MEMORANDUM

DATE: 02/12/2015

FROM: Laura Farris/EPA Region 8

TO: Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket Id: OAR–2013-0602

SUBJECT: Keystone Energy Board Meeting on 02/12/2015

SUMMARY: 

Laura Farris participated on a panel discussion on 02/12/2015 to discuss the Clean Power Plan. The meeting was 

held in Keystone, Colorado. The Clean Power Plan was proposed on June 2, 2014. 

ATTENDEES:

EPA Region 8

Laura Farris, EPA Region 8

Keystone Energy Board Members

Doug Arent 

Executive Director 

Joint Institute for Strategic Energy 

Analysis/NREL 

doug.arent@nrel.gov 

Jonathan Banks 

Senior Climate Policy Advisor 

Clean Air Task Force 

jbanks@catf.us 

Doyle Beneby 

President and CEO 

CPS Energy 

dnbeneby@cpsenergy.com 

Rob Brenner 

President 

Brenner Strategies 

robbrenner@verizon.net 

Dale Bryk 

Director of Programs 

Natural Resources Defense Council 

dbryk@nrdc.org 

Thomas Edgar 

Director, Energy Institute 

University of Texas 

tfedgar@austin.utexas.edu 

Shelley Fidler 

Principal, Governmental Affairs, Energy 

and Environmental Policy 

Van Ness Feldman 

snf@vnf.com 

Sue Gander 

Director, Energy, Environment, and 

Transportation Division 

National Governors Association 

sgander@nga.org 

Julia Hamm 

President and CEO 

Solar Electric Power Association 

jhamm@solarelectricpower.org 

Dede Hapner 

Vice President, FERC and ISO Relations 

Pacific Gas & Electric Company 

dxh4@pge.com 

Bruce Harris 

Senior Director, Federal Government 

Relations 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 

bruce.harris@walmart.com 

Kyle Isakower 

Vice President, Regulatory and Economic 

Policy 

American Petroleum Institute 

isakowerk@api.org 

Travis Kavulla 

Commissioner 

Montana Public Service Commission 

tkavulla@mt.gov 

Jane Lewis-Raymond 

Senior VP, Chief Legal, Compliance and 

Community Affairs Officer 

Piedmont Natural Gas 

jane.lewis-raymond@piedmontng.com 

Bob Nelson 

Consumer Counsel 

State of Montana 

robnelson@mt.gov 

Ken Ostrowski 

Director 

McKinsey and Company 

ken_ostrowski@mckinsey.com 2 
David Owens 

Executive Vice President 

Edison Electric Institute 

dowens@eei.org 

Bruce Ray 

Director of Governmental & Regulatory 

Affairs 

Johns Manville 

bruce.ray@jm.com 

Curt Rich 

President and CEO 

North American Insulation Manufacturers 

Association 

crich@naima.org 

Martha Roberts 

Counsel, Office of Policy 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

roberts.martha@epa.gov 

Randy Satterfield 

Executive Vice President 

American Transmission Company 

rsatterfield@atcllc.com 

Bill Scherman 

Partner 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 

wscherman@gibsondunn.com 

Lorie Schmidt 

Associate General Counsel 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

schmidt.lorie@epa.gov 

Doug Scott 

Co-Chair, Keystone Energy Board 

Energy and Environmental Consultant 

dscott@icc.illinois.gov 

John Shelk 

President and CEO 

Electric Power Supply Association 

jshelk@epsa.org 

Sue Sheridan 

Principal 

Sheridan Energy & Environmental 

Consulting 

suedsheridan@yahoo.com 

C. Kyle Simpson 

Senior Advisor 

Hogan Lovells US LLP 

kyle.simpson@hoganlovells.com 

S. Kinnie Smith 

President 

St. Clair Energy Holdings, LLC 
smithsk@millercanfield.com 

David Springe 

Consumer Counsel 

Kansas Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board 

d.springe@curb.kansas.gov 

Elizabeth Tate 

Director of Government Affairs 

Alliance to Save Energy 

egtate@gmail.com 

Keith Trent 

Co-Chair, Keystone Energy Board 

Executive Vice President, Grid Solutions 

President, Midwest and Florida Regions 

Duke Energy 

keith.trent@duke-energy.com 

Clinton Vince 

Chair, US Region Energy Practice 

Dentons US LLP 

clinton.vince@dentons.com 3 

SPEAKERS 

Kate Larsen 

Director 

Rhodium Group 

kmlarsen@rhg.com 

Kyle Danish 

Partner 

Van Ness Feldman LLC 

kwd@vnf.com 

Franz Litz 

Program Consultant 

Great Plains Institute 

franz@litzstrategies.com 

Patricia Stanton 

Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy 

Conservation Services Group 

pat.stanton@csgrp.com 

Paul Sotkiewicz 

Chief Economist, Market Services Division 

PJM Interconnection 

paul.sotkiewicz@pjm.com 

R. Scott Brown 

Vice President, Market Initiatives & Analysis, 

Government and Regulatory Affairs & 

Public Policy Exelon Corporation 

scott.brown@exeloncorp.com 

Fiji George 

Director, Strategic Solutions 

Southwestern Energy 

fiji_george@swn.com 
Peter Zalzal 

Staff Attorney, Climate and Air 

Environmental Defense Fund 

pzalzal@edf.org 

William C. Allison, V 

Director, Air Pollution Control Division 

Colorado Department of Public Health & 

Environment 

william.allison@state.co.us

THE KEYSTONE CENTER STAFF

Christine Scanlan

President and CEO

cscanlan@keystone.org

Judy O’Brien

Director, Keystone Energy Board

jobrien@keystone.org

Brianna Brumbaugh

Program Coordinator

bbrumbaugh@keystone.org

Kimberly Haller

Science and Public Policy Fellow

kimberly.r.haller@gmail.com
SPEAKERS 

Kate Larsen 

Director 

Rhodium Group 

kmlarsen@rhg.com 

Kyle Danish 

Partner 

Van Ness Feldman LLC 

kwd@vnf.com 

Franz Litz 

Program Consultant 

Great Plains Institute 

franz@litzstrategies.com 

Patricia Stanton 

Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy 

Conservation Services Group 

pat.stanton@csgrp.com 

Paul Sotkiewicz 

Chief Economist, Market Services Division 

PJM Interconnection 

paul.sotkiewicz@pjm.com 

R. Scott Brown 

Vice President, Market Initiatives & Analysis, 

Government and Regulatory Affairs & 

Public Policy Exelon Corporation 

scott.brown@exeloncorp.com 

Fiji George 

Director, Strategic Solutions 

Southwestern Energy 

fiji_george@swn.com 

Peter Zalzal 

Staff Attorney, Climate and Air 

Environmental Defense Fund 

pzalzal@edf.org 

William C. Allison, V 

Director, Air Pollution Control Division 

Colorado Department of Public Health & 

Environment 

william.allison@state.co.us