08:45 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC)

09:00 Welcome Remarks & Introduction
- 09:30 Hon. John M. Quain, Chairman
Hon. Robert K. Bloom, Vice Chairman
Hon. David W. Rolka, Commissioner
Hon. Nora Mead Brownell, Commissioner
Hon. Aaron Wilson, Jr., Commissioner

09:30 "Export 2000": Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic
- 10:00 Development's International Business
Hon. Samuel A. McCullough, Secretary of DCED

10:00 Break

10:15 PUC Organizational Structure, Functions, and Responsibilities (Power Point, 55 Kb)
- 11:30 Dr. Ahmed Kaloko, Chief Economist, PUC

11:30 Lunch, at PUC

13:00 Pennsylvania Customer Choice Legislation
- 14:00 Mr. David Kleppinger, Industrial Electric Consumers of Pennsylvania (IECPA)
Mr. Jim Cunningham, President, Pennsylvania Electric Association (PEA)
Ms. Tanya McCloskey, Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA)

14:00 Electric Restructuring Cases in Pennsylvania
- 15:00 Mr. Jim Cunningham, President, Pennsylvania Electric Association (PEA)
Ms. Tanya McCloskey, Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA)
Mr. David Kleppinger, Industrial Electric Consumers of Pennsylvania (IECPA)
Mr. Bob Christianson, Chief Administrative Law Judge (AJL), PUC
Mr. Kevin Cadden, Manager of Communications, PUC

15:00 Break

15:15 Competitive Default Supplier (Word, 78 Kb)
- 16:00 Mr. John Miller, Project Manager, PUC

Tuesday, Sept. 14

09:00 Wholesale Competition Transmission Pricing and Ancillary Services (Power Point, 58 Kb)
- 10:30 Dr. Ahmed Kaloko, Chief Economist, PUC

10:30 Break

11:00 Deregulation of Natural Gas Industry
- 12:00 Ms. Karen Moury, Deputy Chief Counsel, PUC

12:00 Lunch, Tuesday Club Restaurant

13:30 Environmental Compliance
- 14:30 Mr. Bill Hall, Environmental Quality Board

14:30 Break

14:45 Export 2000, General Public Utilities (GPU) International and
- 16:00 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP&L) Global
Mr. Peter Cunningham, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)

Wednesday, Sept. 15

08:00 Bus departs hotel for Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) Power Pool
(Norristown, PA)

10:00 Presentation and Tour: Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) Power Pool (Power Point, 1072 Kb)
- 15:00 Ms. Cynthia Taylor, Manager of Customer Relations and Training

Thursday, Sept. 16

Breakfast at hotel

09:00 Welcome Remarks and Introduction to Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and
Energy (DTE)
- 09:30 Hon. James Connelly, Commissioner

09:30 Development and Passage of the Massachusetts Electric Restructuring Act
- 11:00 Mr. Paul Afonso, General Counsel
Mr. Ronald LeComte, Senior Counsel
Ms. Alicial Matthews, Attorney and Director of Cable Division

13:00 Ratemaking Issues in Electric Restructuring
- 15:00 Mr. Kevin Brannelly, Director of Rates Division
Mr. Sean Hanley, Deputy Director of Rates Division
Mr. Paul Osborne, Rate Analyst
Ms. Mary Sheridan, Engineer

15:00 Break

15:15 Natural Gas: Rate Unbundling
- 16:15 Mr. George Yiankos, Director of Gas Division
Mr. Andreas Thanos, Deputy Director of Gas Division

Friday, Sept. 17

09:15 Depart hotel by taxi to Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE)

09:30 Meeting with DTE Commission
- 11:15 Hon. Janet Gail Besser, Chairman
Hon. James Connelly, Commissioner
Hon. Paul Vasington, Commissioner
Hon. Robert Keating, Commissioner
Hon. Eugene Sullivan, Commissioner

12:00 Luncheon Reception at Boston Edison Company
- 14:00 Discussion Topics:
1. Why Integrated Electric Utility Companies Favored Electric Restructuring.
2. Trends in Utility Mergers in Massachusetts
3. Convergence of the Electric, Gas, and Telecommunications Services

14:30 Electric Power Pools and Independent System Operators:
- 16:00 Developments in New England
Hon. Robert Keating, Commissioner
Mr. Robert Harrold, Deputy Director of Electric Power Division
Mr. Norman Getz, Engineer

16:00 Closing Remarks
- 16:15 Hon. James Connelly, Commissioner