2012 EM&V Forum Annual Public Meeting

The December 17, 2012 issue of Electric Utility Weekly included an article on the Annual Public Meeting: "National Protocols and Northeast Database are Part of Effort to Quantify Efficiency Gains"  

What: The Annual Public Meeting is intended to increase understanding of the EM&V Forum scope and projects, and provide a venue for information exchange and networking among key stakeholders on EM&V issues and perspectives across the region and beyond.  Meeting objectives are to:

  1. Bring Forum Steering Committee and Project Committees participants together to increase understanding of EM&V issues, opportunities and challenges;
  2. Build communication on EM&V issues between energy and air policymakers, program administrators, ISOs/RTOs, and merchant energy service providers;
  3. Obtain information to inform Forum 2013 projects and activities;
  4. Build a better understanding of national EM&V protocol needs and interests, and the role of the Forum in shaping national EM&V developments; and
  5. Provide potential Forum participants and subscribers an opportunity to learn about the Forum and share perspectives.

The meeting audience includes:

  • Policymakers (energy and air regulators) at the state, regional and federal levels;
  • Program administrators;
  • Evaluation consultants/experts;
  • Merchant providers and practitioners;
  • ISOs/RTOs; and
  • Out-of-region interested organizations and parties.
8:30 amRegistration & Networking Breakfast
9:00 amWelcome & Introduction
  • Rich Sedano - Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project and Forum Steering Committee Co-Chair
  • Paul Roberti, Commissioner - RI Public Utilities Commission & Forum Steering Committee Co-Chair
  • Betty Ann Kane, Chairman - Washington D.C. Public Service Commission
9:30 amForum Highlights: Present & Future, 2012-2013
  • Julie Michals - NEEP
  • David Pirtle - Pepco Holdings Inc.
  • Pierre Van der Merwe - Director - EM&V Services, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
  • Sarah Stellberg - Program Manager - Research & Analysis, Institute for Market Transformation
10:15 amNetworking Break
10:45 amNational EM&V Protocols - Connecting the Dots on Emerging Fronts 
  • Moderator: Rich Sedano - Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project and Forum Steering Committee Co-Chair
  • Michael Li - Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: U.S. Department of Energy
  • Rae McQuade - President, North American Energy Standards Board
  • Frances Schrotter - Senior VP and Chief Operating Officer, American National Standards Institute
12:15 pm
Lunch -
Growing Green Jobs: How the D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility Tracks Job Creation in Energy Efficiency Programs
Ted Trabue - D.C. SEU Director 
1:15 pmNew Horizons for Net Savings
  • Moderator: Elizabeth Titus - NEEP
  • Greg Clendenning - Senior Project Manager, NMR Group
  • Jen Meissner - Program Manager, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
  • Rodney Sobin - Senior Policy Manager, Alliance to Save Energy
  • Paul Peterson - Senior Associate, Synapse Energy Economics
Read the Forum's recently completed Net Savings Report which was discussed in this panel.
2:30 pmNetworking Break
2:45 pm
REED Launch!
Consistent Reporting of Energy Efficiency Impacts in the Region - What Does This Mean for Air Quality, Energy Policy & System Planning?
  • Facilitator: David Littell, Commissioner - Maine Public Utility Commission
  • Julie Michals - NEEP
  • Cheryl LaFleur, Commissioner - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency - U.S. Department of Energy
  • Sarah Dunham, Director - Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
3:50 pmClosing Comments 
  • Susan Coakley - NEEP
  • Paul Roberti, Commissioner - RI Public Utilities Commission & Forum Steering Committee Co-Chair

 

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