Volume 6 - Policy

Panel 6 Introduction

Environmental Implications Associated with Integrated Resource Planning by Public Utilities in the Western United States

Michael C. Baechler, Gordon S. Haber, Janet N. Cothran, and M. Maureen Hand, Pacific Northwest Laboratory

Potential Issues and Problems in Using DSM Programs to Address the Electric Power Demand Crisis in Ghana (West Africa)

Kofi Berko, Jr., University of Delaware

Energy-Efficiency Improvements and Remaining Opportunities in the DOE Low-Income Weatherization Program

Linda G. Berry and Marilyn A. Brown, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Utility Sponsored Low-Income Weatherization as a DSM Option

G. Chandrasekar, Young-Doo Wang, John Byrne, and Kyunghee Ham, University of Delaware

Models of Public and Private Investment in Energy Efficiency for Low-Income Housing

Roger D. Colton, Fisher, Sheehan & Colton; Beth Sachs, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation; Janice DeBarros, Citizens Conservation Corporation

Minimum Cost Model Energy Code Envelope Requirements

Craig C. Conner and Robert G. Lucas, Pacific Northwest Laboratory; Stephen J. Turchen, U.S. Department of Energy

Lighting Code Compliance in New Small Commercial Construction in Minnesota

Laurie A. Czeschin, Michael W. Sachi, Martha J. Hewett, David D. Vavricka, and Patrick McKellips, Center for Energy and Environment

Commercial Building Code Development in Australia

Charles Eley and John Kennedy, Eley Associates; Linton Parker, SRC Australia; Ian Porter, Department of Energy and Minerals

Exporting Integrated Resource Planning to Poland

Wallace R. Gibson, Northwest Power Planning Council; Ewaryst Hille, Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency (FEWE)

Market Transformations to Super Efficient Products: The Emergence of Partnership Approaches

David B. Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council

DSM and Deregulation: Experiences from Norway

Hans Otto Haaland, The Norwegian Federation of Energy Utilities; Harold Wilhite, Ressurskonsult (Oslo) and Jyukankyo Research Institute (Tokyo)

Gas Collaborative Issues in Maryland: Implementation of Gas Demand-Side Management (Gas Conservation) Programs by Local Gas Distribution Companies Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission of Maryland

Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick Hopkins, Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories; Henry Einhorn, Maryland Public Service Commission

Trends in lRP Development–Where Are We Heading

Mary C. Lang and Juanita M. Haydel, ICF Resources Incorporated

Thomas A. Edison Will Finally Smile: The Pricing of Energy Services, Not Kilowatt-Hours

William LeBlanc, Barakat & Chamberlain, Inc.

The Washington State Non-Residential Energy Code: A New Model Process for Code Development

Kevin Madison, Utility Code Group; Tony J. Usibelli, Washington State Energy Office; Jeffrey P. Harris, Northwest Power Planning Council

How Well Is Our Energy Code Working? An Evaluation of the Tacoma, Washington Model Conservation Program

Jim Perich-Anderson, Tacoma Public Utilities; Linda Dethman, Dethman and Associates

DSM Resource Acquisition and Market Transformation: Two Inconsistent Policy Objectives?

Ralph Prahl, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin; Jeff Schlegel, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation

Bridging the Gap Between Research and Market Acceptance: One State Agency’s Commercialization Program

Sam Rashkin, California Energy Commission

Performance Contracting for Low Income Conservation

Anthony F. Riordan, Jr., SESCO, Inc.

Persistence of Savings in New Multifamily Buildings

Marc A. Schuldt, SBW Consulting, Inc.; Pamela Brandis, Bonneville Power Administration; David I. Lerman, Tacoma Public Utilities

The Future of Integrated Resource Planning in Competitive Energy Markets

Connie Smyser, Electric Power Research Institute

Barriers and Incentives for Utility Energy Efficiency Programs in Deregulated Markets

Joel N. Swisher, UNEP Collaborating Centre, Risø National Laboratory

Regulation Versus Competition: Which Leads to the Most Energy Efficiency?

Rick Tempchin, Edison Electric Institute; William LeBlanc, Barakat & Chamberlain, Inc.; Steven Wu, Stanford University

Incentives and Standard to Promote Economic and Energy Efficiency

Bruce N. True, California Energy Commission

Addressing Uncertainty and the Value of Flexibility in the Second Generation of IRP

Daniel M. Violette and Linda K. Olsson, XENERGY Inc.

Will Retail Competition “Kill’’ lRP and DSM?

W. Michael Warwick, Pacific Northwest Laboratory; Susan V. Bailey, Bonneville Power Administration

The Impact of Power Sector Restructuring on Building Energy Efficiency: The Roles of lRP and DAM

Stephen Wiel, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Utility Deregulation and Retail Wheeling: The Stakes for IRP and DSM

Dan W. York, MSB Energy Associates, Inc.; Armond Cohen, Conservation Law Foundation