![](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/M3ZqjhyGM5M/default.jpg "Smart Grid Educational Series Inaugural Seminar March 20th, 2012, 4:00 PM -- 7:00 PM Campus Center Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills CA 94022 "Role of Customer in Making Smart Grid a Reality" Agenda 4:00 -- 4:15 PM Welcome & Intro -- Judy C. Miner, President, Foothill College 4:15 - 5:15 PM Keynote Address with Q&A -- Ed Cazalet Transactive Energy: "When it comes to electricity, the customer needs to take charge." Ed Cazalet is CEO of TeMIX Inc., a Transactive Energy services company; VP of MegaWatt Storage Farms Inc., a renewable energy storage developer; and CEO of The Cazalet Group consultancy. Ed is also co-chair of the US standards committee that developed standards for Transactive Energy. Ed previously served as a Governor of the California Independent System Operator, appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger. He was a founder and CEO of Automated Power Exchange, Inc. and has forty years of electricity experience. Ed is an engineer-economist and has a PhD from Stanford specializing in electricity pricing. 5:15 -- 5:45 PM Networking Break with Refreshments 5:45 -- 7:00 PM Panel Discussion (Moderator -- Erfan Ibrahim, Panelists: Ed Cazalet, Anne Smart (Silicon Valley Leadership Group), Chris Villarreal (California Public Utilities Commission), Mark Toney (TURN, The Utility Reform Network) Summary of Keynote We California electricity customers take electricity for granted, until we get a high bill. We want clean sources of electricity, but many do not ...")
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