Two Smart Grid Challenges | Palo Alto, CA

LOCAL: The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is currently soliciting comments on how the integration of renewable energy will affect the power delivery system. In our local section, we ask smart grid professionals involved in a selection of different smart grid market segments to address how the integration of renewable energy will affect their business.
 
INTERNATIONAL: The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in its latest report recommended the establishment of an appropriate transatlantic liaison with existing efforts to ensure compatible international standards and regulation wherever possible. This dialogue has yet to begin. In our international section, we will initiate the first step: We will ask utilities and smart grid vendors to share their experiences with existing or conspicuously missing regulatory models.

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AGENDA
 
8:30 am PST:  Reception
9:00 am PST:  Introductions
9:10 am PST: Panel Discussion Begins

INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLES FROM PERSPECTIVE OF:

• Supplier of Software, Solutions, and Applications
• Supplier of Networking/Communications
• Provider of Smart Grid all-in-one solutions
• Provider of Energy Storage
• Regulator
• Utility

10:30am PST: International Section

Visio Conference Frankfurt—Paris—San Francisco

A COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO SMART GRID REGULATORY SCHEMES

During the international portion of our conference we will ask an international array of regulated utilities as well as smart grid vendors to relate their experiences with different regulatory schemes within the constantly evolving smart grid arena.

• As a smart grid vendor, what do you think can and should be done on a regulatory level to promote international interoperability?
• As a smart grid vendor, what is your assessment of the effectiveness of your country’s subsidy schemes for smart grid deployment? From your position what other subsidy schemes should be considered?

• As an energy provider, what do you think can and should be done on a regulatory level to promote international interoperability?
•  As an energy provider, what is your assessment of the effectiveness of your country’s subsidy schemes for smart grid deployment? From your position what other subsidy schemes should be considered?
• As an energy provider, what has been your experience with regulatory schemes encouraging the integration of renewable power? From your position what other regulatory schemes should be considered?
• As an energy provider, what has been your experience with regulatory schemes for utility cost recovery? From your position what other cost recovery schemes should be considered?

Q&A
11:45 am PST: International Q&A
12:15 pm PST: End of conference followed by networking
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SPEAKERS

Panelists to include:
 
ABB, Dr. Klaus von Sengbusch, Head of Smart Grids Projekte
VATTENFALL EUROPE DISTRIBUTION GmbH, Dr. Erik Landeck, CEO
T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GmbH, Dr. Carl-W. Ackermann, Head of Smart Grids Projects
SAP AG, Dr. Anke Weidlich, Senior Researcher
BIRD&BIRD LLP, Valerian Jenny, Senior European Consultant, Lawyer

E.ON Metering
ERDF/ EDF
AREVA, Regis Hourdouillie, Director Smart Grid Program
Regulation Commission of Electricity, Cécile George, Director, Electricity Access

eMeter, Larsh Johnson, CEO

MEGAWATT STORAGE FARMS, Edward CAZALET, Vice President & Founder

Moderation:

LOGICA management consulting

Paris: Cyril Cortina

Frankfurt: Norbert Clasen

PRTM 

Palo Alto: Patrice Maheo