The Convergence Project Presents a Teleforum on… THE 21 CENTURY PUC: DEALING WITH DISRUPTION Tuesday, February 9

TheConvergenceProjectPresentsaTeleforumon…
THE21STCENTURYPUC:DEALING WITHDISRUPTION
Tuesday,February9th,2016
12:00pmEST–1:00pmEST
DISCUSSANTS
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ScottWeiner,DeputyforMarkets&Innovation,NewYorkPSC
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RebeccaWagner,CommissionerEmeritus,NevadaPUC
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BethSalak,DirectorofTelecommunications,FloridaPSC
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KimberlyBrown,Professor,UniversityofBaltimoreLawSchool
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MichaelSantorelli,Director,ACLPatNYLS(moderator)
Innovative technologies, nimble new competitors, and consumer expectations for real‐time
control and interactivity with any service they use are fundamentally transforming the
regulatedutilitiessector.Suchprofoundstructuralshiftsareupendingspacesthat,formany
years, were insulated from disruption by state public utility commissions administering
regulatoryframeworksdevelopedtoassurethereliabledeliveryofbasicutilityservicesbya
single firm. Now, technological advances like the deployment of “smart” infrastructure and
the rise of distributed energy generation are challenging the foundations of public utility
regulationthathavepersistedforwelloveracentury.Atthispointintime,itisusefultobegin
examiningwhetherandhowPUCsaredealingwithdisruption.
Pleasejoinadistinguishedpanelofregulatoryexpertsforaninteractivediscussionthatwill
addresskeyquestionslike:
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How are state regulatory commissions responding to rapid changes in the
telecom,energy,andwaterspaces?
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ArePUCsequippedtohandletheincreasingpaceofchangeinthesesectors?
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Which state PUCs have gotten it right from a procedural perspective? Which
stateshavestruggled?
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What are some best practices for assuring rational, data‐driven, inclusive, and
forward‐lookingpoliciesthatcanenable,andnotimpede,innovation?
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Registration. To RSVP, please contact ACLP Director Michael Santorelli at
[email protected]‐ininformationwillbeforwardeduponregistration.