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Southwest Regional Energy Efficiency Workshop

Sixth Annual Workshop

On November 9 and 10, 2009, regional and national energy efficiency professionals gathered in Phoenix to hear the state of energy efficiency in the Southwest, and to learn about new and emerging policy opportunities and technologies that will reduce barriers to and result in greater energy efficiency adoption across the region.

SWEEP's sixth annual Southwest Regional Energy Efficiency Workshop provided a forum for utility representatives and others to hear the latest on demand-side management program development from the region's utilities, get updated on state policy efforts, and learn about emerging energy efficiency policies and technologies. Attendees included regional utility, regulatory, state, and nonprofit representatives, all of whom were provided ample opportunities for networking and informal information sharing. The workshop was sponsored by Arizona Public Service Company, Salt River Project, Southwest Gas Corporation, and Tucson Electric Power.

Below you will find links to workshop materials and presentations.

In addition, the 2009 workshop included the presentation of SWEEP's Fifth Annual "Leadership in Energy Efficiency" Awards, given to policy makers and others who demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing energy efficiency in the Southwest. This year's awards honored:

• Dan Dent, for leading the region's top natural gas utility energy efficiency program portfolio as of 2008 and helping citizens and business in Utah save over one hundred million dollars; and
• Larry Holmes, for leading the region's top electric utility energy efficiency program portfolio as of 2008 and helping citizens and businesses in Nevada save hundreds of millions of dollars

For additional information about the workshop, please contact SWEEP at info@swenergy.org.

Materials List

• Workshop Agenda (PDF - 155 KB)
• Speaker/Presenter Bios (PDF - 200 KB)
• Press Release: SWEEP's "Leadership in Energy Efficiency" Awards (PDF - 65 KB)

Workshop Presentations

Overview

• Update on Utility Energy Efficiency Programs in the Southwest - 2009 (PDF - 260 KB)
  Howard Geller, SWEEP

Electric Utility Updates

• Xcel Energy: Colorado and New Mexico Electric Energy Efficiency 2009/10 Program Plans (PDF - 266 KB)
  Lee Gabler, Xcel Energy
• Rocky Mountain Power Update (PDF - 1 MB)
  Jeff Bumgarner, Rocky Mountain Power
• NV Energy Update (PDF - 3 MB)
  Larry Holmes, NV Energy
• PNM Energy Efficiency Programs (PDF - 500 KB)
  Erick Seelinger, Public Service of New Mexico
• Arizona Public Service Co. DSM Update (PDF - 1.2 MB)
  Jim Wontor, Arizona Public Service
• SRP Energy Efficiency Program Update (PDF - 560 KB)
  Dan Dreiling, Salt River Project
• TEP Program Update (PDF - 3.4 MB)
  Denise Smith, Unisource Energy / Tucson Electric Power

State ARRA Activities and Utility Energy Efficiency Programs

• Arizona ARRA Programs (PDF - 400 KB)
  Charlie Gohman, Arizona Energy Office
• Utah State Energy Program and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PDF - 220 KB)
  Jason Berry, Utah State Energy Program

Natural Gas Utility Updates

• ThermWise Update (PDF - 4 MB)
  Dan Dent, Questar Gas
• Colorado Gas Energy Efficiency 2009/10 Program Plans (PDF - 300 KB)
  Lee Gabler, Xcel Energy
• Southwest Gas Corporation: Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency Activities (PDF - 600 KB)
  Bobbi Sterrett, Southwest Gas

Innovative Program Strategies

• Investing in Consumers, Not Power Plants (PDF - 659 KB)
  Alex Laskey, OPOWER
• Prospects for Residential Lighting Programs in Light of Federal Lamp Standards (PDF - 2.3 MB)
  Chris Calwell, Ecos Consulting

Innovative Technologies

• New Cooling Technologies and Strategies (PDF - 2 MB)
  Mark Modera, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
• Advancing More Efficient Technologies at the CEE Forum (PDF - 750 KB)
  Marc Hoffman, Consortium for Energy Efficiency

Innovations in Financing Energy Efficiency

• Models for Financing Clean Energy (PDF - 335 KB)
  Matthew Brown, ConoverBrown LLC

Perspectives on Energy Efficiency

• Energy Efficiency in Arizona (PDF - 1.4 MB)
  Kristin Mayes, Arizona Corporation Commission