NEM To Tackle Energy Choice 2.0, Convene Retail Energy Thought Leaders For Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference

The National Energy Marketers Association will on April 30 through May 2 convene the 21st Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference in Washington, DC.

In addition to keynotes from retail energy regulators and commissioners, NEM's National Energy Restructuring Conference will gather retail energy chief executives, thought leaders, and policymakers to examine various issues facing the industry today, including:

Energy Choice 2.0: The Next Wave of Consumer-Driven Energy Market Openings

• Examination of how consumer demand for energy choice options, particularly green options is propelling a new wave of energy market openings in various states. What is the status of these market initiative? How is technology driving and enabling this movement?

Energy Choice 2.0: Market Enhancements to Improve Consumer Engagement, Supplier Participation and Overall Market Competition

• What regulations, business rules and processes need to be changed to allow the next wave of market competition and innovative products and services to be offered to consumers?

-- Timely supplier access to granular data

-- Supplier consolidated billing and related options

-- Expansion of POR and/or on-bill financing for value-added products and services

-- Plug and play infrastructure for market participants

-- Customers settled to actual load (versus standard load profile using average utility usage data)

Grid Resilience and Wholesale and Retail Energy Markets

• Discussion of FERC's review of grid resilience and what "resilience" means

• ISO/RTO reports or resilience measures currently in place and to be undertaken

• Complex issues related to nuclear and coal generation valuation and participation in markets, impact of state mandates and outstanding legislation

• Wholesale market reforms and proposals that enhance retail competition and support grid resilience

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