NYISO Announces Second Panel for 2014 Energy Conference

RENSSELAER, NY (05/07/2014)(readMedia)-- The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today announced the moderator and participants for the second panel at its upcoming 2014 Energy Conference, "Grid Modernization & Competitive Markets: Shaping the Future Electric System," on June 24 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

The second panel, "Competitive Markets: Distributed Resources and Fuel Diversity," will address the significant expansion of natural gas resources and how the growing role of natural gas in generating power has significantly influenced the landscape of electric system fuel diversity. Concurrently, renewable power resources have been the focus of public policies designed to enhance environmental quality and promote increased reliance on sustainable energy resources. Technological advances also have contributed to invigorating green power and energy efficiency products and services, prompting vigorous growth of distributed energy resources.

Panelists include: Lee Davis, executive vice president and regional president, NRG Energy, Inc.; Patricia Hoffman, assistant secretary for electricity delivery and energy reliability at the Energy Department; Brian Horton, director, Utility of the Future Team, Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc.; and Mark McGranaghan, vice president, power delivery and utilization, Electric Power Research Institute. The panel moderator will be Mark S. Lynch, president and CEO of NYSEG and RG&E.

"Fuel diversity issues and the emergence and growth of technologies that enable decentralized power generation, energy storage and demand-side management are at the center of today's energy policy discussions," said NYISO President and CEO Stephen Whitley. "This group of knowledgeable energy industry leaders will address the array of opportunities and challenges facing the electric system as these policies develop."

"While electricity delivery infrastructure is vital to providing the safe, reliable service consumers expect and deserve, dramatic changes in how, where and on what scale power is produced are already evident," said NYSEG and RG&E President and CEO Mark S. Lynch. "I look forward to a thought-provoking discussion on the importance of fuel diversity, the evolution and growth of distributed resources and what the future holds for the electricity marketplace."

As previously announced, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Administrator Adam Sieminski will be the featured keynote speaker. In addition to the keynote address and the "Aging Infrastructure and Grid Modernization" panel announced on April 30, the NYISO conference will feature a technology showcase of innovative products and services.

Please go to www.nyisoenergyconference.com for additional information about the conference and to register for the event.