Panel Energy and Environmental Policy: Planning for Greater Impacts

Beyond Supply Curves
Fred Gordon, Energy Trust of Oregon
Lakin Garth, Energy Trust of Oregon
Tom Eckman, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Charlie Grist, Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Meeting GHG Emissions Reductions Goals While Keeping the Lights On:
Ignacio Rodriguez, PA Consulting Group
Matt Dathan, PA Consulting Group
Rafael Friedmann, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Savings Estimates for the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s
Gregory Homan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Richard Brown, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Marla Sanchez, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Carrie Webber, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

International Comparison of Household Energy Consumption and its Indicator
Hidetoshi Nakagami, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.
Chiharu Murakoshi, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.
Yumiko Iwafune, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.

Energy Efficiency, Emissions, and Policy: Strengthening the Links
Eric Rambo, PA Consulting Group
David Sumi, PA Consulting Group
Bryan Ward, PA Consulting Group
Oscar Bloch, Wisconsin Public Service Commission

Boulder’s Carbon Tax: Building a Foundation for Community Climate Action
Yael Gichon, City of Boulder
Kevin Afflerbaugh, City of Boulder
Andrew Bascue, City of Boulder
Sarah Van Pelt, City of Boulder

Estimating National Carbon Savings Potential from Electricity Demand Reduction in Buildings
Dean Gamble, ICF International
William Grayson, ICF International

Standards Education and Training Program as a Resource Program
Patrick Eilert, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Charles Segerstrom, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Gary Fernstrom, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Stephanie Stern, Energy Solutions
Yanda Zhang, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
Misti Bruceri, Misti Bruceri and Associates

State-Level Energy Efficiency Analysis: Goals, Methods and Lessons Learned
Maggie Eldridge, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Max Neubauer, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Leading by Example: Streamlining EE in the Local Government Sector
Bruce Chamberlain, Energy Solutions
Gerald Lahr, Association of Bay Area Governments
Marvin Nushwat, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Energy Efficiency as the First Resource: Opportunities, Challenges, and Beating the Next Bust
Michael Rufo, Itron Inc.
Michael Ting, Itron Inc.
Michael Messenger, Itron Inc.
Michael Wheeler, California Public Utilities Commission

Utility Codes and Standards Programs: How Much Energy Do They Save?
Allen Lee, The Cadmus Group
Hossein Haeri, The Cadmus Group
Ayat Osman, California Public Utilities Commission
Ken Keating, CPUC Master Evaluation Contractor Team
John Stoops, RLW Analytics, Inc.

Coming Climate Change Policy and the Effect on Energy Efficiency
Frank Stern, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Nicole Wobus, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Jane Pater, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC

Japan’s Residential Energy Demand Outlook to 2030 Considering Energy Efficiency Standards “Top-Runner Approach”
Ryoichi Komiyama, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chris Marnay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

International Comparison of Energy Efficiency Standard and Labels: Development Process and Implementation Phase
Sho Hirayama, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.
Hidetoshi Nakagami, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.
Chiharu Murakoshi, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.
Mikiko Nakamura, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.
Suguru Mizutani, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.
Shuji Okuda, Stanford University

Pursuing Energy Efficiency as a Hedge against Carbon Regulatory Risks: Current Resource Planning Practices in the West
Galen Barbose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Amol Phadke, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Sustainability and Costs of Increasing Efficiency Impacts: Evidence from Experience to Date
Kenji Takahashi, Synapse Energy Economics
David Nichols, Synapse Energy Economics

Is Energy Efficiency Enough? An Exploration of California's Per Capita Electricity Consumption Trends
Cynthia Mitchell, Energy Economics, Inc.
Reuben Deumling, Energy Economics, Inc.
Gill Court, Energy Economics, Inc.

Energy Efficiency and Emission Trading Schemes
Joel Sandersen, Orion Energy Systems
Ryan Holl, Orion Energy Systems
Stephen Heins, Orion Energy Systems

Bringing End-Use Energy Efficiency to the European Emissions Trading Scheme: Outlook for the Third Trading Period
Silvia Rezessy, European Commission, DG JRC, Institute for Energy
Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission, DG JRC, Institute for Energy
Monique Voogt, Ecofys International

Mandates for Maximizing Cost-Effective Measures in Building Energy Codes: The Promise and Pitfalls during Times of Rapid Evolution
Jonathan McHugh, McHugh Energy
Douglas Mahone, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
Yanda Zhang, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
Steve Blanc, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Patrick Eilert, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Jerine Ahmed, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company
Lance Delaura, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company
Randall Higa, Southern California Edison

Adaptive Climate Protection Policy: Designing a Market-Based Instrument to Promote the Emergence of Carbon-Neutral, Green Buildings
Vinh Mason, City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development

A Comparison of Per-Capita Electricity Consumption in the United States and California
Adrienne Kandel, California Energy Commission
Margaret Sheridan, California Energy Commission
Patrick McAuliffe, California Energy Commission

The International State of Building System Commissioning
Natascha Castro, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Nobuo Nakahara, Building Services Commissioning Association
Harunori Yoshida, Kyoto University

Leading the Way: BPA’s Efforts to Accelerate Energy Efficiency in the Northwest
Kevin Cooney, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Jane Pater, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Karen Meadows, Bonneville Power Authority

The New Landscape for Appliance Efficiency Standards
Ted Pope, Energy Solutions
Alex Chase, Energy Solutions
Patrick Eilert, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Gary Fernstrom, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation Policy
Steven R. Schiller, Schiller Consulting, Inc.
William Prindle, ICF International
Richard Cowart, Regulatory Assistance Project
Arthur H. Rosenfeld, California Energy Commission

Not Just Energy Savings: Emerging Regulatory Challenges from the Implementation of Tradable White Certificates
Marcella Pavan, Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas (AEEG)

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Energy Efficiency in CO2 Emissions Trading
David Nemtzow, Nemtzow & Associates
Omar Siddiqui, Electric Power Research Institute

Closing the Gap on Building Energy Codes to Achieve Carbon Reductions
Aleisha Khan, Building Codes Assistance Project
Kym Willock, Building Codes Assistance Project
Alecia Ward, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Greg Ehrendreich, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance