Energy and Environmental Policy: Planning for Greater Impacts

Pursuing Energy Efficiency as a Hedge against Carbon Regulatory Risks: Current Resource Planning Practices in the West
Galen Barbose, Ryan Wiser, Amol Phadke, and Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The International State of Building System Commissioning
Natascha Castro, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Nobuo Nakahara, Building Services Commissioning Association
Harunori Yoshida, Kyoto University

Leading by Example: Streamlining EE in the Local Government Sector
Bruce Chamberlain, Energy Solutions
Gerald Lahr, Association of Bay Area Governments
Marvin Nushwat, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Leading the Way: BPA’s Efforts to Accelerate Energy Efficiency in the Northwest
Kevin Cooney and Jane Pater, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Karen Meadows, Bonneville Power Authority

Standards Education and Training Program as a Resource Program
Patrick Eilert, Charles Segerstrom, and Gary Fernstrom, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Stephanie Stern, Energy Solutions
Yanda Zhang, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
Misti Bruceri, Misti Bruceri and Associates

State-Level Energy Efficiency Analysis: Goals, Methods and Lessons Learned
Maggie Eldridge, R. Neal Elliott, and Max Neubauer, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Estimating National Carbon Savings Potential from Electricity Demand Reduction in Buildings
Dean Gamble and William Grayson, ICF International

Boulder’s Carbon Tax: Building a Foundation for Community Climate Action
Yael Gichon, Kevin Afflerbaugh, Andrew Bascue, and Sarah Van Pelt, City of Boulder

Beyond Supply Curves
Fred Gordon and Lakin Garth, Energy Trust of Oregon
Tom Eckman and Charlie Grist, Northwest Power and Conservation Council

International Comparison of Energy Efficiency Standard and Labels: Development Process and Implementation Phase
Sho Hirayama, Hidetoshi Nakagami, Chiharu Murakoshi, Mikiko Nakamura, and Suguru Mizutani, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.
Shuji Okuda, Stanford University

Savings Estimates for the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s
Gregory Homan, Richard Brown, Marla Sanchez, and Carrie Webber, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A Comparison of Per-Capita Electricity Consumption in the United States and California
Adrienne Kandel, Margaret Sheridan, and Patrick McAuliffe, California Energy Commission

Closing the Gap on Building Energy Codes to Achieve Carbon Reductions
Aleisha Khan and Kym Willock, Building Codes Assistance Project
Alecia Ward and Greg Ehrendreich, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Japan’s Residential Energy Demand Outlook to 2030 Considering Energy Efficiency Standards “Top-Runner Approach”
Ryoichi Komiyama and Chris Marnay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Utility Codes and Standards Programs: How Much Energy Do They Save?
Allen Lee and Hossein Haeri, The Cadmus Group
Ayat Osman, California Public Utilities Commission
Ken Keating, CPUC Master Evaluation Contractor Team
John Stoops, RLW Analytics, Inc.

Adaptive Climate Protection Policy: Designing a Market-Based Instrument to Promote the Emergence of Carbon-Neutral, Green Buildings
Vinh Mason, City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development

Mandates for Maximizing Cost-Effective Measures in Building Energy Codes: The Promise and Pitfalls during Times of Rapid Evolution
Jonathan McHugh, McHugh Energy
Douglas Mahone and Yanda Zhang, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
Steve Blanc and Patrick Eilert, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Jerine Ahmed and Lance Delaura, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company
Randall Higa, Southern California Edison

Is Energy Efficiency Enough? An Exploration of California's Per Capita Electricity Consumption Trends
Cynthia Mitchell, Reuben Deumling, and Gill Court, Energy Economics, Inc.

International Comparison of Household Energy Consumption and its Indicator
Hidetoshi Nakagami, Chiharu Murakoshi, and Yumiko Iwafune, Jyukankyo Research Institute, Inc.

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Energy Efficiency in CO2 Emissions Trading
David Nemtzow, Nemtzow & Associates
Omar Siddiqui, Electric Power Research Institute

Not Just Energy Savings: Emerging Regulatory Challenges from the Implementation of Tradable White Certificates
Marcella Pavan, Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas (AEEG)

The New Landscape for Appliance Efficiency Standards
Ted Pope and Alex Chase, Energy Solutions
Patrick Eilert and Gary Fernstrom, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Energy Efficiency, Emissions, and Policy: Strengthening the Links
Eric Rambo, David Sumi, and Bryan Ward, PA Consulting Group
Oscar Bloch, Wisconsin Public Service Commission

Bringing End-Use Energy Efficiency to the European Emissions Trading Scheme: Outlook for the Third Trading Period
Silvia Rezessy and Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission, DG JRC, Institute for Energy
Monique Voogt, Ecofys International

Meeting GHG Emissions Reductions Goals While Keeping the Lights On:
Ignacio Rodriguez and Matt Dathan, PA Consulting Group
Rafael Friedmann, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Energy Efficiency as the First Resource: Opportunities, Challenges, and Beating the Next Bust
Michael Rufo, Michael Ting, and Michael Messenger, Itron Inc.
Michael Wheeler, California Public Utilities Commission

Energy Efficiency and Emission Trading Schemes
Joel Sandersen, Ryan Holl, and Stephen Heins, Orion Energy Systems

Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation Policy
Steven R. Schiller, Schiller Consulting, Inc.
William Prindle, ICF International
Richard Cowart, Regulatory Assistance Project
Arthur H. Rosenfeld, California Energy Commission

Coming Climate Change Policy and the Effect on Energy Efficiency
Frank Stern, Nicole Wobus, and Jane Pater, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC

The Sustainability and Costs of Increasing Efficiency Impacts: Evidence from Experience to Date
Kenji Takahashi and David Nichols, Synapse Energy Economics