Recorded December 1, 2011

90 minutes

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Overview

CSAPR, MACT, BACT, CWIS…The EPA policies directly impacting the electric utility and natural gas sectors are complicated to understand and explain – even for veteran industry professionals. Now, more than ever, Congress, Wall Street, regulatory commissions, ratepayers and the media need clear facts and information on these federal policies.

Join SNL Financial and a panel of industry experts as we discuss the major EPA policies, where utilities are doing a good job communicating with these stakeholders and where they need improvement – and how those who are charged with explaining these complex policies can do it effectively.

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Panelists

John Egan – Founder and President, Egan Energy Communications

John Egan is the founder and president of Egan Energy Communications, Inc. (EEC), a utility-industry public relations firm that helps utilities and professional services firms improve their business results through more effective communication with stakeholders.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Egan was a research director at E SOURCE, a media relations supervisor and senior marketing analyst at Salt River Project (SRP), and a reporter and editor at The Energy Daily.

He received his MBA from Arizona State University and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago. A member of Utility Communicators International (UCI), Mr. Egan has won multiple awards from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

John Riley – Partner, Bracewell & Guiliani LLP

John Riley is a partner in the Environmental Strategies Group at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP and represents clients in permitting and enforcement matters in the air, water and waste media. He advises entities in the power generation, hydraulic fracturing, manufacturing and waste disposal sectors in matters before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He also regularly represents clients in contested case hearings in permit and enforcement matters before TCEQ at the State Office of Administrative Hearings in Texas.

Mr. Riley was the director of the Litigation Division (then called Litigation Support) at the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (now called TCEQ) from September 1994 to March 1998. While there, Mr. Riley was directly responsible for the development and implementation of the Texas Environmental, Health and Safety Audit Privilege Law and other legislation, rulemaking, and policy development affecting the enforcement of environmental laws in Texas. Mr. Riley also oversaw the development of the TCEQ environmental crimes investigation unit, which is commonly referred to as the Special Investigations Unit.

Earlier in his career Mr. Riley served as Deputy Commissioner for Energy Resources, Administrative Law Judge, Director of Audit Hearings: Texas General Land Office, Austin, and as Senior Trial Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office, Brooklyn.

Jennifer Zajac (moderator) – Senior Program Manager, SNL Center for Financial Education (SNL CFE)

Ms. Zajac recently joined SNL CFE from SNL Energy's editorial staff. During her nine years in the newsroom, she founded and edited SNL Energy's Renewable Energy Week, covered environmental policies that impact the power and natural gas sectors, and launched SNL's podcast series. Currently, she is a graduate student in the University of Colorado-Denver's Global Energy Management program.

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