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Canada/U.S. Energy Transactions Conference: Strategic Regulatory, Legal and Business Updates in Export Markets

Monday and Tuesday, August 23-24, 2010
7:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver
645 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2Y9, Canada
(604) 687-1122

Clean electricity exports are expected to be a major driver of the British Columbia economy in the future. This seminar brings together top experts to examine the opportunities and challenges in the export market. Substantive topics include: the current status of cross-border energy transactions; B.C. policy initiatives to encourage the development of new renewable and green energy resources; U.S. demand for Canadian electricity; U.S. renewable portfolio standards; the role of natural gas in electricity markets; who is buying green electricity in the US; Canadian and U.S. export regulatory issues and the development of cross-border markets. The government of British Columbia is introducing policies and legislation that will ensure that British Columbia remains a leader in clean and renewable energy by developing B.C. resources, maximizing B.C.'s opportunities and establishing B.C.'s potential as the supplier of choice for clean power.

Holland & Hart attorney James Holtkamp will be presenting as part of a panel on Siting Challenges North and South of the Border and How They are Playing Out. Mr. Holtkamp will specifically address siting issues in the Western U.S.

Who Should Attend: Attorneys, industry executives, governmental officials and customer representatives involved with electric energy issues in the West.

What You Will Learn:

  • Current energy policies and transactions
  • Demand and supply for British Columbia
  • U.S. demand for Canada energy
  • Policies and practices of the National Energy Board of Canada
  • Dealing with U.S. utility procurement processes
  • Delivering power to the border and then within the U.S.
  • Siting challenges north and south of the border
  • Role of natural gas in Western electric power markets
  • Economic and legal perspectives on current energy-trading schemes in the U.S.
  • Vancouver's emergence as an energy trading hub

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