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1 WESTERN CONFERENCE I OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS - ~1APTAIN ;; MAY 21-2~J 2017 COOK HOTEL ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

2 HOTEL CAPTAIN COOK MAIN LEVEL ~ 10TH FLOOR 4th Avenue Tower I, 10th Floor -VI - -~ '" Tower III Tower II Lobby, f!zjijcovepil ggat'koom, d, Aft : Mid : Fore Deck : Deck : Deck, -'- -'-- ''''', eo,.,""$jol'l RSfilfnl"&i(:f! Lobby Level CoaJ ell..- Aelob!l'~ Room Racqw:.tbnll MaHllgc Studio Circwl r,alnmg HOTEL CAPTAIN COOK LOWER LEVEL -- Men'5 AJ/lletic Club 2

3 SUNDAY REGISTRATION ~ WELCOME 4:00 PM -7:00 PM Registration 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Welcome Reception Quarter Deck GENERAL INFORMATION Hotel Information Hotel Captain Cook 939 West 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK (907) The Hotel Captain Cook is located in downtown Anchorage at the corner of 5th Avenue and K Street. Registration & Information Desk The WCPSC registration and information desk will be open the following hours: Sunday, May 21 Monday, May 22 Tuesday, May 23 Wednesday, May 24 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM 7:00 AM - 12:30 PM 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Badge Color Identification Badges must be worn and visible at all times when attending a WCPSC meeting or event. BLUE: Commissioners RED Commission Staff GREEN: Industry Nonmembers: Public Interest, Consumer Groups, Federal, State Agencies PURPLE: Media Suggested Attire Welcome Reception: Casual attire is suggested for the welcome reception. Conference: Casual attire is suggested during general and educational sessions. Meeting rooms have a tendency to be cool; therefore, it is suggested you bring a sweater or jacket with you. Climate Change Tour: Alaska is a land of changing weather patterns. Please dress in layers and wear appropriate shoes for uneven terrain. A lunch box is provided. Event Tickets Tickets are required for everyone attending Sunday's Welcome Reception at the Hotel Captain Cook, Monday's Luncheon at the Hotel Captain Cook and Tuesday's Climate Change Tour and Tuesday evening's Reception and Dinner at the Anchorage Museum. Please see the Registration and Information desk for more information regarding guest tickets. Electronic Devices & Recording Policy Please be considerate of the speakers and your colleagues and turn off your cell phones and other communication devices during all sessions. Unless you have advance approval from the WCPSC only credentialed members of the media are allowed to record. Please contact and request permission from Kristin Schubert at kristen.schubert@alaska.gov, if you would like to record any portion of the 2017 WCPSc. 3

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5 I SUNDAY Welcome Reception The Welcome Reception is being held in the Hotel Captain Cook's Quarter Deck which is located on the 10th floor of Tower 1. Quarter Deck 5:00 PM Welcome Reception 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Edison Electric INSTITUTE Chairman Robert Pickett, Stephen McAlpine, Rebecca Pauli, Norman Rokeberg, & Janis Wilson WANGRID RENE ~BlES 5

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7 MONDAY EVENTS 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM 7:00 AM- 3:00 PM 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM 9:15 AM-10:15 AM 10:15 AM-10:30 AM 10:30 AM-ll:30 AM 1l:45 PM -12:30 PM 12:45 PM-1:45 PM 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM 2:00 PM-3 :30 PM Continental Breakfast Registration General Session #1: Patrick J. McCormick III & Commissioner Roundtable #1 Networking Break Concurrent Sessions A A1: Cyber Security and the State Utility Regulator A2: Energy Imbalance Market, or the Wild West Interconnect Networking Break Concurrent Sessions B B1: DER 2.0 : The Evolution of Distributed Energy Resource Technologies and Regulations B2: Telecommunication Trends Annual Conference Luncheon Concurrent Sessions C 0: Water: When Government Fails C2: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) Form Networking Break NARUC Workshop Mid Deck Endeavor Aft Deck Aft Deck Endeavor Endeavor Aft Deck Aft Deck AMERICAN TRANSMISSION COMPANY 7

8 MONDAY MtDeck Mid Deck Endeavour 7:00 AM 7:15 AM 7:30 AM 7:45 AM 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM Energy Imbalance 9:30 AM Market or the Wild West Interconnect 9:45 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM 11:45 AM 12:00 PM 12:15 PM 12:30 PM 12:45 PM 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:45 PM 3: 00 PM 3:15 PM 3:30 PM 3:45 PM 4:00 PM DER 2.0 The Evolution of Distributed Energy Resource Technologies and Regulations Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) Reform NARUC Workshop Continental Breakfast ( Networking Break Networking Break Networking Break General Session #1: Patrick J. McCormick m & Commissioner Roundtable #1 Annual Conference Luncheon Cyber Security and the State Utility Regulator Telecommunication Trends f-----~\ Water: When Government Fails I 8

9 MONDAY General Session 1: Welcome Patrick J. McCormick III Commissioner Roundtable #1 Moderator: Commissioner Stephen A. McAlpine, Regulatory Commission of Alaska Jeffrey Ackermann Lorraine H. Akiba Eric Anderson David Danner Lisa D. Hardie Jordan White Chairman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission Commissioner, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission Chairman, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission Chair, Oregon Public Utilities Commission Commissioner, Public Service Commission of Utah Ai: Cyber Security and the State Utility Regulator Moderator: Chairman Robert M. Pickett, Regulatory Commission of Alaska Endeavor OK, you have my attention. I believe that cyberattacks are a real threat to the utilities my Commission regulates. But what can my Commission actually do to improve its game with regard to cybersecurity? What are some realistic approaches that will enable my Commission to act in a responsible, practical and strategic manner? Harold T. Hoang Phil Jones Joe McClelland Clay Storey Colonel, United States Air Force; Director J6, Cyber Operations/C4 Systems Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command Phil Jones Consulting; former Commissioner, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Infrastructure Security Senior Security Manager, Avista A2: Energy Imbalance Market or the Wild West Interconnect Moderator: Commissioner Ann Rendahl, Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission; Chair of the Energy Imbalance Market (ElM) for California Independent System Operator Aft Deck - Over the last 10 years, both the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and California Independent System Operator (CAl SO) have successfully developed and implemented energy imbalance markets. Representatives of SPP and CAISO, together with a representative of the ElM Governing Body, will discuss creation of energy imbalance markets and development of regional governance, highlighting the benefits and challenges of energy imbalance markets and regional governance. Stacey Crowley Carl Linvill Paul Suskie Vice President, Regional and Federal Affairs, California Independent System Operator Corporation Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project; Member, ElM Governing Body Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Southwest Power Pool 9

10 MONDAY Bl: DER 2.0: The Evolution of Distributed Energy Resource Technologies and Regulations Moderator: Commissioner Lorraine Akiba, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Aft Deck The panel will focus on all the recent developments with distributed energy resou rces (DER), including energy storage, distribution software control technology, time of use rates, DR and also the expansion of traditional NEM in various states. John Goodin Lon Huber Robert S. Kenney Leonard Rainow Brad W. Rockwe ll Walker Wright Manager, Infrastructure Policy, California Independent System Operator Corporation Director, Strategen Vice President, CPUC Regulatory Relations, Pa cific Gas and Electric Company Chief Techn ology Officer, GE Energy Connections Digital Power Supply Manager Kauai Utility Cooperative Vice President of Public Policy, Green Charge AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION B2: Telecommunication Trends Endeavor Moderator: Commissioner Rebecca Pauli, Regulatory Commission of Alaska What is the future for telecommunications, particularly in rural, tribal, and insular areas? Is voice still relevant or should our entire focus be on broadband? Do we need fiber everywhere or will there be places where alternate technologies are more suitable? Does SG provide a broadband solution or is the requirement for densification a negative for rural areas? What sort of "oversight" will be necessary to ensure that consumers are treated fairly, particularly in areas where cost issues lead to little or no competition? Benjamin Aron Paul Kjellander Sherry Lichtenberg, Ph.D. Mark Reynolds Shawn Uschmann Director, State Regulatory and External Affairs, CTIA Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission Principal for Telecommunications, National Regulatory Research Institute NW Region Vice President Public Policy, CenturyLink Director of External Affairs, AT&T NORTH SLOPE'S F IRST4G 10

11 MONDAY (1: Water: When Government Fails Endeavor Moderator: Commissioner Doug Little, Arizona Corporation Commission The water industry in the United States has many challenges, particularly regarding aging infrastructure. While water emergencies like those in Flint, Michigan have received national attention, how should Public Service Commissioners plan for and deal with infrastructure issues, system failures, weather related disasters and financially troubled utilities? Our panelists will discuss examples of these types of issues and offer advice on how public utility commissions can mitigate the impact of these types of events on ratepayers. Janice Beecher, Ph.D. Shawn Bradford J. Brett Jokela, PE. Grace Soderberg Richard Svindland Director, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University Vi ce President, Corporate Services, EPCOR Water USA General Manager, Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility Director, State Regulatory Relations, National Association of Water Companies President, California and Hawaii American Water Fairbanks Sewer & Water TM (2: Public Utility Regulatory Policies (PURPA) Reform Aft Deck Moderator: Commissioner Kristine Raper, Idaho Public Utilities Commission PURPA was created in the midst of a national energy crisis in an effort to lessen our country's dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels by encouraging renewable energy development. The law was designed to give smaller renewable energy developers an undeniable path to enter the energy market. How have changes in the energy market (EIM/lSO), government policies (tax incentives, etc.) and new technologies (storage, distributed generation) impacted the need for PURPA? Does regionalization (ElM and/or ISO) change anything going forward? Philip D. Moeller Jan Smutny-Jones Jonathan M. Weisgall Senior Vice President, Energy Delivery and Chief Customer Solutions Officer, Edison Electric Institute Chief Executive Officer, Independent Energy Producers Association Vice President, Government Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company POWERING ALASKA'S FUTURE 11

12 MONDAY NARUC Workshop: Resilience Lab Moderator: Sharon Thomas, Senior Program Officer, NARUC Superstorms, cyber-attacks, tsunamis - regulators face decisions about how to protect against risks that we've never considered before. The Resilience Lab is an interactive game that seeks to help participants understand the types of risks that utilities are faced with, and to gain an understanding of the decision-making processes that utilities and regulators go through to manage these risks and make investment choices. During this interactive learning simulation, participants wi ll use a risk-informed approach to make decisions with imperfect information about whi ch resilience investments to pursue. NI Xl era ENER RESOURCES - - soclation Your T ouchston.e Energy~ Cooperative ~~ 12

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14 TUESDAY EVENTS 7:00 AM-8:00 AM 7:00 AM-12 :30 PM 8:00 AM-9:15 AM 9:15 AM-9:25 AM 9:25 AM-10:25 AM 10:25 AM-10:35 AM 10:35 AM-ll:35 AM 11:35 AM 11:45 AM-5:15 PM 5:45 PM-6:30 PM 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM Continental Breakfast Registration General Session #2 CEO Panel Networking Break Concurrent Sessions D D1: Innovation: Bringing Utilities and Regulation into the Digital Age D2: Do We Still Need State USF in Today's World? If so, How Should It Be Directed? Networking Break Concurrent Sessions E E1: Gas Storage and Pipeline Safety: Preparing for the Acts of God and Failures of Man. Is Gas a Viable Bridge From Here to Eternity? E2: The Intersection of Energy, Environment and Infrastructure, and the Aftermath of the Clean Power Plan Lunch on Your Own Afternoon Activities Climate Change Tour: Glacial Recession, Coastal Erosion, and Changing Weather Patterns? or Networking in Anchorage Shuttle - to Anchorage Museum (Returns 8:40, 8:55, and 9:10 p.m.) Annual Reception and Dinner at Anchorage Museum Mid Deck Aft Deck Endeavor Tour Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility Clearly ~ ~ 14

15 Aft Deck Mid Deck TUESDAY Endeavor 7:00 AM 7:15 AM 7:30 AM 7:45 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM Do We Still Need 9:45 AM State USF in loday's 10:00 AM World? If So, How Should It Be 10:15 AM Directed? 10:30 AM 10:45 AM The Intersection of Energy, 11:00 AM Environment and Infrastructure, and the 11:15 AM Aftermath of the Clean 11:30 AM Power Plan 11:45 AM Networking Break Networking Break General Session #2: CEO Panel Innovation: Bringing Utilities and Regulation into the Digital Age Gas Storage and Pipeline Safety: Preparing for the Acts of God and Failures of Man. 12:15 PM 12:30 PM 12:45 PM 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:45 PM 3:00 PM 3:15 PM 3:30 PM 3:45 PM 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 4:30 PM 4:45 PM 5:00 PM Afternoon Activities Climate Change Tour: Glacial Recession, Coastal Erosion, and Changing Weather Patterns or Networking in Anchorage Lunch on your own 15

16 TUESDAY General Session #2 Comments CEO Panel Moderator: Chairman Robert M. Pickett, Regulatory Commission of Alaska Gregory F. Chapados Jacob DeWitte, Ph.D. Kimberly Harris Oran Paul Thomas Starrs Patricia Vincent-Collawn Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, GCI Co-Founder and Chief Exec utive Officer, OKLO Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer, Puget Sound Energy President, Fairbanks Sewer & Water, Inc. Vice President, Market Strategy and Policy, Sunpower Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, PNM Resources; and Vice Chairman of the Board of Edison Electrical Institute nlnuij BRENA, BELL _&CLARKSON ATTORNEYS AT LAW -. L -- LAW OFFICES OF ~~~. Birch Horton B ittner & Guess&Rudd PC Cherot a J'rore ssiona/ c orporatior. Davis \N'ri'Q ht Tren la.ine LLP DEFINING SUCCESS TOGETHER LAW O FFICES OF KEMPPEL, HUFFMAN AND ELLIS A PROFESSIONAL C ORPORATION 16 STOEL RIVES LLP

17 TUESDAY D1: Innovations: Bringing Utilities and Regulation into the Digital Age Moderator: Vice-Chairman Travis Kavulla, Montana Public Service Commission The easy transfer of information and access to large quantities of data are the central features of the Digital Age, and these attributes have led to innovations in the world of telecommunications, finan ce, and transportation, to name only a few. This panel asks what innovations of this type are occurring in the electric utility sector. EnerNOCs Ken Schisler will explore innovations in wholesale energy procurements that allow traditionally stru ctured utilities, like most of those in the Western United States, to improve the way in whi ch they hold solicitations and procure energy resources from the marketplace. Anda Ray of the Electric Power Research Institute will discuss EPRI's work toward a "digital utility," which allows a utility's workforce as well as outside innovators more transparency into the network. Finally, Chairman Tom Forese will comment on innovations in regulation: How can regulators incent utilities to be more innovative, and are there ways regulators can use their ratemaking authority to induce customers to do the same? Tom Forese Anda Ray Ken Schisler Chairman, Arizona Corporation Commission Senior Vice President Energy, Environment, and External Relations, Electric Power Research Institute Vice President of Regulatory and Government Affairs, EnerNOC HOITler Electric Association, Inc. D2: Do We Still Need State USF in Today's World? If So, How Should It Be Directed? Aft Deck Moderator: Chairman Jeffrey Ackerman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission Do we still need traditional state Universa l Service Funding in today's world? Some states are eliminating state USF, others are redirecting funding into broadband through statute or regulation, wh ile still others are reexamining support for COLR, Lifeline, and other co-sponsored activity. What changes do we see taking place in the West? Sandy Jones Michael Picker Tina Pidgeon Chairman, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission President, California Public Utilities Commission Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs and Senior Counsel. GCI 17

18 TUESDAY E1: Gas Storage and Pipeline Safety: Preparing for the Acts of God and Failures of Man. Is Gas a Viable Bridge From Here to Eternity? Moderator: Commissioner Stephen McAlpine, Regulatory Commission of Alaska Aft Deck Gas Storage and Pipeline Safety: Preparing for the Acts of God and Failures of Man. Is Gas a Viable Bridge from Here to Eternity? Gas has been billed as the bridge fuel to take us from diesel. coal and other heavy pollutants to renewables and green power. Will accidents such as Aliso Canyon and natural calamity like hurricanes and earthquakes derail this track or does industry and regulation have the ability to see us safe ly through? Ron Edelstein Matt Federle Rebecca Massello Chris Mele Director of Regulatory and Government Relations, Gas Technology Institute Manager of Gas Storage Plant, Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska Security and Operations Manager, American Gas Association Legislative Director, Energy, NARUC E2: The Intersection of Energy, Environment and Infrastructure, and the Aftermath of the Clean Power Plan Moderator: Commissioner Norman Rokeberg, Regulatory Commission of Alaska - I,/ The panel wi ll discuss the key trends in future U.s. energy policy, climate change, and electrical generation and transmission. Particularly given the impact of the Clean Power Plan, the current administration's policies and the assertion of state and regional jurisdictions over the issues raised by the Clean Power Plan. Tim Echols Doug Little Robert S. Kenney Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission Vice President, CPUC Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company H I-lilcorp COl77pany NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION 18

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20 WEDNESDAY EVENTS 8:00 AM-9:00 AM 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Continental Breakfast Registration ncta THE INTERNET & TELE VISION ASSOCIATION Aft Deck 8:00 AM-9:00 AM Business Meeting: Western Conference Commissioners Endeavor 9:00 AM -10:0 0 AM Concurrent Sessions F Fl: Can Nuclear Innovate? 10:15 AM-11:45 AM General Session #3 F2: The Role of Incentives in Public Utility Regulation: An Institutional Perspective Commissioner Roundtable #2 Aft Deck 11:45 AM Adjourn MtDeck Endeavor 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast 8:45 AM 9:00 AM ( 9:15 AM Can Nuclear Innovate? 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:00 AM l"- 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM 11:45 AM.:.;: N:.:: e.:: tw::;o:::r~k::; in~gl:b::r..:: e::: The Role of Incentives in Public Utility Ratemaking ak:!. ""JJ General Session #3 & Commissioner Roundtable #2 Business Meeting: Western Conference Commissioners COBANK 20 AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE COOPERATIVE. CONNECTED. COMMITTED.

21 WEDNESDAY F1: Can Nuclear Innovate? Aft Deck Moderator: Commissioner Jordan White, Public Service Commission of Utah In order to keep the current share of almost 20 percent of electricity generation in the United States, new nuclear plants will need to be built to replace the wave of retirements coming in the 2030s and 2040s. While the large light-water reactors being constructed in Georgia and South Carolina have faced challenges, established companies and new start-ups remain optimistic about the commercialization of new technology including small modular reactors and advanced non-water cooled reactors. This panel features experts in technology, policy and regulatory affairs who will discuss the opportunities and challenges for these new technologies. The audience will get the cha nce to hear from an actual start -up company, Oklo, focusing on a very small less than 10 Megawatt electric non-water cooled reactor design sized for multiple applications including remote locations and replacing loads normally served by diesel generators. Come hear about the excitement and challenges around developing advanced nuclear technology. Todd Allen, Ph.D. Jacob DeWitte, Ph.D. Tim Echols Professor, University of Wisconsin; Senior Fellow, Third Way Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OKLO Inc. Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission Everett L. Redmond II, Ph.D. Senior Technical Advisor, New Reactor and Advanced Technology, Nuclear Energy Institute F2: The Role of Incentives in Public Utility Regulation: An Institutional Perspective Janice Beecher, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University This presentation is based on an essay that offers a general institutional perspective on the role of incentives in utility regulation, stipulating to the economic theory that incentives "work." It is postulated that the traditional regulatory paradigm and ratemaking model are we ll proven, very accommodating, and actua lly well suited to the policy objectives of infrastructure modernization, perhaps more so than many seem to think. Of course, effective implementation is key. One objective is to push back on the apparent impulse toward a "new paradigm" that will better "incent" utilities toward technical and economic modernization. The focu s here is not on whether the policy objectives associated with incentive mechanisms are worthy or on the particular mechanics of their application. Rather, consideration is given to the rationale for incentives, their consistency with regulatory theory and principles, and the implications of their use for wealth transfer. Another objective is to advance the idea that what might be needed is not a new paradigm, but a new conception of prudence within the regulatory compact, informed by tools available to utilities and enforced by tools available to regulators. 21

22 WEDNESDAY General Session #3 Closing Remarks Commissioner Roundtable #2 Moderator: Commissioner Norman Rokeberg, Regulatory Commission of Alaska Kara Brighton Fornstrom Martha Guzman Aceves Brad Johnson Patrick H. Lyon Rebecca Pauli Andy Tobin Deputy Chair, Wyoming Public Service Commission Commissioner, Ca liforn ia Public Utility Commission Chairman, Montana Public Service Commission Commissioner, New Mexico Public Regu lation Commission Commissioner, Reg ulatory Commissioner of Alaska Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission 22 DOYON UTILITIES LLC

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