Conference Welcome and Introductions

Conference Kick-Off: Martin Kushler, Director, Utilities Program, ACEEE

California Welcome: Helen A. Burt, Senior Vice-President, PG&E

Introduction of Art Rosenfeld: Steven Nadel, Executive Director, ACEEE

Invited Remarks and Introduction of Keynote: Art Rosenfeld, Commissioner, California Energy Commission

Keynote Address

Dian Grueneich, Lead Commissioner on Energy Efficiency, California Public Utilities Commission

Audience Q&A

Moderator: Tim Stout, National Grid

New England: Julie Michals on behalf of Susan Coakley, Executive Director, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Midwest: Alecia Ward, Executive Director, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Northwest: Tom Eckman, Manager, Conservation Resources, Northwest Power Planning Council

Southwest: Howard Geller, Director, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Southeast: Ben Taube, Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

Moderator: Meg Gottstein, California Public Utilities Commission

PG&E: Roland Risser, Director of Customer Energy Efficiency, Pacific Gas & Electric

SCE: Gene Rodrigues, Director of Energy Efficiency, Southern California Edison Company

Sempra: Mark Gaines, Director of Commercial & Industrial Marketing, Sempra Energy

SMUD: Jim Parks, Program Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Philip Mote, state Climatologist for Washington State and frequent speaker on climate change. He served as a lead author of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released in 2007. Note: presentation is 3.77MB.

Topic: Climate and Energy: The Challenge Ahead

Breakout Sessions: 3 Concurrent Tracks

Session 1: Recent State Legislation 'Raising the Bar' on Utility Sector EE

Moderator: Karen Meadows (BPA)

• Minnesota: Sheldon Strom (MN Center for Energy Efficiency)
• Wisconsin: George Edgar (WI Energy Conservation Corporation)
• New England: Sam Krasnow (Environment Northeast)
• Washington: Liz Klumpp (WA Dept.Trade & Economic Development)

Session 2: Integrating Energy Efficiency into the New England ISO Forward Capacity Market

Moderator: Mike Sherman (MA DOER)

• Jeff Schlegel (Schlegel & Associates)
  
• Paul Horowitz (PAH Associates)
• Doug Hurley (Synapse)
  

Session 3: The Role of Energy Efficiency Potential Assessments in Developing State Energy Efficiency Policies (Recent Examples)

Moderator: Maggie Eldridge (ACEEE)

• Florida & Texas: Neal Elliott & Maggie Eldridge (ACEEE)
• Utah: Howard Geller (SWEEP)
• California: Mike Rufo (Itron) & Fred Coito (KEMA)
• New England: Phil Mosenthal (Optimal)

Session 4: Natural Gas EE as a Utility System Resource

Moderator: Athena Besa (Sempra)

• Wisconsin: Ed Carroll (Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp.)
• New England: Bruce Johnson (Keyspan)
• California: Kevin Shore (So Cal Gas)
  

Session 5: Third-Party/State Administration of EE Programs

Moderator: Janet Brandt (WECC)

• Oregon: Margie Harris (Energy Trust of Oregon)
• Vermont: Blair Hamilton (Vermont Energy Investment Corporation)
• Wisconsin: Janet Brandt (Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp.)
• New York: Larry Pakenas (NYSERDA)
  

Session 6: Resource Planning and Energy Efficiency in the 21st Century

Moderator: Chuck Goldman (LBL)

• Galen Barbose (LBL)
• Bill Hopkins (Puget Sound Energy)
• Suzanne Doyle (Xcel Energy)
  

Keynote Address: Ralph Cavanagh, NRDC

Highlights of Recent Industry Developments and Trends

National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (NAPEE) (overview and reactions from the regulatory and utility sectors)

Moderator: Kathleen Hogan (EPA)

• Commissioner Phyllis Reha (Minnesota PUC)
• Jeanne Clinton (Clean Energy Advisor, CPUC )
• Helen Howes (Vice President of Environmental Safety & Health Exelon Corp.)
  
• Commissioner Cheryl Buley (New York PSC)
  

Break

Plenary Panel 4

Let's Pretend Global Warming Is Real: Pondering REALLY BIG Energy Efficiency

Moderator: Martin Kushler (ACEEE)

• Jeff Schlegel (Executive Director, Schlegel & Associates)
• Steven Nadel (Executive Director, ACEEE)
• Gene Rodrigues (Director of Energy Efficiency, Southern California Edison Company
• Skip Laitner (Senior Economist, ACEEE)
• Blair Hamilton (Policy Director, Vermont Energy Investment Corp.)
  

Session 7: Municipal/Public Utility Sector Energy Efficiency

Moderator: Jim Parks (SMUD)

• Sheila Boeckman (Waverly Light and Power)
• Jim Parks (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) note: presentation is 1.28MB
• Mary Smith (Snohomish PUD)
• David Barclay (Gainesville Regional Utilities)
• Cliff Braddock (Austin Energy) note: presentation is 3.71MB
  

Session 8: Regulatory Strategies for Encouraging Utility EE (decoupling, shareholder incentives)

Moderator: Steve McCarty (PG&E)

• California: Bill Miller (PG&E)
• New England: Derek Murrow (Environment Northeast)
• Southwest: Wayne Shirley (Regulatory Assistance Project)
• Oregon: Alex Miller (NW Natural Gas)
  

Session 9: Evaluation/Measuring EE Impacts (i.e., good examples showing EE can be measured and the resource is real)

Moderator: Marian Brown (SCE)

• California: Valerie Richardson (PG&E)
• Wisconsin: David Sumi (PA Govt. Services Inc.)
• New England: Julie Michals (NEEP)
• New York: Bill Saxonis (NY PSC)
  

Session 10: Utility Sector Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Policies

Moderator: Bill Prindle (ACEEE)

• Richard Cowart (Regulatory Assistance Project)
• Jim Edelson (Oregon Carbon Allocation Task Force)
• Elizabeth Martin-Perera (NRDC) note: presentation is 1.57MB
  

Session 11: Newly Emerging States (i.e., states making new aggressive steps with EE)

Moderator: Nikolaas Dietsch (EPA)

• Kansas: Brian Moline (Commissioner Emeritus, Kansas)
• North Carolina: John Wilson (Southern Alliance for Clean Energy)
• Illinois: David Baker (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development)
• New Mexico: Jeff Burks (PNM)