Managing Your Energy Portfolio in a Greener World: Gasified Coal, Pulverized Coal and Renewables

January 18 & 19, 2007
Don Cesar Beach Resort
St. Petersburg Beach, FL

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Who Should Attend

• Municipal Utilities, Joint Action Agencies, Electric Cooperatives that are managing resource risks including power portfolio and generation asset optimization.
• Developers and Utilities that are considering developing or participating as owners in the development of a new coal-fired generating facility and renewable energy resources.
• General Counsel, Financial Advisors and Government Officials of potential participants in new coal-fired base load or renewable generation who need to understand the issues and obstacles in the industry.
• Lenders, Investment Advisors, Underwriters, Credit Enhancers, and others in the Energy Finance industry looking for a straightforward, informed overview and forecast of new technological development, , market conditions, the environment outlook, and perspective on the volatile construction and equipment supply market.

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Why You Should Attend

Achieving a balanced energy portfolio in today's volatile energy markets has become an even greater challenge than in the past. You are challenged to choose between competing and constantly developing generation technologies while recognizing the effect that as yet undetermined environmental requirements could have on any and every choice that you make. Confronting the choice between investing in new IGCC or pulverized coal generation requires up to date, independent analysis on both a technological and capital and operating cost basis. It requires a look ahead at emerging technologies realistically assessing their efficacy, scale and reliability and estimating when they are likely to become commercially viable. Finally, the scale and cost of developing new generating plants necessitates that you select the best legal and financial structure and the most appropriate partners for pursuing joint development of these generating facilities and the best partners.

This conference is designed to bring together leaders across the necessary disciplines to give you and unvarnished perspective on these issues. Understanding the carbon constrained world we are headed toward is a principle theme of this conference, especially because this issue affects investment choices, including the role of renewable energy in bringing balance to your portfolio.

When municipal entities, joint action agencies, electric cooperatives, investor- owned utilities, and independent power developers engage in joint development, each must understand and take into account the perspectives and needs of the other participants to achieve the long-term operating goals. Avoiding the pitfalls of joint ownership and joint decision making requires the straightforward market intelligence and legal analysis that this conference will provide.

• Have the opportunity to tour TECO Energy's Polk Power Station's IGCC Plant
• Hear about the joint efforts of a municipal utility and an investor owned utility to pursue an IGCC solution
• Listen to the inside story of the Plum Point Energy Project from its participants
• Get the information you need to assess the impacts of the growing pressure for carbon constraints
• Assess the role that renewable energy sources could play in your portfolio

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The Speakers

William S. Andrews [ bio ]
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
Washington, DC

Richard M. Cogen [ bio ]
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
Albany, NY

Evis Couppis, Ph.D.
Principal and Senior Environmental Consultant
R.W. Beck, Inc.
Denver, CO

Robert L. Daileader, Jr. [ bio ]
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
Washington, DC

Amy Ericson
Vice President
Alstom Power, Inc.
Windsor, CT

José Figueroa,M.B.A., P.M.P.
Project Manager
National Energy Technology Laboratory
US Department of Energy
Pittsburgh, PA

Christopher Fink
Managing Director
Group Head
Public Power
Merrill Lynch & Co.
New York, NY

Jody Lamar Finklea
Assistant General Counsel and Manager of Legal Affairs
Florida Municipal Power Agency
Tallahassee, Florida

Richard Gendreau
Senior Director
R.W. Beck, Inc.
Boston, MA

Lori B. Green [ bio ]
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
New York, NY

Nicholas Guarriello
Immediate Past President/CEO
R.W. Beck, Inc.
Orlando, Florida

Mike Jacobs
Deputy Policy Director
American Wind Energy Association
Washington, DC

Duncan Kincheloe
General Manager & CEO
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission
Columbia, MO

Edward P. Meyers
Vice President
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
New York, NY

Arthur F. McMahon [ bio ]
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
New York, NY

David Patton
Principal
R.W. Beck, Inc.
Boston, MA

Karl H. Pfeil, III
Managing Director
FitchRatings
New York, NY

Timothy Pinkson
Manager
Orlando Gasification Project
Southern Company
Orlando, FL

Keith Platte
Principal
R.W. Beck, Inc.
Denver, CO

Mitchell Rapaport [ bio ]
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
Washington, DC

John B. Ramil
President & Chief Operating Officer
TECO Energy, Inc.
Tampa, FL

Mark Rolfes
P.E.
Project Manager
Big Stone II Project
Otter Tail Power Company
Big Stone City, SD

Richard J. Rudy
Vice President
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Boulder, CO

Douglas K. Schetzel
Director of Business Development
E.ON US
Louisville, KY

Denise Stalls
Vice President of Environmental Affairs
Orlando Utilities Commission
Orlando, FL

Ruth H. Silman [ bio ]
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
New York, NY

Scott M. Turner [ bio ]
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
Rochester, NY

Geoffrey Wilson
Executive Director
Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi
Jackson, MS

Jonathan Winer
Managing Consultant
LaCapra Associates Inc.
Boston, MA

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Agenda

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Tour Tampa Electric's Polk Power Station IGCC Plant

A bus will leave the Don CeSar Beach Resort early afternoon and return to the Don CeSar by early evening. Tours are limited to the first 40 registrants. Please indicate on your registration form if you would like to take tour. Everyone attending the tour must wear long pants, closed-toed shoes and must be 18 years or older. No cameras are permitted on the site for security purposes.

TOUR DETAILS:

Thursday, January 18, 2007

7:00-8:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:15 AM
Introductory Remarks

8:15-8:45 AM
Key Note Address: The Coal Rush Revisited: An Economic Analysis of the Continued Interest in the Power Industry's "Old Stand-by," Nicholas Guarriello, Immediate Past President/CEO, R.W. Beck Inc.

8:45-10:15 AM
Developing and Emerging Coal Generation Technologies

• Coal Generation Technology Options: PC, IGCC, Supercritical and Ultra-supercritical PC, CFB and Oxy-fuel Combustion
• Effective Strategies for Aligning Coal Investments with Future Carbon Capture Requirements
• The Future and Cost of Pulverized Coal in a Greener World

10:15-10:45 AM
Break

10:45-11:45 AM
Construction Contracting: Market Outlook

• The Ups and Downs of Construction Contracting in Today's Market
• Multiple Prime Approaches
• EPC Contracting in a Demand Driven Market

11:45-12:30 PM
Case Study: Executing an IGCC Strategy-Orlando Gasification Project

12:30 PM
Complimentary Lunch: Luncheon Speaker, John B. Ramil, President and Chief Operating Officer, TECO Energy, Inc., Tampa, FL

2:00-3:15 PM
CO2-Risk and Remedies

• Planning in a Carbon Constrained World
• Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives: Assessing and Preparing for Likely Outcomes
• Carbon Sequestration: Fact or Fiction for your Plant

3:15-3:45 PM
Hot Topic-Coal Supply and Transportation Issues

3:40 PM
Coffee Break

4:00-5:00 PM
Case Study: Plum Point Energy Project

• Financing a Public Power Minority Investment in a Developer Sponsored Merchant Coal Plant
• Negotiating for a Group
• Convertible Power Purchase Agreements

7:00-10:00 PM
Cocktails & Dinner for all participants and speakers

Please indicate on the registration form if you plan to attend. If you wish to bring a guest, the cost will be $65.

Friday, January 19, 2007

7:00-8:00 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00-9:00 AM Critical Issues in Joint Development and Joint Ownership

A comparative analysis of how key issues are resolved in current projects

• Decision Making-Supermajority Action
• Ensuring Payments Obligations are Met
• Default and Remedies
• Expansion Rights
• Avoiding Acquisition Pitfalls

9:00-9:45 AM Hot Topics

• Creative power contracting
• QMAs: Don't turn your bonds taxable

9:45-10:15 AM
Break

10:15-11:15 AM
Urgent Issues in Energy Financings

11:15-12:30 PM
Portfolio Balance

• Public Policy Drivers and Other Trends in Renewable Energy for Public Power Agencies
• Integration of Wind Resources into the System-Capacity Intermittency and other issues
• Available Public Power Approaches to Apply or Acquire Wind Resources
• Where the Wind Blows: An In-depth Look at a Real World Scenario

12:30 PM
Program Concludes

1:45 PM
Complimentary Golf - sponsored by Nixon Peabody LLP. Please indicate on your registration form if you plan to attend.

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Instructional Information

Course level: This seminar will provide a basic overview of how to manage your energy portfolio in a green world including the following topics: gasified coal, pulverized coal and renewable energy today's market. This seminar will equip participants with concrete information, a technical overview and insider perspectives that can make the critical difference in structuring today.

Prerequisites: There are no formal pre-requisites for this program. No specific advanced preparation is required.

Teaching Methods: All sessions will be presented live, by on-site speakers. The teaching modes will include individual presentations, panel discussion, and question and answer sessions. PowerPoint presentations will be made available on-line to all attendees after the conference.

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Accreditation

IPED has applied for engineering credits with the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. Approval is pending.

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Registration Information

Registration Fee Includes:
Wednesday: Optional tour of Tampa Electric's Polk Power Station IGCC Plant (limited to first 80 registrants)
Thursday: Continental breakfast, lunch, evening cocktails and dinner
Friday: Continental breakfast and post-conference golf
All attendees will have on-line access to PowerPoint presentations post conference.

IPED, Inc. accepts the following forms of payment: Visa, Mastercard and check. American Express is not accepted.

Fees and payment
$925 General Registrant
$695 Non-Profit Organizations (please provide proof of 501(c)(3) status)
Register by November 7, 2006 and save $100.00.
Payments must be made by check or credit card, in advance of the program.

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Group discounts

Group discounts are available. For three, four or five attendees, deduct $25 per person from the applicable rate; for six or more attendees, deduct $50 per person. To receive this rate, please register all individuals together. If you have any questions please call 202-331-9230.

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Conference Site and Hotel Information

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Don CeSar Beach Resort, St. Petersburg, Florida. Visit their website. IPED has secured a room rate of $219 per night. Reservations at this rate will be accepted until Friday January 5, 2007. Please mention you are with the IPED conference to receive this special rate. Make room reservations directly with the hotel, 1-866-728-2206. Phone: 727-360-1881, Fax: 727-363-5034. Book early-we expect the block to sell out.

**** Post-Publication Correction of Conference Brochure: Please note the printed conference brochure has an incorrect cut off date for the discounted IPED hotel rates. The correct cut off date is Friday January 5, 2007. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you

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Cancellation Information

The fee is fully refundable if IPED is notified of cancellation by 5:00 p.m. E.S.T., December 22, 2006. After December 23, 2006, $150 will be deducted from the refund amount. No refund will be granted to anyone who cancels after January, 2, 2007 or fails to attend the conference.

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