Reliability Summit 2005

July 19, 2005

September 27-29, 2005
Sheraton Crystal City, Arlington, VA

Join the nation's leading policy makers and power industry decision-makers at Reliability Summit 2005…as they address the strategic, financial and operational impacts of the push for higher reliability on both transmission and resource adequacy. Hear their plans for dealing with the critical challenges-and opportunities-of the new era of greater reliability.

Keynote Speaker:
Joseph T. Kelliher, Chairman, FERC

Reliability Summit 2005 features 3 outstanding events:

The Summit: Building the Reliable Grid
September 28-29, 2005
The policy makers, senior executives and recognized experts at the Summit will provide thought-provoking and open-ended discussions of the multitude of changes affecting transmission business owners, grid operators, system users, and investors, including:

  • What is the right set of policies, regulations, economic structures and incentives to spur system investment?
  • What is the evolving role of the state regulators in ensuring reliability in modern electric markets?
  • How will the move to mandatory reliability standards impact the transmission business?
  • What is the role of RTOs in establishing market-based means to assure resource adequacy?
  • Who will bear the cost for reliability improvements?
  • What opportunities do new advanced technologies offer?

Applications of Market-Based Planning Concepts to Ensure Grid Reliability
September 27, 2005 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Market based planning techniques, actual examples of regional planning, and state of the art market simulation tools

New Technology Applications for Improving Grid Reliability
September 29, 2005 from 1:30pm to 5:00pm
New technologies that allow the existing grid to operate more reliably and transfer significantly higher degrees of power, plus case studies of new technology implementations.

TO REGISTER…
and obtain full event details, please visit http://www.infocastinc.com/renew.html or call (818) 888-4444.

Sponsors: Navigant Consulting, ABB, KEMA, and Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Media Partners: Argus Media, Energy Central, Power Finance & Risk, and Restructuring Today