| 2014 |
Topic |
Speaker |
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| April |
Bringing New Energy to the East Bay |
ERIC SWALWELL |
Representative
CA 15th District
U.S. House of Representatives |
| March |
Giving Up on a Better Future...
Working on a Better Past |
GARY ACKERMAN |
Executive Director,
Western Power
Trading Forum |
| February |
The Science and Policy
of Low Carbon Economies |
DAN KAMMEN |
Professor Energy,
U.C. Berkeley |
| January |
2013 Award for Achievement:
NRG ENERGY: The Transformation
of California's Electric Supply Portfolio
|
JOHN CHILLEMI |
SVP & President,
West Region
NRG Energy, Inc. |
Annual Awards Luncheon:
January 21 * San Francisco, CA
|
 |
JOHN CHILLEMI,
President of NRG Energy's West Region accepts the Power Association's Achievement of the Year Award for 2013 from PANC President Les Guliasi. |
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PANC President Les Guliasi presents the Joseph Meyer Memorial Service Award to board nember Greg Lamberg, in recognition of his service and membership drive efforts for PANC in 2013. |
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| 2013 |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
| December |
How Energy Storage Can Be Cost-Effective and Help Optimize the Grid |
JANICE LIN |
Co-Founder & Executive Director,
California Energy Storage Alliance |
| November |
Choices and Challenges for California's Carbon Markets |
JAMES BUSHNELL |
Associate Professor
Dept. of Economics
UC Davis |
| October |
Recent Developments in Once-Through Cooling |
JOHN STEINBECK
DENNIS PETERS |
Tenera Environmental
California ISO |
| September |
City of Palo Alto:
Managing Renewables Integration |
VALERIE FONG |
Director of Utilities, City of Palo Alto |
| July |
California's Long Term Energy Policy |
BILL QUIRK |
California State Assembly |
| June |
California's Leadership Toward a
Clean Energy Future |
DAVID HOCHSCHILD |
California Energy Commission |
| May |
Annual Seminar |
|
|
| April |
California Energy Markets:
Past, Present and Future |
JAN SMUTNY-JONES |
IEPA |
| March |
The U.S. Navy's Leadership in
Energy Policy |
JACKALYNE PFANNENSTIEL |
Former Asst. Secretary,
U.S. Navy |
| February |
21st Century Solutions for Grid Reliability & Mission Critical Power Delivery |
ASIM HUSSAIN |
Senior Diretor,
Bloom Energy |
| January |
Annual Awards Luncheon |
MICHAEL PICKER |
Senior Advisor,
Office of Gov. Jerry Brown |
|
| 2012 |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
| December |
The SF-PUCS's Sustainability Initiatives |
HARLAN KELLY |
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission |
| November |
Our Energy Opportunities:
How to Realize Them
|
GEORGE P. SHULTZ |
Former U.S. Secretary of State / Stanford Univ. |
| October |
The Energy and Climate
Change Landscape
|
RICHARD MULLER |
Professor of Physics,
UC Berkeley |
| September |
Safe, Reliable Service at Just and Reasonable Rates |
CATHERINE SANDOVAL |
California Public Utilities Commission |
| July |
From Consumer Advocate to Decision Maker |
MIKE FLORIO |
California Public Utilities Commission |
| June |
The State of Affairs in
Cleantech Entrepreneurship |
JASON MATLOF |
Battery Ventures |
| May |
Annual Seminar |
|
|
| April |
Perspective on Politics
and California Energy Policy |
SUSAN P. KENNEDY |
Policy Advisor, Alston & Bird |
| March |
Operating the Grid Reliably
With a 33% RPS |
STEPHEN BERBERICH |
President, California ISO |
| February |
California Renewable Energy Status Update |
ROBERT WEISENMILLER |
Chair, California Energy Commission |
| January |
Annual Awards Dinner |
JOE SIMITIAN |
California State Senate |
| 2011 |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
| December |
The Decade in Review and Where
the CPUC is Headed Now |
MICHAEL PEEVEY |
CA Public Utilities Commission |
| November |
The Private and Public Economics
of Renewable Electricity Generation
|
SEVERIN BORENSTEIN |
U.C. Energy Institute |
| October |
Ratings -- the USA, California, and California's Energy Businesses |
ANNE SELTING |
Standard & Poors |
| September |
The State Water Project and California's Electrical System |
RAPHAEL TORRES |
CA Department of Water Resrouces |
| July |
Working With Electric Utilities
on Cyber Security |
JOHN GROSH |
Lawrence Livermore National Lab |
| June |
U.S.- Canadian Energy Relations |
CASSIE DOYLE |
Consulate General
of Canada |
| May |
Annual Seminar |
|
|
| April |
The Poverty of Time-Based Pricing |
MARK TONEY |
The Utility Reform Network |
| March |
Energy Trends to Watch in 2011 |
ARTHUR O'DONNELL |
The Energy Overseer |
| February |
Consumer Perspective on Smart Meters and Smart Grids |
CHRIS KING |
eMeter Corporation |
| January |
Annual Award Dinner |
|
Marin Energy Authority |
| 2010 |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
| January |
Person of the Year Award Dinner |
YAKOUT MANSOUR |
California ISO |
| February |
Update on Markets & Policies |
ARTHUR O'DONNELL |
Center For Resource Solutions |
| March |
Mid-Term Reflections |
TIMOTHY SIMON |
California PUC |
| April |
Annual Seminar |
|
|
| May |
Proposition 16 Debate |
KENT KAUSS, PG&E JOHN GEESMAN |
|
| June |
Once-Through Cooling For
CA Power Plants |
FRANCES SPIVY-WEBER |
CA Water Resources Board |
| July |
Utility-Scale Solar Development |
CHARLES RICKER |
BrightSource Energy |
| September |
California's Energy Systems & Policies |
NANCY RYAN |
California PUC |
| October |
AB 32 & Prop. 23: An Insider's View
of CA Climate Change Policies |
GERRY SECUNDY |
CCEEB |
| November |
Combined Heat & Power Program Settlement |
PANEL |
CA Cogen Council, CPUC, PG&E, TURN |
| December |
Year-End Reflections From the CEC |
ANTHONY EGGERT |
California Energy Commission |
| 2009 |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
| January |
Person of the Year Award Dinner |
GARY ACKERMAN |
Western Power
Trading Forum |
| February |
Climate Change & AB-32: A Public Policy Perspective |
SCOTT TOMASHEVSKY |
Northern CA Power Agency |
| March |
Power Project Financing |
AMY SMITH |
Barclays Capital |
| April |
Environmental Protection Priorities at the CEC |
JULIA LEVIN |
California Energy Commission |
| May |
Annual Seminar |
|
|
| June |
The Role of Nuclear Power |
CHRIS LARSEN |
EPRI |
| July |
Water Energy: A Dual Solution For California |
LON HOUSE |
|
| September |
Challenges in Building Transmission in California |
PJ MARTINEZ |
Pacific Gas & Electric |
| October |
Securing America’s Energy Future |
RAYOLA DOUGHER |
American Petroleum Institute |
| November |
Evolution of CAISO Power Markets |
STEVE BERBERICH |
California ISO |
| December |
2009 State Legislative Highlights |
FELIPE FUENTES |
California State Assembly |
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Speakers at past Power Association events include: |
Lloyd Levine
Assemblymember
California State Assembly |
Mark W. Toney, Ph.D
Executive Director
The Utility Reform Network
|
John Bohn
Commissioner
California Public Utilities Commission |
Gerald McNerney (D)
Representative
U.S. House of Representatives |
Timothy Alan Simon
Commissioner
California Energy Commission |
Severin Borenstein
Director
U.C. Energy Institute |
Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld, Ph.D
Commissioner
California Energy Commission |
Nancy Ryan
Commissioner
CA Public Utilities Commission |
Anthony Eggert
Commissioner
California Public Utilities Commission |
Dan Richard
(former SVP - Public Affairs)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Joseph Desmond
Chairman
California Energy Commission |
Karen Douglas
Commissioner
California Energy Commission |
Gary Ackerman
Executive Director
Western Power Trading Forum |
Yakout Mansour
President & CEO
California ISO |
Michael R. Peevey
President
California Public Utilities Commission |
Ralph Cavanagh
Co-Director, Energy Program
Natural Resources Defense Council |
Scott Tomashefsky
Regulatory Affairs Director
Northern California Power Agency |
Joseph Ronan
SVP, Regulatory & Government Affairs
Calpine Corporation |
Frances Spivy-Weber
Vice Chair
State Water Resources Control Board |
John L. Geesman
Commissioner
California Energy Commission |
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