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 AESP's 18th National Energy Services Conference Agenda

MONDAY (1/28)

7:30am - 8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast 
 
9:00am - 5:00pm  Pre-Conference Workshops (Extra Fee)
  Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3
  1:00pm - 5:00pm
Using the Principals of Social Marketing to Reach Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Goals

Instructors:
Bill LeBlanc, E Source
Patricia Thompson, Summit Blue Consulting
Christine Geltz, Geltz Communications
9:00am - 5:00pm
Getting Beyond Home Energy Audits: Strategies that Motivate Homeowners to Embrace Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs

Instructors:
Katherine Johnson, Market Development Group
Ed Thomas, Market Development Group

9:00am - 5:00pm
The Principles of Demand-Side Management

 

 

 

Instructors:
Bob Obeiter, Applied Energy Group
Carol Mulholland, PA Consulting Group

 
3:00pm - 5:00pm  Poster Sessions
  Name  Company Session Title
  Kristin Brief EnerNOC
Automating Demand Response to Maximize Reliability and Performance
  Monica Blakeslee  Ecos Consulting
APS ENERGY STAR Residential Lighting Programs
  Theresa Bradley  Progress Energy
Save the Watts Marketing Campaign 
  Bill Jackson Paragon Consulting Services 

Charting Energy Efficiency Effectiveness: Home Energy Displays

  David Meisegeier  ICF International
The Cost Effectiveness of Energy Efficiency: Prioritizing Design Decisions
  Carol Mulholland  PA Consulting Group
Selling the Brooklyn Bridge: Finding the Messages to Make Different Audiences Care About Energy Efficiency
  Heidi Sickert Ecos Consulting Catalyst for Change: Creating an Energy Awareness Culture
  Stephen Smith  Honeywell California Utility Scores with Cool Control Plus Program
  Midge Vreeland  Vreeland Marketing & Design Marketing Energy Efficiency Programs to Business Associations
  Carla Hamilton  Long Island Power Authority Long Island Power Authority's LIPAedge Program
  Katherine Johnson Market Development Group Geothermal Heat Pumps: A Summary of Utility Best Pratices to Promote this Efficient and Green Technology
 
5:00pm - 6:30pm Opening Reception in Expo Hall 
 
TUESDAY (1/29)
7:30am - 8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
8:30am - 10:30am  Plenary Session
 
Welcome
Susan Nathan, Assistant Vice President, Applied Energy Group and AESP Chair

The State of AESP

Meg Matt, President & CEO, AESP


Welcome and Keynote Address

Jeff Lyash, President & CEO, Progress Energy Florida


Energy Efficiency from the CEO Perspective
Eric Ackerman, Senior Manager, Regulatory Policy, EEI
 
10:30am - 11:00am Networking Break in Expo Hall  
    
11:00am - 12:30pm  1A: Program Design & Implementation 1B: Pricing & Demand Response 1C: Market Research & Evaluation 
  Moderator: Phil Austen, LIPA

Spencer Moersfelder, Energy Trust of Oregeon
Analyzing Program Results to Strategize for the Future of the Energy Trust New Building Program

Stacey Wagner, LIPA
LIPA's Commercial Construction Incentives for Green Buildings


Jeff Alexander, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
Marketing Efficiency to Small- and Mid-Sized Commercial Customers using Participation-Oriented Web-Based Tool and Innovative Outreach Approaches

Moderator: Dave Hyland, Comverge

Panel Discussion: Non-traditional Utility
Pricing and Demand Response Actions:  You Want to Control What?

Panelists:
Jim Eber, ComEd
Brian White, Gulf Power
Steven Sunderhaulf, Pepco Holdings

Moderator: Brad Kates, Opinion Dynamics Corporation

Phillip Kelsven, Energy Trust of Oregon

Framing the Audience: Describing Households that Invest in Energy Efficiency

Jane Peters, Research Into Action
Bedpans, Baked Beans and Businessmen: Changing the Business Practices that Drive Energy Use in Hospitals, Grocery Stores, and Commercial Real Estate

Bob Collins, Ontario Power Authority
Electric Personalities: A Segmentation of the Ontario Public

 
12:30pm - 2:00pm  Networking and Lunch in Expo Hall
    
2:00pm - 3:30pm  2A: Program Design & Implementation  2B: Pricing & Demand Response 2C: Market Research & Evaluation
  Moderator: Janet Brandt, WECC

Russell Bego, American Electric Power (AEP)
AEP Texas CitySmart Program: A Market Transformation Success Story for Local Governments

Mark Siegal, National Grid
Peeling Back the Onion of National Grid's Small Business Energy Efficiency Program

Carol Sabo, PA Consulting Group
Jim Pepe, SUNY Fredonia

Getting the Most out of the ENERGY STAR on Campus and the SUNY Fredonia Approach

Moderator: Brent Barkett, Summit Blue Consulting

Panel Discussion: The New England Forward Capacity Market: Further Integrating Demand-Side Resources into System Planning Processes

Panelist:
Eric Winkler, PhD, New England ISO
Julie Michals, NEEP
Moderator: Sue Nathan, Applied Energy Group

Carla Jackson, Schulman, Ronca and Bucuvalas
Understanding Public Opinion about Climate Change for Energy Efficiency Programs and Utility Customer Communications

Sara Van De Grift, WECC
Are you Online with Your Target Audience? Reach Customers in a Digital Age

Craig Williamson, Energy Insights
Getting Closer to Your Customer: Using Online Survey


Panels to Support Program and Design Implementation
    
3:30pm - 4:00pm  Networking Break in Expo Hall
   
4:00pm - 5:30pm Topic Committee Meetings
    
5:30pm - 7:00pm  Reception in Expo Hall (expo closes after reception)
 

WEDNESDAY (1/30)

7:30am - 8:30am Registration and Breakfast
 
8:30am - 10:00am  3A: Program Design & Implementation 3B: Pricing & Demand Response 3C: Market Research & Evaluation
  Moderator: Dan Tarrence, Franklin Energy

Ward Lenz, Advanced Energy
Measuring Efficiency Achievement in High Performance Homes

Brian Smith, ICF International
Lessons from Successful QA and QC

Michael Volker, Midwest Energy
Breaking Down the Barriers to Efficiency Improvements in the Rental Housing Market: One Utility's Approach
Moderator: Brent Barkett, Summit Blue Consulting

Greg Wikler, Global Energy Partners
Albert Chiu, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Enhancing Price Response Programs Through Auto-DR: California's 2007 Experience

Heather Davidson-Meyn, IndEco
Energy Drill! Unique Demand Response in Schools

Jason Jones, KCP&L
Designing a Customer-focused C&I DR Program

Moderator: Dan Violette, Summit Blue Consulting

Sharyn Barata, Opinion Dynamics Corporation
Logic Models and Program Theory for Today's 'Big and Bold' Energy Initiatives

Laura Schauer, PA Consulting Group
Herding Cats: Challenges in Corralling DSM Technologies and Data Needed for Assessing Your DSM Potential and Planning Programs

Ben Bronfman, Quantec
Integrating Evaluability Assessment into the Programs Planning, Implementation and Evaluation Process:  Case Studies from SCE's IDEEA Program Portfolio

    
10:00am - 10:30am  Networking Break 
 
10:30am - Noon  4A: Program Design & Implementation 4B: Pricing & Demand Response 4C: Market Research & Evaluation
  Moderator: Matt Dugan, KeySpan Energy

Dean Gamble, ICF International
Occupant Energy Index: Understanding How Occupant Behavior Impacts Energy Use

Stuart Schare, Summit Blue Consulting
Is Direct Load Control a Program or a Resource? The Evolution of Demand Response and Why it Matters to Utilities Developing Load Control Capability

Erinn Monroe, WECC
Using Market Channels to Deliver Energy Savings
 
Moderator: Jay Zarnikau, Frontier Associates

Rebecca Farrell, Frontier Associates
Counting kWs: How the Utilities in Texas Quantify the Demand Reduction Impacts of Air Conditioning Energy Efficiency Programs

Charles Bicknell, Quantec
National Energy Efficiency Benchmarking Study for Residential Air Conditioning

Dan Violette, Summit Blue Consulting

The Load-impact Estimation and Cost-effectiveness Protocol Rulemaking in California: Working Toward Recommendations
Moderator: Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates (SERA)

Murray Bond, BC Hydro
Conservation Potential Review 2007: A Beacon for the Future

Gay Cook, Summit Blue Consulting
Evaluating Annual Natural Gas Savings from Custom Projects: A Balancing Act

Lynn Ross, National Grid
As the World of Commercial Energy HVAC Turns

    
Noon - 1:30pm  AESP Awards Luncheon
    
1:30pm - 3:00pm  5A: Program Design & Implementation 5B: Energy Technology & Services 5C: Market Research & Evaluation
  Moderator: Ed Thomas, Market Development Group

Panel Discussion: Home Performance with ENERGY STAR: A Comparison of Implementation Strategies

Panelists:
Chandler von Schrader, US EPA
James Quirk, NYSERDA

Moderator: John Masiello, Progress Energy

Ira Krepchin, E Source
LEDs: Getting to What's Real

Fred Dreher, Franklin Energy
The Benefits of a Targeted Prescriptive Approach to Compressed Air Technologies

Donald Hammerstrom, PNNL
Results of the Grid-Friendly Appliance Project

Moderator: Rafael Friedmann, PG&E

Panel Discussion: Attribution of Energy Savings in a Multi-intervener Context 

Panelists:
Carol White, National Grid
Mike Rufo, Itron
Fred Gordon, Energy Trust of Oregon
Larry Pakenas, NYSERDA

    
3:00pm - 3:30pm  Networking Break
    
3:30pm - 5:00pm  6A: Program Design & Implementation 6B: Energy Technology & Services 6C: Market Research & Evaluation
  Moderator: Ed McGlynn, ICF International

Wayne Dobberpuhl, Arizona Public Service
When Opportunity Knocks, How Quickly can you Open the Door? Designing and Launching a DSM Program for Business Customers

Patrice Ignelzi, Global Energy Partners
Waking Up Before the Rooster Crows: Devising and Implementing a Successful Strategy to Increase Agricultural Energy Efficiency

Edward Schmidt, NEEP
Developing Upstream HVAC Progamming in the Northeast

Moderator: Rick Morgan, Morgan Marketing Partners

Harvey Michaels, Nexus Energy Software
AMI and Home Networks: Will Advances in Energy Communication Create a Significant Resource Strategy?

Jane Pater, Summit Blue Consulting
Creating a Total Value Proposition for an Energy-Efficient Technology

Tina Halfpenny, National Grid
Micro Combined Heat and Power - An Analysis of the Climate Energy FreewattTM System 

Moderator: Carol White, National Grid

Jennifer Meissner, NYSERDA
Allocating Impact Evaluation Resources: Using Risk Analysis to Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck


Peter Jacobs, BuildingMetrics
Comparing Impact Assessments: Billing Analysis vs. Self-Reporting and Engineering Alogrithms

    
5:30pm - 7:00pm Reception
    

THURSDAY (1/31)

7:30am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast 
 
8:30am - 10:00am  7A: Program Design & Implementation 7B: Energy Technology & Services 7C: Marketing
  Moderator: Tracy Narel, ENERGY STAR US EPA

Panel Discussion: Delivering Whole-Building Performance: Benchmarking, Comprehensive Resources and Portfolio Management

Panelist:
Adam Marks, Nexus Energy Software
Mark Jewell, RealWinWin
Moderator: Katherine Johnson, Market Development Group

Panel Discussion:  No Longer the Forgotten Appliance: Best Practices to Incorporate Water Heaters into Utilities' Energy Efficiency Programs

Panelist:
Steve Koep, Marathon Water Heater
Todd Grzybinski, AWHR
Dave Harris, FAFCO
Moderator: Dick Spellman, GDS Associates

John Hargrove, Sierra Pacific/Nevada Power
The Evolution of an Award-winning Program: Nevada Pulls Smooth Moves in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs

Paul Tyno, Energy Curtailment Specialist
The Five Phases of an Effective Demand Response Program

Greg Stiles, Energy Trust of Oregon
Moving the Food Service Market in Oregon
    
10:00am - 10:30am  Networking Break
    
10:30am - Noon  8A: Marketing 8B: Policy 8C: Evaluation
  Moderator: Tom DuBos, GoodCents

Kathleen DeVito, CSG
Direct Mail that Gets Results

Ed Thomas, Market Development Group
Developing Marketing Communications Materials that Motivate Homeowners to Embrace Energy Efficiency Programs

Kevin Cooney, Summit Blue Consulting
Why no one Signed Up After You Sent Out Your Brochure: Insights into Exemplary Marketing Practices to Increase Energy Efficiency Program Participation

Moderator: Pat Doyle, Progress Energy

Bill Prindle, ACEE