Panel Panel 5. Role of Public Policies and Programs in Addressing Energy Use and Industrial Competitiveness

Certifying Industrial Energy Efficiency Performance: Aligning Management, Measurement, and Practice to Create Market Value
Aimee McKane, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul Scheihing, U.S. Department of Energy
Robert Williams, United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Wisconsin's Industrial Cluster Initiative Lessons: Three Years Later
Craig Schepp, SAIC
John Nicol, SAIC

Metrics as a Tool to Adapt Program Activities in Response to Energy Markets and Policy
Michaela Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Paul Scheihing, U.S. Department of Energy

Motor Challenge Program in Austria: Improving Industrial Energy Efficiency
Claus Weberstorfer, sattler energie consulting GmbH
Peter Sattler, sattler energie consulting GmbH

Emerging Technologies for PG&E's Industrial Sector Accelerating the Deployment of Energy Efficient Innovations
François-Xavier Rongère, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Energy Policy and U.S. Industry Competitiveness
Rachel Halpern, U.S. Department of Commerce
Sarah Lopp, U.S. Department of Commerce
Samuel Beatty, U.S. Department of Commerce

Constraining Energy Consumption of China's Largest Industrial Enterprises Through the Top-1000 Energy-Consuming Enterprise Program
Lynn Price, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Xuejun Wang, Peking University

Wisconsin's Model for Commercializing Emerging Industrial Technologies
Preston Schutt, CleanTech Partners
Doug Presny, CleanTech Partners

Making the Case for Energy Efficiency Policy Support: Results from the EPA / DOE "Energy Efficiency Benefits Calculator"
Snuller Price, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.
Katrina Pielli, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Stacy Angel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Results of an Industrial Efficiency Bidding Program: A Customer-Driven Approach to Energy Efficiency in Industry
Samuel Mueller, Nexant, Inc.
Angela Patnode, Nexant, Inc.
Jim Bradford, Nexant, Inc.
Fredrick Leuthauser, MidAmerican Energy Company
Dave Ahlberg, MidAmerican Energy Company

Investment Aid and Contract Bound Energy Savings: Experiences from Norway
Andreas Enge, Enova SF
Rune Holmen, Enova SF
Marit Sandbakk, Enova SF

Decoupling: Divorcing Electricity Sales from Revenues Creates Win-Win for Utilities and Customers
Stephen Heins, Orion Energy Systems
Joel Sandersen, Orion Energy Systems

Making Energy Efficiency Happen: Building Skills on Energy Project Financing
Catriona Armstrong, Natural Resources Canada
Peter Bassett, Energy Performance Services Inc.

Oregon's Approach to Encouraging Industrial Energy Efficiency through Choice
Elaine Prause, Energy Trust of Oregon
Tara Crookshank, Energy Trust of Oregon
Marty Stipe, Oregon Department of Energy

Solid as Granite: A Coordinated Approach to Productivity, Pollution Prevention, and Energy Efficiency Program Delivery
Michael Socks, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Brenda Kelly, Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center