Events
Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Be Keynote Speaker at the Eighth Annual Atlantic Canada and NE U.S. Power Summit
October 26, 2010 | Saint John, New Brunswick
| Delta Brunswick Hotel
Duane Morris partner Sheila Slocum Hollis will be a keynote speaker at Insight Information's Eighth Annual Atlantic Canada and NE U.S. Power Summit, to be held on October 26-27, 2010, in Saint John, New Brunswick. Ms. Hollis will present on the topic of "Challenges Facing North American Electricity Industry" on October 26 at 9:15 a.m. She will address the following issues in her discussion.
The state of play for Eastern U.S./Canada electric developments and prognostications regulation, legislation and beyond, including:
- Regulatory structural changes in the United States
- FERC's changing agenda
- Transmission development—new projects smart grid, renewables, demand side management and response
- Transmission regulation
- RTOs
- Enforcement
- Reliability
- NERC Situation
- Stimulus/ARRA/Grants, and other factors
- Congressional/administration developments
- Energy bill/Climate bill or a combination
- Other developments
- Other "moving parts"
About the Conference
Some of the topics to be discussed during the conference include:
- The state of play for Eastern United States/Canada electric developments and prognostications regulation and legislation
- Enabling a long-term policy path for the electricity industry in Canada
- Public engagement on energy sector issues and opportunities
- Relationship between Maine, New England, Eastern Canada and Québec
- New England governors' "Renewable Energy Blueprint"
- Community power in the energy mix
- Implementing a Feed in Tariff in Atlantic Canada
- Opening new energy corridors
- Implications of U.S. federal policy with regard to investments in transmission and smart grid
- Carbon management and trade—local specificities
For more information or to register to attend the Atlantic Canada and NE U.S. Power Summit, please visit the Insight Information website.
