NYS-RGGI Stakeholder Meeting Announcements and Agendas Archive

May 18, 2004 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Coffee and Registration
10:00 Call to Order [Mark Lowery (Facilitator), NYSDEC]
Welcoming Remarks [Erin Crotty, Commissioner, NYSDEC]
Introductions and roles [M. Lowery]
- NYS RGGI stakeholder process facilitator
- NYS agency staff representatives to Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
- RGGI Regional Stakeholder Group members
- RGGI regional resource panelists
- NYS RGGI participants
10:30 RGGI Background [James Gallagher, NYSDPS]
10:45 RGGI Staff Working Group Structure and Process [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
11:00 NYS RGGI Stakeholder Process Goals, Structure, Timeline & Ground Rules [M. Lowery]
11:20 RGGI Carbon Cap & Trade Framework, & Key Policy Issues [Thomas McGuire, NYSDEC & Tina Palmero, NYSDPS]
11:45 RGGI Regional Meetings - Schedule & Topics [Lois New, NYSDEC]
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Issue Discussion
- Modeling Choices and Approach [Karl Michael, NYSERDA]
- Initial Cap Considerations and Flexibility Mechanisms [Michael Sheehan, NYSDEC]
- Review of Offsets Discussion Piece [John D'Aloia, NYSDPS]
2:30 Observer Questions and Comments [M. Lowery]
2:45 Next Steps [M. Lowery]
3:00 Adjourn

August 4, 2004 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Coffee and Registration
10:00 Call to Order [Mark Lowery (Facilitator), NYSDEC]
Welcoming Remarks [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
Introductions and Agenda [M. Lowery]
10:15 Update on Staff Working Group Efforts & Questions [F. Litz]
10:45 Break
11:00 Update on Modeling Efforts & Discussion [Karl Michael, NYSERDA]
11:50 Update on Data Gathering Efforts & Discussion [Michael Sheehan, NYSDEC]
12:10 Lunch (not provided)
1:10 Presentation of Discussion Questions [F. Litz]
- How should the regional CO₂ cap be set?
- How should individual state CO₂ allowance budgets be set?
- What specific flexibility mechanisms (including offsets) should be incorporated?
- How should allocations be conducted in NYS?
- What are the implications of all states allocating in the same manner?
1:15 Stakeholder Presentation [John Holsapple, Environmental Energy Alliance of New York]
1:45 Stakeholder Presentation [Dale Bryk, Natural Resources Defense Council]
2:15 Additional Stakeholder Presentations
2:30 Break
2:45 Comments on Stakeholder Proposals [M. Lowery]
3:30 Observer Questions and Comments [M. Lowery]
3:45 Next Steps [M. Lowery]
4:00 Adjourn

December 2, 2004 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Coffee and Registration
10:00 Call to Order [Mark Lowery (Facilitator), NYSDEC]
Welcoming Remarks [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
Introductions and Agenda [M. Lowery]
10:15 Update on Staff Working Group Efforts & Questions [F. Litz]
10:30 Update on Modeling Efforts & Discussion [Karl Michael, NYSERDA]
11:00 Update on Data Gathering Efforts & Discussion [Michael Sheehan, NYSDEC]
11:15 Update on Offsets Design Plan & Discussion [John D'Aloia, NYSDPS]
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 Continued Dialogue on Setting Regional Cap and Apportionment to Individual States

What are the pros and cons of using various parameters (e.g., heat input, production output, mass emissions) to determine apportionment among states? (Reference Derek Murrow's presentation )

If multiple parameters are used to determine apportionment,
what suite of parameters would be appropriate?

Stakeholder presentations:
- Don Neal, Northeast Calpine Corporation
- Sandra Meier, Environmental Energy Alliance of New York
- Christine Vanderlan, Environmental Advocates of New York
Comment and Discussion
2:00 Continued Dialogue on Allocation of Allowances to Sources within New York State

What, if any, guiding principles should be common to allocation decisions in all participating states?

What principles would be important in allocation decisions within New York State?

Stakeholder presentations:
- Roger Caiazza, NRG Energy, Inc
- Don Neal, Northeast Calpine Corporation
- Dale Bryk, Natural Resources Defense Council
Comment and Discussion
3:00 Adjourn

February 2, 2005 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Registration
10:00 Call to Order [Mark Lowery, NYSDEC]
Welcoming Remarks [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
Introductions and Agenda [M. Lowery]
10:15 Update on Staff Working Group Efforts & Questions [F. Litz]
10:30 Data Gathering Efforts & New York State Emissions Trends [Michael Sheehan, NYSDEC]
10:45 Update and Discussion of Modeling; IPM Reference Case; Other IPM Modeling Results; REMI Modeling Update; Next Modeling Steps [Karl Michael, NYSERDA]
12:15 Lunch (on your own)
1:15 Continued Dialogue on Setting Regional Cap and Apportionment to Individual States

How do the recent modeling results affect your view of:

the regional cap and how it should be set,
New York's share of the regional cap,
Allocation to sources within New York,
required flexibility mechanisms?

2:00 Go-around: What do you believe are the most important next steps in the RGGI process?
3:00 Adjourn

March 16, 2005 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Registration
10:00 Call to Order; Introductions and Agenda [Mark Lowery, NYSDEC]
10:15 Update on Staff Working Group Efforts [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
10:30 Update and Discussion of Modeling; IPM Reference Case - Review of Key Results to Date; New York Under Various Cap Scenarios; Next Modeling Steps [Karl Michael, NYSERDA]
12:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30 Proposed Approach to Early Reductions and Discussion [Michael Sheehan, NYSDEC]
2:00 Discussion Questions:
- Given modeling results seen so far, what additional analyses are needed to inform a decision on the cap?
- Given what we know now, what would be a reasonable approach to the cap, and why?
3:00 Adjourn

May 3, 2005 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Registration
10:00 Call to Order; Introductions and Agenda [Mark Lowery, NYSDEC]
10:15 Update on Staff Working Group Efforts & Report from Agency Head Conference at Pocantico [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
11:00 Modeling Update & Discussion [Karl Michael, NYSERDA]
12:30 Remaining Steps in RGGI Process [Lois New, NYSDEC]
1:00 Adjourn

September 12, 2005 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Registration
10:00 Call to Order; Introductions and Agenda [Mark Lowery, NYSDEC]
10:05 Update on Staff Working Group Efforts; Latest Staff Working Group Proposal to Agency Heads [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
10:50 Key Modeling Results [Karl Michael, NYSERDA]
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Brief Stakeholder Presentations
2:30 General Discussion

February 10, 2006 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Registration
10:00 Call to Order; Introductions and Agenda [Mark Lowery, NYSDEC]
10:15 Overview of Process and Memorandum of Understanding [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
11:45 Model Rule Development Process [Christopher Nelson, CTDEP]
12:00 Lunch (available at local restaurants)
1:15 Status of Offsets Development [Christopher Sherry, NJDEP]
2:00 Additional Questions and Answers; Topics for Future Discussion
3:00 Adjourn

April 7, 2006 Stakeholder Meeting Invitation and Agenda

There will be a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative New York State stakeholders meeting on Friday, April 7, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., at the Department of Environmental Conservation headquarters at 625 Broadway, Albany. The agenda will include an opportunity for New York State stakeholders to comment on the draft model rule and to discuss approaches to the NYS allocation of allowances.

Access to the DEC building is restricted; participants must check in at a security desk on the ground floor. The meeting will start promptly at 10:00, but as check-in and registration will take some time, please plan to arrive by 9:30. To facilitate check-in, please have photo identification handy and preregister for the meeting.

To preregister send an email to nyrggi@gw.dec.state.ny.us and include the phrase "Will Attend 4/7 NYS RGGI" in the subject line. Please include your name and affiliation in the body of the email. There will be no response to this email. It is not necessary to respond if you do not plan to attend this meeting.

There will be no Webcast, broadcast or teleconference of this meeting.

If you have any questions about this meeting send an email to nyrggi@gw.dec.state.ny.us and include the phrase "4/7 NYS RGGI Question" in the subject line of your email, or call Mark Lowery at 518-402-8044.

A RGGI regional stakeholder meeting is scheduled for May 2, 2006 in Hartford, Connecticut. Information on the RGGI regional stakeholder process, including meeting announcements and agendas, is available at www.rggi.org.

9:30 Registration
10:00 Call to Order; Review of Agenda [Mark Lowery, NYSDEC]
10:10 Process Update [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
10:20 Imports and Leakage Work Group [Tina Palmero, NYSDPS]
10:30 Draft Model Rule Highlights [New York State RGGI Agency Staff]
- Clarifying Questions and Comments
- Applicability
- Source Compliance Requirements
- Allowance Allocations
- Early Reduction Allowances
- Penalty Provisions
- Severability
- Offsets Provisions
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 Stakeholder Presentations and Discussion
1. What process should the New York State agencies undertake to determine New York methods to allocate allowances?
2. How should DEC allocate the allowances in New York State?
  - Mark Buzel, AES Corporation
  - Jason Babbie, New York Public Interest Research Group
  - Robert Teetz, KeySpan Corporation
  - Jared Snyder, New York State Attorney General's Office
  - Laurence DeWitt, Pace Energy Project
2:50 Next Steps
3:00 Adjourn

October 24, 2006 Stakeholder Meeting Agenda

9:30 Registration
10:00 Call to Order; Review of Agenda [Mark Lowery, NYSDEC]
10:10 Process Update [Franz Litz, NYSDEC]
- Release of the Model Rule
- Amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding
- Next Steps
10:30 New York State Rulemaking Process and Schedule [Patricia Mastrianni, Michael Sheehan, NYSDEC]
10:45 Additional Analyses [Tina Palmero, DPS; Karl Michael, NYSERDA]
11:15 New York State Proposed Rule - Clarifying Questions and Comments [New York State RGGI Agency Staff]
- Behind the Meter Generation
- Consumer Benefit or Strategic Energy Purposes Set-Aside
- Voluntary Renewables Set-Aside
- Allocation Methodology to Sources
1:00 Adjourn

November 7, 2007 Stakeholder Meeting Annoucement
Resources for the Future - Phase II Findings

A Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regional stakeholder meeting will be held at the New York State Museum Theater, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, beginning at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

The primary purpose of the meeting will be to allow the research team led by the University of Virginia and Resources for the Future to present their Phase II findings and for agency staff to hear stakeholder comment on the draft report of that research and auction design issues. The agenda for the meeting, the draft Phase II auction research report, and instructions for submitting written comments will be posted at RGGI's website by October 26, 2007. The comment period will extend to November 15, 2007.

Directions
Directions to the museum and parking information may be found at New York State Museum website. The meeting will start promptly at 10:30 a.m., but as check-in and registration will take some time, please plan to arrive at approximately 10:00 a.m. Note, however, that the museum does not open until 10:00 a.m.

To facilitate check-in, please pre-register for the meeting. To pre-register, send an email to nyrggi@gw.dec.state.ny.us. Please include the phrase "Will Attend 11/07/07 RGGI Meeting" in the subject line of your email. There will be no response to this email. It is not necessary to email if you do not plan to attend this meeting.

Contact
If you have any questions about this meeting contact Mark Lowery, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 518-402-8044, nyrggi@gw.dec.state.ny.us.