World Energy to Present at Carbon Counting 2008 Conference
Published July 15th, 2008
WORCESTER, MA - World Energy Solutions, Inc. , a leading operator of online exchanges for energy and environmental commodities, today announced that Jonathan Harvey, VP, Government will present a session on The Art and Science of Implementing Greenhouse Gas Allowance Auctions at this week’s Carbon Counting 2008 (http://www.frallc.com/conference.aspx?ccode=B616) Conference in Chicago.
Session Details - Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - Time: 2:15 p.m. CT - Location: Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown - 511 N. Columbus Drive Chicago, IL Session Agenda - World Energy Overview - Current National Cap and Trade Legislation - Candidates’ Stand on Auctioning Allowances - Current Cap and Trade Programs - Discussion of EU ETS and RGGI - Overview of RGGI - Why Auction Allowances - Historical and Theoretical Perspectives - Economic Rationale - Allowance Auction Formats and Features - Implementation Challenges
World Green Exchange to Host First Mandatory CO(2) Allowance Auction
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (http://www.rggi.org/) (RGGI) announced in April that it has selected World Energy Solutions to provide services related to the design and implementation of a regional allowance auction. Friday, the ten Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States participating in RGGI issued a preliminary release (http://www.rggi.org/docs/20080711news_release.pdf) of technical materials for market participants interested in bidding in the first-in-the nation auction of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) allowances on September 25.
About World Energy Solutions, Inc.
World Energy operates leading online exchanges for energy and environmental commodities. Our proven approach provides market intelligence, promotes liquidity, and creates price transparency for all market participants, enabling our customers to transact with confidence and to seek the best possible price. To date, the company has transacted over 42 billion kwh of electricity, and nearly 1bb kwh of green power and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and one trillion cubic feet of natural gas. For more information, please visit www.worldenergy.com
