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To create a sustainable, aggressive national commitment to energy efficiency through gas and electric utilities, utility regulators, and partner organizations, more than 60 leading organizations joined together to develop the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (PDF) (4 pp., 205K, About PDF).
This effort engages energy market leaders—including electric and gas utilities, state utility regulators and energy agencies, energy consumers, energy service providers, and environmental/energy efficiency advocates—in the development of the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency. Leadership Group members are identifying key barriers limiting greater U.S. investment in energy efficiency, and document business practices and policy and program options for removing these barriers and improving the acceptance and use of energy efficiency relative to energy supply options. Leaders will work across their spheres of influence, as appropriate, to remove barriers to cost-effective energy efficiency, share insights and experiences, and assist in the dissemination of these policies and business practices to key audiences.
Since December 2005, the Leadership Group and Observers have offered their expertise, attended meetings, and contributed to Action Plan development (PDF) (5 pp., 72K). The Leadership Group is committed to taking action to increase investment in cost-effective energy efficiency. A number of key resources were developed under the guidance and with input from the Leadership Group to help parties meet their own energy efficiency goals. The resources do not necessarily represent a consensus view and do not represent an endorsement by the organizations of Leadership Group members.
Co-Chairs
Marsha Smith
Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
James E. Rogers
Chairman, President, and C.E.O.
Duke Energy
Leadership Group
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Title | Organization |
| Abramson, Barry | Senior Vice President | Servidyne Systems, LLC |
| Babbidge, Tracy | Director, Air Planning | Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection |
| Beehler, Angela | Senior Director, Energy Regulation/Legislation | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| Boeckman, Sheila | Manager of Business Operations and Development | Waverly Light and Power |
| Braine, Bruce | Vice President, Strategic Policy Analysis | American Electric Power |
| Burks, Jeff | Director of Environmental Sustainability | PNM Resources |
| Callahan, Kateri | President | Alliance to Save Energy |
| Carrasco, Jorge | Superintendent | Seattle City Light |
| Carter, Lonnie | President and C.E.O. | Santee Cooper |
| Carter, Sheryl | Co-Director, Energy Program | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| Connett, Gary | Director of Environmental Stewardship and Member Services | Great River Energy |
| Downes, Larry | Chairman and C.E.O. | New Jersey Natural Gas (New Jersey Resources Corporation) |
| Duncan, Roger | Deputy General Manager, Distributed Energy Services | Austin Energy |
| Esposito, Angelo | Senior Vice President, Energy Services and Technology | New York Power Authority |
| Fox, Jeanne | President | New Jersey Board of Public Utilities |
| George, Anne | Commissioner | Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control |
| Giudice, Philip | Commissioner | Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources |
| Grueneich, Dian | Commissioner | California Public Utilities Commission |
| Hamilton, Blair | Policy Director | Vermont Energy Investment Corporation |
| Harris, Maureen | Commissioner | New York State Public Service Commission |
| Healey, Mary | Consumer Counsel for the State of Connecticut | Connecticut Consumer Counsel |
| Hoagland, Joe | Vice President, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Hochstetter, Sandy | Vice President, Strategic Affairs | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation |
| Howes, Helen | Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety | Exelon |
| Kenkel, Mary | Consultant, Alliance One | Duke Energy |
| Kiselewich, Ruth | Director, Conservation Programs | Baltimore Gas and Electric Company |
| Kushler, Martin | Director, Utilities Program | American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy |
| Leuthauser, Rick | Manager of Energy Efficiency | MidAmerican Energy Company |
| McConnell, Colleen | Assistant Attorney General, Energy and Telecommunications Division | Massachusetts Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley |
| McDowell, Harris | Senator | Delaware General Assembly |
| Melendreras, Ed | Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Entergy Corporation |
| Migden-Ostrander, Janine | Consumers’ Counsel | Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel |
| Moehn, Michael | Vice President, Corporate Planning | Ameren Services |
| Moore, Fred | Director, Manufacturing and Technology, Energy | The Dow Chemical Company |
| Morgan, Richard | Commissioner | District of Columbia Public Service Commission |
| Nesler, Clay | Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability | Johnson Controls, Inc. |
| Nicholson, Brock | Deputy Director, Division of Air Quality | North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
| Oshie, Pat | Commissioner | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission |
| Perkins, John | Consumer Advocate | Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate |
| Petitt, Douglas | Vice President, Government Affairs | Vectren Corporation |
| Reha, Phyllis | Commissioner | Minnesota Public Utilities Commission |
| Risser, Roland | Director, Customer Energy Efficiency | Pacific Gas and Electric |
| Rodrigues, Gene | Director, Energy Efficiency | Southern California Edison |
| Rosa, Wayne | Energy and Maintenance Manager | Food Lion, LLC |
| Rosenfeld, Art | Commissioner | California Energy Commission |
| Schori, Jan | General Manager | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Schultz, Ted | Vice President, Energy Efficiency | Duke Energy |
| Shirley, Larry | Division Director | North Carolina Energy Office |
| Sotkiewicz, Paul | Senior Economist, Market Services Division | PJM Interconnection |
| Spiers, Jim | Senior Manager, Planning, Rates, and Member Services | Tristate Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. |
| Story, Susan | President and C.E.O. | Gulf Power Company (Southern Company) |
| Stout, Tim | Vice President, Energy Efficiency | National Grid |
| Sundin, Deb | Director, Business Product Marketing | Xcel Energy |
| Suskie, Paul | Chairman | Arkansas Public Service Commission |
| Taylor, Dub | Director | Texas State Energy Conservation Office |
| Van Holde, David | Energy Manager, Department of Natural Resources and Parks | King County, Washington |
| Walraven, Brenna | Managing Director, National Property Management | USAA Realty Company |
| Wathen, J. Mack | Vice President, Regulatory Affairs | Pepco Holdings, Inc. |
| Weedall, Mike | Vice President, Energy Efficiency | Bonneville Power Administration |
| Wehling, Michael | Strategic Planning and Research | Puget Sound Energy |
| Yoshimura, Henry | Manager, Demand Response | ISO New England Inc. |
| Zaweski, Dan | Assistant Vice President of Energy Efficiency and Distributed Generation | Long Island Power Authority |
Observers
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Boynton, Rex | President | North American Technician Excellence |
| Brew, James W. (Jay) | Counsel | Steel Manufacturers Association |
| Cooper, Roger | Executive Vice President, Policy and Planning | American Gas Association |
| Crisson, Mark | President and C.E.O. | American Public Power Association |
| Delurey, Dan | Executive Director | Demand Response Coordinating Committee |
| Detchon, Reid | Executive Director | Energy Future Coalition |
| Edelstein, Ron | Director, Regulatory and Government Relations | Gas Technology Institute |
| Gander, Sue | Director, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Division | National Governors Association—Center for Best Practices |
| Genzer, Jeff | General Counsel | National Association of State Energy Officials |
| Gilligan, Donald | President | National Association of Energy Service Companies |
| Gray, Chuck | Executive Director | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners |
| Hauser, Steve | President | GridWise Alliance |
| Hederman, William | Member, IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Hoffman, Marc | Executive Director | Consortium for Energy Efficiency |
| Holt, John | Senior Manager of Generation and Fuel | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association |
| Hsieh, Eric | Manager of Government Relations | National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| Jacobson, Lisa | Executive Director | Business Council for Sustainable Energy |
| Marks, Kate | Energy Program Manager | National Conference of State Legislatures |
| Matt, Meg | President and C.E.O. | Association of Energy Services Professionals |
| Mattingly, Joseph | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association |
| Mentzer, Kenneth | President and C.E.O. | North American Insulation Manufacturers Association |
| New, Michelle | Executive Director, Grants and Research | National Association of State Energy Officials |
| Petrill, Ellen | Director, Public/Private Partnerships | Electric Power Research Institute |
| Schiller, Steven | Board Director | Efficiency Valuation Organization |
| Schwartz, Jerry | Senior Director | American Forest and Paper Association |
| Spahn, Andrew | Executive Director | National Council on Electricity Policy |
| Tempchin, Rick | Director, Retail Distribution Policy | Edison Electric Institute |
| Wolfe, Mark | Executive Director | Energy Programs Consortium |