Natural Gas: Continued Growth in Maine?

Oct
9
2014
Time
Oct 9: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Event Host
Pierce Atwood LLP and Verrill Dana, LLP
Location
The Woodlands
39 Woods Road
Falmouth, ME 04105

Pierce Atwood and Verrill Dana cordially invite you to attend Natural Gas: Continued Growth in Maine?

The event will feature keynote speaker Jeff Wright, Director of the FERC Office of Energy Projects and Maine Public Utilities Chair, Tom Welch, as the lunchtime speaker. CLE credit is available for this program.

Topics of discussion will include:

  • Supply/Pipeline/Reducing the Basis Differential
  • Gas Fired Generation of Electricity
  • LDCs/The Challenge of Retail Conversions from Oil to Natural Gas
  • Commercials/Industrials

General Admission: $179
State, Government or Municipal Employee Admission: $89

Please use the blue RSVP button below to register and download the payment form here.

Agenda

8:30 am Welcome
8:45 am Keynote Speaker: Jeff Wright, Director, FERC Office of Energy Projects
9:15 am

Supply/Pipeline/Reducing the Basis Differential

Topics:

  • Update on new open seasons
  • Adequacy of supply
  • Status of PUC case on ECRC Contracts

Panelists:

  • Sital Mody, Tennessee Gas
  • Cynthia Armstrong, PNGTS
  • Greg Crisp, Spectra
  • Patrick Woodcock, Director, Maine Energy Office
  • Tim Schneider, Maine Public Advocate
  • Carol MacLennan, Maine Public Utilities Commission
  • Jim Cohen, Verrill Dana
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Gas Fired Generation of Electricity

Topics:

  • Reliability
  • Adequacy of supply
  • Price volatility
  • Will ECRC Contracts help?

Panelists:

  • Anne George, ISO-NE
  • Heather Hunt, NESCOE
  • Heidi Leslie, Rumford Power
  • Dan Alegretti, Exelon
  • Jürgen Weiss, Brattle Group
  • Sean Mahoney, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Katie Gray, Verrill Dana
12:15 pm Lunch (Speaker - PUC Chair Tom Welch)
1:15 pm

LDCs/The Challenge of Retail Conversions from Oil to Natural Gas

Topics:

  • Rulemaking at licensing board for furnace technicians
  • Challenges for LDCs
  • Efficiency Maine
  • PUC long term rate plans

Panelists:

  • Jerry Livengood, Bangor Gas
  • Peter Bottomley, MNG
  • Mike Minkos, Summit Utilities
  • Todd Black, Unitil
  • Wayne Jortner, Office of Public Advocate
  • Tony Fontaine, Fontaine HVAC
  • Sarah Tracy, Pierce Atwood
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm

Commercial and Industrial Usage

Topics:

  • Managing dual fuel boilers
  • Price volatility
  • Access to pipeline
  • CNG/LNG alternatives

Panelists:

  • Bob Dorko, Sappi
  • Seth Berry, Xpress Natural Gas
  • Paul Jack, Woodland Pulp
  • Rich Silkman, CES
  • Mike Nicorolo, Sanborn, Head & Associates
  • Randall Rich, Pierce Atwood
4:00 pm Networking Reception
Event Co-Chairs: William Harwood, Verrill Dana LLP
  John Gulliver (retired), Pierce Atwood LLP