NASUCA

2016 NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting
2016-06-05 - 2016-06-08 | IN
Meeting Agenda
Passed Resolutions:
2016-01-OPPOSING THE USE OF LOST AND UNACCOUNTED FOR GAS TO MEASURE EMISSIONS

2016-02-URGING FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO ENSURE THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF CUSTOMERS USING 21st CENTURY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

NASUCA Webinar: Solar and Consumers: What You Should Know
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Link to Video Replay

Link to NASUCA Powerpoint

Link to SEIA Powerpoint

MEETING PRESENTATIONS
Monday June 6th
“After EPSA and Hughes: the New Federal/State Jurisdictional Boundary?”
Seth Hollander
“Utility Mergers: Where is the Beef?”
David E. Dismukes
Sandra Mattavous-Frye
“Protecting Consumers from Supplier Fraud and Abuse: Recent Achievements and Next Steps”
Richard Berkley, Esq.
Lauren H. Bidra
Paula M. Carmody
Tuesday June, 7, 2016
“An Alternative to Net Metering: The Maine Approach”
Timothy R. Schneider
“The Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) Integrated Grid and IG Benefit Cost Framework:”
Salvador A. Casente, Jr.
“An Update on the Utility EvaluatorTM Software”
Paul Alvarez
“Rate Design for DG Customers”
Tim Woolf
Lon Huber
Jeffery Ono
“The FCC’s New Broadband Lifeline Program”
Michelle Garber
“Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF)”
Katrina McMurrian
“The Prepaid Pension Asset Puzzle – Are you as confused as I am?”
David G. Pitts
“Pay-As-You-Save Tariffs”
Holmes Hummel, PhD
“The IP Transition: What it is, what it is not, and why it is important”
David Bergmann
“Smart Thermostats”
Rob Kelter

2015 NASUCA Annual Meeting-Austin, Texas
2015-11-08 - 2015-11-11 | JW Marriott, 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
Final Agenda
Meeting Presentations

Sunday, November 8, 2015
Department of Energy Workshop on the Future of the Grid
Joe Paladino
Becky Harrison
Monday November 9, 2015
The Three R’s: The Need for Reliable, Redundant and Resilient Telecommunications in the New Age
Stefanie Brand
Simon ffitch
Susan Baldwin
Understanding Ratepayer Impacts with Long Term Natural Gas Capacity Issues
David Dismukes
Prepaid Residential Gas and Electric Service Update: The Continuing Concerns for Low Income Consumers
John Howat
Barry Gold
Gas Furnace Energy Efficiency Standards: The Need for DOE to Act Promptly
Marianne DiMascio
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Synapse Presentation on the Clean Power Plan final report
The Electric Utility of the Future: What do Consumer Advocates need to know?
Rich Sedano
Sonia Aggarwal
What are the demand charges and how would they impact consumers if implemented?
Ryan Hledik
Scott Rubin
Barbara Alexander
David Springe
Scott Rubin- Article on Demand-Based Rates
Tracker Trouble: shifting risk to ratepayers
Claudia Earls
John Coffman
Registration is OPEN!
Register Now
Registration fees increase After October 23rd.
Registration and payment must be received by November 1, 2015.
Early Bird Rates- Before October 23rd
$450 – NASUCA member
$500 – Government (public interest groups should seek prior approval from
NASUCA to qualify for the government rate)
$550 – Industry/Utilities, Consultants, Trade Associations
Rates After October 23rd
$495 – NASUCA member
$550 – Government (public interest groups should seek prior approval from
NASUCA to qualify for the government rate)
$605 – Industry/Utilities, Consultants, Trade Associations

Checks should be made out to NASUCA.
NASUCA should be able to accept credit registration beginning October 19th-check back for details

Hotel Information:
The Meeting is taking place at JW Marriott in conjunction with the NARUC meeting. We do not have a hotel room block at the Marriott.
The room block for NASUCA members is at the Radisson Hotel and Suites Austin Downtown with at rate of $197 per night.
For reservations call (512) 478-9611 and ask for your reservation to be in the NARUC room block. They are using the Radisson as their overflow hotel and have added extra rooms for our members.
There are other hotels in the area . For the Current Government Rates, you would need to call.
Hyatt Place Austin – 2 blocks away
Hampton Inn & Suites downtown Austin – 1.5 blocks away
Radisson Hotel – ~ 1.5 blocks away
All NARUC & NASUCA Annual Meeting attendees are invited to…
CCIF’s 6th Annual Kickoff Forum
Saturday, November 7, 2015
2:00–5:00 pm
JW Marriott Austin
Salon 5
The Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF) invites you to join us in Austin for our 6th Annual Kickoff Forum on an exciting – but yet to be determined – topic in the electric sector.
Registration. Registration will open at this link when the NARUC meeting registration opens. Please register by November 2nd. There is no charge to participate, but a separate registration with CCIF is required. Please make travel plans and hotel reservations accordingly.
Hotel Accommodations. All registrants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations, including any additional nights to attend the forum. Please be advised that to secure rooms at the JW Marriott Austin at the NARUC conference rate, you must be registered for the NARUC Annual Meeting.
Stipends. EEI is offering a limited number of stipends to participating state commissioners and consumer advocates for a 1-night credit at the JW Marriott Austin at the NARUC conference rate (or reimbursement for 1 night at an equal or lower rate at another hotel). Please indicate interest in a stipend during registration, and eligibility will be confirmed soon thereafter.
For More Info. Information about CCIF and this forum are posted at www.CCIForum.com. You may also contact Katrina McMurrian, CCIF Executive Director, by e-mail at katrina@CCIForum.com or by phone at 615.905.1375.
REGISTER HERE
This event is not a part of the agendas of the 127th NARUC Annual Meeting or 2015 NASUCA Annual Meeting.

2015 Mid-Year Meeting
2015-06-07 - 2015-06-09 | Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, 201 S. Columbus blvd., Philadelphia , PA, United States
FINAL AGENDA
Passed Resolution:
2015-1 NASUCA Customer Charge Resolution

Meeting Presentations:
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Workshop on 111(d)
Susann Brown, Utility Analyst II, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counsel, Indianapolis, IN
David Farnsworth, Senior Associate, Regulatory Assistance Project, Montpelier, VT
Rodney Sobin, Senior Program Director, National Association of State Energy Officials, Washington, D.C.
Monday, June 8, 2015
“Natural Gas Distribution Company Main Extension Policies – How Companies Will Acquire New Customers”
Rebecca S. Bachelder, President, Blueflame Consulting, LLC, Melrose, MA
Joseph A. Rosenthal, Principal Attorney, Office of Consumer Counsel, New Britain, CT
David C. Weaver, Vice President, Enterprise Regulatory Affairs, AGL Resources, Atlanta, GA
“DOE’s Voluntary Code of Conduct on Customer Data/Future of the Grid”
Eric Lightner,Director of the Federal Smart Grid Task Force, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
Critical Consumer Issues Forum Project
Katrina McMurrian, Executive Director of CCIF
DER Committee Roundtable on Community Solar
Cindy Schonhaut, Director, Office of Consumer Counsel, Denver, CO
Paula Carmody, People’s Counsel, Maryland Office of the People’s Counsel, Baltimore, MD
Laurence Daniels, Director of Litigation, Office of the People’s Counsel, Washington, DC

Tuesday, June 9, 2015
111 (d) Report Finishing Touches
Synapse Energy Slides

The Utility Push to Increase Customer Charge: What’s Wrong with It and How to Respond to It
John Howat, Senior Policy Analyst, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA
Kira Loehr, Executive Director and General Counsel, Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, Inc., Madison, WI
Glenn A. Watkins, Executive Vice President and Senior Economist, Technical Associates, Inc., Richmond, VA

“Where’s My Connection? — The Rising Need for Reliability Controls and Standards in the Public Communications System”
Craig Graziano, Chair, NASUCA Consumer Protection Committee, Office of Consumer Advocate, Des Moines, IA
Robert Loube, Vice President, Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates, Harrisburg, PA
Joseph Gillan, Consultant, Gillan Associates, Daytona Beach, FL
“Meeting Needs for the Future Most Cost-Effectively – One Perspective on Regional versus State-by-State Approaches under the Clean Power Plan”
Muhsin K. Abdur-Rahman, Senior Market Strategist, PJM Interconnection, Audubon, PA
Franz Litz, Litz Energy Strategies

CLICK HERE FOR MEETING REGISTRATION AND INVOICE
Registration Fees:
$450 – NASUCA member
$500 – Government (public interest groups should seek prior approval from
NASUCA to qualify for the government rate)
$550 – Industry/Utilities, Consultants, Trade Associations
*At this time we do not accept Credit Cards, we apologize for any inconvenience

Hotel Information
Reservations at the Hilton Penn’s Landing, can be made by calling 215-521-6500, when making the Reservation please reference the “NASUCA Meeting”our rate of $199 per night.
The Hotel Registration Cut-Off Date is MAY 15th.

2014 Annual Meeting
2014-11-16 - 2014-11-19 | San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 780 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Resolutions Passed During the Annual Meeting
NASUCA Supplier Resolution-2014-02
NASUCA Water/Waste-Water Resolution-2014-07
Protections for Distributed Generation Customers -2014-05
NASUCA Electricity Resolution-2014-04
Reasonable Rates for Telephone and Broadband Services- 2014-06
NASUCA EPA Resolution 2014-03

Meeting Agenda
Meeting Presentations:
Sunday, November 16th
Workshop on 111 (d) Sponsored by DOE/Lawrence Berkeley Labs
Ken Colburn, Senior Associate, Regulatory Assistance Project, Montpelier, VT
Elizabeth Stanton, Senior Economist, Synapse Energy Economics, Cambridge, MA
Monday, November 17th
Statewide Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission
Mark Schuling, Iowa Consumer Advocate, Office of the Consumer Advocate, Des Moines, IA
Jesse Reyes, Chief, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Energy and Telecommunication Division, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Boston, MA
50 Shades of Cost-Shifting: The View from Arizona California and Others States on the Front Line
Lon Huber, Special Projects Advisor, Arizona’s Residential Utility Consumer Office, Phoenix, AZ
Janine Midgen-Ostrander, Principal, The Regulatory Assistanec Project, Columbus, OH
Tuesday, November 18th
111(d) Report by by Synapse Energy Consultants on Tool Kit for State Compliance
Bruce Biewald, CEO and Founder, Synapse Energy Economics, Cambridge, MA
Elizabeth Stanton, Senior Economist, Synapse Energy Economics, Cambridge, MA
Financial Impacts of Net-Metered PV on Utilities and Ratepayers: A Scoping Study of Two Prototypical U.S. Utilities
Andrew Satchwell, Senior Scientific Engineering Associate, Electricity Markets and Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Truth or Consequences: The Connection Between Accurate Broadband Mapping and Reliable Communications Services
Peter Pratt, Chief Operating of Commnexis, Inc., Marin County Manager for the North Bay-North Coast broadband Consortium (NBNCBC)
Christopher Witteman, Staff Counsel, California Public Utilities Commission
Public Private Partnership; Is It Good for Consumers?
Betty Ann Kane, Chairman, DC Public Service Commission, Washington, DC
Chris Faulkner, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, Breitling Energy Corporation, Dallas, TX
Danilo Sanchaz, Program Manager, Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Water Branch, San Francisco, CA
Registration

Click here for Registration and Invoice–Registration closes November 1, 2014
*at this time we do not accept credit card payments for registration

Hotel Information:
The NASUCA Annual Meeting is being held in San Francisco, November 16th -19th, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. It is extremely important to book your hotel room early. Even if you end up needing to cancel, we recommend reserving a room as soon as possible.
NASUCA will not be providing a hotel block for the Annual Meeting as it is held at the NARUC hotel. However, the TURN Office has been kind enough to put together a list of recommend hotels that are close to the Marriott.

San Francisco Hotels
These hotels are all within walking distance of the NARUC hotel, the Marriott Marquis, located at 4th St. Most of the recommended hotels are located near Union Square, with a couple closer to the Ferry Building with easy access to the Marriot on public transportation. They all have Internet access. They are categorized as larger hotels and boutique hotels. The boutique hotels may have only a few rooms available. The goal was to find hotels with rooms at $150 or less (tough in SF) or at most in the vicinity of $200.
Larger Hotels
Hotel Palomar
12 Fourth Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Right across the street from NARUC. Very nice hotel. Advance booking/non-refundable rate $212/refundable $269.
Reservations: (866) 373-4941
Hotel Palomar San Francisco
Parc 55
55 Cyril Magnin St.San Francisco,CA 94102
A short walk to NARUC.
Advance Purchase Rates: $187
Reservations: 800.595.0507
Boutique Hotels
Hotel Fusion
140 Ellis St, (Corner of Cyril Magnin)
Very close to NARUC. Small, comfortable rooms. Inexpensive. Government rate starts at $134. AARP and AAA discounts available @ $137. Free WiFI. Twin rooms are small, if you need to work ask about a desk. Reservations can be booked on-line.
Orchard Hotel
665 Bush St
San Francisco, CA
Non-Refundable $206/Refundable $229
The Orchard Hotel
Orchard Garden Hotel
466 Bush Street
Non-refundable rate $200/Refundable $221.50 (Includes free HS Internet) AAA rate available.
Reservations: Email: reservations@theorchardgardenhotel.com
Toll Free: 1-888-820-6150
Hotel Beresford
635 Sutter St.
Quaint hotel in the theater district., two blocks from Union Square. A little funky (e.g., older bath facilities and refrigerators in the rooms). A fun place to stay. Like traveling in Europe. Inexpensive. Rates from $129/Government rate $134. Only drawback, Internet access is sketchy.
Reservations: 1-800-533-6533
Hotel Triton
342 Grant Avenue
This looks like a really fun place. A Kimpton artsy hotel. Seven Blocks from NARUC (the farthest of the suggested hotel options). Rates range from $159 (with 60 day advance purchase) to $199. They offer a gov. rate but show no rooms at that rate for our dates.
Reservations: (800) 800-1299
Hotel Union Square
114 Powell Street
Rates from $134-$172. Very close to NARUC.
Reservations 1 800 553 1900
Hotel Union Square
***They did not recommend the Mosser, which is across the street from Marriott, because the rooms are not great (very small, hard to work).

2014 Mid-Year Meeting
2014-06-01 - 2014-06-03 | Eldorado Hotel & Spa Santa Fe, 309 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM, 87501, United States
Registration is now open for 2014 NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting being held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 1-3rd. The meeting is being held at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa , in the heart of Santa Fe.
We have reserved a block of rooms for $195 per night, to make reservations please follow this link https://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=1108415&hotelID=3601 and you will be taken directly to our reservation block. Hotel Registration closes MAY 1st. We do recommend that you fly into the Albuquerque Airport and then take a shuttle to the Hotel. *More Transportation information is posted below.

Meeting Agenda
Passed Resolution:
2014-01 Urging the Adoption of State Laws and Regulations to Provide Better Consumer Protections for Retail Energy Customers Who Are Being Solicited, or Have Entered into Agreements, for Variable Rate Contracts with Competitive Energy Suppliers
Meeting Presentations
Monday, June 2nd

The Future of Electric Generation-One Increment at a Time
David Farnsworth
Cathy Woollums
Steven Michel
The Affordability Gap and What Commissions Can Do to Close It: Security Deposits and Late Fees
William Marcus
The Affordability Gap and What Commissions Can do to Close It: High Fixed Customer Charge
William Marcus
Mark Schuling
Jim Williams
What the IP Transition Means for Consumers and a Ubiquitous, Affordable, Reliable National Communications System
David Bergmann

Tuesday, June 3rd
Litigating Tracker Proceedings
Joe Rogers
Update on CCIF Distributive Energy Project
Katrina McMurrian
Low Income Research Presentation by Smart Grid Collaborative
SA Anders
For Sale-The National Wireline Communications System
David Brevitz
The Earnings Gap and Other Measures of Profitability and Shareholder Value
David Parcell
Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later-How Do Environmental, Social and Long-Term Benefits and Costs Fit with Classic Economic Regulation
Gloria Smith
Mark Toney
Handout-Climate Policy Leadership
Energy Efficiency Cost-Effectiveness: Aligning Tests with State Policies, Ratepayer Interests, and Utility Resource Planning
Bobette Wilhelm
Dr. Kushler
Meeting Registration
Registration Fees – 2014 NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting
$450 – NASUCA member
$500 – Government (public interest groups should seek prior approval from NASUCA to qualify for the government rate)
$550 – Industry/Utilities, Consultants, Trade Associations

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*Below is transportation information taken from the Eldorado Website and includes the Sandia Shuttle phone number for reservations.
Albuquerque International Airport has over 100 flights daily on airlines including American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines and USAirways. The Eldorado Hotel & Spa is only 60 minutes from the Albuquerque International Airport via shuttle or car. The Sandia Shuttle provides transfer service between the Albuquerque International Airport and Eldorado Hotel & Spa with frequent and convenient trips throughout each day.

Santa Fe Municipal Airport is located southwest of the city, the Santa Fe Municipal Airport provides commercial airline service by American Eagle Airlines. The airport operates daily flights to and from Santa Fe and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Los Angeles (LAX).

Airport Main Line: 505-955-2900

Airport Fax: 505-955-2905

Airport Information Line: 505-955-2908

Sandia Shuttle offers convenient shuttle service between the Eldorado Hotel & Spa and the Albuquerque International Sunport.

Local Phone 505-474-5696

Toll-Free Phone 888-775-5696

Note: Please allow approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hour(s) for travel times. Shuttles are ready to depart 10 minutes prior to scheduled pick-up times.

2014 Water Committee Forum
2014-04-22 - 2014-04-23 | Unnamed Venue, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Registration Form

2013 Annual Meeting
2013-11-16 - 2013-11-20 | Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, FL, United States
2013 NASUCA ANNUAL MEETING
Orlando, Florida
November 16 – 20
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Meeting Agenda
Passed Resolutions
2013-05 Supporting Automated Benchmarking of MultiFamily Buildings for Energy Efficiency Purposes
2013-06 VoIP Telephone Numbers
2013-07 Fair Spectrum Allocation
Meeting Presentations
Monday, November 18th
Introduction & RTO Issues: Consumer Advocates of the PJM States (CAPS)
SGGC Smart Grid Economic and Environmental Benefits
Patty Durand , Executive Director, Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative, Roswell, GA
Multi-Family Housing: Overcoming the Barriers to Accessing Utility-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs.
Charles Harak, Managing Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA
Todd Nedwick, Assistant Director of Public Housing, National Housing Trust, Washington, DC
Anne McKibbin, Policy Director, CNT Energy, Chicago, IL
State Legislative Developments
Kevin D. Gunn , Shareholder, Polsinelli, LLP, St. Louis, MO
Elin Swanson Katz, Consumer Counsel, State of Connecticut, Office of Consumer Counsel, New Britain, CT
Bruce Biewald, Chief Executive Officer, Synapse Energy Economics Inc., Cambridge, MA
What gets lost in the IP Transition?
Joe Gillan , Consultant , Gillan Associates, Daytona Beach, FL
Susan Baldwin , Consultant to Consumer Advocates, Newburyport, MA
Tuesday November, 19th
Wind Powered Energy Resources and State Utility Consumer Advocates: A Dialogue
Christy Omohundro, Regional Representative, East. AWEA, Washington, DC
Making Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Real For People
Nicole W. Sitaraman , Assistant People’s Counsel, Office of the People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Theodore J. (Ted) Kury, Director of Energy Studies, Public Utility Research Center (PURC) at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Patrick Sheehan, Director, Office of Energy, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL
The FCC Review of Verizon’s Section 214 Application and its Implications for the IP Transition.
Lisa Youngers, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Federal Affairs, XO Communications, Herndon, VA
Thomas Maguire, Senior Vice President, Verizon Telecom
Susan Baldwin, Consultant to Consumer Advocates, Newburyport, MA
Financial Reform; Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Energy Companies
Lopa Parikh, Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs for Energy Supply, Edison Electric Institute, Washington, DC
Peter J. Scanlon, Partner, Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C., Washington, DC
Gas Main Extensions: What Are the Best Policy Choices for Customers?
David Dismukes, Professor, Associate Executive Director, and Director of Policy Analysis, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Ken Costello, Principal Researcher, Energy and Environment, at the National Regulatory Research Institute, Silver Spring, MD
Registration and Invoice–Registration is now closed. Onsite Registration will be available.
We apologize for any inconvenience, but we do not accept credit cards
Frequently Asked Questions
Registration Fees (per person) – 2013 NASUCA Annual Meeting
$395 – NASUCA Member
$450 – Government (public interest groups should seek prior approval from NASUCA to qualify for the government rate)
$495 – Industry/Utilities, Consultants, Trade Associations
Our Annual Meeting is held in conjunction with the NARUC Annual Meeting and your registration includes a ticket to the NASUCA dinner event as well as admittance into the open NARUC panels.

Meeting Information
The meeting is taking place at the NARUC Hotel the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. NASUCA has a small block of rooms reserved at the hotel for a rate of $199 per night plus 13%tax. The cutoff date for hotel registration is October 18th, but given the small number of rooms we recommend booking as early as possible.
Below is the link for hotel registration: It will take you to a NARUC generated reservation option. Our block is though NARUC so you are in the correct place, for the NASUCA Block.
NASUCA: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=20126150
If you are unable to stay at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek there are a number of hotel options and we do recommend shopping around. When we checked some sites I saw a cheaper rate at the NARUC hotel then the group rate being offered. So even if you miss the hotel block you can sill stay at the NARUC hotel you would just need to book though another site. Orlando has a ton of hotels many of them with very reasonable rates, you would just most likely have to rent a car to get from your hotel to the conference.
If you visit Orbitz.com http://www.orbitz.com/ click, search by address, type in Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, 14100 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, Orlando, FL 32821 it will generate a list of nearby hotels. I would double check the location before booking, but it at least puts you in the vicinity.
A good option that is very nearby is the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort, located just a half a mile from the NARUC hotel.
HOTELS FOR NASUCA MEMBERS:
*If you find a great rate at another hotel close to the Hilton Bonnet Creek please let me know so I can put it up on our website for other members.
Here are some hotels that other members have reservations booked.
Two bedroom condo at Marriott Royal Palms which is six miles from the NARUC hotel. They will have a car in case anyone wants to carpool. The government rate is $194/night ($97 for each person) and you can’t beat the accommodations. For more information, go to http://www.marriottvacationclub.com/vacation-resorts/marriott-royal-palms/overview.shtml
State government rate of $101 – ½ mile from the conference hotel. Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek –http://www.wyndham.com/common/images/branded/WY/images/45462_b1t.jpg
Springhill Suites Marriott Village- $79 per night government Rate
You’re invited to…
CCIF’s 4th Annual Kickoff Forum
Distributed Generation: Consumer-Focused Options for Policymakers & Regulators
Saturday, November 16, 2013 ? 2:00 – 5:00pm
Orlando Hilton Bonnet Creek ? Orlando, FL
Floridian Ballroom B & C
The Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF) invites you to join us in Orlando for our 4th Annual Kickoff Forum, which will build on the consensus framework and principles on distributed generation (DG) that were developed by CCIF earlier this year (report available at www.CCIForum.com). To dig deeper into the complex topic of DG, areas of discussion will likely include:
* Value of a Safe, Reliable, and Resilient Grid to Enable DG Options for Consumers
* DG Market Development and Deployment
* DG Cost Allocation Approaches and Best Practices
* Consumer Protections, Complaint Resolution, and Education
This dialogue will help shape CCIF’s work in summits next spring, at which commissioners, consumer advocates, and electric utility representatives will continue the discussion, develop options for consideration by policymakers and regulators, and form consensus where possible. As we begin the effort to build on the CCIF framework on DG and further assist policymakers and other stakeholders in evaluating these challenging issues, we encourage your participation.
Registration. Registration is open at www.CCIForum.com/ccif-events/registration. Please register by November 6th. There is no charge to participate, but registration with CCIF is required. Please make travel plans accordingly.
Hotel Stipends. EEI is offering a limited number of stipends to participating state commissioners and consumer advocates for a 1-night credit at the Orlando Hilton Bonnet Creek at the NARUC conference rate (or reimbursement for 1 night at an equal or lower rate at another hotel). Please indicate interest in a stipend during registration, and eligibility will be confirmed soon thereafter. All registrants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations, including any additional nights to attend the forum.
For More Info. Information about CCIF and this meeting is posted at www.CCIForum.com. You may also contact Katrina McMurrian, CCIF Executive Director, by e-mail at katrina@CCIForum.com or by phone at 337-656-8518.
Register at www.CCIForum.com/ccif-events/registration.
This event is not a part of the agendas of the 125th NARUC Annual Meeting or 2013 NASUCA Annual Meeting.
Additional Information
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meeting attire?
|Business.
Do you accept credit cards for registration?
We do apologize but at this time we do not accept credit cards.
Can additional tickets be purchased to the NASUCA Dinner event?
Yes they are $50 each and there may be a limited number
Do Speakers need to Register?
Yes
Area Speakers required to pay the registration fee?
If the speaker is just coming in for his or her panel they do not need to pay the registration fee. If they are attending more than one day of the meeting, then yes they are required to pay for registration.
Below is some additional travel information provided by NARUC
Transportation to and from airport: How much does a typical cab cost to Hotel? Are there shuttle buses? Other ways to get around? Which is the closest airport?
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What Airport should I fly into?
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2013 Mid-Year Meeting
2013-06-09 - 2013-06-12 | Renaissance Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA, United States
2013 NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting
Seattle, Washington
Renaissance Seattle Hotel
June 9-12th
Meeting Agenda
Resolutions Passed at 2013 NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting
2013-01- Urging State Legislatures to Prohibit the “Cramming” of Unauthorized Charges onto Consumer Telephone Bills and Proposing a Statute to Solve the Problem.
2013-02-Calling for the Development of National and State Policies to Ensure Reliable Wireline and Wireless Communications During a Power Outage.
2013-03- Supporting the Right of Customers to Unlock Cell Phones, Tablets, and Other Mobile Devices
2013-04 Urging Public Utility Commissions To Protect Against Retail Ratepayer Subsidization Of Regulated Natural Gas Utility Participation In The Non-Regulated Natural Gas Vehicle Refueling Market.

Meeting Presentations
Monday, June 10th
Update on CCIF Distributed Energy Resources
Katrina McMurrian
The Future of the Electric Industry
Jerrold Oppenheim and Nancy Brockway
Today’s Journalism-What Media Changes Mean for Consumer Advocates
David Boardman
Cathy Duchamp
John Stang
Through the Looking Glass-State and Federal Policy Responses to Technological Evolution in the Public (soft) Switched Network
Bill Levis
Sommer Templet
Integration of Intermittent Renewable Resources
Michael McMullen
Ken Corum
Cameron Yourkowski
Tuesday, June 11th
State Telecom Deregulation and the Public Interest
David Bergmann
Barbara Alexander
Capital Programs and Lost and Unaccounted Gas
Paula Gant
Bruce Paskett
Deregulated Markets: Current Trends and Retail Impacts
William Massey
Barbara Alexander

2012 Annual Meeting
2012-11-11 - 2012-11-14 | Hampton Inn Baltimore-Downtown-Convention Center, 500 Washington Blvd ., Baltimore, MD, United States
2012 NASUCA ANNUAL MEETING
Baltimore Hilton
November 11th-14th
Baltimore, MD
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Presentations
Sunday, November 11th
Workshop on EPA Regulations
Stefanie Brand – New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel
Lewis Mills Jr. – Missouri Public Counsel
David Stippler – Office of Utility Consumer Counselor
Bill Becker – National Association of Clean Air Agencies
Monday, November 12th
Financing the Reliability
Dr. Tim Brennan – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ron Binz – Public Policy Consulting
Philip Hanser – The Brattle Group
Tuesday, November 13th
Consumer Education and Outreach: State of the Art
Sheri Givens – Office of the Public Utility Counsel
David Kolata David Kolata – Citizens Utility Board
Herbert Jones – DC Office of the People’s Counsel
Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets
Michael Dirrane – Spectra
Jameson Smith – MISO
Understanding Risks, Responsibility, and Rewards in Rate Design in the Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Replacement
Era: Considerations for Distribution System Improvement Charges (DSIC) for Water Utilities
Cheryl Norton – Kentucky American Water
Mark Schuling – Iowa Consumer Advocate
Passed Resolution
2012-07 Urging Utilities to Eliminate “Convenience” Fees for Paying Utility Bills with Debit and Credit Cards and Urging Appropriate State Regulatory Oversight.
Press Release – Advocates Urge Elimination of “Convenience” Fees for Card Payment of Utility Bills
November 13, 2012
Gettting Around Baltimore Handout

2012 Mid-Year Meeting
2012-06-24 - 2012-06-26 | Doubletree Guest Suites Historic Charleston, Charleston, SC, United States
2012 NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting
Doubletree Guest Suites Historic Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
June 24th – 26th
Final Meeting Agenda
Resolutions Passed
2012-01 Retention of Traditional Regulatory Oversight of all Voice Telephone Services
2012-02 Urging the FCC to Retain “Legacy” Regulations and Affirm State Authority to Enact and Enforce COLR and ETC Obligations
2012-03 Supporting the Adoption of Federal Universal Service Support Contribution Mechanisms that ensure all Carriers and Services that Benefit from High Cost USF Contribute to their program’s Funding Base.
2012-04 Urging the Adoption of State Laws & Regulations Regulating Competitive Energy Supply Markets, including Measures Designed to Promote Honesty & Clarity in Marketing & to give Consumers a Reasonable Ability to Select a Competing Provider
2012-05 Urging the EPA to Establish Compliance Timeframes that Provide Sufficient Time for Utilities and State Commissions to Consider Appropriate Responses so as to Avoid Rate Shock to Electric Utility Customers
2012-06 Expressing Appreciation for the Work of the Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation of the US Senate Regarding the Cramming of Unauthorized Charges onto Consumer Phone Bills & Supporting S. 3291 the “fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012”
Meeting Presentations
June 25th
Order 1000 & Beyond -Implications of Electric Transmission Expansion for Consumer Advocates
American Electric Power
Mario Hurtado – Clean Line Energy Partners
Issues and Ramifications Arising From the FCC’s Connect America Fund Order Affecting High Cost Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation
Bob Loube – Rolka, Loube, Saltzer Associates
The Price & Practicalities of a Cleaner Generation Fleet-Real World Impacts of the EPA’s New Coal Regulations
Joseph Goffman – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jim Lazar – Regulatory Assistance Project
Bruce Biewald – Synapse Energy Economics, inc.
Gary Helm – PJM Interconnection
Home Energy Usage Reports: Does Increased Feedback Lead to Significant Energy Reductions and Reduced Costs?
Michael Li – U.S. Department of Energy
Jeff Loiter – Optimal Energy, Inc.
June 26th
The Impacts of the FCC’s Lifeline Reform Order
Trent Harkrader – Federal Communications Commission
Oliva Wein – National Consumer Law Center
Privacy of Home Energy Usage Data: Protecting Consumers and Giving them the Tools with which to Protect Themselves
Aryeh Fishman – Edison Electric Institute
Brent Struthers – Neustar
Jim Williams – Ohio Office of Consumer Counsel
Ricky Gratz – Maryland Office of People’s Counsel
Natural Gas Utility Distribution Pipeline Infrastructure Replacement Programs
Frank Radigan – Hudson River Energy Group
Alexander Cochis – LaCapra
Useful Information
Below are Links to the RAP Publications that were distributed at the meeting.
Incorporating Environmental Costs in Electric Rates: Working to Ensure Affordable Compliance with Public Health and Environmental Regulations
Preparing for EPA Regulations: Working to Ensure Reliable and Affordable Environmental Compliance
Revenue Regulation and Decoupling: A Guide to Theory and Application
Electricity Regulation in the US: A Guide
Clean First: Aligning Power Sector Regulation with Environmental and Climate Goals
RAP has a host of other publications as well, so I would recommend that NASUCANS visit our webpage, www.Raponline.org for a list of other publications.

2011 Annual Meeting
2011-11-13 - 2011-11-16 | Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel, St. Louis, MO, United States
2011 NASUCA ANNUAL MEETING
Renaissance Grand
November 13 – 16
St. Louis, Missouri
Resolutions Passed at the Meeting
State Capacity Resolution 2011-6
Robo-Call Resolution 2011-7
Energy Privacy Resolution 2011-8
Sunday, November 13th
Transmission Workshop
Lauren Azar
Kevin Kelly
Monday, November 14th
Financial Aspects of Feed-in Tariff and Purchase Power Agreements
Aaron Rothschild
Judy Chang
Alternative Ruled Vehicles: The Impact on Ratepayers an Utilities
Michele Beck
Dale Pennington
Broadband or Bust at the FCC: Forward-Looking Telecom Reform, or The Great Telecom Robbery of 2011
Bob Loube
Tuesday Novmber 15th
The Need for Consumer Protection in Retail Energy Marketing: Should Competitive Gas and Electric Suppliers Be Regulated and If So, How?
Barbara Alexander
Peter Saar
Clare McGuire
Janice Dale
Final Agenda

2011 Mid-Year Meeting
2011-06-26 - 2011-06-28 | Omni La Mansion del Rio, San Antonio, TX, United States
2011 NASUCA MID-YEAR MEETING
Omni La Mansion del Rio
June 26 – 28
San Antonio, Texas
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Presentations
Monday, June 27th
Speaker:
Richard Sedano
“The Financial Costs of Energy Waste: What your utilities don’t want to talk about…”
Gregg Dixon
George Malek
Robert Kelter
Jeff Lyng
Tuesday, June 28th
“Shale Gas: What it is, How it will Impact Supply, Prices, and Customers, and The Regulatory Issues it Raises”
Melissa Whitten
Xiaofeng Liu, Ph. D.
James A. Tramuto
“USF Issues-Low income and high -cost, national and local”
Pamela Gallant
Kathy Grant
Jeff Lindsey
Resolutions Passed at the 2011 Mid Year Meeting in San Antonio
2011-1-ENCOURAGING STATE LEGISLATURES AND STATE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONS TO INSTITUTE PROGRAMS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DISCONNECTION OF RESIDENTIAL GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE BASED ON NONPAYMENT
2011-2-URGING STATES TO GATHER UNIFORM STATISTICAL DATA ON BILLINGS, ARREARAGES AND DISCONNECTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICES
2011-3-URGING STATES TO REQUIRE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AS A CONDITION FOR APPROVAL OF PREPAID RESIDENTIAL GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE
2011-4-URGING AN EQUITABLE EXPENDITURE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUNDS ON AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING UNITS
2011-5 -SUPPORTING A NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON THE TRANSITION TO MORE EFFICIENT LIGHTING

2010 Annual Meeting
2010-11-14 - 2010-11-17 | Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA, United States
2010 NASUCA ANNUAL MEETING
Omni Hotel at CNN Center
November 14 – 17
Atlanta, Georgia
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Presentations
Monday, November 15th
Project Goal
Debra Berlyn
Contact Voltage in the Urban Landscape: A Public Safety Hazard
Connie Hughes
USF to CAF Where are we going? What will be left?
Dave Bergmann
“The Smart Approach to Remote Disconnections: Needed Consumer Protections for Vulnerable Populations”
Hayley Goodson
Tuesday, November 16th
The Water Energy Nexus: Issues from the Vantage Point of teh Water Component
David Spenard
Jeremy Fisher
The Potential Impact of EPA Regulations on Regulations on Electric Generation, and an Alternative IDea for Moving to a Lower Carbon Future
Joe Bryson
Ezra Hausman
Inflation Adjustments: The Next Tracker Mechanism
Roger Cox
Karl McDermott
David Dismukes, Ph.D
Smart Grid Accounting and FIN 48
Ralph Smith
Rick Hornby
Resolutions Passed at the Meeting
Boucher/Terry “Universal Service Reform Act of 2010″ -2010-04

2010 Mid-Year Meeting
2010-06-13 - 2010-06-16 | Marriott San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA, United States
2010 NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting
Marriott San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf
San Francisco, California
June 13 – 16
Final Agenda
Meeting Presentations
Monday June 14th
“Still Cramming after All These Years: What Must Be Done To Stop It?”
“Telemarketing scams. Doctored verification recordings. $7 directory assistance charges. Bogus Internet signups. “Sloppy” billing practices. Inadequate dispute resolution. And that’s on a good day! Why is this still a problem? What is the role of the LEC? the billing aggregator? enforcement authorities? Panelists will explore the nature, scope and sources of the cramming problem and suggest strategies to deal with it.”
Moderator:
Craig Graziano, Attorney, Office of Consumer Advocate, Iowa Department of Justice, Des Moines, IA
Panelists:
Joel Gurin, Bureau Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
Laura Kim, Assistant Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
Chris Witteman, Legal Division/Telecommunications, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA
“Smart Meters – The Promise and the Problems”
Today’s Smart Meters offer many potential benefits, including giving customers a much better handle on their energy consumption through Home Area Network devices. They also provide a platform for various Smart Grid opportunities. However, deployment of such meters in Northern California has raised concerns about the accuracy of bills, security and privacy. Questions have also been raised about whether they provide as good a “bang for the buck” as Energy Efficiency programs. The four panelists will discuss these issues from different viewpoints and how these concerns are being addressed.
Moderator:
Christopher Danforth, Program and Projects Supervisor, California Public Utilities Commission, Division of Ratepayer Advocates, San Francisco, CA
Panelists:
Jana Corey, Director of Integrated Demand-side Management, (IDSM) Policy Planning, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA
Cameron Brooks, Senior Director, Market Development and Policy Strategy, Tendril, Inc., Boulder, CO
Mark W. Toney, Ph.D, Executive Director, The Utility Reform Network, San Francisco, CA
Jennifer M. Urban, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, University of California Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA
“Full Credit Reporting on Residential Gas and Electric Accounts: Train Wreck for Essential Safety Net Public Policies”
Like wolves in sheep’s clothing, industry proponents of full credit reporting claim it will build credit histories and improve consumer access to credit. In actuality, far from delivering a benefit to consumers, full credit reporting poses a new and profound threat to the well-being of both low-income consumers and a wide swath of consumers who are not low income but who for reasons including illness and layoff are not always able to make gas and electric payments on time. The panel will explain and discuss the nature and breadth of the threat and what can be done to prevent the imminent threatened harm.
Moderator:
Joseph W. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Boston, MA
Panelists:
David Rinebolt, Executive Director and Counsel, Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy, Findlay, OH
John G. Howat, Consultant, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA -Note: His presentation was given by Mr. Rinebolt
” The Next Generation of Energy Efficiency: Transforming Markets through Long-term Strategic Planning”
This panel on Energy Efficiency will provide lessons learned from California and the Northwest on forward-looking strategies that seek to increase energy savings by integrating efficiency into the marketplace as business as usual. Both California and the Northwest are using strategic planning and market transformation strategies to achieve this goal. The theory of market transformation is to identify market barriers to normal market adoption of energy efficient products and services and implement programs directly targeted at removing those barriers to ultimately lower the cost of energy efficiency for all consumers. Jeanne Clinton will discuss the motivations, background, and goals of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for sponsoring the Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan that is being used to guide implementation of energy efficiency programs using Zero Net Energy and Market Transformation strategies. Jeff Harris will discuss lessons from the Northwest related to its demonstrated success of Market Transformation as a significant component of a comprehensive energy efficiency program portfolio since the early 1990’s.
Following these two presentations, there will be an open forum for all states to discuss with panelists issues and opportunities to coordinate across borders on strategic planning and market transformation.
Moderator:
Cheryl Cox, Senior Policy Analyst / Project Manager, Energy Efficiency, Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA), California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA
Panelists:
Jeanne Clinton, Manager of the Climate Strategies Branch, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA
Jeff Harris, Director of Emerging Technologies for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), Portland, OR
“Shale Gas Development’s Impact on Energy Market Dynamics and Contracting Strategies”
Melissa Whitten of La Capra Associates, Inc. will highlight the key issues, data and companies to monitor in order to understand the impact of shale gas on the build out and integration of the US natural gas pipeline grid, regional energy costs, and energy policy in general.
Moderator:
Joseph W. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Boston, MA
Speaker:
Melissa Whitten, Consultant, LaCapra Associates, Boston, MA
Tuesday, June 15
“Gas Distribution Company Rate Design: What Is In the Customer’s Best Interest?”
This panel will explore the various forms of gas distribution company rate design from straight fixed-variable to inclining block rates. The panelists will discuss how well these rate designs achieve the long-standing rate structure goals of: Efficiency, Simplicity, Continuity, Fairness and Earnings Stability, in an attempt to determine what is best for customers.
Moderator:
Joseph W. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Boston, MA
Panelists:
Joseph A. Ferro, Manager, Regulatory Policy, Bay State Gas Company, division of NiSource, Westborough, MA
Lee Smith, Managing Consultant, LaCapra Associates, Boston, MA
William Marcus, Consultant, JBS Energy, Inc., West Sacramento, CA
” Transmission Planning – Integrating Non-transmission Alternatives: State Siting and RTO Planning Considerations”
Discussion about the nuts and bolts of transmission planning as performed by RTOs and Utilities, in the context of a state approval docket. There will also be a discussion of how non-transmission alternatives fit into these cases.
Moderator:
Eric Bryant, Senior Counsel, Maine Public Advocate, Augusta, ME
Panelists:
Drew Murphy, Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast, NRG Energy, Inc, Princeton, NJ
Dr. Richard Silkman, Founding Partner, GridSolar, LLC, Portland, ME
Andrew L. Ott, Senior Vice President, Markets, PJM Interconnection, Norristown, PA
“Ratepayer Perspective on Water Revenue Decoupling in California : progress to date and future directions”
Discussion of the water revenue decoupling mechanism pilot programs that the CPUC has adopted through settlements between the Division of Ratepayer Advocates and Class A water utilities. The panel will share preliminary observations of the effects of revenue decoupling mechanisms, the required ratemaking changes that accompany water revenue decoupling, and will also explore ideas for future direction of revenue decoupling in the water industry in California. The panel will also discuss why the water utilities’ Return on Equity should be adjusted downward to reflect the reduction in business risk due to the implementation of sales decoupling mechanisms.
Moderator:
Danilo E. Sanchez, Program Manager, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA
Panelist:
Terry L. Murray, Independent consultant, Sebastopol, CA
Lisa Bilir, Senior Policy Analyst, Division of Ratepayer Advocates, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA
“PSTN to IP- Evolution or Revolution?”
The ILECs try to characterize the IP transition as an entirely new network; but industry insiders contend that digital protocols and broadband capacity are the result of decades of technological and system upgrades. In fact, the layered model of the Internet suggests that broadband was never not telecommunications; the distinctions between the physical layer and other layers (data, IP, transport and application) argue for functional separation as a means of regulating bottleneck monopolies and of enforcing net neutrality.
Moderator:
Denise Mann, Program Manager, Division of Ratepayer Advocates-Communications Policy, San Francisco, CA
Panelists:
Lee L. Selwyn, President, Economics and Technology, Inc., Boston , MA
Chris Witteman, Legal Division/Telecommunications, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA
“Throw me a Lifeline: Bringing low-income telephone assistance programs into the 21st century”
As traditional wireline carriers seek to slough off their POTS service and as consumers (low-income and otherwise), due to lifestyle changes and simple economics, move away from such service, the need to assist low-income consumers in maintaining communications remains. The recent growth in wireless Lifeline USF funding shows one direction
Moderator:
Christine Mailloux , Telecommunications Attorney, The Utility Reform Network, San Francisco, CA
Panelists:
Steve Albertson, New Initiatives Director, Community Voice Mail National Office, Seattle, WA
Mitchell F. Brecher, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Washington, DC
Julie Buechler, Manager Government Programs, Cricket Communications, San Diego, CA
“Is it getting hot in here? The ratepayer’s interest in greenhouse gas regulation strategies”
As the reality of climate change is becoming clear, several states have adopted or are in the process of developing GHG reduction programs. What approaches are available, and what will be the impact of those strategies on energy consumers? This panel will discuss the development of a GHG cap-and-trade program in California, the impact of various GHG regulation strategies on utility ratepayers, and considering the alternative of a Carbon Tax.
Moderator:
Meri Levy, Regulatory Analyst, Division of Ratepayer Advocates, San Francisco, CA
Panelists:
Scott Murtishaw, Senior Regulatory Analyst, Energy Division, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA
Bruce Biewald, CEO, Synapse Energy Economics, Cambridge, MA
Laurie Williams & Allan Zabel, Carbon Tax Advocates, Oakland, CA -Presentation coming
Resolutions Passed at NASUCA’s Mid-Year Meeting
Transmission Planning and Development -2010-01
Calling for Reform of the Lifeline Program, including Reform for Prepaid Wireless Lifeline Services-2010-02
Opposing “Full Credit Reporting” of Payment Histories on Residential Gas and Electric Accounts-2010-03

2009 Mid-Year Meeting
2009-06-28 - 2009-06-30 | Hilton Boston Financial District, Boston, MA, United States
2009 NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting
Hilton Boston Financial District
June 28 – 30
Boston, Massachusetts
Meeting Presentations
Monday, June, 29th
“Consumer Protection for Telecom Consumers in the 21st Century: A Race to the Bottom”
Jed Nosal
“Smart Grid, Demand Response & Consumers:”Perspectives, Experiences, and Recommendations- Maximizing Value and Ensuring Consumer Protections”
Martin Cohen
Aaron Breidenbaugh
“Telecom Deregulation: All a Matter of Degree”
Lee Selwyn
“Broadband: Where it is, where it ain’t, and where it oughta be”
Susan Baldwin
Sharon Gillett
Debra Berlyn
“New Issues In a Decoupled/Carbon Constrained World”
Barbara Alexander
Cynthia Mitchell
Tuesday, June 30th
“Telcom Deregulation and Rate Increases: Where are we and where do we go from here?”
Trevor Roycroft
“Transmission Planning and Construction: When, Where, How Much and Who Pays”
Fred Plett
David Hadley
John Norden
“Price-Responsive Demand-A Long-Term Bargain for Consumers?”
Paul Sotkiewicz
Sanem Sergici
Joseph Rosenthal
Resolutions Passed at the NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting

NASUCA Resolution on Advanced Electric Metering and Advanced Electric Metering Infrastructure Principles 2009-01
NASUCA Energy Efficiency Programs Resolution 2009-02
NASUCA Smart Grid Resolution 2009-03
Resolution Declaring Support for National Telephone Discount Lifeline and Link-Up Awareness Week as and Annual Event 2009-04
NASUCA Broadband Resolution 2009-05
Resolution on Lifeline and Link-Up Program Support for Broadband Internet Access Services 2009-06
Resolution on The U.S. Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program 2009-07

FINAL Agenda
