Welcome, Introductions and Opening Comments

Welcome:

Martin Kushler, ACEEE

Dan York, ACEEE

Speakers:

Warren Ribley, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

Wendy Jaehn, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Keynote Address

Introduction:

Val Jensen, ComEd

Speaker:

John Rowe, Chairman & CEO, Exelon Corporation

Moderator:

Dan York, ACEEE

Speakers:

Southwest: Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)

Southeast: John Sibley, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA)

Midwest: Wendy Jaehn, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)

Northeast: Susan Coakley, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)

Northwest: Claire Fulenwider, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)

Introduction:

Steve Nadel, ACEEE

Speaker:

Patricia Hoffman, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, United States Department of Energy

Presenters:           

Jane Peters, Research Into Action, Inc., and Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Estimating the Size of the Energy Efficiency Services Sector (EESS) Workforce

Lindsay Robbins, NYSERDA
Job Creation vs. Skill Development: Preparing the Workforce to Deliver Energy Efficiency

Jeff Schlegel, Schlegel and Associates and Paul Horowitz, PAH Associates
Policies and Programs to Achieve All Available Cost-Effective Energy Efficiency: Making It Happen in Massachusetts
              
Moderator:            

Tim Melloch, ComEd

No Utility Left Behind: Public Power’s Role in EERS

Presenters:           

Edward Carroll, Franklin Energy Services LLC and Lisa Pickard, Minnkota Power Cooperative
17 Cooperative and Municipal Utilities’ Approach to Field Aggressive Energy Efficiency Programs Across a Region

Laura Agapay and Randy Gunn, Summit Blue Consulting
EERS for IOUs, Municipal, and Cooperative Utilities: Can One Size Fit All?

Bill Shepherd, Gainesville Regional Utility
Gainesville’s Energy Strategy: Public Power’s Role in EERS

Moderator:            

Emily Zimmerman, Alliance to Save Energy

Going Broader and Deeper: New Program Approaches for Achieving High Savings

Presenters:           

Erinn Monroe, ComEd
Trade Allies Poised for ComEd: Beyond Lighting

Susan Pascoe, E Source
Business Programs Achieving Higher Energy Savings

Scudder Parker, Heidi Conant and Carol Hakstian, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
The Community as Customer and Partner: An Approach to Deep Resource Acquisition

Moderator:            

Maggie Eldridge, ACEEE

Helping Utilities Love Energy Efficiency: New Utility Business Models to Support Aggressive Savings Targets: Part 1: Decoupling

Presenters:           

Barbara Smith and April Paronish, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor
Breaking the Throughput Incentive: An Indiana Consumer Advocate’s Perspective

Pamela G. Lesh, Graceful Systems, and Dylan Sullivan, Natural Resources Defense Council
Rate Impacts and Key Design Elements of Gas and Electric Utility Decoupling: A Comprehensive View

Christopher Riti, Pace Energy & Climate Center
Revenue Decoupling Mechanisms: The New York State Experience
 
Moderator:            

Laura Furrey, ACEEE

Energy Efficiency’s Role in Meeting Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Presenters:

Amber Mahone, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc
Energy Efficiency in 2050: Long-Term Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Kenneth Skinner, Integral Analytics, Inc.
Measuring Greenhouse Gas Benefits of Efficiency Programs

Jeremy McDiarmid, Environment Northeast
RGGI and Energy Efficiency: Moving Climate Policy Forward in the Northeast
 
Moderator:

William Prindle, ICF

Natural Gas Energy Efficiency: Also Rising to New Challenges

Presenters:

Michael Orton, QUESTAR Gas
A ThermWise® Approach to Energy Efficiency

Angie Kline, CenterPoint Energy
Where Next? Meeting New Aggressive Energy Savings Targets for Natural Gas Utilities in Minnesota

Richard Moran, NStar
Natural Gas Energy  Efficiency: Also Rising to New Challenges

Moderator:           

Michael Sciortino, ACEEE

The Next “Big Thing?” Promising Technologies and Markets for High Savings

Presenters:           

Keith Reed, Pacific Gas & Electric
Implementation of a Program for Energy Efficient Business and Consumer Electronics

Nikolaas Dietsch, U.S. EPA
Roles for Energy Efficiency Program Administrators in Advancing Building Energy Codes                               

Toben Galvin, Stu Slote and Laura Agapay, Summit Blue Consulting
To Fuel Switch or Not to Fuel Switch: Policy Considerations for Utility Sponsored Programs

Moderator:

Jim O’Reilly, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Helping Utilities Love Energy Efficiency: New Utility Business Models to Support Aggressive Savings Targets: Part 2: Program Incentives and Other Reward Structures

Presenters:

Peter Cappers and Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Financial Implications of Using Energy Efficiency to Contribute toward Meeting a Federal RES: Case Study of Kansas                

John D. Wilson, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
An Advocate’s Perspective on the Duke Save-a-Watt Approach

Rich Sedano, Regulatory Assistance Project
Shareholder Performance Incentives: Enough Cheese? Right Cheese?

Moderator:

Susan Hedman, Office of the Illinois Attorney General

Poster Session and Reception

Presenters:           

Stephen Achilles, Portland Energy Conservation Inc. (PECI)
Energy Efficiency as a Significant Resource: Creating a Consistent Energy Resource in the Grocery Sector

Mike Bailey, Ecos Consulting
The Human Element Must Be Considered When Energy Efficiency Is Used as a Resource (second file)

Sharyn Barata, Opinion Dynamics
Quantifying Behavioral Energy Savings - Going Beyond Resource Acquisition Programs

Eric Hsieh and John Caskey, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
The Hidden Efficiencies in Distribution Transformers

Claire Cowan, Energy Center of Wisconsin
An Innovative Approach to Assessing Energy Efficiency Potential in Wisconsin

John Davies, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Integrated Design of Energy Efficiency Resources Including Both Demand and Supply - Examples from the State of Alaska

Linda Diedrich, Orion Energy Systems
Permanent Distributed Load Reduction (PDLR) – A Low-Cost Grid Capacity Solution Delivering Real Results Today

Doug Elliott, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Quantifying Indirect Water Impacts of Buildings' Energy Usage: 
A Look at National Water Savings Provided by the Building Technologies Program (BTP)

Shaun Hassel, Advanced Energy Corporation
ENERGY STAR® Homes: Predictions, Performance & Real World Results

Kim Knox, E Source
Reducing Risk with On-Bill Financing

Joe Laquatra, Cornell University
CEPREE: Consumer Education Program for Residential Energy Efficiency

Sharon Madigan, ComEd
Appliance Recycling Program: Marketing Channels for Program Year Two

Erinn Monroe, ComEd
CFL Intro Kit: Marketing Channels for Small Business

Melissa Mullarkey, Recycled Energy Development
Generating Heat and Power More Efficiently

Ingrid Rohmund, Global Energy Partners
Realizing the Potential of Energy Efficiency

Registration

Raising the Bar: Leading States Setting Higher Savings Targets – New England and Ontario

Presenters:

Mike Sherman, Department of Energy Resources (Massachusetts)
Massachusetts: Driving Utility Energy Efficiency Efforts to New Levels

Scudder Parker, Efficiency Vermont
Vermont: Perspectives from the Leading Edge

Jeremy McDiarmid, Environment Northeast
Ramping Up Efficiency Procurement in the Northeast – Connecticut and Rhode Island Examples

Marion Fraser, Fraser & Company
Ontario: Our Green Energy Act

Moderator:

Steve Nadel, ACEEE

Quick Starts: States Ramping Up Rapidly to High Savings Targets

Presenters:

Stephan Baab, ComEd
Big Savings Fast

David Baker, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Illinois Energy Efficiency Portfolio Programs: The First Year

Frank Jiruska, PECO and Greg Wikler, Global Energy Partners, LLC
Implementing Pennsylvania Act 129 – A Rebirth of Energy Efficiency at PECO

Emmett Romine, DTE Energy and Teri Van Sumeren, Consumers Energy
Your Energy Savings: Program Overview

Steve Kidwell, AmerenUE
On the Fast Track to EE/DR Resources In… The Show Me State!

Moderator:

Dan York, ACEEE

Estimating and Forecasting Future Savings and Spending for the Energy Efficiency Resource

Presenters:

Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Shifting Landscape of Ratepayer-Funded Energy Efficiency in the U.S.

Kendra Tupper and Kitty Wang, Rocky Mountain Institute
Economic Efficiency Potential of New and Existing Buildings

Randy Gunn and Laura Agapay, Summit Blue Consulting
Review of Recent Midwest DSM Potential Studies

Michael Messenger, Itron
Lessons Learned in Developing Potential Analyses to Serve as the Basis for Energy Savings Goals
 
Moderator:

Mike Rufo, Itron

Raising the Bar: Leading States Setting Higher Savings Targets – California, Minnesota, Oregon, and British Columbia

Presenters:

Cathleen Fogel, California Public Utilities Commission
Achieving Aggressive EE Savings- a Six Point Plan from California

Sheldon Strom, Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment
Energy Efficiency in Minnesota

Peter Catching, Energy Trust of Oregon
Meeting Aggressive Resource Goals for Energy Efficiency in Oregon

John Duffy, BC Hydro
A New Approach to Demand-Side Management at BC Hydro

Moderator:

Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Help From Above: Boosting State Efforts with Federal Policies and Funding

Presenters:

Dan Beckley, U.S. Department of Energy
State and Local Program Update

Stacy Angel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Capturing Cost-Effective Energy Efficiency:  Progress, Challenges and Opportunities

Moderator:

Larry Mansueti, U.S. Department of Energy

Demonstrating the Value of Energy Efficiency

Presenters:

Katherine Friedrich and Maggie Eldridge, ACEEE
Saving Energy Cost-Effectively: A National Review of the Cost of Energy Saved through Utility-Sector Energy Efficiency Programs

Craig McDonald and Gene Schlatz, Navigant Consulting
Evaluation of the CECONY’s Targeted Demand Side Management (DSM) Program

Bill Abolt, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure
Air-Energy Integration Assessment

Moderator:

Neal Elliott, ACEEE

Lunch

Introduction:

Martin Kushler, ACEEE

Speaker:

Tom Eckman, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
The Role of Efficiency In Meeting PNW Energy Needs

New Markets, Players and Opportunities for Energy-Efficient Resources: Capacity Markets and System Reliability

Presenters:

Alden Hathaway, Sterling Planet, Inc.
White Tags ® Energy Efficiency Certificates: An Innovative Way to Promote Energy Conservation, Manage Demand for Electricity and Mitigate Carbon Dioxide

Paul Peterson and Vladlena Sabodash, Synapse Energy Economics
Energy Efficiency in Wholesale Markets: ISO-NE, PJM, MISO

Roger Baker, ComEd
Energy Efficiency and Capacity Auctions: One Utility’s Experience

Phil Welker, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Wiring the Smart Grid for Energy Savings: New Markets, Players, and Opportunities for Energy Efficient Resources

Moderator:

Nikolaas Dietsch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Reexamining the Role of CFLs in Meeting Savings Targets

Presenters:

Jeffrey Haase, Minnesota Department of Commerce
Including CFLs in the Next Generation of Residential Conservation Programs in Minnesota

Stephen Bickel, D&R International
Maximizing Energy Savings with CFLs: Don’t Bench Your Superstar

Noah Horowitz, Natural Resources Defense Council
Harvesting the Remaining Massive Energy Savings in Screw Based Sockets

Moderator:

Chris Calwell, Ecos Consulting

Issues for Meeting Aggressive Savings Targets

Presenter:

Toben Galvin and Kevin Grabner, Summit Blue Consulting
Using a Technical Reference Manual to Bridge Planning, Implementation and Evaluation

Ingrid Rohmund, Global Energy Partners
Impacts of Future Codes and Standards on U.S. Electricity Use (2010-2020)

Alexander Miller and Scott Dimetrosky, The Cadmus Group, and Ted Weaver, First Tracks Consulting Service
Energy Efficiency Goals: Are They Attainable?

Moderator:

George Malek, ComEd

Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Utility Energy Resource Portfolios: Moving from Planning to Action

Presenters:

Dan Basoli and Michael Fisher, Abt Associates Inc.
The Economic Impact of a Coal-Fired Power Plant in Wise County, Virginia, Compared to Investments in Energy Efficiency

Snuller Price, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.
Integrating Energy Efficiency into Utility Resource Planning: Best Practices

Basil Stumborg, BC Hydro
Incorporating DSM Risks into Resource Planning Processes

Jill Steiner, Snohomish Public Utility District, and Lauren Miller Gage, Bonneville Power Administration
Bridging the Gap: Moving from Planning to Programs

Moderator:

Tracy Narel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Closing Plenary

A New Era of Energy Efficiency as a Resource

Presenters:           

Gene Rodrigues, Southern California Edison

Jeff Schlegel, Schlegel and Associates

Steve Nadel, ACEEE

Moderator:

Martin Kushler, ACEEE