8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration with continental breakfast served and selection of lunchtime roundtable discussion topics
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Greg W. Munro, Chief Executive Officer, La Plata Electric
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Opening Keynote Presentation "Installing the Negawatt: Energy Efficiency and the Governor's Energy Office"
Tom Plant, Director, Colorado Governor's Energy Office Tom Plant, Director of the Governor's Energy Office (GEO), is responsible for implementing the Governor Bill Ritter's New Energy Economy. Energy efficiency and conservation take a leading role in the NEE along with renewable energy generation and expansion of the high voltage transmission system. A major effort coming out of the GEO is education and outreach that result in the deployment of energy efficiency (EE) measures at the customer premises. The presentation will describe EE programs and the different channels GEO uses to coordinate with interested utilities in the areas of weatherization, demand side management and performance contracting. Energy efficiency measures taken by utilities closely align with the principles of the New Energy Economy. Tom will describe how the GEO is working with utilities to design new policies at the state and utility levels to achieve expanded deployment of EE and RE.
Biographical Sketch: Tom served as Colorado House District 13 Representative from 1998 through 2006 including two years as Chairman of the House Appropriations committee and one year as Chairman of the Joint Budget Committee. Among the key pieces of legislation he sponsored: Prescription Drug Fairness Act; the Colorado Renewable Energy Act, which later formed the basis for Amendment 37; and energy efficiency tax-incentive legislation. He was named Legislator of the Year by organizations such as the University of Colorado and the Sierra Club of Colorado, was the recipient of Colorado Conservation Voters' "Green Sense Award for Environmental Leadership" and received the "Champion of the Family Farmer" award from the Rocky Mountain Farmers' Union.
Tom worked in the Climate Change department of the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, DC. At UCS, he explored the causes of global climate change and examined transportation and energy solutions to reduce the emissions contributing to climate change. Prior to UCS, and after graduating from Colorado State University, Tom worked as an exploration Geologist.
Tom has traveled around the world and taught school in Central America. In 1994, Tom and his wife Dawn Dennison established The Acoustic Coffeehouse in Nederland which became known nationally as a community gathering place and for the many famous musicians who played in the small living room setting. Tom & Dawn ran the coffeehouse for seven years, selling the business in 2001. Tom lives in Nederland with his wife Dawn, dog Fergus, and a horse named Chester.
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Energy Efficiency Program Snapshots Five-minute highlights of regional utility activities
- Ron Ebencamp, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
- Chad Reisenauer, Basin Electric
- Myles Jensen, Poudre Valley
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment break
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Partnering with Manufacturers Mark Schwantes and Suzy Bynum, La Plata Electric Association Case studies of leveraging time-of-use rate programs to promote energy efficient and cost effective water and space heating technologies
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Partnering with Municipalities Jeff Rice, City of Aspen Utilities Learn how a progressive municipally-owned electric and water utilitiy is partnering with its "sisterî city government agencies, neighboring Holy Cross electric cooperative and renewable energy advocacy groups to delivered area-wide energy and water efficiency programs
11:30 - 12 noon Partnering with Wholesale Power Providers Doug Sparks, Empire Electric with Keith Emerson, Tri-State G&T Case study of how a distribution cooperative partners with its wholesale power provider to deliver innovative energy efficiency programs
12 noon - 1:00 pm Lunch Buffet and Roundtable Discussion Most popular discussion topics as determined at morning registration are posted on lunch tables. Attendees are invited to participate in the peer-matching discussion that most interests them. A table representative with will compile the top 3 "take-away messagesî to share with the others in the online workshop proceedings.
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Energy Efficiency Program Ally Snapshots Five-minute highlights of regional program ally activities.
- John Richards, Marathon Water Heaters
- Lon Garrison, Convectair
- John Steben, Modeltech International
- Rob Kirkpatrick, Service Concepts
- Katherine Johnson, Market Development Group
- Michael Rendon, ECOS Consulting
- Chris Patton, Positive Energy USA
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. What's up in New Mexico? Mac Juarez, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Overview of energy efficiency activities underway and planned by utilities and others
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. What's up in Utah and Arizona? Ron Horstman, Western Area Power Administration Overview of energy efficiency activities underway and planned by utilities and others
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Tariffs and Energy Efficiency Planning Lara Ratliff, Customer Care Manager, Farmington (NM) Electric Utility System Overview of City of Farmington's energy efficiency plans from a rate and customer service perspective
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Refreshment break
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Integrating Wind Energy with Storage Heating Systems Paul Steffes, President, Steffes Corporation Energy Thermal Storage heaters and domestic water heaters are great options for storing energy from variable generation sources, such as wind and solar. Paul Steffes has participated in two national renewable energy conferences, has met with Utility Commissions and State Departments of Energy and several G&T's. His work has focused primarily on wind energy; however, the information applies the same for solar.
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Partnering with Weatherization Agencies Mutch Usera, Black Hills Power with Tiger Adolf, Wyoming Energy Council Case study of how a dual-fuel utility partners with non-profit agency to deliver whole house improvements to homeowners at all income levels
4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Selling Energy Efficiency At the Kitchen Table Bruce Matulich, Electric & Gas Industries Association Overview of the key success factors among leading utility and manufacturer sponsored financing programs that allow contractors to rely on monthly loan payment vs. monthly energy savings to sell comprehensive energy efficiency improvements.
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks Ron Ebenkamp, Tri-State Generation and Transmission
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
5:00 - 6:30 pm Networking Reception at Fort Lewis College with "sneak preview" of Home Energy Makeover Workshop and Expo
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