Efficiency Elected as Energy Leader
Thursday, October 16,
2008
Best Western Royal Plaza
Marlboro, MA
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 Conference
Agenda
8:30
Registration
9:00
Welcomes
Steve Cowell
Northeast Energy Efficiency Council
Bill Norton
Association of Energy Services Professionals
9:15
Least Cost Procurement and Energy Efficiency: States Perspectives
In the past few years, a number of New England states have
passed legislation calling for a least cost procurement (LCP) strategy
to meet future power needs, an approach that emphasizes the value of
energy efficiency and demand resources. Other states have adopted aggressive
energy efficiency targets that will require similar strategies and at
minimum a significant ramp-up of existing program and the introduction
of new efficiency program efforts. Massachusetts’ 2008 Energy Bill
specifically requires electric and gas distribution utilities to capture
all demand-side resources that are cost effective or less expensive than
supply. Connecticut and Rhode Island have similar legislation. State
policy makers from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York will join
us to describe their states’ interest in this strategy and what
it may mean for future investments in efficiency.
Phil Giudice
Commissioner, MA Department of Energy Resources
Andrew Dzykewicz
Commissioner
RI Office of Energy Resources
Paul DeCotis
Deputy Secretary for Energy
State of New York
10:45
Break
11:00
Least
Cost Procurement Implementation: Utility Perspectives
There is a long and successful tradition of energy efficiency programming
and investment in the northeast. Least cost procurement will significantly
increase the pressure on utilities to identify and secure cost-effective
demand-side resources from and for their customers. How are they going
to meet this mandate? Utility executives talk about the opportunities and
challenges in this new paradigm, including potential new program offerings
and new program designs that may be considered and how LCP may drive baseline
measurements and evaluation of the impacts of current efforts.
Jim Robb
Sr. Vice President
Enterprise Planning and Development, Northeast Utilities
Tim Stout
Vice President
Energy Efficiency / Demand Resources, National Grid
Frank Gundal
Manager Ancillary Energy Services
NSTAR Electric & Gas
12:30
Lunch
1:30
The
Role of Regional Climate Protection Initiatives
in Future Energy Efficiency Efforts
Increasingly,
concerns about climate change and efforts to reduce carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gas emissions are focusing on demand reduction as part of the cure. The
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will help catalyze future growth of
energy efficiency and demand-side management. And recently, in Massachusetts,
new legislation entitled “The Global Warming Solutions Act,” specifically
gives the Commonwealth the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide.
This session will
bring us up to date on the organization of the RGGI collaborative and the
first auction and then focus on how RGGI revenues could support efficiency
investment. We will also learn how Massachusetts policy makers plan
to apply their newly acquired authority to increase energy efficiency and
help realize Governor Patrick’s goals of growing jobs and attracting
businesses to Massachusetts in the clean energy sector for EE R&D, technology
production and services.
Laurie Burt
Commissioner
MA Department of Environmental Protection
Dave Cash
Assistant Secratary for Policy
MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
2:30
Break
2:45
Green
Jobs and Workforce Development
Increasing demand for energy efficiency and renewable energy-related products
and services in the northeast will require unprecedented growth in the energy
workforce. This may present a significant challenge, in terms of finding
and training qualified workers. Panelists will discuss the current clean
energy workforce, the range of jobs that will need to be filled to satisfy
growing activity in this market sector, and strategies for developing and
hiring the skills and talents to meet our goals.
Adele Ferranti
Program Manager-Market and Community Support
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Karl Jessen
Economic Development Officer
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Bradley Moran
Assistant VP for Research Administration
University of Rhode Island
4:00
NETWORKING
AND COCKTAILS
Conference attendees are invited to convene for libations, light refreshments,
and conversation. Sponsored by ICF International.
Sponsors
National Grid
NSTAR Electric & Gas
Western Massachusetts Electric Company
Co-Sponsors
Applied Proactive
Technologies
Competitive Resources, Inc.
Conservation Services Group
GDS Associates
Honeywell
ICF International
New York State Engergy Research
and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Opinion Dynamics Corporation
Bring
a Young Colleague
AESP and NEEC
would like to extend a special invitation for industry newcomers to attend
the conference. There will be unique opportunities for newcomers to learn
more about the climate and energy efficiency industry, including facilitated
networking and information sharing.
This is a perfect
opportunity for your newer staff members to get "big picture" information
about the state of the industry in order to put their own work into context.
Please share this announcement with new associates.
About
the Hosts
The Association
of Energy Services Professionals is an international non-profit
organization of nearly 2,000 utility executives, consultants, manufacturers,
researchers, regulators, and other energy professionals. The Northeast
Energy Efficiency Council is a business association of the energy
efficiency industry. Its members are firms that manufacture energy efficient
products and provide energy efficiency services. The 2008 AESP-NEEC Conference
will be the organizations’ eighth annual co-hosted event.
Registration
Fee
For
registration through October 7
Conference registration $120
Discounted registration* $95
For registration after October
7
Conference registration $150
Discounted registration* $125
*Discount
Registration Eligibility:
- Commercial, industrial or institutional energy customer
- AESP member
- Employee of NEEC member company
- Government or non-profit representative
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