2011 Utility Environmental Benchmarking Forum II
September 27, 28 and 29, 2011 – Nashville, Tennessee, at The Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
September 30, 2011 – EPRI Sustainability Interest Group Workshop
Theme: “Defining Our Environmental Footprint: Are We There Yet?”
| September 27 (Tuesday) | |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Reception (Loews Vanderbilt Hotel) Followed by dinner on your own in Nashville |
| September 28 (Wednesday) – Utility Environmental Footprint | ||
| 7:30 | Continental Breakfast, Coffee, & Social Networking | |
| 8:00 | TVA Welcome (TVA – Lee Matthews) | |
| 8:05 | Forum Objectives (TVA – Neelanjan Patri) | |
| 8:15 | Forum Perspectives (TVA – Group President Kim Greene) | |
| 8:30 | TVA’s Continuing Focus on Benchmarking and the Environment (TVA – SVP Anda Ray)
– Special Award to UEBF Steering Committee |
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| 9:00 | UEBF Vision & Mission: Environmental Footprint Update (Steering Committee: TVA – Lee Matthews; Entergy - Rick Johnson; Constellation-Jolecia Marigny; Joe Miakisz – FPL/NextEra) |
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| 9:15 | Perspectives from the Utility Best Practices Survey - 2011 (TVA – Lee Matthews) | |
| 9:45 | Networking Break | |
| 10:00 | Investors Perspectives on Environmental Footprint: A Utility Perspective (PricewaterhouseCoopers – Liz Logan) |
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| 10:45 | Corporate GHG Strategy Challenges and Business Integration (HESS Corporation – Michal Pelzig) |
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| 11:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:20 | Workshop: Kick-off Utility Environmental Footprint (TVA – Lee Matthews) | |
| 12:30 | Waste Minimization Benchmarks & Lessons Learned | |
| Lessons Learned: | Oncor (Deborah Boyle) Duke (Keith Higgins) Southern Company (Mark Lester) |
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| 1:15 | Compliance Benchmarks & Lessons Learned |
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| Lessons Learned: | Constellation (Jolecia Marigny) Entergy (Rick Johnson) TVA (Brenda Brickhouse) |
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| 2:00 | Networking Break | |
| 2:15 | Climate Change & Air Quality Benchmarks & Lessons Learned | |
| Lessons Learned: | Dominion (Lisa Moerner) PSEG (Robert Chatham) TVA (John Myers) |
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| 3:00 | Renewable & Clean Energy Benchmarks & Lessons Learned |
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| Lessons Learned: | Salt River Project (Lori Singleton) TVA (Steve Lomax) |
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| 3:30 | Water Resource Protection Benchmarks & Lessons Learned |
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| Lessons Learned: | BC Hydro (Brenda Goehring) FPL/NextEra (Joseph Miakisz) TVA (Steve Barnes) |
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| 4:15 | Utility Environmental Footprint Voting (Categories 1 - 5) | |
| 4:45 | Closing Comments Day 1 | |
September 29 (Thursday) – Alignment of Environmental Metrics, |
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| Joint Session: UEBF Participants & EPRI Sustainability Interest Group | |||
| 8:00 | TVA Welcome: Lee Matthews | ||
| 8:10 | Corporate Responsibility (Video of Tornado Damage): Neelanjan Patri / Anda Ray | ||
| 8:30 | Social Responsibility of Disclosure & Transparency (Global Reporting Initiative – Mike Wallace) |
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| 9:15 | EPRI Sustainability Interest Group Best Practices & Lessons Learned (EPRI – Todd Maki) |
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| 9:45 | Sustainability Planning & Implementation Best Practices & Lessons Learned |
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| Lessons Learned: | AEP (Sandy Nessing) Consumers (Nancy Popa) TVA (Jason Mitchell) |
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| 10:30 | Networking Break | ||
| 10:45 | Sustainable Land Use & Natural Resource Benchmarks & Lessons Learned |
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| Lessons Learned: | Bonneville (Darby Collins) Northeast Utilities (Mary Emerson) TVA (Bruce Schofield) |
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| 11:30 | Energy Efficiency Benchmarks & Lessons Learned |
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| Lessons Learned: | Hydro Quebec (Dominic Marchand) PG&E (Chris Benjamin) Southern Cal Edison (Dr. Jack Sahl) |
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| 12:15 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15 | Utility Environmental Footprint Voting (Categories 6 & 7) | ||
| 1:45 | Group Discussion Session: Indicators of Sustainability – Social and Economic (Todd Maki and Lee Matthews) |
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| 2:15 | Break | ||
| 2:30 | Breakout Discussion Sessions (Rotate to Each Session, 25 Minutes Each): |
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| Session A: Session B: Session C: |
Sustainability: Implementation, Social Aspects and Cost Impact Carbon Disclosure Project Reporting: Metric Reporting and Water Reporting (How to Mesh With Environmental Footprint) Stakeholder Engagement (Internal and External) |
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| 3:45 | Forum Next Steps (TVA – Lee Matthews) | ||
| 4:00 | Closing Comments & Thank You (SVP Anda Ray) | ||
| 4:15 | Adjourn | ||
| September 30 (Friday) – Post-Forum EPRI Sustainability Working Group Workshop |
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| 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions |
| 8:30 a.m. | Energy Sustainability Interest Group 2011 Project Review • Priorities & Indicators Analysis • Water Disclosure Collaboration • Webcasts |
| 9:00 a.m. | Benchmarking GRI & Environmental Indicators for the Electric Power Industry • Technical Results Presentation • Facilitated Discussion Amongst Participants |
| 11:00 a.m. | Energy Sustainability Interest Group 2012 Project Planning |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Adjourn |