11th Annual
AESP-NEEC Conference
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Doubletree Hotel
Westborough, MA
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Following a period in which economic, environmental and social concerns combined to bring
extraordinary funding and opportunity to energy efficiency programs, Program Administrators are
planning for the future and, with other industry observers, asking if the funding and political support
will continue unabated.
This year’s Northeast Energy Efficiency Council and Association of Energy Services Professionals Annual
Conference will examine the status of and challenges to the current support and funding, and how the
region’s Program Administrators are responding to any uncertainty in their current planning.
 Conference
Agenda
8:30
Opening Remarks
Bill
Norton
President,
AESP Northeast Chapter
Vice President, Opinion Dynamics Corporation
Steve
Cowell
President, Northeast Energy Efficiency Council
Chairman, Conservation Services Group
8:45
Status and Future of Key Sources
for Regional Regulatory Forecast
Proceeds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auction and ISO New England Forward Capacity Market have played an increasingly important role funding the large regional ramp-up in energy efficiency program budgets and savings goals. As the financial support for energy efficiency from these sources has grown, so too has the need to monitor threats to this funding. This session will both consider the sources of regulatory funding for energy efficiency, as well as the challenges facing several states and key regional organizations and the implications of those challenges for energy efficiency funding in the region.
Moderator: Richard Rodrigue, CT Department of Energy
and Environmental Protection
Peter Shattuck, Carbon Markets Policy Analyst, Environment Northeast
Mark Sylvia, Commissioner, MA Department
of Energy Resources
Eric Winkler, Project Manager, System Planning, Independent System Operator New England
» Speaker Biographies »
Presentations:
Peter Shattuck - Economics and Politics: The Drivers of RGGI's Future
Mark Sylvia - Creating a Cleaner Energy Future for the Commonwealth
Eric Winkler - Status and Future of Energy Efficiency Funding Sources - A Regional Regulatory Forecast
10:00 Break
10:30
New Efficiency Plans & Strategies to Get to 2015
Utilities and efficiency program administrators now have a few years of experience with growing efficiency goals and budgets and new strategies. Utilities and other stakeholders will soon be engaged in another round of multi-year planning in multiple states. How will new efficiency plans deal with the end of stimulus funding and the state of the regional economy? Will goals continue to increase, and what new strategies will be required to meet them?
Moderator: Fran Cummings, Peregrine Energy Group
Jonathan Schrag, Deputy Commissioner for Energy, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Mike Stoddard, Executive Director, Efficiency Maine Trust
Carol White, Director, Program Strategy - MA, National Grid
Sarah Osgood, Program Manager for Policy & Program Development
» Speaker Biographies »
Presentations:
Fran Cummings - New Efficiency Plans & Strategies
Michael D. Stoddard - New Efficiency Plans and Strategies for Maine
Carol White - Pushing the Envelope With Energy Efficiency
Sarah Osgood - New Efficiency Plans &Strategies to get to 2015
12:00 Luncheon
1:30
Claiming Energy Savings:
Codes and Standards Compliance Activities
Legislation such as the Green Communities Act in Massachusetts but more broadly The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) is increasing the pace of adoption and stringency of codes and standards. Traditional energy efficiency programs that have been in operation in many cases for decades are finding it increasingly difficult to pass regulatory cost effectiveness tests due to rising baselines.
Much can be learned from the rigorous activities performed in California over the past several years. Delphi panels and major efforts have been undergone to tie utility program activities to the savings gained through codes and standards compliance. Massachusetts is embarking upon a similar initiative. It will be less rigorous than the California experience, but will look to leverage many of the lessons learned on the West Coast to ensure success in the Northeast.
This panel will encompass three different angles of the same issue. The state regulators who are implementing increased codes and standards, the Utility Program Administrators who are struggling with the cost effectiveness of their current program portfolios and meeting their regulatory mandated energy savings goals and a practitioner who influences the whole process with building owners where the rubber meets the road.
Moderator: Matt Dugan, ICF International
Tina Halfpenny, Director, Energy Efficiency, MA Department of Energy Resources
Puja Vohra, Program Manager, Codes and Standards, National Grid
Vernon Woodworth, Code Committee Chair, Boston Society of Architects
» Speaker Biographies »
Presentations:
A. Vernon Woodworth - Sustainability and Building Codes
Puja Vohra - Utility & Program Administrator Role in Advancing Codes & Standards
Tina Halfpenny - Codes and Standards in Massachusetts
2:45 Break
3:00
Building Energy Rating: Helping Markets Value Energy Efficiency
Building energy rating and disclosure policies have emerged as an increasingly popular policy tool
to help drive energy savings in the commercial building market. The intent of these policies is to
create more market transparency with respect to the energy performance of properties, which
should therefore encourage greater investment in energy efficiency.
This panel will provide an overview of the key policy considerations when developing rating and
disclosure programs. These programs may include type and size thresholds for buildings to be covered, how
and when disclosure requirements are triggered, and how performance results will be shared. The
technical considerations in choosing a rating system will also be reviewed.
Moderator: Kim Dragoo, ICF International
Ian Finlayson, Manager of Buildings and Climate Programs, MA Department of Energy
Resources
Sara Lisauskas, Senior Manager, ICF International
Carolyn Sarno, Senior Program Manager, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
» Speaker Biographies »
Presentations:
Sara Lisauskas - Building Energy Rating Systems: Operational Ratings
Carolyn Sarno - Building Energy Rating
4:15
Reception
Conference attendees are invited to convene for beverages, light refreshments, and conversation. Sponsored by ICF.
Sponsors
Co-Sponsors
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 2011 AESP-NEEC Conference will be the organizations’ eleventh annual co-hosted event.
Registration
Fee
For
registration through October 8
Conference registration $150
Discounted registration* $125
For
registration after October 8
Conference registration $175
Discounted registration* $150
*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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