FRI’s Hot Topic Hotline webinar series addresses a variety of timely topics identified by members of the FRI Advisory Board. HTH webinars provide a forum for industry, regulatory and consumer perspectives and interaction around the issues addressed.
“Decarbonizing the Natural Gas System”
Thursday, July 14, Noon-1:00 pm Central
Reduction of carbon emissions is a focal point of federal and state energy and environmental policies. Natural gas has been responsible for significant reductions in emissions from electricity generation as utilities substituted away from coal- to gas-fired plants. However, the natural gas system as a whole still accounts for a meaningful percentage of carbon emissions in the US. Policies aimed at achieving zero net-carbon emissions, or even more stringent clean emission targets, pose a challenge for the natural gas industry and industry regulators.
This webinar discusses technologies and processes to achieve net-zero and clean natural gas products (including carbon capture and RNG), market and policy challenges for implementing these technologies, and regulatory options for facilitating and encouraging a transition to clean(er) natural gas options.
Check out our previous Hot Topic Hotline webinars on the FRI-MIZZOU YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe for updates on future postings.
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“Prudent and Efficient: A Discussion of Optimal Transmission Planning and Development for 2022 and Beyond” – A 2-Part Series
- Panel 1: “Regional and inter-regional planning in RTO footprints in light of the IIJA”, February 28, 2022
Moderator: Andrew French, Commissioner, Kansas Corporate Commission
Panelists: Antoine Lucas, VP of Engineering, Southwest Power Pool; Aubrey Johnson, Executive Director Planning & Competitive Transmission, MISO - Panel 2: “Emerging policy issues related to transmission planning and development“, March 9, 2022
Moderator: Sarah Freeman, Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Panelists: Cliff Rechtschaffen, Commissioner, California PUC; Krista Tanner, Sr. VP and Chief Business Unit Officer, ITC Holdings; Jennifer Easler, Consumer Advocate, State of Iowa
- Panel 1: “Regional and inter-regional planning in RTO footprints in light of the IIJA”, February 28, 2022
- “Utility Commercialization of Fiber and Other Communication Assets,” October 15, 2021
Moderator: Elin Katz, VP of Utilities, Tilson
Panelists: John Smola, Alabama Power; Josh Broder, Tilson; Brandon Presley, Commissioner, Mississippi PSC - “Arrearage Management Plans and Other Tools Being Considered to Deal with Consumer Debt post-COVID“, July 22, 2021
Moderator: Clifford Rechtschaffen, Commissioner, California PUC
Panelists: Michelle Scala, Oregon PUC; Kim Rikalo, Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Olivia Wein, National Consumer Law Center - “Reliability and Resiliency,” April 28, 2021
Moderator: Chris Ayers, North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff
Panelists: Mark Bracken, Mobiltex; John Marciszewski, SmartCover Systems; Paul Suskie, Southwest Power Pool; Brad Johnson, Montana PSC