Policy and Industry Leaders Gather for NEM Western Energy Policy Summit

“The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) is pleased to hold its Western Energy Policy Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada to discuss the historic movement toward the availability of energy choice for consumers in Nevada, California and other neighboring states. From last year’s ballot initiative to make energy choice a constitutional right for Nevadans, coupled with direct access and community choice aggregations that are providing expanded energy options to more and more Californians, the Western states are swiftly emerging as the next frontier in retail energy markets and consumer-focused energy innovations,” said Craig Goodman, President of NEM.

Leading experts guiding the Western energy policy initiatives including Nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison, Nevada Assemblyman Chris Brooks, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, and NV Energy VP of Energy Market Policy, Carolyn Barbash, will lead the discussions. They will join other national experts such as Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh, DCPSC Chairman Betty Ann Kane, and former ICC Commissioner Erin O’Connell-Diaz as well as Presidents and CEOs of energy and technology companies from across North America including NEM Executive Committee leaders Pierre Koshakji, Director of Stream, Gerry Haggarty, President and CEO of SFE Energy, and Kevin McMinn, COO of U.S. Gas & Electric, to guide the Policy Summit on October 23-25, 2017, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Consumer demand for energy innovations, such as renewable energy, distributed energy resources, and energy efficiency products, is exploding, as supported by advances in energy and information technology. Competitive energy suppliers and competitive energy markets are best-suited to meet these consumer demands. We look forward to robust dialogue at the Policy Summit to explore the best path forward for Western energy markets to achieve this goal,” said Goodman.

About NEM

The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) is a national, non-profit trade association representing wholesale and retail marketers of natural gas, electricity, as well as energy and financial related products, services, information and advanced technologies throughout the United States, Canada, and the European Union. NEM is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year. Additional information about NEM is available from NEM's Washington, DC headquarters at (202) 333-3288 or its website at www.energymarketers.com.