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e-Newsletter - September 2010

Call for PresentersIdea Submission Deadline October 1, 2010Get Your Ideas ReadyRMEL is known for its community and content, and presenting at one of 30 annual events is a great way to share your lessons learned and success stories. Get the

Electric Energy Magazine 2010, Issue 2. Electric Vehicles: Utilities Getting Plug-In Ready; Making the Best of Regulatory Constraints; Blueprint for Coal Generation: Springerville 4 is Here; Effective Stakeholder Engagement for Utility Infrastructure; Get Ahead of It! Arc Flash Assessment Requirements; In Brief: EPRI’s 2009 Prism/Merge Analysis

CEO Connect is sent to senior-level management throughout the year. Make sure executives at your organization are subscribed to this important newsletter by contacting RMEL staff.

This is your Fall Convention, and it’s never been easier to share your enthusiasm for RMEL and invite your contacts to join you September 12-14, 2010, at the Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, in Tucson, Arizona. Use the Invitation Toolkit resources to spread the word, and let RMEL staff know if you have questions or suggestions.

The RMEL Fall Convention started in October of 1903. Since that first meeting, the Fall Convention has grown and evolved into its current form – a relaxed forum for senior management of electric energy companies to gather, network and share information. The primary focus of the Convention is the educational presentations, which range from a CEO’s vision of the industry to a focused presentation on specific technology.

The Convention is a three-day event that begins on a Sunday with a golf outing followed by an evening reception hosted by RMEL Champions. Monday is a full-day of educational presentations ending with an RMEL Champions reception, dinner and the RMEL Foundation Silent Auction. The final day includes the RMEL annual meeting and a half day of presentations. A guest program, awards presentation and plenty of time to relax and network are part of the tradition at the RMEL Fall Convention.

Many issues face coal fired utilities with respect to environmental demands, some based on current and future regulations and others based on local pressures. These include increasingly stringent control of criteria pollutants, anticipated federal and state requirements for mercury and HAP control, plume visibility, disposal issues and future climate change considerations.  For western utilities water use issues play an especially prominent role.

Electric Energy Magazine 2010, Issue 1. Crossing the Chasm: Revenue Erosion or Growth?; Coal Under Fire: Stinker Politics; A Utility’s Regulatory Compact: Where’s the Right Balance?; Why do you Want Your Customers to Use Less of Your Product?; Protecting Industrial Control Systems from Electronic Threats; Wind and Electric System Dispatch: Current Issue; The Keys to Maintaining a Good Credit Rating.

Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) is participating with eTec and Nissan in The EV Project , the largest deployment of electric vehicles and charge infrastructure in history. As several models of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids arrive in the next couple of years, utilities are moving quickly to prepare for the electrification of transportation. TEP is analyzing the impact to its distribution system and evaluating special time-of-use rates to benefit consumers and encourage off-peak charging. Collaboration with local government agencies, vehicle manufacturers and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) providers is essential to streamline the charging station installation process and develop a regional infrastructure plan. Set against the backdrop of smart grid technology, electric vehicles offer opportunities for charging management and vehicle-to-grid capabilities.  Presented by: Susan Gray, Superintendent, Design/Build, UniSource

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