Panel Panel 5. Utility Regulation and Deregulation: Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

The California Evaluation Framework: Moving Evaluation into a Systems Approach for Planning and Conducting Energy Program Evaluations
Marian Brown, Southern California Edison Company
Lori Megdal, Megdal & Associates
Pete Jacobs, Architectural Energy Corporation
Nick Hall, Johna Roth, TecMarket Works

National Energy Efficiency Program Best Practices Study: Overview, Sample Results and Initial Lessons Learned
Michael Rufo, Quantum Consulting, Inc.
Marissa Myers, Quantum Consulting, Inc.
Deborah Brockett, Quantum Consulting, Inc.
Kenneth James, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Jane Peters, Research Into Action

Do Electric-Resource Portfolio Managers Have an Inherent Conflict-of-Interest with Energy Efficiency?
Devra Bachrach, Natural Resources Defense Council
Sheryl Carter, Natural Resources Defense Council

Tapping Our Hidden Reserves: America’s Exemplary Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Programs
Dan York, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Martin Kushler, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

The Rebirth of Utility DSM Programs in Nevada
Robert Balzar, Nevada Power Company
Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
Jon Wellinghoff, Beckley Singleton and Western Resource Advocates

The Federal Market for ESCO Services: How Does It Measure Up?
Nicole Hopper, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dave Birr, Synchronous Energy Solutions

Electric Utility Restructuring and Its Impact on Energy Efficiency and Measurement and Evaluation: Two Unfinished Stories (California and South Korea)
Edward Vine, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chang-Ho Rhee, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute
Keun-Dae Lee, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute

Shareholder Incentives for Gas DSM: Experience with One Canadian Utility
Chris Neme, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Kai Millyard, Kai Millyard Associates

Yet Another Look at Demand-Side Bidding: Long Island Power Authority’s 75-Megawatt Efficiency RFP
Eric Belliveau, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Gary Krieger, Long Island Power Authority
Dan Zaweski, Long Island Power Authority
Craig McDonald, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Update on California's Approach to Energy Efficiency
Dian M. Grueneich, Grueneich Resource Advocates
Jody S. London, Grueneich Resource Advocates

Energy Efficiency in the New Generation of IRP Modeling
Lauren Miller , Quantec, LLC
Ken Seiden, Quantec, LLC
John Chamberlin, Quantec, LLC

Real Time Pricing and the Real Live Firm
Mithra Moezzi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Osman Sezgen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ranjit Bharvirkar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nicole Hopper, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Peak Demand Reduction vs. Emission Savings: When Does It Pay to Chase Emissions?
Jeff Erickson, PA Consulting Group
Bryan Ward, PA Consulting Group
Jim Mapp, Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Energy

Detailed Analysis of the ESCO Market in Japan: Based on JAESCO Survey
Chiharu Murakoshi, Jyukankyo Research Institute
Hidetoshi Nakagami, Jyukankyo Research Institute
Takashi Masuda, Jyukankyo Research Institute

Rewarding Successful Efficiency Investment in Three Neighboring States: The Sequel, the Re-Make and the Next Generation (In Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut)
John J. Plunkett, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Stuart A. Slote, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Paul A. Horowitz, PAH Associates

Does Real-Time Pricing Deliver Demand Response? A Case Study of Niagara Mohawk’s Large Customer RTP Tariff
Chuck Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nicole Hopper, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Osman Sezgen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mithra Moezzi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ranjit Bharvirkar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bernard Neenan, Neenan Associates
Donna Pratt, Neenan Associates
Peter Cappers, Neenan Associates
Richard Boisvert, Neenan Associates

New California PUC Avoided Costs for Energy Efficiency Evaluation
Snuller Price, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.
Eli Kollman, California Public Utilities Commission

Energy Efficiency Administration: Many Religions, One Spiritual Experience
W.C. Chouteau

Four Years Experience of the Nation’s First Energy Efficiency Utility: Balancing Resource Acquisition & Market Transformation under a Performance Contract
Blair Hamilton, Efficiency Vermont/Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Michael Dworkin, Vermont Public Service Board

Transmission System Integrated Resource Planning: Leveling the Playing Field
Philip H. Mosenthal, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Stuart A. Slote, Optimal Energy, Inc.

State Public Benefits Policies for Energy Efficiency: What Have We Learned?
Martin Kushler, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Dan York, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Camel Chiropractics: The New South Wales Demand Management Code And Mapping Demand Management Opportunities
Chris Dunstan, Sustainable Energy Development Authority of New South Wales

Developing an ESCO Industry in the European Union
Vincent Berrutto, European Commission
Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission
Edward Vine, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Silvia Rezessy, Central European University
Jérôme Adnot, Ecole des Mines de Paris
Anees Iqbal, Maicon Associates Ltd.