Electricity Policy in the Midwest

January 17, 2002
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604

7:30 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m.		Welcome and Opening Remarks Michael H. Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
9:00 a.m.		Federal Perspectives on Electricity Policy—The View from the U.S. Department of Energy Speaker Dr. Robert K. Dixon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
9:45 a.m.		Break
10:00 a.m.		Federal Perspectives on Emissions Policies for Utilities—The View from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Speaker Brian McLean, Director, Clean Air Markets, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
10:45 a.m.		Industry Perspectives on Electricity Restructuring—Opportunities and Obstacles Speakers John Rowe, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Corporation Karl McDermott, Vice President, National Economic Research Associates Robert Schainker, Product Manager, Electric Power Research Institute
12:00 p.m.		Lunch and Keynote Introduction William (Curt) Hunter, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Speaker Electricity Policy from the Perspective of the Nation's Top Regulator Pat Wood, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
1:45 p.m.		Report from the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Speaker John Catlin, Director of Client Relations, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator
2:30 p.m.		Break
2:45		Developments in Electricity Policy—The View from the Public Utility Commissions in the Seventh District Moderator Ken Rose, Senior Economist, National Regulatory Research Institute Panelists Richard Mathias, Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission David Ziegner, Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Diane Munns, Chairman, Iowa Utility Board Laura Chappelle, Chairman, Michigan Public Service Commission Ave Bie, Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin