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Under 2 MW Interconnection and Net
Metering:
What Utility Decision-Makers Need to Know
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
at Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
1100 W. 116th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80234
Sponsors:
Colorado Energy Science Center
Colorado Office of Energy Management and Conservation
Colorado Renewable Energy Society
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
SolarBound
Solar Electric Power Association
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Powers America
Western Area Power Administration
$15
registration fee
Register by February 20-Bring
checks to event, payable to CESC.
Agenda
8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome and Introductions
Opening Remark
Morey Wolfson,
Colorado Energy Science Center
Margie Bates,
Department of Energy
Drew Bolin,
Governor’s Office of Energy Management and Conservation
Julia Judd, Solar
Electric Power Association
8:50 Status of Interconnection and Net Metering
in Other U.S. States
Rusty Haynes,
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
9:15 Interconnection and Net Metering Issues
contained in the federal Energy
Policy Act of 2005,
Development of FERC Interconnection for Generators
20MW and
under; the decision in the Swecker case (Iowa)
Chris Cook,
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
9:45 Amendment 37, Interconnection and Net
Metering Rules
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Renewable Portfolio Standards, Amendment 37
Background, Applicability-Morey Wolfson, Colorado Energy Science
Center.
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Tax Credits, Rebates, Renewable Energy
Certificates, Interconnection (include discussion of legal and financial
issues), Net Metering (include discussion of legal and financial issues)-Rick Gilliam, Western Resource Advocates
10:30 Break
10:45 Colorado Utilities Briefings
12:00
Lunch
1:00
Colorado Utility Briefings
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Colorado
Springs Utilities - Simon Baker
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Platte
River Power Authority- John Bleem
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Fort
Collins Utility- Matthew Haag
2:00
Applying Interconnection and Net Metering to Renewables
Photovoltaics - Ken Regelson, Five Star Consulting.
Small Wind – Jim Green, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Community Wind – Ron Lehr, American Wind Energy Association
2:45
Break
3:00
National Codes and Standards Development, Safety Issues
(IEEE 1547, UL 1741)
Tom Basso, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
3:15
Roundtable Discussion with Participants
Summary of Issues and Next Steps
Peggy Plate, Western Area Power Authority
4:00
Adjourn |
