Panelists:
Ken Malloy, CAEM CEO
Calvin Timmerman, Chief Economist and Director of Rate Research, Maryland Public Service Commission
Wayne Harbaugh, Manager Pricing & Regulatory Services, Baltimore Gas & Electric
Michael Swider, Manager, Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations, Strategic Energy

For the first time, CAEM will reveal the results of its Default Provider study.

• Which models stymie and which encourage competition, and why?
• How have price/rate caps been utilized? What distortions have they caused?
• How have price caps increased the potential risks and liability of the default provider?

This wrap-up session will review the study’s results and recommendations. Among topics that will be explored:

• What are the relative risks and costs implied for default providers and energy marketers resulting from the various models?
• What are the potential benefits?
• What incentives are utilized in the various models to encourage customers to choose a competitive supplier?
• How do the various models deal with low-income customers, or customers with poor credit, and how do they distinguish between the two?
• Is real-time pricing and demand/response factored into the models? How?