ASME-LA invites SAE SoCal to May 16th Meeting on California Energ y Crisis

> LET'S TALK ENERGY CRISIS
> 
> Building for Better Prices: The Need for New Gas Transmission Capacity
> Electric Energy Crisis: Causes and Solutions
> 
> May 16 Wednesday 6 PM Social, 6:45 PM Dinner, 7:30 PM Meeting $20 with
> reservation, $25 at the door, students FREE, sponsored by ASME-LA
> 
> Southern California Gas
> Energy Resource Center
> 9240 E. Firestone Blvd.
> Downey(l 1/2blocks east of Lakewood Blvd)
> 
> RSVP: 		Tosh Fujita Toshio.Fuiita@jpl.nasa.gov
> 		Phone: 	818-354-8700
> 
> High load factors on gas transmission pipelines serving California have
> been a major cause of the high natural gas commodity prices that have been
> experienced lately. Interstate pipelines have proposed major new projects,
> and more are on the way. Will the PG&E and SoCalGas transmission lines
> become bottlenecks that prevent effective gas-on-gas competition and price
> relief?
> 
> The electric energy crisis that exists today has its foundations in a
> number of issues from the past...Join ASME-LA to discuss the problems and
> the necessary short and long term solutions of the crisis.
> 
> THE SPEAKERS
> 
> Norm Pederson, Partner, Jones Day
> UC Berkeley B.A. and M.A.; UCLA J.D.
> Admitted: 1975 California; 1976 DC
> 
> Norm Pedersen represents electric utilities, oil and natural gas
> pipelines, industrial clients, governmental agencies, and natural 
> resource development companies in a wide variety of energy matters before
> state and federal agencies, courts, and legislative bodies, as well as in
> commercial transactions. His practice encompasses gas transmission rates
> and certificates, electric rates, hydroelectric permitting and licensing,
> and cogeneration and independent power project development. He is
> particularly active in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory
> Commission and before state regulatory agencies such as the California
> Public Utilities Commission.
> 
> 
> Robert Ferguson, Power Consultant
> USC BSME and MSCE
> 
> Robert Ferguson is a Power Consultant with the Munis, Power Developer, and
> Rate-Payer Sector. During his 25-year stint with SoCal Edison handling OF
> & Power Utility contracts he also held various positions in the operating
> organization with power plants.
> 
> He is a Past President of the Los Angeles Power Association, a Member of
> ASME for the past 25 years and holds various Certificates in Construction
> Mgt and Combustion Technology.
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