Minutes of 2013/2014 CAMPUT Executive Committee Meetings

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1 Minutes of 2013/2014 CAMPUT Executive Committee Meetings

2 CAMPUT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING September 11, 2013 Delta St. John s, St. John s, NL Minutes Attendees: Ken Quesnelle Willie Grieve Régis Gosselin Louis Legault Len Kelsey Murray Doehler Phil Davies Raymond Gorman Terry Rochefort Chair Vice Chair Secretary-Treasurer Chair, Regulatory Affairs Chair, Education Chair, International Relations Chair, Stakeholder Engagement Past Chair Executive Director 1. Minutes of Executive Committee Conference Call of August 20, 2013 Noted (previously approved by ). 2. Business Arising From Minutes No business items identified beyond those already on agenda 3. Chair s Opening Remarks Ken Quesnelle indicated that he had nothing to add beyond his closing remarks at the AGM. He welcomed the new members of the Executive Committee and thanked Ray Gorman for his leadership over the past year. Ken reiterated that he had one theme for the year ahead Getting better at what we say we do and asked all members of the Executive Committee to work in that direction. 4. Follow-up to AGM None identified.

3 5. NERC Member Representatives Committee Ray Gorman noted the value over the past year of the CAMPUT member on the NERC Member Representatives Committee (MRC) being from the CAMPUT Executive Committee, and strongly recommended that this continue. Ray felt that, since there is a learning curve involved, a two year commitment would make sense, even though the unofficial current practice of CAMPUT is for the Chair to serve for one year. It was agreed that CAMPUT should try to keep the same representative on the MRC for two years. Accordingly, Ken Quesnelle will serve as the MRC representative for this year in his capacity as Chair of CAMPUT, and next year in his capacity as Past Chair. In the second year, the Vice Chair of CAMPUT may also attend some of the meetings to get up to speed, since he/she will take over as CAMPUT MRC representative in the third year, and serve for two years as the rep. NERC is to be advised of this decision. 6. Preliminary Plans for Committees This was a preliminary discussion. All members agreed that, since there will be a face to face meeting in November, firm plans for all committees will be deferred until then, except for plans which have to get underway earlier because of timing considerations. Education: Len Kelsey indicated that he plans to continue with the Energy Regulation Course, and to continue work on an advanced course. He also plans to continue with the Dial-In Dialogues, and to stimulate more of them in the next year. Len also indicated that he would like to hold a pilot trial of a course on some technical matter. Regulatory Affairs: Louis Legault plans to keep the Regulatory Key Topics (RKT) meeting in 2014 and the conference part of the AGM. He proposed Montréal as the venue for the RKT meeting, since it was held in Toronto in International Relations: Murray Doehler said that he intends to continue liaison with NARUC, and with ICER. He also would like to investigate Canadian funding possibilities for regulatory training in developing countries. NARUC does this through USAID, and Murray would like to check out potential Canadian sources of such funding. Stakeholder Engagement: Phil Davies plans to get a briefing from Len Kelsey on preparations for a possible Regulatory Dialogue meeting this year. He plans to set up his committee, and then revisit who the stakeholders would be in a Regulatory Dialogue meeting. 7. NARUC Annual Convention, Nov , Orlando

4 The Committee reaffirmed its plan that the Chair, Vice Chair and Executive Director attend the NARUC Annual Convention. In his new role in International Relations, Murray Doehler may attend some of the NARUC meetings. 8. Website Plans The new website had been demonstrated at the AGM, and was considered to be an improvement over the old one. The web developer has been asked to provide options for dealing with the Communities of Interest, particularly push notifications. 9. Forward Meeting Planning Members agreed on a schedule for Executive Committee meetings until June The resulting schedule is provided as Attachment Other Matters None. 11. Next Meeting Conference call, 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, October 15.

5 CAMPUT Executive Committee Conference Call 2:00 p.m. EDT, October 15, 2013 MINUTES Present: Ken Quesnelle (Chair) Regrets: Willie Grieve Phil Davies Régis Gosselin Murray Doehler Ray Gorman Len Kelsey Louis Legault Terry Rochefort 1. Minutes of September 11, 2013 Meeting Noted (previously approved by ). 2. Business Arising from Minutes Terry Rochefort noted that he had discussed the Communities of Interest pages on the website with the developer. The developer s proposal is that the Communities of Interest pages be set up as blog or posting sites, on which anyone who is signed up as part of the community can post to the site. The pages in French and English would have the appropriate headers, but the postings would be in the language in which the original post was made. The moderator of the site would have the ability to remove postings, but not to modify them. The cost of this would be about $700. With respect to push notifications, the developer proposes that, initially at least, people signed up for the communities of interest take it upon themselves to notify each other when a new posting is made, rather than invest in the technology of push notifications. If CAMPUT decides to incorporate push notifications, the cost would be an additional $2,000 to $3,000. The Executive Committee decided to accept the recommendation of the developer, with the proviso that push notifications could be added later if desired. With regard to NERC, Ken Quesnelle noted that he is not receiving the NERC notifications yet. He has been in contact with the NERC Vice-President, Janet Sena, and is expecting that this will be resolved soon. In the meantime, Ray Gorman, who was the CAMPUT NERC representative until recently, is still receiving the NERC material, and offered to pass it on to Ken. 3. NARUC Plans for Orlando Meeting, Nov

6 Ken Quesnelle and Terry Rochefort confirmed that they will attend, and members noted that Willie Grieve is also planning to attend. Ray Gorman will attend in his NBEUB capacity. Members expect to attend the International Relations Committee meeting on Sunday, November 17. Also, CAMPUT will present a plaque to David Coen, former NARUC President and retiring member of the Vermont Public Service Commission, on Monday, November 18, at the NARUC Board of Directors meeting. 4. Plans for Toronto Meeting, November 22 The November 22 meeting will be at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at Pearson Airport. It was agreed that the target end time for the meeting will be 3 p.m. to allow travelers to catch a flight home. The start time will be 8 a.m. or 8:30 a.m., depending on the final agenda. Potential agenda items are: Discussion of CAMPUT mission, goals, etc.; Protocol for dissemination of information from NERC and ICER; ICER Women in Energy Program; Relative roles of the Education Committee and Regulatory Affairs Committees; Financial Strategy; Upcoming Regulatory Key Topics Meeting; Advanced Education Course; Possible relationship between CARR (automobile insurance regulatory association) and CAMPUT; Approach to 2015 Conference; and Confirmation of upcoming meeting schedule. Members of the Executive Committee are invited to suggest other possible agenda items to Terry Rochefort, who will keep a running list of topics. 5. WFER VI (Istanbul) Ken Quesnelle reported that he and Terry Rochefort had participated by telephone in the WFER VI program committee and steering committee meetings on October 7 and 8. Erin Hammel from NARUC also participated by telephone on October 7. The meetings were difficult because they were not well facilitated for telephone participation. Nonetheless, Ken and Terry felt that CAMPUT participation had been useful. A concept paper to guide the conference and a program frame had been finalized at the meetings. The program frame is attached to these minutes. 6. CAMPUT Conference 2014, Halifax

7 Murray Doehler noted that the program is well developed, and the preliminary notice for the conference has been sent out. 7. Community Fund Planning Terry Rochefort noted that it is almost time to begin soliciting contributions for the 2014 Community Fund. He had circulated a list of those companies which were solicited last year, and a report on which ones contributed. The Executive Committee was asked for contact details for any other companies which should be solicited. Suggestions were: - NS Power (Murray Doehler to provide contact details) - Fortis (Len Kelsey to provide contact details) - Gazifère (Louis Legault to provide contact details). Terry also noted that the Vice Chair of CAMPUT has the responsibility of managing the Community Fund (letters of offer to potential attendees, monitoring how many have accepted compared to how much money is in the fund, etc.). Terry will discuss this with the Vice Chair, Willie Grieve. 8. Regulatory Affairs Committee Report Louis Legault reported that the next Regulatory Key Topics meeting will be held in Montréal, at the end of February, The Regulatory Affairs Committee has discussed a number of potential topics for the meeting, and planning will continue over the next month. 9. Education Committee Report Len Kelsey reported that he will be meeting soon with Peter Gurnham, Bob Heggie, Willie Grieve and Gordon Kaiser to discuss the upcoming Energy Regulation Course, at the Donald Gordon Centre beginning in late June, Stakeholder Engagement Report on Plans for Dialogue Meeting Phil Davies confirmed that the "Regulator - Executive Forum" or "RexFor", on innovation has been scheduled for Thursday and Friday, November 28 th and 29 th, in Toronto. The event will involve a presentation over dinner on the 28 th followed by a working session on the morning of the 29 th, wrapping up around noon on Friday the 29 th. The dialogue is for CEOs and Chairs/Vice Chairs. Several consumer organizations will also be invited. 11. Financial Report

8 Terry Rochefort had circulated financial statements in advance of the meeting. He noted that, since the financial statements had been circulated, CAMPUT has received information from the Newfoundland Public Utilities Board that the expenses for the AGM were approximately $35,300. This will leave a small surplus from the AGM. In light of the fact that CAMPUT is likely to incur a large financial loss in the current fiscal year, members confirmed that they will want to discuss financial strategy at the November 22 meeting. 12. Other Matters Members noted that the ICER initiative on Women in Energy was launched on Tuesday, October 15. Terry Rochefort confirmed that the initiative had been noted on the CAMPUT website, and that a notice had gone out to the CAMPUT Chairs and senior management.

9 Attachment: Program Frame for WFER VI (Istanbul) 25 May 2015 Monday Opening Remarks Coffee Break Plenary I: Balancing Stakeholders Interests Lunch Concurrent Session 1A Concurrent Session 1B Concurrent Session 1C Coffee Break Concurrent Session 2A Concurrent Session 2B Concurrent Session 2C 26 May 2015 Tuesday Plenary II: Benefitting from Change Coffee Break Concurrent Session 3A Concurrent Session 3B Concurrent Session 3C Lunch Plenary III: Regulation & Sustainability (One of the ICER Award Winner s Presentation) Coffee Break Concurrent Session 4A Concurrent Session 4B Concurrent Session 4C 27 May 2015 Wednesday Special Plenary: Regulation in Developing Countries (One of the ICER Award Winner s Presentation) Coffee Break Concurrent Session 5A Concurrent Session 5B Concurrent Session 5C Lunch (ICER Awards Ceremony) Special Plenary: G20 Energy Ministers Platform

10 28 May Thursday Plenary Session IV: Towards Smart Regulation Coffee Break Concurrent Session 6A Concurrent Session 6B Concurrent Session 6C Closing Remarks Farewell Reception

11 CAMPUT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING November 22, 2013 Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Pearson Airport, Toronto, ON Minutes Attendees: Ken Quesnelle Willie Grieve Régis Gosselin Louis Legault Len Kelsey Murray Doehler Phil Davies Raymond Gorman Terry Rochefort Chair Vice-Chair Secretary-Treasurer Chair, Regulatory Affairs Chair, Education Chair, International Relations Chair, Stakeholder Engagement Past Chair Executive Director Summary of Action Items: The following summary is intended for the convenience of the reader. The points below are hyperlinked (right click + open hyperlink) to the text where the item resides. ACTION: There was general agreement that there is value in writing down what CAMPUT does not do, and perhaps reviewing all of this at the AGM. Murray Doehler and Len Kelsey agreed to work on this. ACTION: Willie Grieve and Phil Davies agreed to look into the issue of sponsorships, and provide a proposal to the Executive Committee. ACTION: Murray Doehler and Régis Gosselin agreed to work on future scenarios, with conference net revenue remaining as it was in This will lead to the development of future financial strategy. ACTION: Len Kelsey and Terry Rochefort agreed to work on the budget for the Energy Regulation course. ACTION: Ken Quesnelle to ascertain interest in the establishment of a WIE Community of Interest.

12 12. Minutes of Executive Committee Conference Call of October 15, 2013 Noted (previously approved by ). 13. Business Arising From Minutes - none 14. Planning for 2013/ Priorities Members reviewed the CAMPUT Purposes, Vision, Mission and Principles (Attachment 1). ACTION: There was general agreement that there is value in writing down what CAMPUT does not do, and perhaps reviewing all of this at the AGM. Murray Doehler and Len Kelsey agreed to work on this. There was also a discussion on sponsorships at the Annual Conference. The CAMPUT policy is that CAMPUT will not accept sponsorships from regulated companies, their affiliates or their associations, but such entities can contribute to the Community Fund. This has evolved into an unofficial policy of no sponsorships at all. Some members felt that accepting sponsorships from (for example) manufacturers would be acceptable, whereas other members had concerns. ACTION: Willie Grieve and Phil Davies agreed to look into the issue of sponsorships, and provide a proposal to the Executive Committee. 15. Financial Strategy Régis Gosselin presented a summary of CAMPUT s current financial situation. He noted that expenses are increasing. The main source of CAMPUT revenue is the annual conference, and while the conference has typically provided a net revenue in the range of $150,000, the 2013 Niagara conference netted under $90,000 (although it is considered to be a highly successful conference in all respects other than financial). CAMPUT is projected to incur a loss in the range of $90,000 in the current fiscal year. ACTION: Murray Doehler and Régis Gosselin agreed to work on future scenarios, with conference net revenue remaining as it was in This will lead to the development of future financial strategy. 16. Education Advanced Course and Energy Regulation Course Len Kelsey reported on the planning for the Energy Regulation course. Peter Gurnham and Bob Heggie have agreed to continue as co-chairs of the course.

13 ACTION: Len Kelsey and Terry Rochefort agreed to work on the budget for the Energy Regulation course. Regarding the advanced course, Len Kelsey noted that care has to be taken not to cannibalize the Energy Regulation Course. Planning will continue this year, with a projected delivery in early Upcoming Regulatory Key Topics Meeting, February, 2014 Louis Legault outlined the program for the Regulatory Key Topics Meeting, which is to be held in Montréal, February Official notice of the meeting will be sent out in the next week. Some members felt that these meetings should be for regulators only (i.e. industry representatives should not be invited, even as speakers). This will not be an issue for the 2014 meeting, since all speakers are from the regulation field. 18. Relative Roles of Education & Regulatory Affairs Committees The relative roles are currently clear Regulatory Affairs is responsible for the RKT meeting and the conference portion of the AGM, and Education is responsible for the courses. This may need further refinement if the advanced course replaces the RKT meeting in Upcoming RexFor Dialogue, Nov The regulator/industry executive forum is scheduled for November 28/29 in Toronto. Several members of the Executive Committee are planning to attend. This is the latest in the series of regulator/industry dialogues. The topic is innovation. 20. Communities of Interest CAMPUT Website The Executive Committee decided that push notifications should be integrated into the Communities of Interest. Executive Committee members were asked to identify the areas in which there should be communities of interest currently the communities are: Legal, Financial, Economics and Senior Executives. 21. Approach to 2015 Annual Conference Willie Grieve noted that the conference will mark the 100 th anniversary of utility regulation in Alberta, and approximately 100 years of regulation in most of the other provinces. Plans will be made to celebrate this. He also indicated that he is starting to explore possible themes and topics, such as potential alternatives to traditional rate of return regulation.

14 22. ICER Women in Energy Program It was agreed that CAMPUT should be a conduit for the Women in Energy (WIE) program, and it was noted that the launch of the program was featured on the CAMPUT website and an sent to the CAMPUT distribution. Further initiatives of the WIE program will be similarly promoted and interest in the establishment of a CAMPUT Communities of Interest for WIE engagement will be investigated. ACTION: Ken Quesnelle to ascertain interest in the establishment of a WIE Community of Interest. 23. Protocol for Dissemination of NARUC and NERC information Ken Quesnelle noted that he participated in the recent NERC meetings in Atlanta. He expressed some concern that, as a member of the NERC Members Representatives Committee (MRC), CAMPUT s representations to NERC may not be situated appropriately because the MRC engagement does not seem to reflect the status of CAMPUT member boards as having standards review roles.. He will further explore this with NERC. Regarding the dissemination of information, members agreed that a periodic report from the CAMPUT Chair to members on these matters as well as other CAMPUT activities would be appropriate. 24. Possible Relationship Between CARR and CAMPUT The automobile insurance regulators, a group which includes some CAMPUT members, had approached CAMPUT several years ago about being included within CAMPUT, but this was declined by the Executive Committee at the time. The automobile insurance regulators went on to form their own industry association, called CARR - Canadian Automobile Insurance Rate Regulators Association. The current CAMPUT Executive Committee had asked Murray Doehler to explore whether or not there is still an interest in such a relationship. Murray reported that the CARR members are no longer interested in a formal relationship with CAMPUT. 25. Confirmation of Upcoming Meeting Schedule The schedule of upcoming Executive Committee meetings was revised slightly, the main revision being that the February meeting will take place in Montréal on Sunday, February 23, prior to the start of the Regulatory Key Topics Meeting. The resulting schedule is attached as Attachment 2.

15 26. Debrief on NARUC Conference (Orlando) Ken Quesnelle, Willie Grieve and Terry Rochefort had attended this conference on behalf of CAMPUT. Ray Gorman also attended, in his role as Chair of the NBEUB. There had been a meet and greet meeting with the NARUC Executive Committee, on Saturday, November 16. This was attended by Ken Quesnelle and Terry Rochefort. The result was a confirmation of the next bilateral executive committee meeting in Dallas, Texas in July, Specific topics will be developed by Chuck Gray from NARUC and Terry Rochefort from CAMPUT, in consultation with their respective executive committees, and these topics will be discussed at the next NARUC conference in Washington, D.C. in February. CAMPUT representation at the Washington meeting will be determined at the next CAMPUT Executive Committee meeting. 27. Other Matters and Next Meeting Ken Quesnelle reminded members that he is still hoping for more responses to the ICER Virtual Working Group 3 survey on consumer issues. The next meeting will be a conference call, 1:00 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, January 7, 2014.

16 Attachment 1 to Nov. 22, 2013 EC Minutes CAMPUT Purposes, Vision, Mission & Principles CAMPUT Purposes to improve public utility regulation in Canada; and to improve the education and training of commissioners and staff of public utility tribunals. CAMPUT Vision The CAMPUT vision is to build an internationally recognized professional organization of innovative public utility regulators. CAMPUT Mission Under the authority of the Association s governing constitution and by-laws the Association s mission statement focuses attention on: ensuring the delivery of quality educational and communications services that assist all members in pursuing the goals of their respective boards/commissions; ensuring that our training and educational opportunities are up-to-date and practical for all members; developing customized regional training courses for board/commission members and staff in Eastern, Central and Western Canada ; establishing contacts and improving relationships with parallel regulatory organizations; aggressively building the membership base of the Association in key areas; and building closer linkages among boards/commissions through a variety of communications tools. CAMPUT Principles excellence and efficiency in delivering CAMPUT programs and services to members and member organizations; open communication, consultation and sharing of information with all members and our external customers/clients; develop and deliver high quality training and educational opportunities for all members; maintain a leading-edge knowledge base; monitor and evaluate the performance of the Association; and maintain a financially viable operating position

17 Attachment 2 to Nov. 22, 2013 EC Minutes Executive Committee Meeting Planner Date Location Agenda Items Time Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Sunday, February 23, 2014 Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Conference Call Montréal pre RKT Meeting) Conference Call Regular agenda Plans for NARUC Winter Meeting; Regular agenda Regular agenda Pacific Time Mtn Time Central Time Eastern Time Atlantic 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 2:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Conference Call Regular agenda 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 Sunday May 4, 2014 Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Halifax (pre-conference) Conference Call Regular agenda Regular agenda Preparations for AGM 10:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00

18 CAMPUT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING January 7, 2014 Conference Call Minutes Attendees: Ken Quesnelle Willie Grieve Régis Gosselin Murray Doehler Louis Legault Len Kelsey Philip Davies Raymond Gorman Terry Rochefort Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting of November 22, 2013 Noted (previously approved by ). Business Arising From Minutes Willie Grieve and Phil Davies had undertaken to look at the issue of sponsorships. They reported that they had discussed this, and would like to do some research into what other similar organizations do with respect to sponsorships, before making a recommendation. The Executive Committee agreed with this approach. Ken Quesnelle had undertaken to ascertain whether or not a Women in Energy community of interest should be established. Terry Rochefort reported that he had discussed with Lise Duquette, who is willing to lead such a community of interest. Therefore, one will be established. Deferred to a future meeting: - Murray Doehler and Len Kelsey to investigate preparing a CAMPUT scoping document intended to provide readers with a good understanding of CAMPUT s purpose. The information piece is to identify activities that are sometimes assumed by stakeholders to be within CAMPUT s ambit but are actually not within its mandate ; and - Murray Doehler and Régis Gosselin to work on future scenarios with conference revenue remaining as it was in Website Communities of Interest Terry Rochefort reported that the developer has promised that the Communities of Interest will be integrated into the website by January 10.

19 CAMPUT Conference Joint Marketing with Industry Associations The issue discussed was whether or not CAMPUT should engage in joint marketing of its conference with industry associations such as CGA, CEA and CEPA. Some members felt that a simple noting (for information, rather than promotion) of the CAMPUT conference on the industry association websites, and vice versa for the CAMPUT website noting industry conferences, would be acceptable. Others expressed concern about getting too closely aligned with industry, and wondered how many industry associations might be involved in joint marketing. It was agreed that Phil Davies will examine the alternatives and implications, and make a recommendation to the Executive Committee, as part of his work on Stakeholder Engagement. CAMPUT Conference: a) Community Fund Recipients Terry Rochefort noted that an invitation had been sent to all member boards in December, inviting them to nominate individuals to be supported by the Community Fund. The deadline for nominations had been January 6, but only two boards had responded. The Executive Committee requested that Terry re-send the invitation, with a new deadline, on the assumption that the holiday season was the reason for the lack of response. b) Scott Hempling Session Scott Hempling will lead a session for regulators only (members and staff) on the Sunday afternoon prior to the Halifax conference. Scott had provided a list of potential topics to be covered in the session, and requested CAMPUT views on the list. The Executive Committee felt that the main topics which should be covered were Practice and Procedure and Regulatory Courage. As well, the session should cover balancing private and public interest, and resourcing of regulatory organizations. NARUC representation at Washington meeting, and possible topics for July meeting in Dallas It was agreed that Murray Doehler and Terry Rochefort would attend the NARUC Winter Committee Meetings in Washington, DC in February. Executive Committee members also agreed to provide their suggestions, by by the end of January, regarding potential topics for the CAMPUT/NARUC bilateral meeting in Dallas in July. Education Budget for Energy Regulation Course Len Kelsey and Terry Rochefort had provided budget scenarios for consideration. After discussion, the Executive Committee decided that the fee for the course in 2014 should be $1,800 for members and $2,800 for non-members. There was a discussion of whether there should be one external event or two, and whether or not provision should be made for four

20 paid speakers (there have been three paid speakers for some time). The Executive Committee decided that, in line with the recommendations of the course leaders, there can be two external events, assuming that there are three paid speakers as in the past. However, the Executive Committee felt that, if there are to be four paid speakers, there should be only one external event. Regulatory Affairs Preparations for RKT Meeting Louis Legault reported that preparations are well under way for the Regulatory Key Topics Meeting, to be held in Montréal, February Debrief on RexFor Meeting The first of the Regulator/Industry Executive Forums (RexFor) was held in Toronto November 28 and 29. Members who had attended this meeting felt that it was a good start to discussing issues of interest to both regulators and stakeholders. There was some disappointment that the discussion seemed to get to an interesting level just as it was time to stop, and related to this, most of the discussion was lacking focus on practical application. However, notwithstanding this, members felt that this is something in which CAMPUT should continue to be involved. Financial Report The financial statements as of December 31, 2013 had been circulated in advance of the meeting. Régis Gosselin led members through the financial statements. Virtually all of the revenues expected in the fiscal year have been realized. The loss on the fiscal year s operations is now expected to be in the order of $70,000, rather than the $95,000 forecast in the budget. This is due in part to the NARUC meeting expenses being lower than budgeted, and slightly lower than expected spending on a few line items such as administrative assistance and meeting subsidies for northern boards. Other Matters and Next Meeting There were no other matters. The next meeting will be a face-to-face meeting, starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 23, at the Régie de l énergie in Montréal.

21 CAMPUT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Sunday, February 23, 2014 Régie de l énergie, Montréal, Québec Attendees: Ken Quesnelle Régis Gosselin Murray Doehler Philip Davies Willie Grieve Len Kelsey Louis Legault Terry Rochefort Regrets: Raymond Gorman Pre-Meeting Discussion Rebecca Michael, Associate General Counsel with NERC, met with the Executive Committee. Ken Quesnelle welcomed her to the meeting. Ken outlined some of the results and experiences at the last two NERC meetings (Atlanta in November and Phoenix in February). He noted that the CAMPUT presence and opportunity to address the attendees at the NERC Board of Trustees meetings serves to remind the NERC members and stakeholders that the standards they develop are ultimately considered in 8 separate jurisdictions in Canada with individual frameworks for approval of the standards in each. Ken reported that he recently urged NERC to be mindful of the mandates of other regulators in the exercise of its mandate. His comments were made in the context of recently announced NERC activities related to the Bulk Electricity System ancillary services and the registration of assets as being under NERC purview. The thrust of the message was that regulators need to ensure that they are aware of the mandates of other regulators in order to manage the seams between regulatory authorities. The impacts of shifts in one regulatory framework can be felt in regulatory frameworks that operate in the same space but with different mandates. Market regulation and reliability regulation both have interests in Bulk Electricity System ancillary services but with very different mandates. Rebecca noted that she has been familiarizing herself with regulation/legislation in Canada. She indicated that progress has been made on the enforcement side, particularly on those issues which may pose a significant risk. There was a discussion of the nexus between standards/risk issues and rate impacts, and general agreement that the Canadian approach to cost/benefit analysis of security is different from the US approach, and that NERC needs to take account of these differences. Minutes Minutes of Executive Committee Conference Call of January 7, 2014 Noted (previously approved by ).

22 Business Arising From Minutes None CAMPUT Conference Update on 2014 Conference Murray Doehler noted that the program is set, and that registration is at approximately 180. This is about 20 below average at this stage in the timetable. Terry Rochefort noted that if the registration continues at this pace, the expected net revenue for the conference would be in the range of $60,000 to $80,000, which is far below what CAMPUT needs in order to break even on the year. Sponsorship Issue Willie Grieve and Philip Davies indicated that they had investigated the issue of accepting sponsorships at the CAMPUT conference. They expressed concern about opening up CAMPUT conference sponsorship broadly, but suggested that CAMPUT could perhaps start by inviting governments to be sponsors of the conference. In light of what appears to be a downward trend in conference net revenues, members discussed possible measures to increase conference revenues, such as how to encourage more people to attend the conference. It was suggested that CAMPUT could perhaps hire someone (potentially a business student) to talk to people at the Halifax conference, and report on how to attract more people and provide more value to attendees. Murray Doehler agreed to investigate whether a local university could provide such a service. Plans for 2015 Conference Willie Grieve reported that preliminary discussions have taken place on a program for NARUC: Debrief on Washington Meeting and Plans for Dallas Meeting Terry Rochefort noted that Raymond Gorman and he had attended a short meeting with the NARUC Executive Committee in Washington, on the Saturday prior to the NARUC Winter Committee Meetings. Murray Doehler had also participated in the NARUC Winter Committee meetings, but had been unable to attend the Saturday meeting. CAMPUT had suggested three topics for the upcoming summer meeting in Dallas: - Innovation in regulated industries - Solar and other new distributed generation technologies issues of rate design, use of the distribution system, and stranded asset risk; - Alternative approaches to traditional rate base/rate of return regulation. As well CAMPUT had suggested that, in Dallas, each side could potentially give an update on reliability and cyber security, and CAMPUT could give a briefing on interprovincial pipeline issues. NARUC executives indicated that they would provide their comments at a later date.

23 Terry also reported that the meeting in Dallas will be on Saturday, July 12, with a dinner for CAMPUT and NARUC executives the evening prior, July 11. All CAMPUT executive committee members are encouraged to plan to be in Dallas for this meeting and the dinner on the Friday evening. Finally, it was noted that NARUC is sending six people to the CAMPUT conference in Halifax (two of whom are speakers). This suggests that the importance which CAMPUT places on its relationship with NARUC is reciprocally held. Murray Doehler indicated that he had made some notes on the NARUC meetings, which may be helpful to future participants. These notes are attached as Attachment AGM: Plans and Budget Terry Rochefort presented a budget for the 2014 AGM, which will be held in Yellowknife, NWT, August Preliminary plans have been made the hotel contract (with the Explorer Hotel) has been signed, as have contracts for the opening reception and the partners program. CAMPUT Financials and Budget Régis Gosselin led members through a review of the financial statements and projections to the end of the fiscal year (March 31). The results are tracking as per previous estimates, with an expected financial loss of about $75,000 on the fiscal year. Terry Rochefort had prepared a proposed budget for 2014/2015. There was a discussion on the meeting subsidy for Northern boards ($3,000 annually for each of the three Northern boards, for a total of $9,000). The full amount of this available subsidy is not usually utilized by the northern boards, so consideration was given to reducing it. However, members decided to retain it at the current level and to take a more holistic review of the budget in its entirety at a subsequent meeting. There was also a discussion of the $12,000 contribution to ICER. It was noted that the Board had made an earlier decision to participate in ICER activities until 2015 and then to review its future engagement and level of contribution. The Board agreed to stay that course for now. The approved budget (Attachment 2) shows an anticipated loss of about $95,000 in the next fiscal year. All members agreed that this is not sustainable in the longer term, and that action needs to be taken to either increase revenues or reduce costs, or both. Education Energy Regulation Course and Other Training Len Kelsey reported that the notice for the Kingston course has been sent out. He indicated that recommendations provided to the course organizers had been acted upon, and the academic part of the program looks to be excellent.

24 Regulatory Affairs Preparations for RKT Meeting/AGM Louis Legault noted that the RKT meeting plans are set, and that the attendance is excellent (around 60, half of which will be from the Régie). The next priority for the Regulatory Affairs Committee will be the conference portion of the AGM, and work will start on that immediately after the RKT meeting. Other Matters and Next Meeting The next meeting will be a conference call, starting at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.

25 CAMPUT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Conference Call, 1 :00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Attendees: Ken Quesnelle Murray Doehler Philip Davies Terry Rochefort Willie Grieve Len Kelsey Raymond Gorman Regrets: Régis Gosselin Louis Legault Minutes Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting of February 23, 2014 The minutes, which had been circulated in advance, were approved without amendment. Business Arising From Minutes None Debrief on RKT Meeting and Plans for AGM All members present agreed that the Regulatory Key Topics Meeting, which had been held in Montréal February 23 25, had been excellent, with interesting topics and high attendance. Terry Rochefort had circulated the results of the evaluations, which confirmed that the meeting had been very successful. The room in which the Sunday evening discussion on Crown corporations was held was long and narrow, which presented some logistical challenges, but everyone agreed that the discussion had been handled well and that, the room shape notwithstanding, there was active participation, and the acoustics and the food were very good. Regarding the AGM, the Regulatory Affairs Committee will be turning its attention to the AGM program in the next few weeks. Terry reported that the logistical arrangements for the AGM in Yellowknife, August 24 27, are progressing well Conference Plans Murray Doehler reported that the conference planning for 2014 in Halifax is in good shape. All speakers have been confirmed, and the registration numbers have picked up, to be on par with or potentially a bit higher than the Niagara Falls conference. Murray further reported that he has held a preliminary discussion with Export Nova Scotia, which had expressed an

26 interest in being a sponsor of the conference. Potentially, Export Nova Scotia may provide someone to survey participants to determine the value they feel they are receiving from the conference, and how the conference could be made more valuable. If Export Nova Scotia conducts this work, the quid pro quo has yet to be determined, but may involve some recognition of Export Nova Scotia at the conference Conference Plans Willie Grieve reported that there will be a program committee, co-chaired by Mark Kolesar and Catherine Wall, which will get under way shortly. There will also be a marketing and events committee. Terry Rochefort noted that there will also be a steering committee, which should get under way shortly. The exact wording of the theme has yet to be determined, but will emphasize 100 years of utility regulation. Education Committee Len Kelsey reported that the Kingston course has about 12 registrants, which is about average for this time of year. He noted that he intends to engage the Education Committee in the next few weeks to plan future Dial in Dialogues. Associate Membership Terry Rochefort had advised Executive Committee members that one of CAMPUT s associate members, the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, has served notice that it does not plan to continue as an associate member in the new fiscal year starting April 1. Terry had noted that only a few of the associate members are active in CAMPUT meetings and events. Murray Doehler had suggested that the Bahamas regulator the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA), which will be sending a number of people to the Halifax conference -- might be a candidate to invite to become an associate member. The Executive Committee discussed the pros and cons of inviting additional associate members, when the value proposition of associate membership is not well defined. For example, CAMPUT offers the lower rate for conferences and the Kingston course to any regulator associate member or not. It was agreed that Murray Doehler and Terry Rochefort would look into determining if URCA (and potentially other Commonwealth regulators) might be interested in associate membership, and at the same time defining more specifically the value of associate membership, including participation in some of the CAMPUT committees, and potentially offering the lower rates at conferences and training only to members and associate members.

27 ICER Activities Ken Quesnelle reported on ICER Virtual Working Group (VWG) 3 (on Consumers), which he chairs. A questionnaire had been sent to all regulators, seeking information on practices/experiences on dealing with consumer issues, and 33 responses were received. Letters of solicitation seeking more in depth case studies will be sent to approximately 6 regulators that were identified as being representative of a broad spectrum of approaches to the subject matter. Commitments to submit case studies have already been received from Ontario, Italy and Australia. Murray Doehler reported on ICER VWG 4 (Training and Best Practices), of which he is a member. There are four main activities under way in VWG4 (1) the ICER Chronicle a call for papers for the second edition has just gone out; (2) the Distinguished Scholar Award a call for papers has gone out with a deadline of April 1; (3) Women in Energy with active participation of mentors and mentees; and (4) Best Practices, which is just getting under way. WFER VI Plans Terry Rochefort reported that the last meeting of the WFER VI International Program Committee was held on January 29. More information was requested on many of the suggested speakers, and CAMPUT provided that information. Ken Quesnelle noted that, at the most recent ICER Steering Committee meeting, there was a suggestion by the WFER VI secretariat that the list of nominated speakers be reduced based on the current status of commitment by the nominee. Ken noted that he had informed the secretariat that the current status of the CAMPUT nominees reflects the fact that potential speakers are not typically approached at this stage of the program development. He suggested that the secretariat should consult with the members of the International Program Committee prior to eliminating any speakers based on their current commitment status. Terry agreed to investigate the intentions of the WFER VI secretariat in this matter. Financial Report The financial statements as of March 6 had been circulated in advance. Terry noted that the income statement to date shows a loss of $63,000 on the year s operations, and that the loss as of the fiscal year end is expected to be $76,000. This is consistent with the financial projections earlier in the year. He also noted that, on the balance sheet, the short term investments are down to $20,000, which is the lowest level in eleven years, and that one of the long term investments will have to be cashed out this month to shore up the short-term funds. Finally, if the Halifax conference provides a return in line with that of the Niagara Falls conference, CAMPUT will incur a similar loss next year. In accordance with the Committee s previously established intention to develop a strategy to address long term financial sustainability, members agreed that the June meeting (June 10) would be

28 earmarked to initiate the development of the strategy. CAMPUT will then have a preliminary report on the financial results of the Halifax conference. The intention is to carry on the strategy development at a meeting in July with the desire to report on the outcomes of this endeavour at the August AGM. Other Matters and Next Meeting Ken Quesnelle noted that, at the Energy and Mines Ministers Conference (EMMC), to be held in Sudbury, Ontario in August, there is a proposal for a panel on electricity reliability and security. If such a panel becomes part of the program, there may be a role for a regulator on the panel. Ken will investigate this more fully and report back to the Executive Committee. Maurice Rodgerson attended the 2012 EMMC in Charlottetown and Len Kelsey attended the 2013 EMMC in Yellowknife, on behalf of CAMPUT. The next meeting will be a conference call, at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Tuesday, April 8.

29 CAMPUT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Conference Call, 1 :00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Attendees: Ken Quesnelle Murray Doehler Philip Davies Terry Rochefort Willie Grieve Louis Legault Raymond Gorman Regrets: Régis Gosselin Len Kelsey Minutes Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting of March 11, 2014 The minutes, which had been approved by in advance, were noted. Business Arising From Minutes None 2014 Conference Murray Doehler noted that the program is complete. Registrations are at 289 (250 paid registrations), which is slightly lower than they were at this time in 2013, and 2013 attendance was lower than previous years. Non-member organizations have already been contacted; a few of the CAMPUT member boards have not yet registered anyone. Terry agreed to contact them. Terry noted that the Sunday seminar featuring Scott Hempling has a lower registration than expected. Members felt that this lower registration may be due to the location of the conference, and the fact that people from the west would have to travel on the Saturday in order to get to Halifax in time for the seminar on Sunday afternoon. It was agreed that the Executive Committee will divide up the seminar topics and be prepared to pose questions, if necessary, to help get the conversations started on each topic. Terry will circulate the topics, and members will select the topics on which they are prepared to ask opening questions. The Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) is planning a seminar for the Wednesday afternoon following the conference, and a dinner on the Wednesday evening. Since the CEA is a strong supporter of the CAMPUT conference, members of the Executive Committee were encouraged to attend these events if possible. After discussion it appeared that there would be adequate CAMPUT representation at these events.

30 Ken Quesnelle noted that there are North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) meetings planned for Philadelphia in May, which he would normally attend on behalf of CAMPUT. However, the NERC meetings conflict directly with the CAMPUT Halifax conference, so he will not be attending them Conference Plans Willie Grieve noted that the program committee for the 2015 conference (Calgary) has met, and a theme agreed upon A Century of Regulation: Honouring the Past; Shaping the Future. A promotional video is being worked on to present at the Halifax conference, including a welcome video message by Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi. AGM Terry Rochefort reported that plans are well in hand for the AGM, August 24 27, in Yellowknife. Louis Legault reported that the Regulatory Affairs Committee is working on the conference portion of the AGM, and already has designed the basis for the program. There was a discussion of the CAMPUT policy, adopted in 2012, of offering Honorary Members free registration at the CAMPUT Annual Conference and AGM. The issue with the AGM is that some former members may be now working for, or consulting for, regulated companies, and their presence during regulators-only discussions may not be appropriate. It was agreed that Honorary Members will be advised that they are still welcome to register free of charge at AGMs, and to participate fully in social activities around the AGMs, but that the conference portion of the AGM (normally on the Monday and Tuesday) will be for active regulators only (i.e. current board members/commissioners and staff of regulatory boards and commissions). Education Committee Terry Rochefort reported that the registrations for the Energy Regulation Course are at 21. Several of the larger boards, which normally send at least 10 people to the course, have not registered anyone or have registered only one or two. Members of the Executive Committee from the larger boards agreed to look into this. Terry also reported that Len Kelsey is working on a potential topic for a Dial-In Dialogue session. Website Terry Rochefort reported that the website work on the Communities of Interest has been completed. The communities of interest and their moderators are:

31 Accounting and Finance Murray Doehler Legal Louis Legault NERC Issues Ken Quesnelle Senior Executives Jamie Kereliuk; Lynne Anderson Women in Energy Lise Duquette The moderators have been asked to identify members of their communities, and to ensure that members have a user name and password for the members section of the CAMPUT website. Financial Report Terry Rochefort had circulated the unaudited financial statements, to March 31. The unaudited statements showed a loss of $75,900 on the fiscal year. Members confirmed that there will be a conference call meeting in June to discuss financial strategy, followed by an in-person meeting in July (in Dallas, coincident with the NARUC meeting). Other Matters and Next Meeting Phil Davies noted that he has been contacted by CGA regarding the next RexFor (Regulatory and Stakeholders Executive Forum), and asked if members had ideas for the next meeting (no date has been suggested the last one was in November, 2013). Members felt that it would be worthwhile to further explore the innovation theme discussed at the last meeting. Other ideas suggested were benchmarking and the basis of ratemaking. The upcoming meeting with the NARUC Executive Committee in Dallas was discussed. It was confirmed that members should, if possible, be available in Dallas for a dinner on Friday evening, July 11, and the meeting with NARUC on Saturday morning, July 12. The topics for the July 12 meeting have not yet been confirmed. CAMPUT had suggested some topics, but NARUC has not yet responded. The issue of CAMPUT representation on the NARUC International Relations Committee was discussed. Ray Gorman advised that he has been a member of this NARUC Committee for some time. It was agreed that Murray Doehler, as Chair of the CAMPUT International Relations Committee, would seek membership on the NARUC Committee also. Terry will follow up with Charles Gray both on topics for the Dallas meeting and on Murray Doehler s membership in the NARUC International Relations Committee. The next meeting will be an in-person meeting, starting at 10:30 a.m. Atlantic Daylight Time, on Sunday, May 4, Room 2 in the World Trade and Convention Centre, in Halifax.