Volume 6 - Deregulation of the Utility Industry and Role of Energy Services Companies (ESCOs)

Panel 6 Introduction

Feasibility of Small Customer Aggregation for the Delivery of Comprehensive Energy Services in a Competitive Utility Environment

Larry Alexander, Environmental Futures, Inc.; Rick Hornby, Tellus Institute; Steve Morgan, EUA Citizens Conservation Services; Val Jensen, U.S. Department of Energy

Promoting Energy Efficiency in Reforming Electricity Markets

Jeanne Clinton, Keith Kozloff, Hagler Bailly Services, Inc.

The Energy Services Company (ESCO) Industry: Analysis of Industry and Market Trends

David S. Dayton, HEC, Inc.; Charles A. Goldman, Steven J. Pickle, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy Service Companies—The Sky’s The Limit!

Marion Fraser, Fraser & Company; Craig Montross, Union Gas

Reaching for High-Hanging Fruit: Cost-Effective Measurement of Demand Side Bids

Miriam L. Goldberg, Xenergy Inc.; Michael Stockard, TU Electric; William Stevens Taber, Jr., Princeton Development Corporation

California’s Non-Residential Standard Performance Contract Program

Charles Goldman, Joseph Eto, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Ralph Prahl, Independent Consultant; Jeff Schlegel, Schlegel & Associates

Purchasing Energy and Related Services in a Restructured Electricity Industry

William Golove, Charles Goldman, Steven Pickle, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy Centers as Providers of Energy Public Benefits

Mark E. Hanson, Dan W. York, Energy Center of Wisconsin

ESCO/End User Partnerships for Energy Efficiency and Clean Power in a Competitive Electric Market

Robert Kennedy, CES/Way (Sempra Energy Solutions); Walter Simpson, SUNY Buffalo

Information Efficiency: Streamlining Energy Efficiency

Scott McGaraghan, Energy Solutions; Steve Kromer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Restructuring DSM: Moving Beyond the Utility Monopoly on DSM Resource Acquisition

Peter Miller, Natural Resources Defense Council

The New Structure of the Gas Industry in the State of Saõ Paulo

J. A. Jacques Neto, COMGÁS, Brazil

Value-Added Services in the New Swedish Electricity Market

Lars J. Nilsson, Lund University, Sweden

Organizing for Market Transformation: Institutional Issues in the Creation of a New Energy Efficiency Policy Framework in California

Ralph Prahl, Prahl and Associates; Jeff Schlegel, Schlegel & Associates; Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Certification and Brand Identity for Energy Efficiency in Competitive Energy Services Markets

William R. Prindle, Alliance to Save Energy; Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Utility-Industry Restructuring and the Future of State Energy Research and Technology Transfer Institutions

Miriam Pye, Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Energy Efficiency Services in Australia

Graham Redding, Redding Energy Management Pty Ltd.

Utility Affiliated ESCOs and the Market for Energy Services in the United States

Steven J. Rosenstock, Edison Electric Institute; Larry B. Barrett, Barrett Consulting Associates

Standard Performance Contracting: A Tool for Both Energy Efficiency and Market Transformation?

Ellen Rubinstein, Steven R. Schiller, David A. Jump, Schiller Associates

Energy Conservation and Electricity Sector Liberalisation: Case Studies on the Development of Cogeneration, Wind Energy, and Demand-Side Management in the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom

Stephan Slingerland, IVAM Department of Environmental Sciences

What Customers Think About Retail Access: Results of the Massachusetts Electric Company’s Pilot

Elizabeth Titus, New England Power Service Company; Eric Fox, Regional Economic Research

Deregulation Strategies for Local Governments and the Role/Opportunities for Energy Efficiency Services in the Utility Industry Deregulation

Paul C.Tseng, Urban Consortium Energy Task Force

Quantifying the Hurdle Rates United States Industry Places on Energy Efficiency Opportunities

Christopher Warfel, ENTECH Engineering, Inc.

Transforming Supply-Side Markets: A Critical Role for the Building Sector

Michael Warwick, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Utilizing Load Research Data for Direct Access Forecasting and Reconciliation

Richard O. Weijo, FirstPoint Utility Solutions; Thomas D. Burnett, Linda K. Ecker, Portland General Electric