Ninth Annual POWER Research Conference on
Electricity Industry Restructuring
Clark Kerr Campus
Joseph Wood Krutch Theatre
2601 Warring Street
The Conference
Organized by the
For Information
POWER
Conference
Center
for the Study of Energy Markets
University
of California Energy Institute
Phone:
510-642-9590
Fax:
510-643-5180
E-mail:
ucei@berkeley.edu
Sponsors
California Independent
System Operator
California Public Utilities Commission
Canadian
Consulate General
Cornerstone
Research
Pacific Gas & Electric
Sempra Energy
Agenda
Continental Breakfast
"A
Comparison of Price Patterns in Deregulated Power Markets," Peter Flynn and Katherine Ying Li,
"The
Natural Number of Forward Markets for Electricity," Hiroaki Suenaga and Jeffrey
Williams, UC Davis
Discussants:
Severin
Borenstein, UC Berkeley
and UCEI
Christopher
R. Knittel, UC Davis
Break
"Reliability
and Competitive Electricity Markets," Paul
Joskow, MIT and Jean Tirole,
"Resource
Adequacy and Market Power Mitigation via Option Contracts," Hung-po Chao, EPRI and Robert Wilson,
Discussants:
Stephen
Holland, University of
North Carolina-Greensboro
Harry Singh, FERC
"Testing
Strategic Models of Firm Behavior in Restructured Electricity Markets: A Case Study of ERCOT," Steve Puller,
"Market
Structure and Competition: A Cross-Market Analysis of US Electricity
Restructuring," James Bushnell,
UCEI, Erin Mansur,
Discussants:
Frank Wolak,
Al Klevorick,
Break
"Recent
Blackouts in the
"Has
Restructuring Improved Operating Efficiency at US Electricity Generating
Plants?" Kira Markiewicz, UC
Berkeley, Catherine Wolfram, UC
Berkeley and UCEI, and Nancy Rose,
MIT
Discussants:
Joe Eto, Lawrence
Joe Bowring, PJM