18 July in Sydney: A carbon price has been announced! This event will be your first opportunity to be in the room when Julia Gillard addresses business on the implications and answers the big questions.

4 August in Melbourne: Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan joins Green Capital for a keynote presentation and Q&A on the Clean Energy Future Package … followed by our expert panel discussing ‘What’s next for a sustainable future?’

Can the Californian Smart Grids & Demand Management Approach come to Australia?

The Californian Energy Market is the benchmark by which all other electricity markets are judged. Can Australia’s National Energy Market develop to this high standard? Will we be safe and warm if we are like LA?

California’s energy market achieves levels of demand-side participation and renewable generation unmatched anywhere in the world, supplying its citizens with low cost, low carbon electricity. In comparison, Australia’s National Energy Market has one of the lowest demand-side participation rates of any developed country. Both markets are making the transition to the ‘Smart Grid’ – combining the technology of the IT revolution with the technology of electricity supply. If Australia is to transition to a low carbon economy and keep electricity prices in check, sustainable businesses, electricity companies and all levels of government need to understand how the Californian market has achieved its success.

Two key players in the Californian Market – Mike Peevey, President, California Public Utilities Commission, and Bruce Foster, Senior VP, Regulatory Affairs for Southern California Edison – will each provide insights into the Californian rollout of smart grids and how they have facilitated increased levels of demand management, energy efficiency and renewable generation.

A panel of Australian experts will then explore how Australia’s National Electricity Market could benefit from smart grid technologies and whether it can achieve the same level of demand-side participation as California under its current regulatory structure.

California Dreaming is part of the Measurements and Metering Innovations (MMI) 2011 Conference - Australia’s premier electricity, gas and water metering event. MMI 2011 runs from 18-20 May*. For more information on the MMI Conference, visit http://www.imsservices.com.au/Conferences/mmi2011.php.

Details

When: Friday, 20th May 2011, 8:30am for 9:00- 10:30am, followed by networking morning tea.

Where: Sofitel Wentworth Sydney, 61-101 Phillip Street

Tickets: $55 per person, including GST*. California Dreaming is free for MMI conference delegates and Green Capital subscribers.

Bookings: Download a booking form here, complete and email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . MMI Delegates do not need to register separately for this event.

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We hope to see you at the event.

Speakers are subject to change without notice.

*Please note: booking tickets to this event does not entitle attendees to attend other MMI Conference sessions. Please contact MMI if you would like to attend other sessions/all of the MMI Conference.

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