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Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment Trends in Electricity Infrastructure

 
April 26, 2012

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Speaking Engagements
Husch Blackwell Senior Counsel and former FERC Chairman Jim Hoecker serves as a panelist for an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) policy roundtable highlighting a new ASCE report on electricity infrastructure investment opportunities. Speakers focus specifically on the economy-wide gains associated with grid investments, and the repercussions of not investing. Legal Counsel and Advisor to WIRES, a national non-profit association of utilities, transmission developers and customers, renewable energy companies, and regional grid management companies, Hoecker discusses the economic benefits of a stronger high-voltage grid.

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James J. Hoecker

Senior Counsel & Energy Strategist