Timing is Everything:

Moving Investment Decisions to Energy–Efficient Solutions

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1. Investing in Energy–Saving Technologies

Collaboration Among Government, Public Utility and Regional Industrial Efficiency Alliance: Designating an Energy Champion Case Study at a Paper Plant

Todd Amundson, Bonneville Power Administration

Jennifer Eskil, Bonneville Power Administration

Bob Brennand, Grays Harbor Paper

John Sandin, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Overcoming Barriers to Energy Efficient Process Improvements in the Foundry Industry

Nels Andersen, Franklin Energy Services

Opportunities to Save Energy Now with Intelligent Industrial Buildings

Rolf Butters, U.S. Department of Energy

Energy Project Financial Analysis: What Have We Been Missing?

Gerald Church, Joule Energy, Inc.

Glen LaPalme, PL Energy LLC

Gregory W. Stevens, Alternative Energy Systems Consulting

Drivers and Barriers for Energy Saving Technological Change

Brynhildur Davidsdottir, University of Iceland

A Practical Method to Reduce HVAC Energy in Data Centers

William Dunckel, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Francois Xavier Rongere, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Removing the Negative Incentive

Jennifer Eskil, Bonneville Power Administration

Erin Hope, Bonneville Power Administration

Insulation, the Forgotten Technology for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction

Ronald King, National Insulation Association

U.S. Department of Energy's Wireless Energy Efficiency Initiative

Elliott Levine, U.S. Department of Energy

Peter Fuhr, Apprion, Inc.

Teja Kuruganti, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Brian Kaldenbach, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Wayne Manges, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Andrew Loebl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Lighten the Load: Investments in New Lighting using Tax Incentives

Brian Liebel, AfterImage + Space

Rita Lee, AfterImage + Space

Automated Demand Response: The Missing Link in the Electricity Value Chain

Aimee McKane, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Alex Lekov, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lisa Thompson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mary Ann Piette, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ivin Rhyne, California Energy Commission

Starting Small Is Beautiful: Using Incremental Energy Efficiency to Convince the Plant Manager

Thomas A. Mills, Jr., Waterfront Energy Capital

Economic and Financial Aspects of Sustainability

Carl Salas, Salas O'Brien

Green Tags and Carbon Trading

Carl Salas, Salas O'Brien

Actual Performance of CHP DG Systems Installed for Industrial Applications in California

Kurt Scheuermann, Itron, Inc.

George Simons, Itron, Inc.

Amber Buhl, Itron, Inc.

Myles O'Kelly, Itron, Inc.

Heidi Ochsner, Itron, Inc.

Gaining Financial and Operational Efficiencies in a Tough Electrical Market

Robert Zak, Powerit Solutions

2. Selling Energy Effeiciency in Your Organization

Prioritizing Energy Efficiency in Municipalities

Laura Feinstein, Puget Sound Energy

Ben Rupert, Puget Sound Energy

Leveraging Utility Resources to Boost Efficiency for the Next Generation of Space Travel: An Energy Efficiency Case Study for ATK Launch Systems

Sandy Glatt, U.S. Department of Energy

Sarah Ruen, BCS, Incorporated

Lessons Learned from Promoting a Technology-Based Energy Efficiency Program

Robert Huang, The Cadmus Group, Inc.

David Korn, The Cadmus Group

Steven Ryan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR

J. Michael Walker, Beacon Consultants Network Inc.

What’s in It for Me? The Fiscal Dynamics of Corporate Energy Management

Christopher Russell, Energy Pathfinder Management Consulting, LLC

Superior Energy Performance: A Roadmap for Achieving Continual Energy Performance Improvement

Paul Scheihing, U.S. Department of Energy, Industrial Technologies Program

Joe Almaguer, Dow Chemical Company

Steve Schultz, 3M Company

Aimee McKane, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Bill Meffert, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

System Assessment Standards: Defining the Market for Industrial Energy Assessments

Paul Sheaffer, Resource Dynamics Corporation

Aimee McKane, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Vestal Tutterow, Alliance to Save Energy

Ryan Crane, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

“Tapping Into” Commercial Energy Savings: Two Non-Traditional Commercial Sector Energy Users

Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc.

David Juri Freeman, Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc.

Craig McDonald, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Judith Reich, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Integrated Benchmarking Moves from Uncertainty to Solutions

Heni van Rensburg, Marbek Resource Consultants

Ernst Worrell, Ecofys

John Cuddihy, Cement Association of Canada

Power Management for Networked Computers: A Review of Utility Incentive Programs

J. Michael Walker, Beacon Consultants Network Inc.

3. Energy Efficiancy: Using Other People's Money

A Case for Industrial Retrocommissioning

Nathaniel Altfeather, Focus on Energy

Investment in Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer and Process Oven Heat Recovery

Doug Barndt, Ball Corporation

Chris Woracheck, MEGTEC Systems Inc.

Scott Larsen, New York Energy Research and Development Authority

Energy Trust of Oregon Kaizen Blitz Pilot Program

Kim Crossman, Energy Trust of Oregon

Dan Brown, Cascade Energy Engineering

Where Is the Business Case in Financing of Energy Efficiency in SMEs: Relationship between Lenders and their Clients

Martin Dasek, International Finance Corporation

Results from the Texas Pilot Project on Manufacturing Plant Energy Efficiency Certification

Kathey Ferland, The University of Texas at Austin

Jessica Brown, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

Bill Meffert, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

Dave Hake, The Dow Chemical Company

Mark Krawczyk, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Michele Mazza, Owens Corning

Pierre Waz, Cook Composites & Polymers

Efficiency NB Industrial Program: A Structured Path to Turn Energy Efficiency Opportunities into Action

Bryan Flannigan, Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd.

Mike Bujold, Efficiency NB

Peter Bassett, Energy Performance Services Inc.

Evaluation of Life-Cycle Assessment Studies of Chinese Cement Production: Challenges and Opportunities

Hongyou Lu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Eric Masanet, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lynn Price, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Solar Thermal System for Industrial Dehumidification and Steam Generation

Jonathan B. Maxwell, ERS

Mark D'Antonio, ERS

E. Thomas Henkel, Sustainable Energy Consulting

Bill Rigos, Steinway & Sons

Ken May, Abengoa IST

Kevin Creamer, Sunshine Plus

An Effective Approach to Reaching Small Industrial Savings

Elaine Prause, Energy Trust of Oregon

Paul Warila, Cascade Energy Engineering

Industrial Program Attribution: Money Well Spent

Craig Schepp, SAIC/ Focus on Energy - Industrial Program

John Nicol, SAIC/ Focus on Energy - Industrial Program

Preston Schutt, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

The Importance of Energy Efficiency in Lean Manufacturing: Declaring Energy the Ninth Waste

Michael Sciortino, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Suzanne Watson, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Rosemary Presnar, Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership

New Energy Recovery and Carbon Reduction Benefit Streams Improve Industrial Energy Project ROI's

Robert Tidona, RMT, Inc.

Leveraging the Market: Strategies for Transforming End Use Energy Efficiency in the Industrial Sector

Ken Tiedemann, BC Hydro

Ron Sahota, BC Hydro

Shedding Light on Unexpected Market Response to High Bay Retrofits

Wendy Tobiasson, KEMA Services, Inc.

Bill Biesemeyer, KEMA Services, Inc.

Steve Baab, Commonwealth Edison

Wayne Dobberpuhl, Arizona Public Service

Mary Ann Sheehan, NV Energy

To Go It Alone or Participate?

Daniel Waintroob, KEMA Services Inc.

Technology Resource Incubator Outreach Program

Robyn Zander, Southern California Edison Company

Joanne Medvitz, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

4. Regulatory Aspects and Incentives to Energy–Efficient Investments

Designing a State Industrial Energy Efficiency Challenge and Recognition Program: Colorado’s Experience

Christine Hurley Brinker, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Jeff Lyng, Colorado Governor's Energy Office

Patti Lynn Case, ETC Group

Implementing Industrial Self-Direct Options: Who Is Making It Work?

Anna Chittum, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Increasing Industrial Electric Productivity: Myths, Barriers and Solutions

Stephen Doig, Rocky Mountain Institute, Energy and Resources Team

Mathias Bell, Rocky Mountain Institute, Energy and Resources Team

Natalie Mims, Rocky Mountain Institute, Energy and Resources Team

CHP Systems and Avoided Emissions in Portfolio Standards

R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Anna Chittum, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Daniel Trombley, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Suzanne Watson, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Modeling the Response of Industry to Environmental Constraint

Alain Hita, Electricité de France Research and Development

Ahcène Djemaa, Electricité de France Research and Development

Gilles Guerassimoff, Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées de l'Ecole Supérieure des Mines de Paris

Nadia Maïzi, Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées de l'Ecole Supérieure des Mines de Paris

Can Long-Term Agreements Conquer the World?

Robert Kool, SenterNovem

Miett Tajthy, SenterNovem

California’s Shareholder Incentive Mechanism: A Ratepayer Perspective

Tom Roberts, California Public Utilities Commission

Adaptive Management to the Rescue: Helping a Struggling Industrial Program Refocus

Kerstin Rock, The Cadmus Group

Robert Russell, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Energy Efficiency-Based Economic Development: Policies and Objectives

Joel Sandersen, Orion Energy Systems

Ryan Holl, Orion Energy Systems

Promoting Energy Efficiency as a Cost-Effective Resource in China: A Review of Jiangsu’s Efficiency Power Plant Pilot

Bo Shen, Natural Resources Defense Council

Barbara Finamore, Natural Resources Defense Council

Mona Yew, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Enabling a Systems Optimization Strategy for Industrial Energy Efficiency

Andrew Smith, Ontario Power Authority

Parminder Sandhu, Willis Energy Services Ltd.

Sean Brady, Ontario Power Authority

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Industrial Sector: Policies, Programs and Opportunities for Energy-Efficiency

Vestal Tutterow, Alliance to Save Energy

Aiming Zhou, Alliance to Save Energy

Jeffrey Harris, Alliance to Save Energy

Paul Bostrom, Alliance to Save Energy

5. Energy Efficiency: Investing in Time of Uncertainty

Big Savings Fast: The Industrial Revolution of Efficiency

Steve Baab, Commonwealth Edison

Wendy Tobiasson, KEMA Services, Inc.

Karen Maoz, KEMA Services, Inc.

Get ‘er Done! How to Implement Energy Efficiency Projects by Understanding Organizational Behavior and Decision Making

Mike Bailey, Ecos Consulting

Rich Lauman, Ecos Consulting

Geoff Wickes, Ecos Consulting

Brian Crumrine, Ecos Consulting

Renewable Energy: A Hedge Against an Uncertain Energy Future

David Beavers, The Cadmus Group, Inc.

Shawn Shaw, The Cadmus Group, Inc.

Alyssa Rosen, The Cadmus Group, Inc.

Energy Efficiency/Pollution Prevention Intern Programs Provide Low-Cost Alternatives for Implementing Energy Efficiency Projects

David Carter, Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute

Impacts of Increased Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Transport on Energy Intensive Materials Industries

Joseph Cresko, U.S. Department of Energy

Tina Kaarsberg, U.S. Department of Energy

Joseph M. Roop, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Uncertainty, Real Options, and Industrial Energy Efficiency Decisions

Steve Kihm, Energy Center of Wisconsin

Claire Cowan, Energy Center of Wisconsin

Thinking Globally: How ISO 50001—Energy Management Can Make Industrial Energy Efficiency Standard Practice

Aimee McKane, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Deann Desai, Georgia Institute of Technology

Marco Matteini, United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Bill Meffert, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

Robert Williams, United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Roland Risser, Pacific Gas & Electric

A Survey of Corporate Energy Efficiency Strategies

William Prindle, ICF International

Andre De Fontaine, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Expanding the Industrial Assessment Center Program: Building an Industrial Efficiency Workforce

Daniel Trombley, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Anna Chittum, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Surviving a Down Economy Using ENERGY STAR® Tools and Resources

Neil Zobler, Catalyst Financial Group

6. Energy Efficiency as a Co–Benefit

Lean, Clean and Green: British Columbia's Approach to Energy Efficiency in Small and Medium Size Manufacturers

Jim Ciccateri, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

Incorporating Energy Impacts Into Water Supply and Wastewater Management

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University

Ali Bakhshi, George Mason University

Carol Maas, The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance

Barry Liner, AEM Corporation

Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste as a Sustainable Energy Resource

Renée Fernandez-Lipp, WM Green Squad, LLC

Driving Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Water & Wastewater Industry by Focusing on Operating and Maintenance Cost Reductions

Gerry Hamilton, Global Energy Partners, LLC

Cecilia Arzbaecher, Global Energy Partners, LLC

Ray Ehrhard, Washington University in St. Louis

John Murphy, Washington University in St. Louis

Long-Term Costs and Savings of Properly Rewound Motors

Erin Hope, Bonneville Power Administration

Dennis Bowns, Green Motors Practices Group

Evaluating Efficiency and Compliance Options for Large Industrial Boilers in California’s Changing Local and State Regulatory Environment

Glen LaPalme, PL Energy, LLC

Eric Koeppel, Enovity, Inc.

Robert Wherritt, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Gregory W. Stevens, Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc.

Innovations in Demand Control Ventilation

Spencer Lipp, Lockheed Martin

Glen LaPalme, PL Energy

Pump Systems Performance Impacts Multiple Bottom Lines

Mike Pemberton, ITT Corporation

Joananne Bachmann, Pump Systems Matter

Increasing Natural Gas Boiler Efficiency by Capturing Waste Energy from Flue Gas

Mark Schiffhauer, ATSI Engineering Services

Cameron Veitch, Combustion and Energy Systems

Scott Larsen, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Energy Benefits of Pulsation Stop Control on Dairy Farms

Edward Sengle, EnSave, Inc.

Paul Williams, Southern California Edison

Mitigating Risk from Grid Outages with Energy Efficiency Technologies

John Seryak, Go Sustainable Energy, LLC

CHP Bottoming Cycles: An "Outside-the-Box" Energy Efficiency Technology

William Steigelmann, Lockheed Martin

Spencer Lipp, Lockheed Martin

H. M. Leibowitz, Waste Heat Solutions LLC