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What
have
we
learned
from
America's
largest
blackout?
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You
won't
want
to
miss
this
fiery
debate
between
these
industry
leaders
Jimmy Glotfelty who guided the US-Canada Joint Task Force.
He
runs
the
DOE
Office
of
Electric
Transmission
and
Distribution
and
is
senior
policy
adviser
to
Secretary Spencer
Abraham.
When
President
Bush
was
governor
of Texas,
Glotfelty
was
his
policy director
and
senior
energy advisor.
Thomas Kuhn, as president of the Edison Electric
Institute,
speaks
for
the
nation's
nvestor-owned utilities. Kuhn
served
in
the
White
House
as
a
naval
officer.
John Anderson speaks for large electricity
buyers, firms such as General Motors, Weyerhaeuser, Dupont, Intel and ExxonMobil
who
depend
on
power
to
be
competitive
in
world
markets.
David Nevius, as senior vice president of the North American
Electric
Reliability
Council,
is
active
in reengineering
NERC
from
a
voluntary,
peer-review
organization
into
an
industry
self-regulatory
group
that
enforces
mandatory
reliability
rules.
He
has
been
at
the
heart
of
reliability
issues
since
1977.
HOT
TOPICS
COVERED
It's
often
said
that
more
transmission
lines
and/or
upgraded
transmission
facilities
are
needed
to
cut
the
risk
of
blackouts.
If
so,
should
incentives
be
given
to
those
who
build
new
transmission?
Poor
maintenance
of
transmission
lines
--
especially
tree
trimming
--
was
cited
as
a
significant
factor
in
causing
the
blackout.
Should
transmission
owners
get
incentives
for
better
maintenance?
What
kind
of
"incentives"?
Would
mandatory
RTO
membership
for
all
transmission
providers
help
avoid
blackouts? What
else
is
needed beyond
that?
Should
Congress
authorize
an
electric
reliability
organization
(ERO)?
Should
EROs
create
mandatory
reliability
standards
and
have
both
enforcement
authority
and
the
ability
to
impose
penalties?
What
can
be
done
without
Congressional
action
to
minimize
blackouts?
Are
FERC
and
DOE
doing
everything
they
can
under
present
law
to
help
avoid
blackouts?
If
an
ERO
had
been
up
and
running
before
Aug
14,
what
kind
of
penalties
should
it
have
imposed
after
this
blackout?
Who
would
collect
the
fines
and
how
would
that
money
be
used?
Does
retail
competition
--
in
those
states
that
have
it
--
make
blackouts
more
or
less
likely?
How
about
wholesale
competition?
MEET
THE
SPEAKERS
Jimmy Glotfelty
Jimmy
Glotfelty
was
appointed
Director,
Office
of
Electric
Transmission
and
Distribution
by
US
Energy
Secretary
Spencer
Abraham
on
August,
2003.
Prior
to
this
appointment
he
served
as
Senior
Policy
Advisor
to
Secretary
Abraham,
advises
the
Secretary
on
policy
concerning
all
electricity
transmission
and
distribution
and
manages
a
$100
million
R&D
portfolio
in
the
same
areas.
He
was
a
senior
leader
in
the
implementation
of
President
Bush's
National
Energy
Policy.
He
works
closely
with
members
of
Congress,
members
of
the
FERC
and
other
senior
administration
officials
to
ensure
that
competitive
wholesale
electric
markets
exist
to
benefit
consumers.
Prior
to
joining
the
DOE,
Glotfelty
served
as
Director
of
Government
and
Regulatory
Affairs
for
Calpine
Corporation's
Central
Region.
He
actively
pursued
restructured
markets
and
new
wholesale
and
retail
markets
for
new
power
generation
companies
in
Texas,
Louisiana,
Alabama,
and
Mexico.
In
addition,
to
government
affairs
Jimmy
oversaw
Calpine's
Central
Region
public
affairs
efforts.
From
1994
to
1998,
Glotfelty
served
as
a
Policy
Director
and
Senior
Energy
Advisor
to
Governor
George
W
Bush
in
Austin,
TX.
He
spearheaded
many
oil
and
gas
initiatives,
served
as
the
Governor's
office
point
staff
member
on
both
wholesale
and
retail
electric
restructuring
in
Texas,
and
oversaw
the
Texas
State
Energy
Office.
In
addition
to
energy
issues,
Glotfelty
founded
and
managed
the
Governors
High
Technology
Council,
and
was
responsible
for
policy
initiatives
in
the
telecommunications,
banking,
housing,
and
pension
arenas.
During
his
career,
Glotfelty
was
Legislative
Director
for
Congressman
Sam
Johnson
(R-TX)
where
he
was
responsible
for
all
legislative
operations
as
well
as
energy,
banking
and
telecommunications
issues.
Glotfelty
has
also
served
as
Finance
Director
for
the
Republican
Party
of
Texas
and
as
research
director
for
the
public
affairs
firm
Dutko
and
Associates.
Glotfelty
resides
in
Arlington,
VA
with
his
wife,
Molly,
and
sons,
Chase
and
Walker.
Dr
John
Anderson
Dr
John
Anderson
is
the
Executive
Director
of
the
Electricity
Resource
Council
(ELCON).
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