7th Annual Energy Roundtable: Lessons Learned from Electricity Restructuring

Name: 7th Annual Energy Roundtable: Lessons Learned from Electricity Restructuring
Start: 2007-03-05T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2007-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
Location: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

March 05, 2007
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

The American Antitrust Institute held its 7th annual Energy Roundtable Workshop on March 5, 2007 at the headquarters of the National Rural Electrical Cooperative in Arlington, Virginia. AAI appreciates NRECA’s generous assistance in
making the roundtable workshop possible. Over 40 invited individuals–from government, academia, consulting groups, consumer advocacy groups, trade associations, and industry–participated in the workshop and a lively exchange of ideas and viewpoints.

8:45 am

Opening Remarks

Diana Moss, Vice President and Senior Research Fellow, American Antitrust Institute

9:00 am

The Year in Summary

Sue Kelly, Vice President of Policy Analysis and General
Counsel, American Public Power Association

9:30 am

Morning Panel: Approaches to U.S. Electricity Restructuring, Costs and Benefits, and Market Oversight

“Economics, Compromise, and Costs in U.S. Electricity Markets”
John Hilke, Economic Consultant (formerly, FTC Electricity Project Coordinator)

“Restructuring In Practice: Assessing Recent Studies of Its Impact on Prices and Costs”
John Kwoka, Neal F. Finnegan Professor of Economics, Northeastern University

“Market Monitoring and the Economics of Regulation”
Robert Michaels, Professor of Economics, California State University, Fullerton

12:00 pm

Luncheon and Keynote Address

Suedeen Kelly, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

1:00 pm

Afternoon Panel: Electricity Merger Analysis, Process, and Policy

“Competitive Residual Demand Analysis: An Alternative Approach to Screen Electricity Mergers” (co-authored with David Newbery)
Richard Gilbert, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

“Merger Analysis: Market Screens, Market Definition and Other Lemmings”
Darren Bush,Assistant Professor, University of Houston Law Center

“Antitrust Versus Regulatory Merger Review: The Case for Inter-Agency Coordination”
Diana Moss, Vice President and Senior Fellow, American Antitrust Institute

3:15 pm

Closing Remarks

Dave Mohre, Executive Director, Energy & Power Division, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

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