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Panel Utility Regulation, Strategies, and Policies

Shifting the Paradigm to Achieve Big Bold Energy-Efficiency Initiatives in California
Karin Corfee, KEMA, Inc.

Moving to New Regulatory Frameworks that Leverage Market Forces to Maximise Societal Uptake of Energy Efficiency
Rafael Friedmann, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
James Perich-Anderson, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Assessment of Achievable Potential for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response in the U.S. (2010—2030)
Ingrid Rohmund, Global Energy Partners, LLC
Greg Wikler, Global Energy Partners, LLC
Ahmad Faruqui, The Brattle Group
Omar Siddiqui, Electric Power Research Institute
Rick Tempchin, Edison Electric Institute

A Blueprint for Re-building a World Class Conservation Power Plant: Releasing the Hidden Dragon
Robert Bordner, Energy Market Innovations, Inc.
Robert Balzar, Seattle City Light

Taking the Efficiency Utility Model to the Next Level
Blair Hamilton, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Strategies and Policies for Improving Energy Efficiency Programs: Closing the Loop Between Evaluation and Implementation
Edward Vine, California Institute for Energy and Environment/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Debating Net Versus Gross Impacts in the Northeast: Policy and Program Perspectives
Elizabeth Titus, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.
Julie Michals, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.

Creating Regulatory Structures for Robust Demand Response Participation in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets
Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
David L. Morenoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
James Pederson, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Mary Elizabeth Tighe, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Review of Recent Midwest DSM Potential Studies
Randy Gunn, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Laura Agapay, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC

Laying the Foundation for Energy Efficiency Potential Estimates Through Market Assessment
Mark Thompson, Forefront Economics Inc.
Howard Reichmuth, New Buildings Institute
H. Gil Peach, H. Gil Peach and Associates

Collaborative Two-Part AMI Programs for Demand Response and Energy Efficiency
Andy Satchwell, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor
Joan Soller, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor

What’s Working Well: Lessons from a National Review of Exemplary Energy Efficiency Programs
Dan York, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Martin Kushler, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Greater Impacts at Reasonable Costs—Setting and Meeting Energy Efficiency Resource Standards with Best Practices
Laura Agapay, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Randy Gunn, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC

On-Bill Financing of Small Business Energy-Efficiency: An Evolving Success Story
Nikhil Gandhi, Strategic Energy Technologies, Inc.
Paul Gray, United Illuminating Company
Dennis O'Connor, United Illuminating Company
Randall Vagnini, Connecticut Light and Power Company
Kim Kiernan, Western Massachusetts Electric Company
Sharon Baggett, Sharon Baggett & Associates

TOU Rates As If Prices Mattered: Reviving an Industry Standard for Today’s Utility Environment
Stuart Schare, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC

DSM Potential Studies Are Alive and Well and Living in Canada
Paul Robillard, Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd.
Dave Shipley, Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd.
Christine Gustafson, BC Hydro Power Smart

The Development of an Evaluation, Measurement and Verification Forum for the Northeast Region
Julie Michals, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.
Elizabeth Titus, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.

Free-Ridership Measurement Is Out of Sync with Program Logic... or, We've Got the Structure Built, but What's its Foundation?
Jane Peters, Research Into Action, Inc.
Marjorie McRae, Research Into Action, Inc.

Quantitative Financial Analysis of Alternative Energy Efficiency Program Incentive Mechanisms
Peter Cappers, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michele Chait, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.
George Edgar, Consultant
Jeff Schlegel, Consultant
Wayne Shirley, Regulatory Assistance Project

Integration of Retail Demand Response with Midwest ISO Wholesale Markets
Ranjit Bharvirkar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Grayson Heffner, Global Energy Associates
Richard Sedano, Regulatory Assistance Project

Walking the Walk: Considering Non-Transmission Alternatives in Utility Planning, Part Deux
Bruce Bentley, Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
John Plunkett, Green Energy Economics Group

Deal or No Deal? Pros and Cons of Trading Under an Energy Efficiency Resource Standard
Joe Loper, Alliance to Save Energy
Jeffrey Harris, Alliance to Save Energy
Lowell Ungar, Alliance to Save Energy
Steve Capanna, Alliance to Save Energy
Selin Devranoglu, Alliance to Save Energy

Update on Utility Energy Efficiency Programs in the Southwest
Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
Jeff Schlegel, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

DSM Implementation Contracts and Stakeholder Advisory Groups: Considerations for DSM Program Managers
Toben Galvin, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Stuart Slote, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC

Taking It to the Streets: Innovative Public Engagement Process on Vermont's Electricity Future
Richard Sedano, Regulatory Assistance Project
Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd.

Playing with the Big Boys: Energy Efficiency as a Resource in the ISO New England Forward Capacity Market
Cheryl Jenkins, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Blair Hamilton, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Chris Neme, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Fast Capacity Reduction through Geographically Targeted, Aggressive Efficiency Investment: Early Results from a Vermont Experiment
James Massie, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Nancy Wasserman, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Blair Hamilton, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Integrating Risk Assessment into Energy Efficiency Program Portfolio Design
Peter Lemoine, ICF International
Kapil Kulkarni, ICF International
Tyler Huebner, ICF International
Val Jenson, ComEd

Assessment of White Certificate Schemes in Europe
Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission
Silvia Rezessy, European Commission

Collaborating for Success – How Arkansas Got it Right
Glenn Garland, CLEAResult Consulting, Inc.

A Method for Deriving an Empirical Hourly Base Load Shape from Utility Hourly Total Load Records
Howard Reichmuth, New Buildings Institute