Chico & Nunes, P.C. attorneys Ed Hurley and Jerry Brown will moderate panels at the 32nd Annual National Conference of Regulatory Attorneys (NCRA), sponsored by the National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners [NARUC] Subcommittee on Law. The conference will take place from May 31 - June 3, 2009, in Las Vegas, NV. The conference is intended to provide topical educational opportunities for regulatory attorneys to prepare them to assist their regulatory agencies in carrying out the legal responsibilities of the agencies.

Ed Hurley will moderate Session XIII: Renewables and Efficiencies: Cost and Benefits.
-Just how viable are renewables given the decline in demand for energy and the uncertainty of governmental subsidies? Exploring the environmental, as well as the financial, impacts of bringing wind and solar power online. What are the current policies and economics on climate change and clean coal technologies? We also look to California's experience with the Cap and Trade model.

Panelists include:
Diane Munns, VP, Regulatory Affairs & Energy Efficiency, MidAmerican Energy Co.

Marcel Hawiger, Staff Attorney, The Utility Reform Network (invited).

Susan Kelley, VP & General Counsel, American Public Power Supply Association (invited).

Bob Burns, Research Specialist, Center for Energy, Sustainability & the Environment, Ohio State University.

Susan Hedman, Illinois Attorney General's Office (invited).


Jerry Brown will moderate Session X: Natural Gas Price Volatility, New Gas Sources and Development.
-A global perspective on gas resources and delivery sets the stage for a national review of new sources of supply, efficiency programs and regulatory treatment.

Panelists include:
Thomas Pearce, Sr. Utility Specialist, Chair of NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Critical Infrastructure.

Dan Mason, American Clean Skies Foundation (former chair of NARUC Committee on Gas).

Harvey Morris, Assistant Chief Counsel, California Commission.

LDC company representative (invited).