Volume 4 - Global and Environmental Issues

Panel 4 Introduction

Environment, Distributive Equity and Energy Savings: Capturing the Benefits Where They Are Needed

Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology

IRP Applied to District Heating in Eastern Europe

Michael Bull, Bonneville Power Administration; Tom Secrest, Pacific Northwest Laboratory; Jiri Zeman, SEVEn; Andrew Popelka, Tecogen

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Options for China’s Economic Expansion

John Byrne and Bo Shen, University of Delaware; Xiuguo Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Reforming Energy Assistance to the Post-Planned Economies

William U. Chandler, Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories

Energy, Productivity, and Economic Implications of Resource and Environmental Policy in Southern California

Ishtiaq A. Chisti, Southern California Edison Company

Prospects for Using Non-traditional Methods to Finance Energy Efficiency Projects in the Czech Republic

Martina Didušková SEVEn; Ivo Slavotínek, EPS CR

Opportunities Found (and Taken): SMUD’s Refrigerator Program

Janis Erickson, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Saving Electricity in Mexican Homes: Potential and Accomplishments to Date

Rafael A. Friedmann, University of California, Berkeley

Energy Savings in Residential Multifamily Buildings – Demonstration Project in Kraków, Poland

Adam Gula, Fundacja na rzecz Efektywnego Wykorzystania Energii (Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency—FEWE); George Reeves, George Reeves Associates, Inc.; Lawrence Markel, Electrotek Concepts; Richard F. Szydlowski, Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories

The Reality: Externality Requirements Do Little for DSM

Julie Hashem, Erik Haites, and Dave Vanderhoff, Barakat & Chamberlain, Inc.

Residential DSM Program Design in the United Kingdom

David C. Hewitt, Pacific Energy Associates, Inc.; Armond Cohen, Conservation Law Foundation

Environmental Policies and Their Effects on Utility Planning and Operations

Benjamin F. Hobbs, Case Western Reserve University; Paul A. Centolella. Science Applications International Corporation

Using DSM to Help Meet Clean Air Act Requirements: A Case Study

Christopher J. Holmes and Kevin Neal, PSI Energy; Steve Nadel, ACEEE

Environmental Impacts of Long Distance Energy Transport: Additional Benefits of Efficiency

Ivo H. Knoepfel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology; Stephen S. Bernow, Tellus Institute; Michael Lazarus, Stockholm Environment Institute

Are Clean Air Act Bonus SO2 Allowances Worth the Hassle?

Philip E. Koebel, Southern California Edison

The Limits of Efficiency: Policy Impacts and Implications for Sustainable Development

Craig R. Kuennen, University of Delaware

The Potential for Reducing Urban Air Temperatures and Energy Consumption Through Vegetative Cooling

Dan M. Kurn, Sarah E. Bretz, and Hashem Akbari, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratort; Benson Huang, Capital Environmental Eng. Corp.

Four Experiments with Electricity Conservation in Denmark and National Implications

Anders Larsen, Institute of Local Government Studies

Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts of the Espanola Power Savers Program

Gillian MacLeod, Ontario Hydro; Erik Haites, Barakat & Chamberlain, Inc.

Energy Efficiency in the Czech Republic: From an Energy-Intensive Economy to Sustainable Development

Jaroslav Maroušek, SEVEn

Utility Approaches to PCB Ballast and Mercury Lamp Disposal

Benjamin D. Milakofsky, Synergic Resources Coloration

Consumer Non-Energy Benefits as a Motivation for Making Energy-Efficiency Improvements

Lee Schipper and Claudia Sheinbaum, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

OECD Household Energy Use Efficiency After the Oil-Price Crash: End of an Era?

Lee Schipper and Claudia Sheinbaum, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Developing Energy and Environmental Reporting Protocols

Derek W. Schrock and John L. Stoops, Pacific Northwest Laboratort; Alan K. Meier and Edward L. Vine, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratort; Barry D. Solomon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Cost-Effective Energy Efficiency in the Czech Republic

Tom Secrest and Steve A. Shankle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory; Zirka Zemen, SEVEn; Andrew Popelka, Tecogen

Life-Cycle Assessments: Linking Energy, Economics, and the Environment

Steve A. Shankle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory

The Chilling Truth About Appliance Recycling Programs

Debra L. Steckel, XENERGY Inc.; Eric W. Hildebrandt, RCG/Hagler, Bailly, Inc.

CFCs in Foam Insulation: The Recovery Experience

Bruce J. Wall, Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.

A Cooperative Approach to Resource Conservation in Public Schools

Roberta M. Watson and Yvonne C. Coleman, Bonneville Power Administration; Jerry L. Bingold, North American Energy Services

Energy Price Incentives in a Planned Energy Economy

Ross Wisnewski and George Reeves, George Reeves Associates, Inc.; Jacek Markiewicz, Fundacja na rzecz Efektywnego Wykorzystania Energii (Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency)