remarks by The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Federal Communications Commission 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. • The Great Debate: All of the Above? (Ballroom North) See description on page 6 Reducing Supply Peaks with Integrated and 20 2018 NARUC Winter Policy Summit 71th ANNUAL NECPUC SYMPOSIUM May 20-23, 2017 Cliff House, Cape Neddick, Maine Join NECPUC Commissioners and staff at the Cliff House on the coast of Maine for substance-filled sessions with a lot of fun on the side. National and regional experts will engage you in discussing hot topics in energy, gas, telecommunications and water. See you there!

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3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Natural Gas Production and Water Use (Congressional Ballroom) Moderator: Andreas Thanos, Chair, Staff Subcommittee on Gas 21st Century Security: Preserving Trust and Panelist: Erik Anglund, P.E. Water Management Supervisor, Promoting Innovation in the Utility Sector Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Moderators: Hon. Robert M. Pickett, Alaska Hon. Richard S. Mroz, New Jersey 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Federal Tax Rate Reduction Panelists: Kimberly Denbow, American Gas Association Moderator: Andreas Thanos, Chair, Staff Subcommittee on Gas William F Hederman, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, University of Panelist: Gary Kruse, Director, Pipeline Markets, Law IQ Pennsylvania

4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Alan Halachmi, Senior Manager of Solutions BCSE-BNEF Sustainable Energy in America Factbook Architecture, Amazon Web Services Moderator: Andreas Thanos, Chair, Staff Subcommittee on Gas TBD, Cloud User from Non-energy regulated sector Panelist: Ruth McCormick, Director, Federal and State Affairs, Business Council for Sustainable Energy 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Dan LeFevers, Director, State and Consumer (Congressional Ballroom) Programs, Gas Technology Institute Demystifying Natural Gas Marketing and Trading Kyle Rogers, Vice President, Government Moderator: Hon. Odogwu Obi Linton, Maryland Relations, American Gas Association Panelists: Dena Wiggins, President Natural Gas Supply Association Orlando Alvarez, President and CEO, BP Energy Company Committee on Gas Kevin Maule, US Natural Gas Trading Manager, Statoil Monday, February 12 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 13 Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Congressional Ballroom (10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) Location: Ballroom Central (9:00–10:15 a.m.) Congressional Ballroom (10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. (Ballroom Central) 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival (Ballroom Central) See description on page 6 • Welcome by NARUC President, Hon. Jack Betkoski.

10:15 a.m–10:45 a.m. • Remarks by The Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Networking Break Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. • Implications and Complications of Tax Reform (Congressional Ballroom) Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Speakers TBA Administration 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Moderator: Hon. Norm Saari, Michigan, Chair, Pipeline Safety (Congressional Ballroom) Subcommittee Joint with Washington Action Panelists: Howard “Skip” Elliott, PHMSA Administrator Commissioners’ Roundtable on Hot Legislative (Keynote Speaker) Issues Impacting Natural Gas Steve Allen, Pipeline Safety Director, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Presenter: Congressman, Tom Reed, N.Y. (invited) Shawn Lyon, Vice President of Operations, 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Marathon Pipe Line LLC (Congressional Ballroom) 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Committee on Gas Business Meeting (Congressional Ballroom) Fireside Chat All Gas, No Pipe Fire Side Chat with FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee Presenter: Hon. Stan Wise, Georgia, Chair, Committee on Gas Continued on page 24 Rebuttal panel: TBA 2018 NARUC Winter Policy Summit 23 GAS

(Introduced by the Honorable Talina Mathews, Kentucky) and Gas Distribution Energy Efficiency Programs, Kimberly J. Harris, President and CEO of Puget Sound Conservation and other Innovative Consumer Energy, American Gas Association Chair of the Board of Focused Oriented Strategies in Today’s World Directors (Introduced by the Honorable Jay Balasbas, Moderators: Hon. Dianne Solomon, New Jersey Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission). Hon. Brandon Presley, Mississippi Resolutions Panelists: Steven Nadel, Executive Director, ACEEE Carlos Nouel, Vice President, New Energy 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Solutions, National Grid (Congressional Ballroom) Natural Gas Reliability: Understanding Fact from Holly Pearen, Senior Attorney, EDF Fiction Tanya J. McCloskey, Acting Consumer Advocate, Pennsylvania Moderators: Hon. Julie Fedorchak, North Dakota Daniel LeFevers, Director, State and Consumer Hon. Kara Brighton Fornstrom, Wyoming Programs, Gas Technology Institute Panelists: Dave Souder, Director of Operations Planning, PJM Sam Newell, Principal, The Brattle Group Wednesday, February 14 Paul Bailey, President and CEO, American 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity Location: Ballroom Central John Roscher, Director of Rates & Regulatory, US Pipelines, TransCanada • Remarks by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska • Remarks by The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Federal 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Communications Commission (Congressional Ballroom) Joint with Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest • The Great Debate: All of the Above? Creating a Win/Win for Consumers on Natural See description on page 6

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Moderator: Hon. Nancy Lange, Minnesota International Panelists: Anne Hoskins, Chief Policy Officer, Sunrun Relations Varun Sivaram, Council on Foreign Relations Jens Acker, Counselor, Energy and Climate Policy, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Committee on Representative from Australian Embassy (invited) International Relations

Sunday, February 11 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Telecommunications Location: Congressional Ballroom Staff Subcommittee on 1:00 p.m.–1:10 p.m. Telecommunications Welcome, Introductions, Approval of Minutes Moderator: Hon. David Danner, Chair, Washington IRC Sunday, February 11 1:10 p.m.–2:10 p.m. 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. The Energy Sector in India: Balancing Growth Location: Renaissance East and Sustainability Hon. Upendra Chivukula, New Jersey Moderator: 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Panelists: NARUC staff member TBA Authenticated Caller ID, Call Blocking & Data Johannes Urpelainen, School of International Analytics: How to Shut Down Illegal Caller ID Studies, Johns Hopkins University Spoofing & Fraud Gardiner Harris, State Department Moderator: Brent Stuthers, Senior Strategist, Neustar Correspondent, former New Delhi Bureau Chief, the New York Times Panelists: Beth Choroser, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Comcast 2:10 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Chris Oatway, Associate General Counsel, Verizon Power Africa Update Glenn Richards, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Moderator: Bradley Cebulko, Energy Policy Advisor, Pittman LL Washington UTC - Vice chair, Staff Subcommittee on International Relations 9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Panelist: NARUC staffer TBD Networking Break Witney Schneidman, Covington & Burling 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Worku Gachou, Covington & Burling Spectrum, White Spaces, & Technology: What’s New & Can it Work for Rural Broadband? 3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Joe Witmer, Pennsylvania Networking Break Moderator: Panelists: Harold Feld, Senior VP, Public Knowledge 3:15 p.m.–3:35 p.m. Patrick McFadden, Associate General Counsel, NARUC’s International Activities: The View from National Association of Broadcasters Our Funders Keith Walker, CEO/CTO, Aer Wireless Moderator: Hon. David Danner, Chair, Washington IRC Malena Barzilai, VP Government Affairs, Panelists: TBD Windstream Communications, Inc. (Invited) Report on NARUC International Programs Vickie Robinson, Director, Microsoft Airband Initiative, Microsoft Erin Hammel, Director of International Programs, NARUC 11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. 3:35 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Next Generation 911: Federal Grants — What You (Congressional Ballroom) Need to Know Joint session with the Committee on Energy Resources Presenter: Laurie Flaherty, RN, MS, Coordinator, National 911 and the Environment Program, USDOT Rooftop Solar: Is It Really That Difficult?

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11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Panelists: Claude Aiken, Wireline Legal Adviser to Lunch on own Commissioner Clyburn, FCC M. Teresa Hopkins, Executive Director, Navajo 1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Nation Telecommunication Regulatory Commission From the Eye of the Storm — 2017 Hurricane Mark Rubin, Sr. Executive for Government Affairs, Season & Impacts to Telecommunications: How Tracfone the Nation Reacts When Disaster Strikes Elin Swanson Katz, Presidet, National Association of Moderator: Lynn Notarianni, Colorado State Utility Consumer Advocates and Consumer Panelists: Honorable Johann Clendenin, U.S. Virgin Islands Counsel, Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel John O’Connor, Director, NCC, NCCIC, Joseph K. Witmer, Assistant Counsel, Department of Homeland Security Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission John McClain, Communications Liaison, NCC, 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. NCCIC, Department of Homeland Security Networking Break FCC (Invited) Bob Desiato, Director, Technology Operations, AT&T 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. (Renaissance East) 2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Wall Street Analysis Networking Break Moderator: Hon. Sarah Freeman, Indiana 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Panelists: Jennifer Fritzche, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Final Resolutions & Disposition Tim Horan, Managing Director, Communications and Cloud Equity Research Frank Louthan, Managing Director, Telecom Equity Research, Raymond James

Committee on 3:45 p.m.–4:00p.m. Telecommunications Networking Break 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday, February 12 (Renaissance East) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) Transition: What Commissioners and Consumers Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) Need to Know Renaissance East (10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) Moderator: Hon. Wendy Moser, Colorado 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Panelists: Greg Chiasson, Transition Oversight Mngr., Price Waterhouse Cooper (Ballroom Central) Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival Jim Falvey, Partner, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. See description on page 6 Teresa Patton, NAPM LLC Co-Chair, AT&T 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Bill Reidway, Vice President, Product (Renaissance East) Management, Neustar What Regulators Need to Hear Betty Sanders, Senior Director, Charter Moderator: Hon. Paul Kjellander, Idaho Communications Respondents: Hon. Gregg Sayer, New York Kathy Timco, LNPA Administrator, iconectiv Hon. Tim Schram, Nebraska Panelists: Jon Banks, Senior Vice President Law & Policy, Tuesday, February 13 USTelecom 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Scott Bergmann, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, CTIA 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Rick Chessen, Senior Vice President, Legal and (Ballroom Central) Regulatory Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, NTCA • Welcome by NARUC President, Hon. Jack Betkoski.

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. • Remarks by The Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman, (Renaissance East) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Joint with Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest Lifeline Changes Where Do We Go From Here? Continued on page 28 Moderator: Hon. Maida Coleman, Missouri 2018 NARUC Winter Policy Summit 27 TELECOMMUNICATIONS

• Implications and Complications of Tax Reform Wednesday, February 14 Speakers TBA 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.

10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Location: Ballroom Central (Renaissance East) • Remarks by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Business Meeting • Remarks by The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Federal 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Communications Commission (Renaissance East) • The Great Debate: All of the Above? “What am I bid for it?” The CAF II Auction – A Step Forward or Unmet Expectations See description on page 6 Moderator: Hon. Chris Nelson, South Dakota • Concluding Remarks by NARUC President, Panelists: Steve Coran, DC Legal Counsel, Wireless The Hon. Jack Betkoski Internet Service Providers Association Chelsea Fallon, Director of the FCC’s Rural Broadband Auction Task Force (RBATF) Bob Hance, President/CEO of Midwest Energy & Communications in Michigan Water Carol Mattey, Mattey Consulting LLC Mike Romano, Senior Vice President of Policy, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association Staff Subcommittee on Water

2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Networking Break Sunday, February 11 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Location: Meeting Room 15 (9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.) (Renaissance East) FCC and Congressional Updates from a Meeting Room 16 (10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.) Journalist’s Perspective (Closed meeting from 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.) Moderator: Jonathon Make, Exectutive Editor, Communications Daily 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Panelist: Brian Fung, Senior Editor, The Washington Post (Meeting Room 15) Federal Tax Reform – What State Commissions David Kaut, Senior Editor, Communications Daily Should Know and Consider David Shepardson, Correspondent, Reuters Moderator: Patricia S. Lucarelli, Administrative and Legal Lynn Stanton, Senior Editor for Wolters Kluwer’s Support Services Administrator, Rhode Island Telecommunications Reports and TR Daily Public Utilities Commission Jim Gould, Jim Gould Strategies LLC 3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Panelists: Networking Break Christine Maloni Hoover, Senior Assistant Consumer Advocate, Pennsylvania Office of 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Consumer Advocate (Renaissance East) Cathy A. Pedemonti, Utilities Examiner, Public Spectrum – Why Do We Care? Utilities Regulatory Authority, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Moderator: Hon. Sarah Hofmann, Vermont Mike Reno, Executive Director, National Tax Panelists: Jill Canfield, Vice President of Legal & Industry, Department - Tax Services, Ernst & Young LLP Assistant General Counsel, NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. David Don, VP, Regulatory Policy Public Affairs, (Meeting Room 16) Comcast Joint Session with the Staff Subcommittees on Electricity Brian O’Hara, Senior Director Regulatory Issues, and Electric Reliability NRECA Closed Meeting Christopher Wieczorek, Director, Spectrum Policy, T-Mobile

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Sonia Brubaker, Program Manager, United States Committee on Water Environmental Protection Agency Water Finance Center Maureen Westbrook, Vice President, Customer Monday, February 12 and Regulatory Affairs, The Connecticut Water 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Company

Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Ballroom North (10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.) (Renaissance West A) Renaissance West A (1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.) Business Meeting and a discussion of current and emerging water-energy nexus issues. 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Hon. Robert F. Powelson, Federal Energy (Ballroom Central) Regulatory Commission Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival See description on page 6 Tuesday, February 13 10:15 a.m–10:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Networking Break Location: Ballroom Central (9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.) 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Renaissance West A (10:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) (Ballroom North) Joint Session with the Committee on Energy Resources 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. and the Environment (Ballroom Central) Solar Desalination • Welcome by NARUC President, Hon. Jack Betkoski. Moderator: Hon. Donald J. Polmann, Florida • Remarks by The Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Panelists: Leon Awerbuch, IDA Director/Dean of the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Academy, International Desalination Association Commission Kelly Beninga, Chief Executive Officer, SkyFuel, • Implications and Complications of Tax Reform Inc. Speakers TBA Joe Cresko, Strategic Analysis Lead, Advanced Manufacturing Office, United States Department 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. of Energy Networking Break Francois Perreault, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Peter E. Shanaghan, Senior Environmental (Renaissance West A) Engineer, Infrastructure Branch - Drinking Water The Challenge of Regulating Small Water Utilities Protection Division, United States Environmental Moderator: Hon. Brad Johnson, Montana Protection Agency Panelists: Christine Maloni Hoover, Senior Assistant Consumer Advocate, Pennsylvania Office of 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Consumer Advocate (Renaissance West A) Matthew Klein, President, Carolina Water Service, Black Sky Hazards and Water Sector Resilience Inc. of North Carolina Moderator: Hon. Ann C. Pongracz, Nevada Kathryn Kline, Senior Research Associate, Panelists: Paul Stockton, Managing Director, Sonecon, LLC National Regulatory Research Institute Lauren Wisniewski, Environmental Engineer, United States Environmental Protection Agency 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (Renaissance West A) 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Responding to Crisis: Storm Response Efforts (Renaissance West A) Moderator: Hon. Raymond Williams, United States V.I. Joint Session with the Committee on Consumers and the Panelists: Hon. Johann (John) A. Clendenin, United States Public Interest Virgin Islands Strategies for Addressing Water Affordability Hon. Joseph L. Fiordaliso, New Jersey Moderator: Hon. Daniel Y. Hall, Missouri Anthony Hurley, Associate Managing Director, Panelists: Stacey Isaac Berahzer, Senior Project Director, Utility Practice, Witt O’Brien’s Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Continued on page 31

2018 NARUC Winter Policy Summit 29 Members of the National Energy Marketers Association Congratulate The Honorable John “Jack” Betkoski of Connecticut on his election as President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

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2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Marty Kropelnicki, President and Chief Executive (Renaissance West A) Officer, California Water Service Group Lead Service Line Collaborative Update David Spacht, Chief Financial Officer and Moderator: Grace D. Soderberg, Director of State Regulatory Treasurer, Artesian Resources Corporation Relations, National Association of Water Companies Wednesday, February 14 Panelists: Gail Bingham, President Emeritus, RESOLVE 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Suzanne Chiavari, Engineering Practice Leader, American Water Location: Ballroom Central Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director, • Remarks by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Environmental Defense Fund Alaska Lynn Thorp, National Programs Director, Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund • Remarks by The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Federal Steve Via, Director of Federal Relations, Communications Commission American Water Works Association • The Great Debate: All of the Above? 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. See description on page 6 (Renaissance West A) • Concluding Remarks by NARUC President, Tax Reform and the Implications for Regulated The Hon. Jack Betkoski Utilities Moderator: Hon. Sadzi M. Oliva, Illinois Panelists: Mark Beyer, Chief Economist, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (Retired) Danny Kermode, Assistant Director for Water and Transportation, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

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