Panel 5. Utility Regulation and Competition: Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Can Real-Time Pricing Support Retail Competition and Demand Response?
Galen Barbose, Ranjit Bharvirkar, Charles Goldman, and Nicole Hopper, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bernie Neenan, Neenan Associates/UtiliPoint

Non-Wires Solutions to Defer T&D Upgrades: A Comparison of Two Case Studies in the Pacific Northwest
Robert Bordner and Jim Perich-Anderson, Energy Market Innovations, Inc.
Patrice Ignelzi and Joe Prijyanonda, Global Energy Partners, LLC

The Future of Demand Response in RTO Energy Markets: Midwest ISO Studies on Resource Adequacy
Paul Centolella, Science Applications International Corporation
Ron McNamara, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator

Integrated Utility-Driven Solar PV: Key to Keeping Clean Distributed Resources in the Race to Meet Carbon-Reduction Goals
Jill K. Cliburn and Chris Robertson, Electric Solar Utility Network

The Database for Energy Efficient Resources (DEER)
Gary Cullen, Itron, Inc.
Shahana Samiullah, Southern California Edison
Andrew Sickles, Sempra
Ingrid Bran, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Marshall Keneipp, Summit Blue Consulting

Interstate Transfer of a DSM Resource: New Mexico DSM as an Alternative to Power from Mohave Generating Station
Bob Fagan, Tim Woolf, William Steinhurst, and Bruce Biewald, Synapse Energy Economics

Levers of Control for Fine Tuning a Program: ROI for Efficiency Investment Decisions
Diane Ferington, Energy Trust of Oregon

Demand-Side Management Strategic Plan for Jiangsu Province, China: Economic, Electric and Environmental Returns from an End-Use Efficiency Investment Portfolio in the Jiangsu Power Sector
Barbara Finamore, Natural Resources Defense Council
David Moskovitz, The Regulatory Assistance Project
John Plunkett, Green Energy Economics Group, Inc.
Philip Mosenthal and Stuart Slote, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Francis Wyatt, Green Energy Economics Group, Inc.

The Value of Distributed Generation under Different Tariff Structures
Ryan Firestone and Chris Marnay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Karl Magnus Maribu, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Catching Up: Progress with Utility Energy Efficiency Programs in the Southwest
Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Québec's Cost-Effective Electrical Efficiency Potential: Results of a Utility/Stakeholders Working Group Process
Bruno Gobeil, Hydro-Québec
Philippe Dunsky, Dunsky Energy Consulting
Michel Parent, Technosim

We All Did It: Attribution of Savings in an Environment with Many Helpers
Fred Gordon, Energy Trust of Oregon
David Robison, Stellar Processes

Modeling Markets to Estimate Achievable Potential for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Support Statewide Policymaking
Kevin Grabner and Susan Stratton, Energy Center of Wisconsin

Not All Large Customers Are Made Alike: Disaggregating Response to Default-Service Day-Ahead Market Pricing
Nicole Hopper and Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bernie Neenan, Neenan Associates/UtiliPoint

Net NEB Multipliers for Economic Impacts: Detailed Analysis of Differences by Program Type and State
Karen Imbierowicz, Lisa A. Skumatz, and John Gardner, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.

Portfolio Evaluation of Sixty-Three Public Utility Energy Efficiency Resource Programs
Ean Jones and Robert Mowris, Robert Mowris & Associates
Anne Jones, Verified, Inc.

Lessons Learned Coordinating Utility Demand Reduction and Statewide Public Benefit Program Efforts
Kathy Kuntz, Ed Carroll, and Janet Brandt, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation

Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: The Next Great Leap Forward?
Martin Kushler, Steven Nadel, and Dan York, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Niko Dietsch and Sue Gander, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

From Energy Efficiency to Sustainable Communities: Challenges and Achievements of a Program to Promote Building Design and Construction Based on Sustainability
Allen Lee and Richard Ogle, Quantec LLC
Alex Kim, San Diego Gas and Electric Company

Leveraging Customer Satisfaction through Energy Efficiency
Fredrick "Rick" Leuthauser, MidAmerican Energy Company
Edward Weaver, First Tracks Consulting Service

Critical Thinking on California IOU Energy Efficiency Performance Incentives from a Consumer Advocate's Perspective
William Marcus, JBS Energy, Inc.
Cynthia Mitchell, Energy Economics, Inc.

Getting More Demand Response from Small Businesses
Jonathan Maxwell, William Steigelmann, Robert St. Amand, and Anand Vadakkath, Lockheed Martin Aspen Systems
Mark Martinez, Southern California Edison

More and Faster: Increasing the Achievable Energy Efficiency Potential through Best-Practice Processes and Data Management Tools
Steven Meyers, Rational Energy Network
Stephen Guthrie, EnerPath

Gas Efficiency Potential and a Recommended Portfolio of Integrated Gas and Electric Statewide Programs for New York
Philip Mosenthal, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Erin Hogan, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

"Walking the Walk" of Distributed Utility Planning: Deploying Demand-Side Transmission and
John Plunkett, Green Energy Economics Group
Francis Wyatt, Green Energy Economics Group, Inc
Jonathan Kleinman, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Bruce Bentley, Central Vermont Public Service

Potential for Natural Gas Energy Savings in the Southwest
Tom Rooney and Richard Spellman, GDS Associates, Inc.
Jeff Burks and Steve Bean, Public Service of New Mexico

Real-Time Pricing Is the Real Deal: An Analysis of the Energy Impacts of Residential Real-Time Pricing
Anthony Star, Larry Kotewa, and Marjorie Isaacson, Community Energy Cooperative
Michael Ozog, Summit Blue Consulting

Natural Gas Demand-Side Management Programs: A National Survey
Suzanne Tegen, University of Colorado
Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Decoupling Mechanisms: Energy Efficiency Policy Impacts and Regulatory Implementation
Tory Weber, Southern California Edison Company
Athena Besa, San Diego Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company
Bill Miller, Pacific Gas and Electric Company