Past Speakers
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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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 |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |