EUCI has four upcoming conferences that you don't want to miss!


Electricity Market Design Conference <http://www.euci.com/confoverview.asp?ConfID=16>, March 25-26, 2002, Atlanta, GA

Power Generation Asset and Portfolio Management Conference <http://www.euci.com/confoverview.asp?ConfID=15>, March 26-28, 2002, Atlanta, GA

Ancillary Services Conference <http://www.euci.com/confoverview.asp?ConfID=10>, April 10-12, 2002, Denver, CO

Managing Distribution in a Restructured Environment <http://www.euci.com/confoverview.asp?ConfID=17>, May 14-17, 2002, Westminster, CO

Please Note: Colorado State University will grant Continuing Education Units (CEUs) after attending any of these conferences/workshops. The CEUs will be awarded on the basis of one (1) unit for each ten (10) hours of instruction.

 

See below for a brief description of each conference and the links to the conference brochures:

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Electricity Market Design Conference

March 25-26, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia

 

OVERVIEW

 

This Conference will focus on how to design competitive electricity markets that maximize the benefits to consumers while at the same time maintaining the financial viability of companies participating in these markets.

 

The brochure for the Electricity Market Design Conference, March 25-26, 2002, Wyndham Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, GA can be obtained by clicking here <http://www.euci.com/pdf/MrktDesgn.pdf>.

 

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Power Generation Asset and Portfolio Management Conference

March 26-28 2002, Atlanta, Georgia

 

OVERVIEW

 

This conference will highlight the commonalties and common applications between the asset management processes used throughout the enterprise.  The conference will emphasize the need to link the physical power generation asset management processes to the activities and processes of the trading and marketing process.  The processes of Asset management will be addressed from three distinct perspectives, first, the long-term perspective of portfolio developers, second the more medium term perspective of maintenance/system planners and third the conference will link short term issues of the trading & marketing departments. The purpose is to show how these processes can be integrated to the individual assets (plants) in order to provide consistent and profitable strategies for the generation asset owner.

 

The brochure for the Power Generation Asset and Portfolio Management Conference, March 26-28, 2002, Wyndham Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, GA can be obtained by clicking here <http://www.euci.com/pdf/powergeneration.pdf>.

 

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Ancillary Services Conference

April 10-12, 2002, Denver, Colorado

 

OVERVIEW

 

As more and more regions in North America open wholesale markets to competition, the importance of ancillary services is increasingly recognized. These services, generally provided by the same generators that produce the competitive energy product, are vital for both commerce and reliability. 

 

This conference will cover the key engineering, economic, market, and policy issues associated with these functions. The conference will also present updates on the status of the various markets (including market design and operation problems and their solutions, successes, prices and costs) in North America. These markets include New England, New York, PJM, ERCOT, and Alberta. Developing markets, such as Ontario, will also be covered. The market designs encompass issues such as day-ahead scheduling, real-time operation, integration with the markets for energy and congestion, measuring the real-time delivery of these services, the operating costs to produce these services, and the potential for customer loads to supply these services.

 

The brochure for the Ancillary Services Conference, April 10-12, 2002, Wyndham Hotel - Tech Center, Denver, CO can be obtained by clicking here. <http://www.euci.com/pdf/anc_svcs.pdf>

 

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 Managing Distribution in a Restructured Environment

May 14-17, 2002, Westminster, CO

 

OVERVIEW

 

Managing an electric distribution company, or any part of a distribution company, is a difficult endeavor in today's operating environment.  Customers and regulators demand reliable service.  Stockholders require more return from capital expenditures.  Training and retention of capable employees has become a major concern.   Selection of the investments and expenses that provide the most return is a continuous challenge.  With increasing constraints, and more-demanding performance expectations, distribution managers need new ideas and concepts to lead their companies.

 

"Managing Distribution in a Restructured Environment" focuses on solutions to the issues that have made electric distribution such a challenging business.   It covers a full spectrum of topics, from distribution planning, load management services, reliability, customer relationship management, and management of aging assets.   Details from case studies are presented from utilities around the country.  Leaders in the distribution business present both novel and proven concepts, which participants can take home and apply in their business.  Coupled with a pre-conference workshop "Maximizing Performance Under Budget Constraints" and a post-conference workshop "Implementing Reliability-Centered Maintenance to Reduce Costs", the conference gives valuable insights and the edge that participants need to be successful.

 

The brochure for Managing Distribution in a Restructured Environment, May 14-17, 2002, Westin Hotel, Westminster, CO can be obtained by clicking here. <http://www.euci.com/pdf/dist_conf0502.pdf>

 

Please print the brochure and fax the registration form back to us at 303-741-0849 if you would like to attend any of these events. You can also register by calling us at 303-770-8800 or online at www.euci.com <http://www.euci.com>.  

 

We have updated our website to include new conference proceedings on recently-held "Transmission Expansion and Systems in Transition", "Portfolio Optimization for Electric Utilities", "Electric Power Market Performance", "Performance-Based Ratemaking", "Ancillary Services", "Performance Management for Electric Distribution Companies", "Power Generation Asset Management", and "Power T&D Asset Management" conferences. Please visit www.euci.com <http://www.euci.com/> and review the conference proceedings section for these and other proceedings.

 

Kindly forward this announcement to your colleagues who might benefit from attending these events.

 

Best Regards,



L. Mrig

Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)

5555 Preserve Drive

Greenwood Village CO 80121

Tel: 303-770-8800

Fax: 303-741-0849

lmrig@euci.com <mailto:lmrig@euci.com>