Southeast Energy Efficiency Meeting

Meetings

September 28, 2007
Atlanta, GA

More than 60 leading organizations have joined together to develop the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency with a goal to achieve all cost-effective energy efficiency by the year 2025.

The Action Plan recommendations serve to spur discussions and action among all key stakeholders, leading to increased investment in energy efficiency. As noted in the Action Plan Report, these recommendations can be pursued through a variety of options and may vary by region.

Regional meetings were held in 2007 to bring together key stakeholders in a region to further explore the specifics (i.e., "nuts and bolts") of the recommendations and options. Key outcomes of these meetings are lessons learned from those that are successfully implementing the recommendations, and stakeholder-identified actions for moving the region forward to advance energy efficiency. These meetings also helped additional organizations explore options for making a commitment under the Action Plan.

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Stakeholders were welcome to participate in multiple Regional Meetings and where possible, the Regional Implementation Meetings were coincident with the NARUC Affiliate Annual Conferences.

The Southeast Energy Efficiency Meeting was sponsored by the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC) , the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) and the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency.

Meeting Materials

Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp., 55K)

Introductory Segment

Welcome remarks
- Doug Everett, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission; President, SEARUC
- David Ratcliffe, CEO, Southern Company
- Jimmy Ervin, Commissioner, North Carolina Utilities Commission; Chair, Committee on Electricity, NARUC
National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (PDF) (23 pp., 128K),
- Stacy Angel Climate Protection Partnerships Division, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Larry Mansueti, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, US Department of Energy
SEEA Perspective
- Ben Taube (PDF) (13 pp., 523K), Executive Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

Southeast and National Trends

Moderated by Danny Orlando, EPA Region 4

Bill Prindle (PDF) (27 pp., 244K), Deputy Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Jim Keiffer (PDF) (7 pp., 161K), Senor Vice President of Marketing, Tennessee Valley Authority
Larry Shirley (PDF) (22 pp., 135K), Division Director, North Carolina Energy Office
Bill Bailey (PDF) (12 pp., 220K), Principal Consultant, DuPont
Todd A. Wheeler (PDF) (5 pp., 122K), Energy Engineering Manager, CB Richard Ellis

Energy Efficiency Basics

Moderated by Marilyn Brown, Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology

Incorporating EE as a resource in IRP
- Jimmy Ervin, Commissioner, North Carolina Utilities Commission
- Leonard Haynes (PDF) (10 pp., 541K), Executive Vice President, Supply Technologies, Renewables, and Demand Side Planning, Southern Company
Cost tests for EE programs
- Rich Sedano (PDF) (12 pp., 66K), Director, Regulatory Assistance Project
- Stan Wise (PDF) (2 pp., 32K), Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission

Best Practices on Achieving Energy Efficiency

Moderated by Larry Shirley, Division Director, North Carolina Energy Office

Programs that work for the SE
- Billy Berny (PDF) (20 pp., 167K), Manager, DSM Compliance, American Electric Power
- Marc Tye (PDF) (9 pp., 66K), Manager, Corporate Analysis and Pricing, Santee Cooper
Arkansas recent EE activity
- Sandy Hochstetter (PDF) (12 pp., 55K), Commissioner Emeritus, Arkansas Public Service Commission
Utility role
- James Thompson (PDF) (14 pp., 75K), Pricing and Load Research Team Leader, Marketing Services, Gulf Power

What now?

Commissioner perspective
- Katrina McMurrian, Commissioner, Florida Public Service Commission
Utility perspective
- Bernie Steen (PDF) (12 pp., 77K), Director of Energy Efficiency, Entergy
Issues in Regulation that influence EE: Opportunities for progress - Moderated discussion drawing comments from the full audience on these regulatory issues:
- Rate design
- Cost recovery for EE programs
- Reversing the throughput incentive
- Performance incentives
- New Ideas
SEARUC final thoughts:
- Susan Parker, Commissioner, Alabama Public Service Commission
SEEA final thoughts
- Ben Taube, Executive Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
Summary of Efforts on Energy Efficiency in Southeast States - September 2007 (PDF) (6 pp., 291K)