Last Year's Schedule
Conference Program Annual Meeting 2022
Sunday, September 11
- 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Alderbrook lobby
Conference registration
- 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Members only
NIPPC Annual Board Meeting
- 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Welcome
- Spencer Gray, Executive Director, NIPPC
- 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Armchair Discussion
Julien Dumoulin Smith, Head of US Power, Utilities, & Alt. Energy, Bank of America
Moderator: Spencer Gray, NIPPC
- 5:30 pm – 7:15 pm
Opening Reception
No host bar.
- 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Firepit marshmallow roast
Informal gathering for all guests on the waterfront lawn.
Monday, September 12
- 7:45 am – 8:30 am
Continental breakfast
- 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Special Presentation
Tax Policy and Opportunities in the Inflation Reduction Act
Russell Sullivan, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
- 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Special Seminar
Offshore Wind: Nuts, Bolts, and the Pacific
Ankur Tohan, Partner
K&L Gates
Shannon Souza, Policy Director
Pacific Ocean Energy Trust
Elizabeth Crouse, Partner
K&L Gates
- 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Panel 1
Tomorrowland: Day-Ahead Markets and RTO Stopovers
- Bruce Rew, Senior VP, Operations, Southwest Power Pool
- Mark Rothleder, Senior VP and COO, California ISO
- Mary Wiencke, Executive Director, Public Generating Pool
Moderator: Jennifer Mersing, K&L Gates
- 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Luncheon Address
BPA Update
- John Hairston, Administrator & CEO, Bonneville Power Administration
- 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Panel 2
Uneasy Fit: Decarbonization and Energy Markets
- Gabriel Aguilera, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Energy Market regulation – West, FERC
- Representative Pam Marsh, Oregon House of Representatives
- Ann Rendahl, Commissioner, Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission
Moderator: Clare Breidenich, Western Power Trading Forum
- 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Panel 3
“Strung Along: True Transmission Tales”
- Scott Bolton, Senior VP, Development, PacifiCorp
- Mark Milburn, Senior VP, Project Development, LS Power
- Jeff Wood, Senior VP, PowerBridge
Moderator: Megan Decker, Oregon Public Utility Commission
- 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Beer Garden Reception
- Hosted bar and appetizers.
- All guests invited.
- 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Banquet program
- Monday evening dinner.
- All attendees invited. Guests welcome.
- 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Banquet Address
Keynote Speaker
- Maria Pope, President & CEO, Portland General Electric
- 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sponsored
Evening Receptions
- NIPPC’s unofficial after-parties, hosted by two of our sponsors.
Tuesday, September 13
- 7:30 am - 8:30 am
Full Buffet Breakfast
- 8:15 am – 8:45 am
Keynote Address
View from FERC
- Rich Glick, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 8:45 am – 10:00 am
Panel 4
Needed “As Needed”: Capacity in the New West
- Arne Olson, Senior Partner, Energy & Environmental Economics (E3)
- Ryan Roy, Director of Technology, Modeling & Analytics, Western Power Pool
- Jud Virden, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Moderator: Ty Johnson, Bracewell, LLP
- 10:00 am - 10:15 am
Closing Comments
- Spencer Gray, Executive Director, Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition
- 10:15 am
Conference Adjourns
Please note: Conference program may be subject to change. Correct as of August 29, 2022.
