Volume 9 - Energy and Environmental Policy

Panel 9 Introduction

Using National Policies to Promote Electric Energy Efficiency Programs in Ghana: Reactions of the Industry

Kofi Berko, Jr., Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware

European Union Efforts to Promote More Efficient Use of Electricity: The PACE Programme

Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission Directorate General for Energy

Seattle Nets Sustainable Urban Growth Management and Multiple Resource Conservation through the Neighborhood Power Project

Janice M. Boman, Seattle City Light

Cool Communities Approach to an Energy-Efficient Economy and Beyond

Mark E. Decot, U.S. Department of Energy

Toward a Demand-Side Future: DSM Proposals from Quebe´c’s 1996 Energy Policy Collaborative

Philippe Dunsky, HELIOS Centre

Innovative Billing Options: A Tool for Improving Customer Relationships in a Restructured Utility Environment

Anita Eide and Deirdre Lord, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy; Willett Kempton, College of Marine Studies and Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware

Ratepayer-Funded Energy-Efficiency Programs in a Restructured Electricity Industry

Joseph Eto, Charles Goldman, and M.S. Kito, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Willingness to Pay for Electricity from Renewable Energy

Barbara C. Farhar and Ashley H. Houston, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Promoting Energy Efficiency in Asia: A Compendium of Asian Success Stories

Ted Flanigan, IRT Environment/The Results Center; Peter Rumsey, International Institute for Energy Conservation, Bangkok

A Cost-Neutral Strategy for Maximal Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency for Manaus, Brazil

Ashok Gadgil, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Gilberto M. Jannuzzi, Ennio Silva, and Maria-Lucia Leonardi, University of Campinas, Brazil

Retrospective Analysis of National Energy Efficiency Standards for Refrigerators

Lorna A. Greening, Alan Sanstad, James E. McMahon, Tom Wenzel, and Steven J. Pickle, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy-Efficient Product Labeling: Market Impacts on Buyers and Sellers

Jeffrey P. Harris and Nancy Casey-McCabe, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Maximizing the Energy Benefits of Urban Forestation

Eric W. Hildebrandt, Rick Kallett, Misha Sarkovich, and Rich Sequest, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Green Pricing Experience and Lessons Learned

Edward A. Holt, Ed Holt and Associates

Energy and Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Global Analysis

Mark D. Levine, Lynn Price, and Nathan Martin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Ernst Worrell, Utrecht University

Assessing Federal Appliance and Lighting Performance Standards

James E. McMahon, Steven J. Pickle, Isaac Turiel, Peter Chan, Terry Chan, and Carrie A. Webber, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Municipal Energy Planning as a Collaborative and Action-Oriented Process: Results from the Municipal Energy Plan of Graz, Austria

Boris Papousek, Energieverwertungsagentur (E.V.A.); Karl-Heinz Lesch, Municipality of Graz, Austria

Policies to Reduce Heat Islands: Magnitudes of Benefits and Incentives to Achieve Them

Arthur H. Rosenfeld and Joseph J. Romm, U.S. Department of Energy; Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, and Haider Taha, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A Unique Approach to Promoting Energy- and Resource-Efficient Home Appliances: The E-Rated Appliance Program

Linda Sandahl, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Jim Russell, Oregon Department of Energy

Achieving Energy Efficiency Objectives through A Competitive Energy Efficiency Service

Donald K. Schultz, California Public Utilities Commission

Consensus Efficiency Standards for Refrigerators and Freezers—Providing Engineering/ Economic Analyses to Aid the Process

Isaac Turiel and Sajid Hakim, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Role of Building Energy Efficiency in Managing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

S. Wiel, N. Martin, M.D. Levine, L. Price, and J. Sathaye, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory