NASEO Annual Meeting 2006

September 10-13, 2006
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Seattle, Washington

Agenda and Presentations

Sunday, September 10

Energy Production Committee Lunch Discussion (Off-Site)

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Frank Bishop Memorial Golf Tournament (Off-Site)

12:30 p.m.

Southeastern State Energy Offices Regional Meeting (Executive Boardroom)

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Registration (Lobby)

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.              

Exhibitors Set-up (Sequoia)

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

NASEO Board of Directors Meeting (Executive Boardroom)

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.              

NASEO Annual Business Meeting Session (Glacier/Yellowstone)

(All NASEO Members urged to attend)

5:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.                                                               

• Election of Officers

• Approval of Budget

NASEO 20-Year Anniversary Celebration & Reception (Yosemite/McKinley)

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Dinner on Own

[7:00 p.m. Board of Directors Dinner –invitation only]

Hosted by the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association

Monday, September 11

Registration (Lobby)

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.                                                              

Continental Breakfast (Glacier/Yellowstone)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Hosted by TBA                                      

Exhibit Area Open (Sequoia)

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.            

Welcoming and Opening Remarks (Glacier/Yellowstone)

10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

• Peter R. Smith, NASEO Chairman and President, NYSERDA

• Diane S. Shea, NASEO Executive Director           

Opening Address (Glacier/Yellowstone)

10:10 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.                                                           

• Ron Sims, County Executive, King County, WA

Federal Energy Policy – Yesterday and Today (Glacier/Yellowstone)

10:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

• Philip Jones, Commissioner, Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission

Moderator: Tony Usibelli, Director, Washington State Energy Policy Office

Utilities in a Carbon Constrained World (Glacier/Yellowstone)

11:10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

• John Stowell, Vice President, Environmental, Health & Safety Leadership, Duke Energy Corporation

Moderator: Brandon Seitz, Energy Division Manager, IN Office of Energy & Defense Development

Moving Toward Market Transformation (Glacier/Yellowstone)

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

• David Rodgers, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Development, DOE

Moderator: Peter R. Smith, President, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority

NASEO Regional Lunches

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

• Central – Vaughn Clark (OK); Tom Fuller (WY)                                  (Yosemite)

          Hosted by Southwest Wind Power

• Mid-Atlantic/Northeast – Charles J. Clinton (DC); Eric Thumma (PA)  (McKinley)

• Midwest – Anita Randolph (MO); Kimberly Walker (WI)                    (Crater Lake)

         Hosted by American Petroleum Institute

• Southeast – John Davies (KY); Larry Shirley (NC)                              (Carlsbad)

• Western – Bob Hoppie (OR); Maurice Kaya (HI)                                (Parkside)                                           

         Hosted by McKinstry Co.,

Performance Contracting for State Energy Offices (Glacier/Yellowstone)

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

• Jim Ploger, Director, Energy Office, Kansas Corporation Commission

• Donald Gilligan, President, National Association of Energy Service Companies

• Chris Youngs, Vice President and District Manager, CitiCapital

Moderator: Dale Hahs, President, Energy Services Coalition

Peer-to-Peer Exchange Panel – State Energy Data Issues (Glacier/Yellowstone)

2:45 p.m. -- 3:30 p.m.

• EIA State Data: What Changes are Needed?

  • Margot Anderson, Director, Energy Markets and End Use, Energy Information Administration, DOE

• Best Practices: Regional Efforts

  • Tom Eckman, Manager Conservation Resources, Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Moderator: Cyrus Bhedwar, Energy SEP Manager, Division of Energy Resources, Georgia Environmental Facilities Office

Break (Glacier/Yellowstone)

3:30 p.m.– 3:45 p.m.                                                                                                          

NASEO Committees & Task Force Meetings

3:45 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

Agriculture & Rural Development Task Force (Crater Lake)

Chair: Kim Christianson (ND)

• Rural Business Opportunities Grants

  •  Chris Cassidy, Director, Business & Cooperatives, Renewable Energy,

             USDA Rural Development, Washington State Office

• Cellulosic Biomass: Projects in Idaho

  •  Robert Hoppie, Administrator, Energy Division, Idaho Department of Water Resources

Energy Production Committee (Carlsbad)

Chair: Tom Fuller (WY); Vice-Chair: Deidre Myers (OK)

• Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Coal Plants

  • Gary Stiegel, Technology Manager, Gasification, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Local Electric Utility Renewables Programs

  • Thor Hinckley, Renewable Power Program Manager, Portland General Electric

Energy Star Task Force and Buildings Committee (Glacier/Yellowstone)                          

Chair: John Davies (KY); Vice-Chair: Brian Henderson (NY)

• Energy Star Programs-Change a Light Day

  • Patrice Pisinski, Director, Office of Technology Advancement, EERE/DOE (invited)

• Automated Benchmarking of State Buildings

  • Laura Helmke, Manager, Energy Star Public Sector Program State & Local Capacity Building Branch, EPA

   

• Updated: Building Technologies Program

  • Marsha Quinn, 2nd Presentation Team Leader, Technology Validation and Market Introduction, Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE

 Site Tour: Biodiesel Plant (Sign-up at Registration)

3:30 p.m.– 5:30 p.m.

Transportation sponsored by the National Biodiesel Board

• Seattle Biodiesel, a subsidiary of Imperium Renewables

Welcome to Washington State Reception (Patio)

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Co-hosted by:

                        Johnson Controls                  

                        Puget Sound Energy

Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays (Safeco Field)

7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, September 12

Continental Breakfast (Glacier/Yellowstone)

 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Hosted by Custom Energy                                         

Exhibit Area Open (Sequoia)

 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

Establishing Green Buildings Standards (Glacier/Yellowstone)

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.                                       

• Patty Rose, Executive Director, GreenHOME

 Moderator: Charles Clinton, former Director, DC Energy Office

Report: Western Governors’ Energy Activities (Glacier/Yellowstone)

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

• Rich Halvey, Project Manager, Clean and Diversified Energy Project, Western Governors' Association

Moderator: Mike Grainey, Director, Oregon Department of Energy (invited)

Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations: Working with NASEO and the States (Glacier/Yellowstone)

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

  • Margie Gardner, Executive Director

•  Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

  • Alecia Ward, Executive Director

• Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

  • Jim O'Reilly, Director of Policy, Outreach and Communications

Moderator: Sara Ward, Chief, Office of Energy Efficiency, Ohio Department of Development

National Energy Efficiency Plans: What About Implementation? (Glacier/Yellowstone)

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.                                             

• Background – National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (NAPEE)

  • Katrina Pielli, Clean Energy Program Manager, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Washington State's Commitments to NAPEE/Regulatory Efforts to Implement Energy Efficiency

  • Patrick J. Oshie, Commissioner, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

• Energy Efficiency Changes at Utilities

  • Mary E. Smith, Manager New Program Development & Evaluation, Energy Efficiency Services, Puget Sound Energy

• State Collaborative for Energy & Support of NAPEE

  • Jim Ploger, Director, Kansas Energy Office

• Discussion

  • States Need from EPA and DOE

  • Role of the National Council on Electricity Policy

Moderator:  Christina Mudd, Director, National Council on Electricity Policy

Keynote Luncheon (Patio)

12:00 Noon – 1:20 p.m.

Hosted by the Edison Electric Institute

• The Results are in: NASEO State Energy Offices Survey

  • Chuck Clinton, former Energy Director, District of Columbia

Special Topics:

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.                                                                         

• Media 101 – Promoting the State Energy Office (Glacier/Yellowstone)

  • Mark Ohrenschall, Executive Editor, con.WEB

  • Steve Becker, Vice President, Hill and Knowlton, and former TV news anchor

Moderator: Michelle Zahrly, Public Information Office, Washington SEO

• Strategies to Fund SEO Operations (Carlsbad)

  • The PC Fee-for-Service Arrangement    

  • Value Added Services Charge

  • Preliminary Audit Services

    • Thomas F. Walther, State Government Solutions, Johnson Controls  

    State Panel    

    • Larry Shirley, Director, North Carolina State Energy Office 

    • Jim Ploger, Director, Kansas Energy Office                       

Moderator: Eric Thumma, Director, Office of Energy & Technology Deployment, Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, Department of Environmental Protection

Break (Glacier/Yellowstone)

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                                                              

Hosted by National Association of Energy Service Companies

Special Topic:

3:00 – 4:15 p.m.

• HOME Performance with ENERGY STAR (Glacier/Yellowstone)

  • Patricia Plympton, Senior Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, DOE

Moderator: Maurice Kaya, Chief Technology Officer, Strategic Industries Division, Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

NASEO Committee & Task Force Meetings

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Industrial Committee (Carlsbad)

Chair: Bill Nesmith (OR); Vice-Chair: Jeffrey Herholdt (WV)

• DOE Industrial Technologies Program

  • Paul Scheihing, Team Leader, U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program

4:15 p.m. -- 5:30 p.m

Energy Data & Security Committee (Carlsbad)                   

Chair: Jeffrey Pillon (MI); Vice-Chairs: John Tantlinger (HI); Cyrus Bhedwar (GA)

• Energy Assurance Update

  • Alice Lippert, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Dept. of Energy

  • Jay Hanna, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Dept. of Energy, NETL Site Office

• National Infrastructure Protection Plan – Update on the Development of Energy Sector Specific Plan

  • Cyrus Bhedwar, Energy SEP Manager, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority

• Status: Current and Future NASESO Energy Assurance Efforts

  • Michelle New , Executive Director, NASEO

• Discussion:  Energy Data Issues - Needs and Solutions

  • Review and Summary of Peer-to-Peer Session

  • State Data Needs and Identification of Problems and Issues

  • EIA Budget

  • Current and Future Opportunities to Address State Needs

Energy, Environment & Transportation Committee (Glacier/Yellowstone)  

Chair: Anita Randolph (MO); Vice-Chair, Eric Thumma (PA)

• Energy/Environment Integration

  • DOE Energy/Environmental Integration Program

• • Jerry Kotas, Senior Environmental Scientist, DOE EE-RE, Central Regional Office

• Pilot States Panel

  • Dub Taylor, Executive Director, Texas Energy Conservation Office

  • Linda Smith, Senior Program Manager, Colorado Office of Energy Management and Conservation

  • David Baker, Manager, Energy Efficiency, Illinois Energy and Recycling Bureau

   

• EPA Blue Skyways Clean Diesel Initiative

  • Roya Stanley, State and Local Initiatives Group Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, DOE

Washington State Harvest (Off-Site)

Tasting Room: Wines of Washington

1924 Post Alley - Pike Place Market

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Sponsored by: Itron, Inc.

Dinner on Own

ESC/NAESCO Hospitality Suite (Parkside)

8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wednesday, September 13

Continental Breakfast (Glacier/Yellowstone)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Exhibit Area Open (Sequoia)

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.                                                  

Rising Electricity Rates: Straight Answers (Glacier/Yellowstone)

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 

• M. William Brier, Vice-President, Policy and Public Affairs, Edison Electric Institute

• Joy Ditto, Director of Legislative Affairs, American Public Power Association

Moderator:  Vaughn Clark, Director, Office of Community Development, Oklahoma Department of Commerce (invited)

The Nexus Between Energy and Water:  DOE's Energy -Water Research and Development Roadmap(Glacier/Yellowstone)                                                                    

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.                                                                       

• Michael Hightower, Technical Staff, Energy and Infrastructure Systems Center, Sandia National Laboratories

Moderator:  Tom Fuller, Director, State Energy Programs, Wyoming Business Council

What’s Hot in California? (Glacier/Yellowstone)

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

• Scott Matthews, Chief Deputy Director, California Energy Commission

• Heather Raitt, Technical Director, Renewable Energy Office, California Energy Commission

 Moderator:  Brian Henderson, Program Director, New York State Research & Development Authority

Oil and Gas “101”(Glacier/Yellowstone)  

11:15 a.m. -- 12:15 p.m                                                                                  

• Understanding Oil and Gas Markets and Product Flows

  • Catherine Reheis-Boyd, Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff Western States Petroleum Association

• Using Severance Taxes for SEO Funding

  Gerry Baker, Associate Executive Director, Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission

CHP: What’s In It For Your State? (Glacier/Yellowstone)

12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

• Introduction to Combined Heat & Power

  • Ted Bronson, Power Equipment Associates

• A Resource for Energy Assurance & Critical Infrastructures

  • Dan Bullock, Director, Gulf Coast CHP Application Center, Houston Advanced Research Center

• The Role of Renewable Portfolio Standards, EE, & EPact

  • Patty Case, Director, Intermountain CHP Application Center, ETC  Group

Moderator: Chris Benson, Director, Energy Office, Arkansas Department of Economic Development

Closing Event: Box Lunch  - States Roundtable (Glacier/Yellowstone)

(Closed Session - State/Territory Energy Offices Only)  

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Hosted by the National Center for Energy Management and Building Technologies

• Congressional and Appropriations Update

  • Jeffrey C. Genzer, NASEO General Counsel, Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer and Pembroke

• DOE State Energy Program – Strategic Plan

  • James R. Powell, Program Manager, DOE Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program                                                 

Adjourn

2:15 p.m.

The 7th Annual CHP Roadmap Workshop, sponsored by DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and other sponsors including NASEO, will begin its sessions immediately following the NASEO meeting.   State Energy Officials are invited to attend Wednesday’s sessions as well as the reception and dinner, as guests of the workshop co-sponsors. For more information visit the 7th Annual National CHP Roadmap Workshop Website.

 Networking Break with NASEO State Officials

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Regional Solutions to National Problems through Local Energy Efforts – Setting the Stage

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.                         

(NOTE:  This session will be Web cast)

Regional Breakout Sessions (8)

3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.                        

NOTE:  Toll-free numbers will be provided to allow participation from those unable to be at the sessions in person.  Callers will call into the regional sessions that reflect their geographic location.

Reception and Dinner Meeting Aboard the Argosy

5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

For more information on any of the above events, contact Shemika Spencer, 1414 Prince Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314, Phone 703.299.8800; Fax 703.299.6208.