First speaker will be Steve Hawke from Portland General Electric, then Bob Jenks, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board, and finally JR Gonzalez with the Oregon Public Utilities Commission.

The morning will start with breakfast and networking then jet off to the future with two lively presentations on Smart Grid, where our region’s brightest minds will provide a brief overview of the Smart Grid at a high level then dive into a few critical details that energy managers need to know with plenty of time for discussion.

• A look at the Oregon Public Utility Commission’s approval of Portland General Electric’s project

• Recent state activities to advance smart metering

• Control schemes & Data standardization issues

• Issues to consider as the region advances smart grid

• What are the benefits to customers? Who pays?

• What questions should we be asking?coming soon.

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