ISOs & RTOs Hold Capitol Hill Event on Thursday, July 16

Please join the ISO/RTO Council to discuss how independent grid operators are contributing to the achievement of regional and national energy and environmental policy goals.

You are cordially invited to attend a Congressional Staff Briefing being held on:

Thursday, July 16, 2009 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Room 215 in the U. S. Capitol Visitor’s Center

As Congress debates comprehensive legislation aimed at making major changes to the electricity supply mix and potential regulation of greenhouse gases, attend this briefing to learn and discuss the role of the nation’s independent electric grid operators, serving two thirds of the electric customers in the U.S., in implementing these changes. The forum will discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating renewable resources into the transmission grid.

AGENDA

• The Role and Responsibilities of ISOs and RTOs
  Carolyn O’Connor, Director of External Affairs, ISO New England
  
• The Texas Experience: Planning, Operating and Managing Wind Integration
  Mike Grable, General Counsel, ERCOT
  
• Achieving Broad Coordinated Planning: Establishment of the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative
  Jay Caspary, Director of Transmission Development, Southwest Power Pool

Please RSVP via email to Gae Warman-Gold at gwarman-gold@iso-ne.com.