The 4th Annual Conference on New Developments in Renewable Energy in the Midwest

Who Should Attend

Attorneys, industry executives, governmental officials, consumer advocates and anyone involved with renewable energy infrastructure investment, public policy and resource development

Why You Should Attend

The Midwest is one of the nation's most valuable renewable resources and a hub for clean technology innovation. In this conference, leading renewable energy professionals, innovators and regulators will address opportunities and challenges for developers and entrepreneurs in the Midwest renewable marketplace. The conference provides updates on the status of federal, state and local energy policies and incentives, including permitting policies and rules, new market opportunities and discussion of industry financing and investment issues. 

You will hear about major areas that currently affect the industry, including the evolution of state energy policy, federal and regional transmission developments, federal carbon regulation, siting, permitting and ratemaking challenges, the impact of low cost natural gas on renewable energy development, updates on cogeneration and the solar industry, and more. 

~Program Co-Chairs: Girard P. Miller, Esq., Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and Daniel A. Yarano, Esq., Fredrikson & Byron P.A.

What You Will Learn

• Implementation of Order 1000 and other top items on FERC's agenda
• MISO implementation of FERC Order 1000
• Transmission projects in the Midwest
• Federal grants and other incentive programs promoting renewables development
• EPA climate change and other air quality initiatives: Impacts on generation in the Midwest
• State Commissioner's perspective
• Industry perspectives on regional challenges
• Low cost natural gas
• Incentive programs and cost recovery
• Commercialization and financing structures for renewables
• Policy and business dynamics
• Siting renewable energy
• A look at the future: Coming issues and litigation

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Schedule

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

08:00 a.m. - Registration Opens
08:30 a.m. - Introduction and Overview Girard P. Miller, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and Daniel A. Yarano, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
08:45 a.m. - Opening Address: Implementation of Order 1000 and FERC's Agenda
09:30 a.m. - Distribution Challenges for Getting Interconnected
10:15 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - Commercialization and Financing Structures for Renewables - David A. Gillespie, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
12:00 p.m. - Lunch (on your own)
01:15 p.m. - Transmission Projects in the Midwest: What's Happening on the Ground?
02:30 p.m. - Break
02:45 p.m. - EPA Climate Change and Other Air Quality Initiatives
03:30 p.m. - State Commissioner's Panel: What is at the Top of Agency Agendas?
04:30 p.m. - Afternoon Address: Regional Challenges
05:00 p.m. - Reception for Faculty and Attendees - Sponsored by Fredrikson & Byron P.A. and Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Friday, August 17, 2012

08:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
08:30 a.m. - Introduction to Day Two - Girard P. Miller, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and Daniel A. Yarano, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
08:45 a.m. - Low Cost Natural Gas: Will Prices Stay Down? Impact on Renewables Development? - Kenneth S. Komoroski, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
10:00 a.m. - Break
10:15 a.m. - Incentive Programs and Cost Recovery: Update on the Current Issues
11:00 a.m. - New Guidelines in Siting Renewable Energy Projects and Transmission Lines
12:00 p.m. - Lunch (on your own)
01:15 p.m. - Policy and Business Dynamics: Different Renewables, Different Impacts
02:30 p.m. - Break
02:45 p.m. - Opportunities and Special Issues for Developing Projects on Tribal Lands
03:15 p.m. - A Look at the Future: Coming Issues and Litigation - Girard P. Miller, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and Daniel A. Yarano, Esq., Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
04:00 p.m. - Evaluations and Adjourn

Speakers

	David A. Gillespie  - Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
	Kenneth S. Komoroski  - Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
	Girard Philip Miller  - Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

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