Electricity Restructuring Roundtable (91)
Special Roundtable: Time-Based Retail Rate Options
to Foster Demand Response
Friday October 28, 2005 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Host: Foley Hoag, 13th Floor Conference Room
155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston (click here for location/directions)
Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd.
DRAFT Agenda
8:30Breakfast Refreshments
9:00Welcome and Introductions
9:15Retail Rate Options for Larger Customers
Chuck Goldman, Electricity Markets and Policy Group Leader, LawrenceBerkeley National Laboratory
Commissioner Anne George, Connecticut PUC
Peter Cappers, Director, Neenan Associates/A UtiliPoint International Company
10:45Open Stakeholder Discussion on Large Customer Time Based Rate Options
oWhat rate options (e.g., TOU, critical peak, or real time) makes sense for larger customers in New England states, and why?
oShould it be required that default service for larger customers be charged on a time-sensitive basis?
oWhat impact would such rate options have on the wholesale and retail markets?
oWhat affect would such rate options have on the procurement of capacity and energy for default service?
11:45Lunch
12:45Retail Rate Options for Smaller Customers
Roger Levy, Program/Outreach Manager, CA DemandResponseResearchCenter
Commissioner Robert Lieberman, Illinois PUC
Laurie Reid, Policy Advisor, Ontario Energy Board
2:15Open Stakeholder Discussion on Smaller Customer Time Based Rate Options
oWould smaller customers in New England see value in participating in time-sensitive rate options?
oWhat rate options (e.g., TOU, critical peak, or real time) makes sense for smaller customers in New England states, and why?
oShould smaller customers be given time-sensitive rate options in addition to a flat rate option, and under what conditions?
oUnder what circumstances, if any, should advanced meters capable of supporting time-based rate options be mass deployed?
3:15Reflections on Day by PUC Commissioners and Senior Staff
Commissioner Judith Judson, Massachusetts DTE
Commissioner Sharon M. Reishus, Maine PUC
Commissioner Anne George, Connecticut PUC
Commissioner Mike Harrington, NH PUC
Other Commissioners and Senior Staff Who Attend Also Invited to Reflect (TBD)
4:00Adjourn
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The roundtable is generously sponsored in 2005 by MA DOER, ISO New England, NStar, National Grid, Northeast Utilities, KEMA, MA Renewable Energy Trust, Analysis Group, Centrica, Constellation, Dominion, Entergy, Con Ed Solutions, Unitil, Levitan & Associates, Synapse Energy Economics Inc., La Capra Associates and Energy Options. We are still seeking additional sponsors for 2005.