Keynote Addresses from FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and ISO New England President/CEO Gordon van Welie; & Panel on Improving Energy Facility Siting and Permitting in New England

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New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable (#156)

Keynote Addresses from FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and ISO-NE President and CEO Gordon van Welie

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Panel on Improving Energy Facility Siting and Permitting in New England

Friday, December 15, 2017, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Host: Foley Hoag, 13th Floor, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston

Convener/Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd.

Twitter: #RaabRT Website: www.RaabAssociates.org

Agenda

9:00 Welcome and Introductions—Dr. Jonathan Raab

9:05 Keynote Address: FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur, "Policy Pressures on Wholesale Competitive Markets: FERC in the Hot Seat"

9:35 Keynote Address: ISO New England President and CEO, Gordon van Welie: "New England Wholesale Markets at the Crossroads: The Challenge of Integrating Public Policy and Fuel Security Objectives"

10:30 Break

11:00 Improving Energy Facility Siting and Permitting in New England

Patrick Woodcock, Assistant Secretary for Energy, Massachusetts EEA
Thomas Burack, Shareholder, Sheehan Phinney, (former Chair, NH Energy Facility Siting Committee)
Dr. Lawrence Susskind, Director, MIT-Harvard Public Negotiations Program
Bradley Campbell, President of Conservation Law Foundation
Mary Usovicz, President, MU Connections

12:30 Adjourn

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