
Agenda The California Electricity Market Meltdown: The End of Deregulation? March 1, 2001 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wohlstetter Conference Center, AEI
As California grapples with a dire emergency crisis, policymakers are asking how the situation went so terribly awry and what can be done to fix it. A panel of experts convened for this Joint Center conference will offer their predictions on the future of electricity markets and suggest what can be learned about regulatory reform from the energy fiasco that has crippled California.
Session 1: What Happened in California and How to Fix It?
Moderator: Robert E. Litan, Joint Center
Panelists: Anne M. Cleary, Mirant California John R. Fielder, Southern California Edison Paul L. Joskow, MIT Frank A. Wolak, Stanford University
Keynote Address:
Elizabeth A. Moler Senior Vice President, Exelon Corp. Former Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Session 2: Is It Just California? General Lessons About Market Design and Regulatory Transition Mechanisms
Moderator: Robert W. Hahn, Joint Center
Panelists: Peter Crampton, University of Maryland William W. Hogan, Harvard University Alvin K. Klevorick, Yale University Richard S. Shapiro, Enron
Session 3: Commentary on the Presentations
Moderator: The Honorable Steven G. Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court
Panelists: William W. Hogan, Harvard University Paul L. Joskow, MIT Paul W. MacAvoy, Yale University |
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