Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Senator Debra Bowen, Chairwoman
1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.—California Room 4203 February 9, 1999
Energy Issues for 1999
Opening Remarks / Adoption of Committee Rules (1:30 – 1:45)
Senator Debra Bowen, Chairwoman
Divestiture of Hydroelectric Facilities (1:45 – 2:30)
Overview Public Utilities Commission – Douglas M. Long, Manager, Electric Restructuring Proceedings
Discussion California Farm Bureau – Ron Liebert California Hydropower Reform Coalition – Richard Roos-Collins Pacific Gas & Electric – Tom Bottorff Regional Council of Rural Counties – Brent Hastey The Utility Reform Network (TURN) – Bob Finkelstein
Electricity Rates and Reliability (2:30 – 3:15)
Overview PUC – Douglas M. Long
Discussion Cal-ISO – Terry Winter California Electric Users Cooperative – Bill Julian California Manufacturers Association – Tim Treichelt Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies – V. John White Coalition of California Utility Employees – Marc Joseph I.B.E.W., Local 47 – Rae Sanborn Los Angeles Department of Water and Power – David Freeman Office of Ratepayer Advocates – David Morse Sempra Energy – Wayne Sakarias
Post-Transition Market Structure (3:15 – 4:00)
Overview PUC – Douglas M. Long
Discussion California Large Energy Consumers Association – D.J. Smith ENRON – Lee Jestings Green Mountain Energy Resources – Rick Counihan Independent Energy Producers – Karen Edson Power Exchange (PX) – George Sladoje Sierra Club California – Rich Ferguson Southern California Edison – Gary Schoonyan Utility Consumers’ Action Network (UCAN) – Michael Shames
Natural Gas and Competition (4:00 – 4:30)
Overview PUC – Bill Meyer, Director, Division of Strategic Planning
Discussion ARCO – Alan Lippincott El Paso Energy – Representative Sempra Energy – Carolyn McIntyre Southern California Gas Workers Council – Pete Conaty TURN – Lenny Goldberg
