Jan. 16, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Former Congressman Rick Boucher, NRDC Director Allison Clements, and former FERC Chairman Curt Hébert will address attendees on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on a report from the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Electric Grid Initiative.

The U.S. electric power sector is undergoing a significant transition with implications for the cost, reliability, and environmental impact of the nation’s electricity supply. Yet there are a number of challenges that, if unaddressed, have the potential to raise the costs of this transition and impede improvements to reliability or the affordable delivery of cleaner energy resources.

Join BPC’s Electric Grid Initiative and its co-chairs as we present our bipartisan recommendations on how to address the challenges and opportunities posed by the transition to a more modern and reliable electric grid.

Jason Grumet, president of BPC, will open the event and Joe Kruger, director for energy and the environment, will lead a question and answer session with the audience after the co-chairs’ remarks.

The event is open to the press but reserved seating is limited. Press interested in attending should RSVP to rcalabrotully@bipartisanpolicy.org.

Follow the event on Twitter: @BPC_Bipartisan #BPCGrid

WHO:

Rick Boucher
Head of Government Strategies Group, Sidley Austin LLP
Former Chairman, House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
Co-chair, BPC’s Electric Grid Initiative

Allison Clements
Director, Project for Sustainable FERC Energy Policy, NRDC
Co-chair, BPC’s Electric Grid Initiative

Curt Hébert
Partner, Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes
Former FERC Chairman, George W. Bush Administration
Co-chair, BPC’s Electric Grid Initiative

Jason Grumet
BPC President

Joe Kruger
Director for Energy & Environment, BPC’s Energy Project

WHAT:

Capitalizing on the Evolving Power Sector: Policies for a Modern and Reliable U.S. Electric Grid - A New Report by BPC’s Electric Grid Initiative

WHERE:

The Bipartisan Policy Center
1225 Eye Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC

WHEN:

Thursday, February 7, 2013
10:00-11:00AM

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Energy Project, The Electric Grid Initiative