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March 20, 2013

Convention on the eleCtriC industryand its markets

THE UNITED STATES

Centre Mont-Royal, MontrealProgram

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OPENING MESSAGE FROM THEPRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER

Dear members and friends,

The AIEQ is pleased to welcome you today to the second Annual Convention on the Electric Industry of Québec and its markets. As you already know, this year we will review the U.S. market.

Indeed, we thought it would be relevant to tell you about major projects that will be carried out in the United States over the next few years. You certainly know that major changes are happening south of the border.

These changes are affecting power generation, transmission and distribu-tion. The electricity sector will increasingly be called upon to play a major role in reaching energy independence in the United-States. Substantial investments will be made in the next twenty years. It is time for the Québec electric industry to position itself and be able to take advantage of business opportunities in this huge, yet complex, market.

To do so, we have the privilege to welcome knowledgeable speakers working in the United-States electric industry. They will describe on-go-ing changes as well as the market outlook, specific to their business area. Several topics will be covered during the day: the impact of natural gas abundance in the energy mix; transmission and distribution network condition; main developments related to smart grids; various prospects in terms of power generation; the integration of wind power in the existing networks; government policies that could influence the overall U.S. elec-tric industry, etc.

Today’s event is an excellent opportunity to better understand the current trends in the U.S. electric industry and to develop relationships with the speakers.

Our American neighbours recognize Québec know-how. It is therefore up to us to improve business relations and show them that our distinct expertise can be profitable to them.

I hope this one-day event will allow members of the AIEQ to better understand and take advantage of present and future business opportunities on the other side of the border.

I wish you a good conference!

Daniel LaplantePresident and General Manager AIEQ

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Program

• Daniel Laplante, President and General Manager, AIEQ

• Pauline Marois, Québec Premier (video presentation)

• Re-igniting economic growth through Innovation in Technology, Policy,

and Resources

Andy Karsner, Executive Chairman of Manifest Energy

Transportation electrification: a new way of filling up

• Pierre-Luc Desgagné, Senior Director – Strategic Planning at Hydro-Québec

The necessity to modernize and expand the U.S. grid capacity Moderator : Denis Tremblay, President-General Manager, BPR-Energy Panelists:

• Randy Satterfield, Vice President, Public Affairs, American Transmission Company

• James Muntz, President – Transmission, NorthEast Utilities

• Kelly Harrison, Vice President – Transmission, Westar Energy

The pending rebirth of hydro and pumped storage in the U.S.Moderator: Jacques Beaudry-Losique, U.S. senior energy Consultant Panelists:

• Brent Mahan, Director hydroelectric design center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Rick Miller, Senior Vice President of Renewable Energy Services, HDR

• Brennan Smith, Program Manager, Water Power Research and Development,

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Patrick O’Connor, Senior Analyst, BCS Incorporated

(working for the U.S. Department of Energy)

Opening speech

Opening conference

Luncheon Conference

Coffee break

Panel 1 - Presented by ABB

Panel 2 - Presented by VOITH

8:30

8:45

12:00

10:20

9:20

10:40

The U.S. energy mix transformation in the coming years Moderator: Yves Filion, Advisor to the President R3D consulting Inc. and Certified Board’s Director Panelists:

• Greg Wolf, President, Duke Energy Renewables

• Pierre Gauthier, President, Alstom Canada and Alstom U.S.

• John McCormick, Senior VP, River Operation & Renewables,

Tennessee Valley Authority

• Rick Miller, Senior Vice President of Renewable Energy Services, HDR

Smart Grid : A network in transitionModerator: Jim Burpee, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Electricity AssociationPanelists:

• Jeff Monder, Director of Smart Grid and Enterprise Project Management,

Green Mountain Power

• Gary Rackliffe, Vice President, Smart Grids North America, ABB

• Denis Faubert, General Manager at Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ)

Réal Laporte, President of Hydro-Québec Equipment and Shared Services atHydro-Québec

Sonia Gadbois specializes in voice over, dubbing and narration, but also works in cinema, television and commercials. In the past decade, she toured at the inter-national with a theatre company, hosted different events and produced some artistic projects. In 2012, she co-founded: Anges Cornus – Productions vidéo.

Panel 3 - Presented by ALSTOM

Panel 4 - Presented by SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Closing remarks

Cocktail

M.C.: Sonia Gadbois

14:00

15:15

16:15

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Andy Karsner served as America’s ninth Assistant Secretary of Energy

for Efficiency and Renewable Energy, during a period of unprecedented

growth in energy innovation and technologies, private sector investments

and bipartisan public policy. He was America’s top efficiency regulator

and negotiated breakthroughs on lighting, building, appliance, and vehicle

efficiency with industry and policymakers.

Prior to public service, Andy was the Founder and CEO of Enercorp, a

development company for independent power projects in emerging

markets; and an exclusive agent of Vestas, the world’s largest wind energy

company. He has developed projects using almost every conventional

and renewable fuel source, in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Andy currently sits on several prominent boards.

Andy Karsner is the Executive Chairman of Manifest Energy, an energy

infrastructure development and finance company that he founded in

October 2008.

After decades of saying we must collectively wean ourselves off of oil, new

North American resource abundance is redefining global markets and the

energy landscape. A sustainable economic recovery and prospects for global

stability and expanded energy development hinge upon understanding and

managing the major macros of the global energy economy. Where are

energy markets headed in the current volatile economy and how has shale

gas so dramatically changed the calculus? What are the prospects for

renewable energy technologies and demand side management in light of

the new pricing environment? How will the grid evolve to accommodate the

surge in both technologies and resources and what likely policies will emerge

in response to all this dynamic change? We will address how the the United

States and Canada are together positioned for an incredible era of growth, if

policy facilitates rather than impedes it.

Re-igniting economic growth through Innovation in Technology, Policy, and Resources

Opening conference

Speaker

8:45

Andy Karsner, Executive Chairman of Manifest Energy

Moderator

Presentation topic

Panel 1- Presented by

The necessity to modernize and expand theU.S. grid capacity

Mr. Denis Tremblay, a 1981 graduate of Polytechnique de Montréal,

joined the BPR general management group in 2009 as president and

general manager of BPR-Energy. In the context of the integration of BPR

into the network of Tetra Tech partners, his mandate grew to encom-

pass responsibility for Canada as a whole, as general manager of the

Energy division of Tetra Tech in Canada. He now heads a team of more

than 600 professionals in 12 offices from coast to coast.

His role as president of the Association de l’Industrie Électrique du

Québec (AIEQ) has just confirms his commitment and his lengthy

involvement in this organization. He is also a member of the board of

directors of the Fondation de la Polytechnique de Montréal and of the

Institut en génie de l’énergie électrique (IGEE – the institute for

electrical energy engineering). In recent years, he has also been

president of the energy committee of the Association des ingénieurs

conseils du Québec (Québec’s association for consulting engineers).

Denis Tremblay, President-General Manager, BPR-EnergyModerator

9:20

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As Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Randy Satterfield oversees

Government Relations, Real Estate, Environmental, Local Relations,

Corporate Communications, Customer Relations, Human Resources

and Facilities. Satterfield joined American Transmission Co. (ATC) in 2003

as director of Communications. In 2006, he became Director of Regula-

tory and Governmental Relations. He was named Vice President of Public

Affairs in 2008 and was promoted to Executive Vice President of Public

Affairs in 2012.

Prior to joining ATC, Satterfield provided strategic communications,

government affairs and political consulting services to a variety of corpo-

rations and organizations in Wisconsin. Before relocating to Wisconsin,

Satterfield served as an Assistant Director in the Bureau of Consumer

Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. In his 13 years in

Washington, D.C., he also provided strategic communications and

political consulting services for trade associations, corporations, labor

unions and candidates for elected office.

Satterfield has extensive experience in communications, advertising,

political consulting and international public relations. He holds bachelor’s

degrees in philosophy and political science from Marquette University.

A discussion of American Transmission Company development efforts

and the policy considerations that may affect those efforts.

For example, will state or federal policy influence transmission develop-

ment and will transmission development be open to competition?

What will it take to be successful in a competitive transmission develop-

ment landscape? Who pays for regional transmission development?

What is the role of transmission in America’s evolving generation

landscape with respect to the demands on the grid as large base load

facilities are retired?

A discussion of American Transmission Companydevelopment efforts and the policy considerationsthat may affect those efforts

Panelist

Presentation topic

Randy Satterfield, Vice President, Public Affairs, American Transmission Company

9:20

James A. Muntz is the President and Chief Operating Officer of The

Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P) and has overall leader-

ship and management responsibility for the operation and maintenance

of CL&P’s electric power distribution system, including the emergency

preparedness and response program. He also has overall leadership and

management responsibility for the Northern Pass Project.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Muntz joined CL&P in 2002 as Vice

President of Customer Operations. He most recently served as President

of the Transmission organization.

Previously, Muntz held various leadership positions with Exelon/PECO in

Pennsylvania, including Vice President of Electric Supply and Transmission

during the period when deregulation was introduced in that state. In his

22 years with Exelon, Muntz also served as Vice President of its Power

Generation Group, Vice President of Nuclear Projects, and held a senior

reactor operator (SRO) license on Limerick Units 1 and 2 for over 10 years.

Muntz graduated from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania with a

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree

in Economics. Muntz also earned a master’s degree in Business

Administration in Financial Management from Drexel University.

Presentation will consist of a brief review of how the U.S. Transmission

System has evolved over the last several decades; a summary of

challenges facing the system now; and, some possible paths for future

evolution of the system.

The transmission grids facing major challenges

Presentation topic

Panelist James Muntz, president – Transmission, NorthEast Utilities

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Kelly joined Westar Energy in 1981 as an engineer and since that time he

has had a variety of positions related to planning, forecasting and regula-

tory affairs. He is currently the Vice President, Transmission and the

President of Prairie Wind Transmission.

He received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering, master of

science in engineering management and master of business administra-

tion degrees from Wichita State University. He serves on the boards of:

The Nature Conservancy - Kansas Trustee; RMEL - past-president, 2012;

and the Dean’s Industrial Advisory Board at Wichita State University. He is

also on the SPP Members Committee and Finance Committee.

As the call to update the U.S. transmission infrastructure becomes louder

nationwide, many states and utilities face challenges. Kelly Harrison will

give a Midwest perspective on transmission and talk about how Westar

Energy has actively engaged community leaders, landowners and envi-

ronmental agencies in route selection.

This collaborative approach has proven successful as Westar Energy,

Kansas’ largest electric utility, has invested in expanding and updating the

regional transmission grid to support expansion of renewable energy and

improve access to affordable, reliable electricity. Mr. Harrison will also talk

about current transmission projects and needs within the 9-state South-

west Power Pool and the challenges of building transmission across RTO

seams.

Building Transmission in U.S.: Midwest Perspective

Panelist

Presentation topic

Kelly Harrison, Vice President – Transmission, Westar Energy

The pending rebirth of hydro and pumpedstorage in the U.S.

Jacques Beaudry-Losique has more than 20 years experience working

in the energy and technology sectors, and currently act as an advisor for

clean energy technology companies and industry associations. Most

recently, he was in charge of Corporate Development and Strategy for

Codexis, a California-based firm developing and manufacturing bio-

catalysts for oil, chemicals and pharmaceuticals applications. He also

held senior leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Energy for six

years, from 2005 to 2011. Previously, he worked with and advised

Fortune 500 companies while at McKinsey & Co. and in strategic

planning and management roles at General Electric and Shell.

While at DOE, he led multiple energy efficiency and renewable energy

programs across two Administrations and served for two years as Depu-

ty Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy. He was also instrumental

in decisions to invest more than $1.5 billion of Recovery Act funds in

renewable energy projects. Among many accomplishments, he helped

launch the second generation biofuels industry in the U.S. and worked

at DOE to rehabilitate Hydropower as a legitimate renewable energy

resource.

Jacques holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering

from the Université of Montréal, a master of science degree in

engineering management from Stanford University and a master of

science degree in management from MIT.

Jacques Beaudry-Losique, U.S. Senior Energy ConsultantModerator

Panel 2 - Presented by 10:40

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Panelist

Brent Mahan is the Director of the Hydroelectric Design Center, the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers center of expertise for hydropower planning,

engineering and design, located in Portland, Oregon. He has held the

position since February 2001.

Mahan joined the Corps in 1982 as an economist with the Corps’ Alaska

District. He served in a variety of positions and locations before coming

to the Hydroelectric Design Center in 1995. Mahan received a bachelor of

business administration degree in economics from Boise State University

in 1980 and a Master of Science degree in resource and environmental

economics from Oregon State University in 1995.

The U.S Army Corps of Engineers owns and operates about a quarter of

the installed hydropower capacity in the U.S. At 21,000 MW, the Corps

is the largest hydro producer in the country and second largest in North

America. MR. Mahan will introduce the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

and its hydro program and explain why the Army is in the hydro

generating business. Reflecting broader trends in the U.S. hydropower

sector, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ key focus areas related to

environmental issues, ageing infrastructure, technological advancements,

workforce management, and new development will be addressed.

Hydropower Trends in the U.S.A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Perspective

Panelist

Presentation topic

Brent Mahan, Director Hydroelectric Design Center,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Richard R. Miller is a civil engineer with over 30 years of extensive and

diversified experience in water resources, hydroelectric engineering, and

conventional and pumped storage power plant operations. Mr. Miller

has been actively involved in drafting and reviewing federal legislative

language for proposed Renewable Electricity Standards, carbon cap and

trade proposals, as well as energy storage and hydropower grid stability

standards in particular during his 2008–2009 tenure as President of the

National Hydropower Association. He has also been an advisor to the

Department of Energy regarding wind/pumped storage integration and

energy storage market requirements.

Formerly the Executive Vice President and CEO for Devine Tarbell &

Associates, Inc. (DTA), Mr. Miller is Senior Vice President of Renewable

Energy Services with HDR. A Registered Professional Engineer in North

Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia and New Jersey,

Mr. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn

University and a master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the

University of South Carolina.

Wind power has become an important contributor in the U.S. renewable

energy portfolio. The U.S. Department of Energy examined the techni-

cal feasibility of having wind energy supply 20% of the nation’s energy

by the year 2020, and concluded that regions with large hydroelectric

resources will have much lower costs integrating this technology.

Implementing this significant increase in wind power into the broader

electric supply system will require multiple balancing strategies and

storage options to maintain capacity reserves and system reliability.

Mr. Miller will examine hydroelectric pumped storage as an enabling

technology for increased wind power incorporation into

the U.S. energy supply system with a particular focus on

how wind integration works in Denmark and Spain.

Rick Miller, Senior Vice President of Renewable Energy Services, HDRPanelist

Wind power has become an important contributorin the U.S. renewable energy portfolio

Presentation topic

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Dr. Smith has served as the Program Manager for Water Power Research

and Development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) since 2008,

and also serves as the leader for the Energy-Water Ecosystem

Engineering Group at ORNL. His research interests include water re-

sources decision support within operational and strategic time horizons,

advanced measurement and monitoring systems for water control assets,

co-optimization of energy and environmental objectives for river

systems, and the translation of complex hydrodynamic modeling out-

comes into actionable decision support. He oversees major U.S.-DOE-

funded research efforts in nationwide U.S. hydropower resource assess-

ment, hydropower cost modeling, and asset optimization. Prior to joining

ORNL, Dr. Smith was employed as a technical specialist in hydraulic

engineering at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Engineering Laboratory

and River Operations Group. Dr. Smith received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil

and Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa in 1992 and

1995, respectively.

U.S. hydropower assets and their capabilities face opportunities and

challenges. Factors affecting the availability of hydropower energy and

services include aging infrastructure, increased competition for water-use

flexibility, and uncertain regulatory outcomes and environmental mitiga-

tion costs. Increasing demands for peaking power and ancillary services

to integrate variable renewable generation will influence hydropower

dispatch, production, value, and revenue in the decades to come. The

capability of U.S. planners and policymakers to address these hydropower

opportunities and challenges in comprehensive and quantitative ways is

limited. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working within the U.S.-DOE

Water Power Program to assemble a comprehensive database and

analyses of developed and potential hydropower resources and techni-

cal capabilities. Those efforts are yielding new insights into the role that

hydropower will have in the U.S. electric power future.

U.S. hydropower assets and their capabilities to faceopportunities and challenges

Panelist

Presentation topic

Brennan Smith, Program Manager, Water Power Research and Development, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Panelist

Patrick O’Connor works as Senior Analyst for Hydropower at BCS,

Incorporated where he supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind

and Water Power Technologies Office. He focuses on the economics

of hydropower and marine energy technologies, with an emphasis on

strategic planning and R&D prioritization.

Mr. O’Connor has supported the DOE since 2010. He received a B.A. in

Political Science and Mathematics from the University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill and a Master of Environmental Management in Energy

& Environment from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke

University.

The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Program

is to research, test, and develop innovative technologies capable of

generating renewable, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective

electricity from water resources. This includes both hydropower and

marine/hydrokinetic energy technologies.

The growth of hydropower capacity and generation in the U.S. has been

relatively stagnant in recent decades, though many significant oppor-

tunities still remain. This presentation will discuss how the Water Power

Program views the opportunities and barriers to further development,

outline its broad strategies for continuing to grow hydropower in the

U.S, and introduce key projects and initiatives.

Patrick O’Connor, Senior Analyst, Hydropower Enterprise, BCS Incorporated (working for the U.S. Department of Energy)

Panelist

The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy’sWater Power Program

Presentation topic

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12:00

Lunchon Conference

Hydro-Québec and transportation electrification:a new way of filling up

Moderator

A native of Québec, M. Desgagné holds a Bachelor of Law degree from

Université Laval. He has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since

1992, the year in which he joined the law firm Grondin, Poudrier. In

1996, he joined the Québec government, working for the Ministère de la

Métropole. In the fall of 1997, he moved to the Office of the Premier of

Québec, where he became Deputy Chief of Staff.

M. Desgagné joined Hydro-Québec in 2001 and since 2007, he has been

Senior Director – Strategic Planning. In this capacity, he is responsible for

coordinating Hydro-Québec’s initiatives related to the electrification of

transportation. He also sits on the Board of Directors of TM4 Inc.

In May 2007, M. Desgagné received the Arista award for his achievements

in the Young Manager category.

The electrification of ground transportation will be increasingly important

in North America and is particularly interesting for Québec.

Hydro-Québec has played an active role in the development of electric

mobility for many years: demonstration projects, vehicle charging

infrastructure, urban mobility, various technologies, etc. This conference

will allow AIEQ members to learn about the progress of electric

mobility in North America as well as Hydro-Québec’s orientations in this

field. Specifically, it will look at the company’s role in the installation of

public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Speaker

Presentation topic

Pierre-Luc Desgagné, Senior Director – Strategic Planningat Hydro-Québec

The U.S. energy mix transformation in the coming years

Yves Filion holds a degree in applied sciences from the Université de Sherbrooke and has completed several management courses, including a program at the International Centre for Research and Studies in Management. Mr. Filion joined Hydro-Québec in 1972, and held various positions in the fields of hydroelectric and nuclear generation before being seconded to Hydro-Québec International in 1982 as Head of Planning and Construction Consultant. He returned to Hydro-Québec in 1983, and in 1988 was appointed Vice-President – Generating Facilities and Buildings. Subsequently, he held the positions of Interim Executive Vice-president – Installations: Executive Vice President – Generation, Transmis-sion and Telecommunications; and Executive Vice President – Distribution and Marketing. In November 1996, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, In May 1998. In November 1999, he assumed ad-ditional responsibility for industrial development and large-power sales. From November 1999 to August 2000, he also managed Hydro-Québec’s transmission division, TransÉnergie. In June 2001, Hydro-Québec abolished the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer and designated Mr. Filion to be President of a new division, Hydro-Québec Distribution. In July 2003, he relinquished his duties as President of Hydro-Québec Distribution and became President of Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie for a term that ended in November 2006.

Mr. Filion has served as chairman and a member of various boards since 1995. He obtained a diploma of certified board director from CAS (Collège des Administra-teurs de Sociétés) at Laval University in 2007. From 2004 to 2008, he was Presi-dent of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), an interna-tional organization with over 12,000 members from more than 90 countries. He is member of the Board of the Montréal Port Authority, member of the Board of Montreal Airports and chairman of the Board of Innovente Inc. He joined SECOR in August 2011 as Consulting Partner until August 2012. He has been Advisor to the President of R3D Consulting Inc, since September 2012.

Yves Filion, Advisor to the President R3D consulting Inc. and Certified Board’s Director

Moderator

Panel 3 - Presented by14:00

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Greg Wolf is President of Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy’s

Commercial Businesses. Greg leads the company’s non-regulated re-

newable energy business, focused on growing and managing Duke

Energy’s 1,700 megawatts of wind and solar generation assets.

Greg Wolf has held positions of increasing responsibility at Duke Energy,

Cinergy and GE, including stints in communication infrastructure, strate-

gic ventures and energy investments.

Mr. Wolf earned undergraduate degrees in industrial management and

finance from the University of Cincinnati and a master of business

administration degree from the Harvard Business School.

Greg Wolf will share an overview of Duke Energy, its Commercial Busi-

ness, and the business he leads, Duke Energy Renewables. He will share

Duke Energy Renewables’ growth story, plans for the future, and view on

current market activity and opportunities for wind and solar in the U.S.

Duke Energy Renewables opportunities to increase their solar and wind generation

Panelist

Presentation topic

Greg Wolf, President, Duke Energy Renewables Panelist

Pierre L. Gauthier joined GEC Alsthom in 1996 after helding for many

years various positions at Gulf Canada Ltd, Gaz Métropolitain and ABB.

After serving as Vice President, Marketing and Sales, he was appointed

President of GEC Alsthom Electromechanical in 1997, President of

ALSTOM Energy in 1998 and, further to the merger of ALSTOM

Energy and ABB Power Generation, he became President of ABB

ALSTOM Power Canada Inc., upon the creation of the new company in

1999. After the acquisition by ALSTOM of ABB shares within ABB

ALSTOM Power in May 2000, he was appointed President of ALSTOM

Canada Power Division. In March 2002, Mr. Gauthier became Vice

President and Managing Director of North American Hydro. His mission

was to develop hydro operations in the U.S. market and coordinate the

Tracy and Denver facilities.

Appointed President of ALSTOM Canada in June 2003, he became, in

April 2008, President and CEO of ALSTOM U.S. Inc., fulfilling both posi-

tions. A graduate of Polytechnique Montréal in Mechanical Engineering,

Pierre L. Gauthier also studied administration at McGill University and

at the European Institute of Administration (INSEAD). He serves on the

advisory committee of the U.S. Council for Competitiveness; is a

Foreign Trade Advisor for France; and member of many other Canadian

and American associations.

Environment and climate changes often make the news. Regulation on

thermal power generation is increasingly stringent, and coal-fired

generation, in particular, is subject to more severe constraints. The

United-States and Canada have introduced a new regulation that aims

at reducing emissions to a level comparable to those emitted by a com-

bined cycle gas-fired power plant. Drilling technological advancements

now allow to access natural gas resources at a low cost.

The rate of growth is also promising for renewable

energies like wind onshore and offshore.

Pierre Gauthier, President, Alstom Canada and Alstom U.S.Panelist

Radical changes in the U.S. power sector

Presentation topic

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Tennessee Valley Autority is balancing his portfolio

John McCormick was named Senior Vice President of TVA’s River Opera-

tions and Renewables Group in June 2010.

McCormick as Senior Vice President of River Operations and Renewables

is responsible for the operation and maintenance of TVA’s 29 hydroelec-

tric dams, 20 non-power dams, one pumped-storage plant, 14 navigation

locks and renewables capacity of over 5,600 MW in operation.

McCormick previously served as Senior Vice President of Operations for

TVA’s Fossil Power Group, responsible for business, engineering and

operation of 59 operating units at 11 fossil plant sites. He was also

responsible for 87 peaking combustion turbines, six combined-cycle units

and 13 diesel generators. In addition, he provided leadership and

oversight for Industrial Services which included the Power Service Shop

and Equipment Support Services which provided field and shop services

to fossil and nuclear sites at TVA and other utilities in the region.

Mr. McCormick has 30 years of experience in fossil, hydro and nuclear

industry.

John will provide a brief history of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

from when it was established by the U.S. Congress in 1933; how the TVA

has evolved from a reliance on coal fired generation to a balanced

portfolio; the many drivers that have caused this transformation, while

TVA has stayed true to the mission established by the visionaries respon-

sible for its creation; and what the future of energy will look like for TVA

and how the utility has positioned itself to achieve its mission of a

balanced portfolio.

Panelist

Presentation topic

John McCormick, Senior Vice President, River Opération, Tennessee Valley Authority

Richard R. Miller is a civil engineer with over 30 years of extensive and

diversified experience in water resources, hydroelectric engineering, and

conventional and pumped storage power plant operations. Mr. Miller

has been actively involved in drafting and reviewing federal legislative

language for proposed Renewable Electricity Standards, carbon cap and

trade proposals, as well as energy storage and hydropower grid stability

standards in particular during his 2008–2009 tenure as President of the

National Hydropower Association. He has also been an advisor to the

Department of Energy regarding wind/pumped storage integration and

energy storage market requirements.

Formerly the Executive Vice President and CEO for Devine Tarbell &

Associates, Inc. (DTA), Mr. Miller is Senior Vice President of Renewable

Energy Services with HDR. A Registered Professional Engineer in North

Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia and New Jersey,

Mr. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn

University and a master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the

University of South Carolina.

The supply of electric energy in the U.S. is changing in ways never envi-

sioned. Variable energy is increasing to real levels of penetration, older

fossil stations are being decommissioned to the extent that grid

reliability is a concern, and natural gas power plants are now the norm.

This evolving grid led NERC to create the Integrating Variable Generation

Task Force, and to release its reliability report “2011 Long-Term Reliability

Assessment”. In particular, the concept of “Net Load” (load minus

variable energy) is one of the most significant issues facing system

operators in the future. Mr. Miller will examine how conventional

generation (thermal and hydro) is utilized to balance both load

and variable supply. He will discuss the concept of net

load and how thedecommissioning of aging coal plants

will be coupledwith the dash to gas

power plants.

Rick Miller, Senior Vice President of Renewable Energy Services, HDRPanelist

Grid Integration, Net Load and Future GenerationSupply in the U.S.

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Smart Grid : A network in transition

As President of the Canadian Electricity Association, Jim Burpee acts as

spokesperson on issues of national concern to the electric utility

industry.

Before taking on this role, he worked for Ontario Hydro and its succes-

sor company, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for over 31 years. During

this time, his roles included having responsibility for all of OPG’s non-

nuclear generation fleet, Energy Markets, and Corporate Development.

He also has three years of senior executive experience in Ontario Hydro/

OPG’s nuclear generation business.

Jim has served on the Board of the CEA as a Director from 1993 to

2008, including one year as Chairman. Most recently, Jim served as

Chief Executive Officer at Bridge Renewable Energy Technologies Inc.

Jim graduated from the University of Toronto with a BASc in Mechanical

Engineering and is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and the

Institute for Corporate Directors.

Jim Burpee, President and Chief Executive Officer, CanadianElectricity Association

Moderator

Panel 4 - Presented by15:15

Jeff Monder serves as Director of Smart Grid and Enterprise Project

Management at Green Mountain Power. Jeff has been responsible for

smart grid implementations through the development of the statewide

smart grid collaborative.

Jeff has managed the development and execution of DOE supported

smart grid programs that will allow the state’s largest utility (with over 75%

of Vermont’s electric customers) to take advantage of new energy-related

capabilities and services. Furthermore as a result of a merger between

Vermont’s two largest utilities, Jeff is leading the integration of diverse

utility systems into a single modern and cohesive platform.

The state of Vermont was successful in obtaining a Smart Grid Invest-

ment Grant (SGIG). The eEnergy Vermont project was the only statewide

project funded by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) as part

of the recovery act. Recipients of the grants were encouraged by the

Governor to seek synergies in their deployments with other recovery act

projects.

Furthermore, challenges to the deployment existed, due to the diversity

of the project participants (small municipal utilities to investor owned

utilities) and the state’s mountainous topography. As the project finishes

this spring, the deployment of a statewide automated

metering infrastructure will change the way utilities and

consumers use and manage electric power.

Automated metering will change the way Vermont citizens will consume their electricity

Panelist

Presentation topic

Jeff Monder, Director of Smart Grid and EnterpriseProject Management at Green Mountain Power

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Gary Rackliffe is the VP of Smart Grids, leading ABB’s initiative in North

America which includes business development, establishing alliances

and partnerships, product strategies, and sales and marketing. Gary has

30 years of T&D experience, working for ABB in Raleigh, North Carolina,

for the last 20 years.

Gary is the chair of the GridWise Alliance Smart Grid Implementation

Workgroup, a member of the DistribuTECH Advisory Committee, and

the chair of the NEMA Smart Grid Council.

Gary holds BS and ME degrees in Power Engineering from Rensselaer

Polytechnic Institute and a MBA from Carnegie Mellon. He is a Regis-

tered Professional Engineer and an IEEE Senior Member. He has co-

authored a T&D planning book, and has written numerous technical

papers.

The power grid in North America is transitioning as new technologies

are deployed to drive reliability, resiliency, and efficiency. These tech-

nologies are improving storm response, asset health management,

operational effectiveness, asset utilization, and the ability to incorporate

distributed energy resources and renewable generation into the power

grid.

At the core of this transition, information technologies and operational

technologies are converging with communications to enable a smarter

grid.

Gary Rackliffe, Vice President Smart Grids North America, ABB Panelist

Smart grid : A network in transition

Presentation topic

General Manager of Hydro-Québec’s Research Institute (IREQ) since

2007, Dr. Faubert has extensive experience in managing R&D and techno-

logical innovation. Prior to joining IREQ, he was Director General of R&D

Programs for Defence R&D Canada at the Canadian Department of

National Defence.

He holds a doctorate in laser physics and is the author of a large num-

ber of technical papers and presentations on lasers, optical and micro-

wave sensors and remote sensing systems. He has been recognized for

his managerial skills and is the recipient of numerous prizes for scientific

leadership.

Dr. Faubert sits on many national and international bodies, including

CIGRE, the International Electric Research Exchange (IERE), the Natural

Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s Committee on

Research Partnerships, the Center of Excellence for Energy Efficiency,

TechnoMontréal, which deals with regional economic development, and

SOVAR, an organization responsible for technology transfer of university

research results and discoveries.

He will first describe the business environment of Hydro-Québec.

Among others, he will talk about its future needs in terms of electrical

energy and power, electricity exports, the growth of the electrical net-

work and the integration of electric vehicles. he will then show the vision

of the business units of Hydro-Québec arising from these considerations.

From it, he will explain the technical vision for the Québec electrical grid

of the future. He will then describe the foundations of the Hydro-

Québec Smart Grid Program and give an overview of the

R&D projects that will be carried out within the next

five years.

Smart-Grid at Hydro-Québec

Panelist

Presentation topic

Denis Faubert, General Manager at Hydro-Québec ResearchInstitute (IREQ)

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Réal Laporte, President of Hydro-Québec Equipment andShared Services at Hydro-Québec

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MAIN PARTNERS

ABB (www.abb.com) is one of the world’s leading power and automation engineer-ing companies. We provide solutions for secure, energy-efficient generation, trans-mission and distribution of electricity, and for increasing productivity while lowering environmental impact.

In Québec, ABB primarily serves customers developing solutions for the service, smart grids, energy efficiency, solar, rail, wind, water and data center industries. About 1,500 employees work in nine locations across Québec. ABB in Canada (www.abb.ca) employs close to 3,000 people from coast to coast. Our national headquarters are located in Ville Saint-Laurent, Québec.

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friend-ly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and asso-ciated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids.

The Group employs 92,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of €20 billion and booked close to €22 billion in orders in 2011/12.

As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine Manufacturers, Non-residential Buildings, Data Centres & Networks and in Residential.

Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 130,000 plus employees achieved sales of 22.4 billion euros in 2011, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.

GOLD PARTNERS

BPR is part of Tetra Tech’s network and is among the largest engineering firms in Canada, providing a full range of engineering and project management services to industrial and commercial businesses, major institutions and municipalities. The firm’s major specialities are: water - environment - municipal infrastructure - transportation - energy production (hydroelectricity, wind, solar, geothermal, and nuclear) - power transmission and distribution – building engineering, oil and gas, and mining and metals. Tetra Tech has more than 14,000 employees across five continents.

For more than 100 years the innovative ideas from Siemens have helped make Canada a better place. More than 4,500 employees across Canada provide answers that last in the fields of industry, energy, healthcare and infrastructure solutions for cities. Siemens stands for technical achievements, innovation, quality and reliability.

Voith is one of the world’s leading supplier of hydroelectric equipment, technology and services.

As a full-line supplier, our portfolio of products covers the entire life cycle of new and existing large and small hydro power plants. We offer turnkey plant solutions applying to both the field of power generation and the area of storing electricpower.

In the field of ocean energies Voith develops innovative technologies for utilizing tidal currents and waves.

We offer stand-alone solutions for the plant automation as well as lifetime services for all types of hydro equipment.

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