Renewables in the Transition to the Modern Energy Economy: How It Will Affect Today's Legislative Issues
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
In the energy economy as it has existed for the past decade, renewables relied on direct incentives and favorable rates to incentivize their development. Renewables are expected to enjoy a host of supports aimed at shifting the energy playing field in favor of many of their characteristics. But how will the emerging core trends leading our nation into the modern energy economy affect renewable power generation?
This April teleconference will explore how the Modern Energy Economy will be shaped by these core/mega trends:
- Incorporation of Social Costs into Energy Economics (i.e. environmental markets);
- Regionalism, Federalism, and Energy Independence;
- Globalization, both waxing and waning; and
- Capital Markets Restructuring and what the implications are for renewables' development.
The distinguished panel will first set the stage by reviewing what those currents are, and then will specifically consider not only their impacts on near term public policy formulation (RPS, ENERGY, CLIMATE, FINANCE) and how the future of these policies may assume different shapes as the Modern Energy Economy comes into clearer focus.
Q & A Submission:
Q & A both on the teleconference and live at the host firm sites, will follow the speakers' presentations. Please email questions to
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Call Times:
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Eastern
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Central
10:00 am - 11:30 am Mountain
9:00 am - 10:30 am Pacific
8:00 am - 9:30 am Alaskan
Moderators:
Robert F Riley, Williams Mullen
David E. Nash, McMahon DeGulis LLP
Legislative Update:
Michael J. Zimmer, Thompson Hine LLP
Speakers:
Christopher B. Berendt, Vice President, Environmental Markets & Policy, PACE Global
Topic: The Modern Energy Economy -- Trends to be reckoned with for Renewables
Jeremy Weinstein, Esq., Law Offices of Jeremy Weinstein
Topic: Environmental Markets
Roger Feldman, Andrews Kurth LLP (Washington D.C)
Topic:Regionalism, Federalism, Globalization and Energy Independence -- How Do They Fit
Stephen Herman, Energy Capital Partners
Topic: Capital Markets-- Stimulus: Rebound or Recoil
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