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ACEEE's THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
"ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A RESOURCE"

September 26 – September 27, 2005 • Berkeley, California

CONFERENCE AGENDA

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005

7:30 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 am	Conference Welcome and Introductions
	Conference Kick-Off: Martin Kushler, Director, Utilities Program, ACEEE California Welcome: Joe Desmond, Chairman, California Energy Commission Introduction of Keynote: Ralph Cavanagh, Natural Resources Defense Council

8:45 am	Keynote Address: Susan Kennedy, Assigned Commissioner for Energy Efficiency in California

	Audience Q & A

9:30 am	Motivational Follow-up Presentation: Ralph Cavanagh

10:15 am	Break

10:30 am	Plenary Panel 1: National Overview: Approaches to Energy Efficiency as a Resource in Key Regions of the Country Moderator: Steve Nadel, Executive Director, ACEEE New England: Sue Coakley, Executive Director, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships New York: Peter Smith, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Northwest: Tom Eckman, Manager, Conservation Resources, Northwest Power Planning Council Southwest: Howard Geller, Director, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

12:30 pm	Lunch: featured address by Richard Cowart, Regulatory Assistance Project, on the exciting emerging role of energy efficiency in carbon management strategies — examples from both coasts

1:45 pm	Breakout Sessions: 3 concurrent tracks Session 1: Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: A New Approach for Capturing Energy Efficiency Resources Moderator: Bill Prindle, ACEEE Concept and Current Examples: Nevada, Illinois and Texas Nevada: Jon Wellinghof, Attorney, Beckley Singleton (formerly Nevada PSC) Illinois: Steve Frenkel, Illinois Office of the Governor Texas: Theresa Gross, Texas PUC Session 2: Combining Energy Efficiency and Water Efficiency Moderator: Ed Vine, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Pacific Institute, Gary Wolff City of Austin, Tony Gregg Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Martha Davis Session 3: Integrating Energy Efficiency with Demand Response Moderator: Mary Ann Piette, California Demand Response Research Center Lynda Ziegler, Southern California Edison Chris Hall, New York State Research & Development Authority Bob Kinert, PG&E

3:30 pm	Break

3:45 pm	Breakout Sessions: 3 concurrent tracks Session 4: Energy Efficiency as a Resource: Examples from Leading Municipal Utilities Moderator: Jim Parks, SMUD Waverly, Iowa: Sheila Bishop Austin, Texas: Roger Duncan Burlington, Vermont: Tom Buckley Sacramento, California: Rob Bremault Session 5: Case Studies of Successful Reliability-Focused Energy Efficiency Programs Moderator: Dan York, ACEEE Jersey Central Power & Light, "Cool Advantage" res A/C: Thomas Donadio NYSERDA C&I Performance Program: Todd Baldyga Seattle City Light portfolio of programs: Allison Leighton Session 6: Quantifying and Incorporating the Environmental, Economic, and Health Benefits of Energy Efficiency Moderator: Sue Gander, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Kevin Kelly: Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority Theresa Gross: Texas PUC Joel Swisher: Rocky Mountain Institute (invited)

5:30 pm	Break

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Reception

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005

7:30 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 am	Conference Announcements and Introductions

8:15 am	Featured Commissioners Plenary Session Rick Morgan, Commissioner, Washington, D.C. PSC Phyllis Reha, Commissioner, Minnesota PUC and Chair of the NARUC Energy Resources and the Environment (ERE) Committee Nicolas Garcia, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

9:30 am	Plenary Panel 2: The New Energy Efficiency resource plans of the California IOU's and the Utility Responses to the CPUC Directive for Resource Procurement Moderator: Meg Gottstein, California PUC Pacific Gas & Electric: Roland Risser San Diego Gas & Electric and So Cal Gas: Athena Besa Southern California Edison: Gene Rodrigues
	Plenary Panel 3: Energy Efficiency in the Natural Gas Sector: A New Priority Moderator: Neal Elliott, ACEEE Overview of gas crisis & role of energy efficiency: Neal Elliott Gas Utility Stephen Bicker, NW Natural Gas Utility Angie Kline, CenterPoint Energy Minnegasco Regulator Phyllis Reha, Minnesota PUC Regulator Shirley Baca, New Mexico PRC

11:15 am	Informal Sessions and Networking

12:15 pm	Lunch: Introduction and remarks: Dan Reicher, President, New Energy Capital (formerly Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at DOE) Featured presentation: Kathleen Hogan, Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. EPA

1:30 pm	Breakout Sessions: 3 concurrent tracks Session 7: Rapid Scale-Up of Energy Efficiency: Lessons Learned from around the World Moderator: Mike Messenger, Califormia Energy Commission The California Crisis Experience: Dave Bruder, SCE Experience in China and the Far East: Alan Meier, Intl. Energy Agency The Utah Experience: Mike Koszalka, PacifiCorp Session 8: Energy Efficiency as a Resource. Reviewing approaches in restructured and non-restructured states Moderator: Jeff Schlegel, Schlegel & Associates Minnesota: Deb Sundin, Xcel Energy Northwest: Ken Keating New England: Bruce Biewald, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. Session 9: Energy Efficiency Strategies Targeted To Meet Localized Reliability Needs Moderator: Marian Brown, Southern California Edison Vermont, John Plunkett, Optimal Energy BPA's "Non-Wires Solutions": Mike Weedall, BPA ConEd: Steve Pertusiello SCE Summer 2005 Package: Stuart Hemphill

3:15 pm	Break

3:30 pm	Wrap-up Session: includes a presentation by Art Rosenfeld, Commissioner - California Energy Commission, a principal founder of ACEEE, and a "founding father" of energy efficiency, and closing comments and observations by a panel of industry and government representatives. Panel: Regulator: Michael Dworkin, recent Chair of the Vermont Public Service Board and former chair of the NARUC ERE Committee, now Director of the Vermont Institute for Energy and the Environment at the Vermont Law School Utility: Frank Spasaro, Manager of Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Southern California Gas Company Advocate: George Edgar, Director of Energy Policy, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation

5:00 pm	Conference ends

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ACEEE's THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A RESOURCE"

CONFERENCE AGENDA

ACEEE's THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
"ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A RESOURCE"