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NASUCA 2014 Mid-Year Meeting

Santa Fe, NM

June 3, 2014

• To engage state commissioners, consumer advocates,

and electric companies to develop mutually agreeable solutions to energy challenges where possible.

• To advance productive energy policy debate and share

key takeaways from the three core groups with the broader energy stakeholder community.

• To demonstrate the leadership of these three core groups
• n a range of important energy topics.

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Colette Honorable

Arkansas PSC Chair & NARUC President

Bob Nelson

Montana Consumer Counsel & NASUCA President

David K. Owens

EEI Executive Vice President of Business Operations

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Jeffrey D. Goltz

Commissioner Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission

Robert S. Kenney

Chairman Missouri Public Service Commission

Betsy Wergin

Commissioner Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

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Simon ffitch

• Sr. Asst. AG & Public Counsel Division Chief

Washington State Attorney General’s Office

Elin Swanson Katz

Consumer Counsel Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel

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Gregory Bollom

Assistant Vice President – Energy Planning Madison Gas & Electric Company

Wayne Harbaugh

Vice President of Pricing & Regulatory Services Baltimore Gas & Electric Company

Phillip R. May

President & CEO Entergy Louisiana & Entergy Gulf States Louisiana

• Large, open kickoff event to introduce a topic and

initiate discussion among 3 groups;

– Join us: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 in San Francisco

• Series of smaller, invitation-only summits where

the 3 groups engage in facilitated dialogue; and

– Join us: probably March, April, and May 2015

• Report to share key takeaways with the broad

stakeholder community.

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Commissioners/ NARUC Utilities/ EEI Consumer Advocates/ NASUCA

CCIF Principles

Principles to reflect areas of consensus of participating commissioners, advocates, and utility reps

• Nov. 2010 Kick-Off: NARUC &

NASUCA Annual Mtgs. in Atlanta

• Spring 2011 Summits:

Phoenix, New Orleans & Baltimore

• July 2011 Report: 30

consensus principles of 74 participants

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• Nov. 2011 Kick-Off: NARUC &

NASUCA Ann. Mtgs. in St. Louis

• Spring 2012 Summits: Dallas,

Atlanta & Chicago

• Key Themes:

1) Transparency 2) Communication 3) Prioritization 4) Collaboration

• July 2012 Report: Key

takeaways from 71 participants

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• Nov. 2012 Kick-Off: NARUC

& NASUCA Annual Mtgs. in Baltimore

• Spring 2013 Summits: San

Francisco, Atlanta & Newark

• July 2013 Report: Consensus

framework, including 21 consensus principles of 99 participants

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• Nov. 2013 Kick-Off: NARUC & NASUCA Annual Mtgs. in

Orlando

• Spring 2014 Summits: San Diego, Chicago & Boston

ü Broad and balanced participation ü Candid and productive dialogue ü Development of additional consensus principles in 4 categories:

§ Financial & Regulatory Issues § Market Development & Deployment Issues § Consumer Issues – Consumer Protection; Consumer Education & Outreach § Safety, Reliability & System Planning Issues

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• Post-Summit Series Report:

ü Release by NARUC Summer Meetings (July 2014) ü For participants, colleagues, and stakeholder community ü To include:

§ CCIF information § Process and topic introduction § 2013 & 2014 consensus framework & principles § Recognition of participants by name/org

• Outreach to broader stakeholder community

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• What did you think about the limited participation of
• ther stakeholder groups (SEIA, NRDC, Walmart,

SEPA, and NREL)?

• Have the CCIF processes on DG (2013 and 2014)

helped you, your organization, or NASUCA in forming positions or identifying topics for further examination on DG-related issues?

• Do you have suggestions regarding the process?

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• Email: katrina@CCIForum.com
• Phone: 337.656.8518
• Website: www.CCIForum.com
• Twitter: CCIForum

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NASUCA 2014 Mid-Year Meeting

Santa Fe, NM

June 3, 2014