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Managing the MOPR: Maryland Response to FERC Order

MCEC Speaker Series Session05 10.01.2020 Slide-Title

A divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order in December of 2019, directing the PJM Interconnection to dramatically expand its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) to nearly all state-subsidized capacity resources. The order will have a significant impact on the capacity market which serves Maryland ratepayers. Will regulators, utilities, and consumers be able to find common ground in responding to the order? Find out how retail rates will be impacted and what this directive could mean to mandated renewable energy supply goals in law today. Be informed. Be VERY informed. Don’t miss this extended session!

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Del. Lorig Charkoudian

Maryland Delegate, District 20
House Economic Matters Committee
Maryland General Assembly

Delegate Lorig Charkoudian

Delegate, District 20
Maryland General Assembly

Lorig Charkoudian represents District 20 in the Maryland General Assembly, where she serves on the Economic Matters Committee. Lorig is a strong advocate for legislation promoting environmental justice, consumer protections, economic justice, criminal justice reform, and a sustainable food system. In addition to her role as Delegate, Lorig is the Executive Director of the Community Mediation Maryland. Lorig received her PhD in Economics from Johns Hopkins University, has been honored three times as Maryland's Top 100 Women by the Maryland Daily Record. She lives in Takoma Park with her two children, Aline and Raffi, and runs ultra-marathons.

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PANELISTS

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Mason Emnett

VP- Competitive Market Policy
Exelon

Mason Emnett

VP- Competitive Market Policy
Exelon

Mason Emnett oversees the development and implementation federal regulatory strategy for Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest producer and distributor of clean energy. Emnett is responsible for achieving Exelon’s policy objectives in matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to joining Exelon, Emnett was Senior FERC Counsel for NextEra Energy, Inc., where he provided legal support and strategic advice on federal regulatory matters. Before joining NextEra in 2014, he served as Deputy Director of the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he led the development of regulations and rules governing wholesale electric markets and the provision of interstate transmission service. Prior to joining in 2006, Emnett was in private practice with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP.

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Asim Haque

Vice President – State and Member Services
PJM Interconnection

Asim Haque

Vice President – State and Member Services
PJM Interconnection

Mr. Haque leads state government policy, electricity infrastructure policy and member services at PJM. In that role, Mr. Haque oversees PJM’s policy development and interaction with state government, which includes state commissions, governor’s offices, state legislatures and state security agencies. Mr. Haque also oversees PJM’s member interactions which includes the PJM stakeholder process.
Prior to joining PJM, Mr. Haque was the chairman and chief executive officer of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). As the state’s chief regulator, he guided Ohio through some of the most relevant energy policy issues facing the nation, including Clean Power Plan compliance, cases related to the future of baseload power plants in competitive markets and distribution grid modernization.

Mr. Haque began his career at the law firm Ice Miller LLP, where he served as a trial, appellate and regulatory litigator. He later joined the in-house counsel team at Honda of America Mfg., Inc. until his appointment to the PUCO in 2013.

Mr. Haque holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and political science from Case Western Reserve University and a Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University.

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Travis Kavulla

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
NRG Energy

Travis Kavulla

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
NRG Energy

Travis Kavulla is vice president for regulatory affairs at NRG, working to ensure that energy markets continue to deliver value for electricity consumers. He joined NRG from the R Street Institute, where he led the think tank's energy program. Previously, Travis served eight years as a commissioner at the Montana Public Service Commission, during which time he served as the President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and as a member of the advisory
council of the Electric Power Research Institute. He has also served on the governing body of one of North America's largest electricity markets, the Western Energy Imbalance Market. Travis received his bachelor's degree in history from Harvard University and a master's also in history, at the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Scholar. Travis lives in Maryland with his wife and son.

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Dr. Ryan Opsal

Director of Policy
Maryland Energy Administration

Dr. Ryan Opsal

Director of Policy
Maryland Energy Administration

Dr. Ryan Opsal is the Director of Energy Policy at the Maryland Energy Administration. He previously served as an Energy Policy Manager at MEA. Prior to working at MEA, Ryan was an Adjunct Professor in the Politics and International Relations Department at Florida International University, where he completed his doctorate focusing on energy politics.

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Jason Stanek

Chairman
Maryland Public Service Commission

Jason Stanek

Chairman
Maryland Public Service Commission

Jason M. Stanek was appointed Chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission by Governor Larry Hogan for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2018. He most recently served as Senior Counsel to the Energy Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce where he advised on matters involving national energy policy, with specific focus on electricity issues and the operations of the regional power markets. Before that, he served in senior positions at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, advising both a FERC Chairman and Commissioner during his 16-year tenure. Prior to arriving in Washington D.C., he held legal positions with the National Fuel Gas Company in Buffalo, New York, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in New York City. Chairman Stanek is a member of the Committee on Electricity and the Committee on International Relations for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Chairman Stanek earned his law degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University. He also completed studies at American University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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