2018 RATE DESIGN CONFERENCE: RATE DESIGN RENAISSANCE

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1 CONFERENCE 2018 RATE DESIGN CONFERENCE: RATE DESIGN RENAISSANCE October 4-5, 2018 Minneapolis Marriott City Center Minneapolis, MN CASE STUDIES INCLUDE: Arizona Public Service Entergy Eversource Georgia Power Company Gulf Power Minnesota Power Salt River Project It s critical for utility pricing professionals to be aware of industry rate making trends. The EUCI Rate Design Conference provides an excellent opportunity for peer utilities to discuss these trends. Sr. Director Strategic Pricing, CPS Energy TAG US #EUCIEvents FOLLOW SPONSORS EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEUs for this conference

2 OVERVIEW The U.S. electricity system continues to go through tremendous change, driven by technological innovation, increased use of distributed energy resources (DER), and evolving customer needs and preferences. Pressures from solar, storage, electric vehicles (EVs), and home energy management (HEM) systems are pushing utilities to explore new rate designs and pricing options. Moving forward, rate-making will need to achieve multiple objectives including: Ensuring that costs are allocated equitably among rate classes Compensating customer-generated DER fairly, yet charging them properly for use of the grid Allowing utilities to recover revenue to offset system expenses tangentially associated with revenue recovery sources Sending appropriate price signals so that customers are motivated to act in ways that benefit themselves and the grid Enabling new revenue streams for utilities EUCI s 16th Annual Rate Design conference brings together perspectives around customer engagement, increased renewables, and alternative revenue streams in a way that best illustrates their possible interactions and positive impacts. The program will discuss the challenges created by accommodating customer adoption of solar, storage, HEM, and EVs and other distributed energy resources (DERs). Leaders in the utility rate design field providers, regulators, and industry experts will address these current industry trends, while also supporting relationship-building and networking opportunities for attendees. LEARNING OUTCOMES Explore a variety of rate design options for addressing higher penetrations of distributed generation Discuss customer perspectives and their willingness to accept different rate design and pricing options Explore the rate design challenges of accommodating distributed energy Discuss issues that utilities can expect to encounter with residential demand charges Evaluate the impact of electric vehicles and distributed energy resources on residential rate design Hear about rate design issues from the perspective of industry regulators Discuss the potential unintended consequences of certain rate designs Discuss how applying analytics will create insights, efficiencies and value for customers WHO SHOULD ATTEND This conference was developed for: Utility executives Corporate communication professionals Contact center management professionals Commissioners Commission staff Attorneys Regulatory affairs managers Pricing and load research managers Customer representatives and organizations Cost of service analysts Financial analysts Rate design, product development and customer strategy professionals EUCI offers a careful balance of continuing education, thoughtprovoking discussion, and networking. SVP, Regulatory & External Affairs, Baltimore Gas and Electric PAGE 2

3 AGENDA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, :00 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 8:45 am Conference Overview 8:45 9:00 am Introduction and Opening Remarks Conference Co-chairs: Rick Starkweather, Partner, ScottMadden, Inc. Dan Hansen, Vice President, Christensen Associates Energy Consulting, LLC 9:00 9:45 am Keynote Address from Xcel Energy Mr. Chandarana will welcome conference participants to Minneapolis and will provide an overview of Xcel s new residential TOU Pilot Program. The objective of this TOU pilot is to find out how to effectively engage customers and if price signals can get customers to shift energy usage away from the peak. Aakash Chandarana, Regional Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Xcel Energy 9:45 10:00 am Morning Break 10:00 am 12:30 pm Session I: What Do Customers Want? Technological advancements are transforming the energy grid, but electricity rate-setting what and how utilities and regulators charge customers for electric service has evolved less quickly. Smarter engagement with customers, however, may hold the key for utilities contemplating innovations in rate design. Utility companies can navigate changes in rate design more efficiently by engaging with customers. This session investigates the importance of understanding how customers view different rate and pricing options as utilities refine or create new rate and pricing structures. Attendees will learn about evolving customer perspectives and their willingness to accept different rate design and pricing options. Session Speakers: Smart Rate Design That Gives Customers What They Need and Want Customers across the country are making something clear: They want to be more engaged in their energy use. In response, many electric utilities are expanding and evolving rate options for residential customers. This discussion will address the ongoing evolution of residential rate design and provide examples of innovative rate changes that still adhere to the fundamental principles of rate design. Alison Williams, Director, State Energy & Regulatory Policy, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Minnesota Power Industrial Customer Engagement and Pricing This presentation will share how Minnesota Power engages with industrial customers and reflects their interests in development of rate design, pricing options, and new products Leah Peterson, Supervisor, Key Account Analysis, Minnesota Power Consumer Interest in Time-Varying Rate Plans This presentation will cover what is known about consumer attitudes based on interviews with more than 7,000 U.S. residential consumers, along with factors that motivate consumer engagement. Patty Durand, President & CEO, Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative Demand Response Rates at Gulf Power This presentation will describe the optional rates and programs Gulf Power offers its residential, commercial, and industrial customers; describe the participants in each program; and examine the response customers provide to the program s incentives. Lee Evans, Pricing & Costing Supervisor, Gulf Power PAGE 3

4 AGENDA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018 (CONTINUED) 12:30 1:30 pm Group Luncheon 1:30 4:30 pm Session II: Retail Rate Design Responses to Distributed Generation and Electric Vehicles The proliferation of rooftop solar, battery storage, and electric vehicles is driving interest in changing electricity rate designs for mass-market retail electric customers. Time-differentiated rates may be used to reflect the value of a solar panel s output, or the cost of charging an electric vehicle. Demand charges which in the past have been applied only to large commercial and industrial customers are now being proposed for mass-market customers. In this session, attendees will learn about the approaches to dealing with these challenges in different states. Session Speakers: 2:45 3:00 pm Afternoon Break Residential Customer Generation Price Plan at Salt River Project (SRP) SRP has studied how customer s energy and demand differs on the demand rate compared to traditional rates and how those changes impact customer bills and will review findings to date in this session. Mark Carroll, Principal Analyst, Salt River Project Finding a Fair Way to Compensate Rooftop Solar Customers: A Success Story from Arizona In this session, learn about one of APS s primary goals of rate design for DG customers to align price signals with resource needs and costs Leland Snook, Director, Rates & Rate Strategy, Arizona Public Service The First Regulated Electric Utility to Win Approval for Residential Demand Charges In this session, learn about how Massachusetts regulators made history in January 2018 by approving a three-part rate for Eversource Energy that includes a mandatory demand charge for residential customers who own distributed energy resources. Ed Davis, Manager of Rates & Cost of Service, Eversource (invited) The Value of DER: Can the NY Utilities Create an Effective Successor to NEM? As part of the REV proceeding, the New York utilities recently submitted rate design proposals to apply to customers with DER. This session will describe the process, what some of the proposals were and where things go next. Kevin Hernandez, Director, ScottMadden, Inc. 4:30 5:00 pm Group Discussion Moderated by Dan Hansen and Rick Starkweather 5:00 6:00 pm Networking Reception PAGE 4

5 AGENDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, :00 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 8:45 am Second Day Opening Remarks Conference Co-chairs: Rick Starkweather, Partner, ScottMadden, Inc. Dan Hansen, Vice President, Christensen Associates Energy Consulting, LLC 8:45 9:15 am Keynote: Commissioners Perspective on Rate Design Chair Nancy Lange will provide a regulatory perspective on the expanding role that rate design plays in customer engagement, efficient use of system resources and support of state policy objectives. Hon Nancy Lange, Commissioner, Minnesota PUC 9:15 11:30 am Session III: Can Traditional Ratemaking Support Non-traditional Products and Services? As utilities explore new and innovative ways to increase revenues either through potential rate base additions (utility-owned microgrids, energy storage, distribution system platforms, EV charging stations, etc.), or new products and services through behind-the-meter products or other distribution service offerings the traditional rate-making construct will likely need to change to price these services. This session examines how utilities are partnering with innovative providers to meet changing customer needs and evolving energy policies, along with how they are proposing to recover the costs of these new investments. Session Speakers: 10:00 10:15 am Morning Break Applying Analytics to Create Insights, Efficiencies and Value for Customers Concepts to be covered include: the interlocking strategies of emerging technology, the integrated energy network, customer insights and solutions, and enterprise analytics; lessons learned; and potential frameworks and guiding principles for other utilities to utilize in their own journey. Raiford Smith, VP, Energy Technology & Analytics, Entergy The EUCI annual Rate Design conference is a must -attend for anyone dealing with issues around designing utility rates. Great information provided in a fast-paced, friendly and efficient way. Manager, Rate Design, Idaho Power Company Great job! Regulatory Analyst, WA UTC PAGE 5

6 AGENDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 (CONTINUED) Where Should the Utility Play in the EV Market? Georgia Power is working hard to better understand the impact of electric vehicle charging on the electricity grid. The utility is also helping to develop industry standards for multiple levels of charging and studying the impact of electric transportation on grid reliability, including vehicle-tohome (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies. This segment will explore how utilities can help bring economically and technologically viable on-road electric transportation technologies to the marketplace. Ed Harmon, Manager of Electric Transportation, Georgia Power Company Promoting Beneficial EV Load Growth Through Increased Smart Charging Infrastructure This session will provide an outlook on current EV market growth vehicles, load, and related electrified technologies and discuss alternative rate structures to enable transportation electrification. It will also consider various options for utility programs, including potential utility deployments and capitalized investments. Shaun Caldwell, Director, Utility Solutions, ChargePoint 11:45 am 12:00 pm Conference Recap Rick Starkweather and Dan Hansen will provide a recap of the key points that were covered during the conference. This closing session will also allow conference attendees to ask questions about any rate design presentation, issue or problem. Rick Starkweather, Partner, ScottMadden, Inc. Dan Hansen, Vice President, Christensen Associates Energy Consulting, LLC 12:00 pm Conference Adjourns Great speakers, thorough coverage of topics, knowledgeable presenters. Staff Rate Analyst, PSE&G This conference is educational and intimate. Got to ask questions. Commissioner, AL PSC PAGE 6

7 INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS Case Studies, Panel Discussions and PowerPoint presentations will be used in the program. REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the program to be eligible for continuing education credits. IACET CREDITS EUCI has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). In obtaining this accreditation, EUCI has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard which is recognized internationally as a standard of good practice. As a result of their Authorized Provider status, EUCI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEUs for this conference. EVENT LOCATION A room block has been reserved at Minneapolis Marriott City Center, 30 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402, for the nights of October 3-4, Room rates are US $159 plus applicable tax. Call for reservations and mention the EUCI event to get the group rate. The cutoff date to receive the group rate is September 12, 2018 but as there are a limited number of rooms available at this rate, the room block may close sooner. Please make your reservations early. REGISTER 3, SEND THE 4TH FREE Any organization wishing to send multiple attendees to this conference may send 1 FREE for every 3 delegates registered. Please note that all registrations must be made at the same time to qualify. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Do you want to drive new business through this event s powerful audience? Becoming a sponsor or exhibitor is an excellent opportunity to raise your profile before a manageably sized group of executives who make the key purchasing decisions for their businesses. There is a wide range of sponsorship opportunities available that can be customized to fit your budget and marketing objectives, including: Platinum, gold, or VIP sponsor, Reception host, Networking break host, Tabletop exhibit, Workshop sponsor, Lanyard sponsor, Luncheon host and Breakfast host. Please contact Grant Neptune at gneptune@euci.com or for more information. PAGE 7

8 PLEASE REGISTER p: f: Please make checks payable to: PMA" EVENT LOCATION A room block has been reserved at Minneapolis Marriott City Center, 30 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402, for the nights of October 3-4, Room rates are US $159 plus applicable tax. Call for reservations and mention the EUCI event to get the group rate. The cutoff date to receive the group rate is September 12, 2018 but as there are a limited number of rooms available at this rate, the room block may close sooner. Please make your reservations early RATE DESIGN CONFERENCE OCTOBER 4-5, 2018: US $1395 Early bird on or before September 14, 2018: US $1195 I'm sorry I cannot attend, but please me a link to the conference proceedings for US $395 How did you hear about this event? (direct , colleague, speaker(s), etc.) Print Name Job Title Company What name do you prefer on your name badge? Address City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Country Phone List any dietary or accessibility needs here CREDIT CARD INFORMATION Name on Card Billing Address Account Number Billing City Billing State Exp. Date Security Code (last 3 digits on the back of Visa and MC or 4 digits on front of AmEx) Billing Zip Code/Postal Code OR Enclosed is a check for $ to cover registrations. Substitutions & Cancellations Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before August 31, 2018 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $ processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of course cancellation, EUCI s liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at at (201) EUCI reserves the right to alter this program without prior notice. PAGE 8