USEA/USAID
Global Energy Efficiency Workshop

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Overview

The objective is to inform and motivate leaders in business, government, and utilities, and the public and private sectors in USAID-assisted countries to implement energy efficiency, energy conservation, and demand-side management programs in their countries. This activity will be a four and a half day workshop including site visits that will assist the participants in understanding the role of energy efficiency, energy conservation, and demand-side management tools to meet the growing demand for energy services while meeting the ever stringent financial, environmental and reliability requirements.

This program is targeted for energy policy makers, utilities, businesses, regulators, and consumer representatives. They will meet with their U.S. peers and experts from utilities and other energy organizations to learn policies and techniques for the planning and implementation of program and services that help and encourage customers to use electricity as efficiently as possible. The site visits will allow the participants to observe the methodologies and technologies discussed during the workshop.

Participants will each create an Energy Efficiency Action Plan for their countries that include recommendations for policymakers, their own organizations, utilities, and utility regulators for actions to accelerate the deployment of energy efficiency programs in their home countries. The objectives of the Action Plans are as follows:

• To recommend actions for implementing energy efficiency, energy conservation, and demand-side management programs for the participant’s country.
• To create a set of specialized recommendations that will best motivate consumers, businesses, government, and utilities to implement or improve energy efficiency programs.

Participating Organizations

Alliance to Save Energy – www.ase.org
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) – www.aceee.org
Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP) – www.clasponline.org
Current Group – http://www.currentgroup.com
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), The World Bank – www.esmap.org
GE – www.ge.com
ICF International – http://www.icfi.com 
Johnson Controls – www.johnsoncontrols.com
National Association of Energy Services Companies (NAESCO) – www.naesco.org
National Grid – www.nationalgridus.com
PA Consulting Group – www.paconsulting.com
The Cadmus Group – www.cadmusgroup.com
U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) – www.energy.gov
U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DOD) – www.defense.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – www.epa.gov
U.S. Green Building Council – www.usgbc.org

Day One- Monday, March 8, 2010

Welcome and Opening Remarks and Participant Introductions

John Hammond, Program Manager, U.S. Energy Association (USEA)

Introduction of USAID Energy Efficiency Programs United States Agency for International Development

Allen Eisendrath, Energy Team Leader, Office of Infrastructure and Engineering, USAID

Keynote Presentation: Overview of U.S. Energy Efficiency Experience and Future Directions

Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy

Policy, Incentives & Regulation for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency and Demand-Side Management (DSM) Applications: Federal and State Perspectives

Lawrence Reilly, former Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, National Grid
Maria Vargas, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Topics:

• Value provided by investments in energy efficiency
• Barriers to implementation
• Regulatory framework to overcome barriers and promote large-scale adoption of energy efficiency measures
• Revenue decoupling
• Shareholder incentives
• Cost recovery options
• Market based program for greater energy efficiency: Energy Star

Utility Efforts to Promote Energy Efficiency/Conservation and DSM

Laura Furrey, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Lawrence Reilly, former Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, National Grid
Dr. Eric Rambo, PA Consulting Group

Topics:

• Energy efficiency programs implemented by National Grid in Massachusetts
• Savings targets and annual budgets
• Types of energy efficiency programs offered
• Role of the regulator in approving programs
• Customer rebates versus monitoring and evaluation costs
• Verification methodology

The Current Status of Energy Efficiency and DSM Programs Overseas

Presentations by:

• Botswana
• Brazil
• East Africa Power Pool (Egypt)
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Namibia
• Philippines
• South Africa
• Tanzania

Day Two- Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Greening the Supply Chain: Industrial Efforts in Energy Efficiency/Conservation

Joseph E. Turk, Director, Energy & Sustainability Consulting Services Building Efficiency - Energy, Johnson Controls
Jeffrey Ruebesam, Global Environment, Health & Safety Manager, GE Power & Water

Topics:

• Working with suppliers and transportation vendors
• Market trends (green products, customer expectations/prequalification criteria)
• Process efficiency
• Increasing competitiveness

Energy Efficiency in the Distribution System

Asim Hussain, Director in Business Solutions, CURRENT Group
Jim Hogan, Managing Consultant, PA Consulting Group (Handout: Using Groundwater to Create Electricity Agricultural Demand Side Management in India)

Lawrence Reilly, former Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, National Grid (Respondent)

Topics:

• Efficiency opportunity in the distribution system, from the substation to the meter at the premise
• Technical loss reduction
• Load management through Dynamic Voltage Optimization
• Measurement and verification of results
• Enabling technical solutions
• Other benefits such as reducing theft and enabling the integration of renewables
• Smart Grid

Technology Overview: Buildings

Derek Supple, Johnson Controls
Marc LaFrance, Technology Development Manager, Office of Building Technology, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

Topics:

• HVAC
• Building standards
• Architectural designs
• Building envelope technologies

Technology Overview: Lighting and Appliances

Paul Vrabel, Project Manager, ICF International
Susan Komornik, Senior Associate, The Cadmus Group

Topics:

• Different lighting technologies– LED, CFLs, High-Intensity Discharge, T5
• Cost effectiveness
• Policy and utility actions to move markets forward
• Energy efficiency appliances
• Energy Star program

Day Three- Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Financing Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries – Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges

Jas Singh, Senior Energy Efficiency Specialist, The World Bank, ESMAP (Handout: Financing Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries –Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges)

Topics:

• Barriers to energy efficiency investments
• Energy efficiency financial approaches
• Energy efficiency program models
• Market transformation
• Subsidy/grant mechanisms

Financing Energy Efficiency: The Energy Service Company (ESCO) Approach

Nina Kogan Lockhart, National Association of Energy Services Companies (NAESCO)

Topics:

• Overview of the ESCO industry in the U.S.
• Key issues in performance contracting
• ESCO market drivers
• Project examples
• Contractual issues
• Shared savings

Government Energy Efficiency and DSM Programs

Chris Tindal, Deputy Director for Renewable Energy of the Naval Energy Office, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Topics:

• Energy Efficiency in government facilities
• Procurement practices

Marketing Energy Efficiency Programs: ENERGY STAR, Utilities and Energy Efficiency

Carol Mulholland, Principal, The Cadmus Group

Topics:

• Informational materials
• Public announcements
• Training
• Emergency assistance

Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling: Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)

Christopher Wold, Program Assistant, Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)

Topics:

• Best practices in energy-efficient standards and labeling (S&L) policies
• Residential, commercial, and industrial equipment and lighting

Day Four- Thursday, March 11, 2010

Site visit: Sidwell Friends Middle School

The Sidwell Friends Middle School Building was completed in September 2006, and was awarded a LEED Platinum rating in March 2007. It is the first K-12 school in the United States to have a LEED Platinum rating and the first LEED Platinum building in the District of Columbia.

Site visit: U.S. Green Building Council Platinum LEED Headquarters

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system. It provides third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most.

Site visit: Home Improvement Retailer (major retail seller of energy efficient appliances and building supplies)

Day Five- Friday, March 12, 2010

Energy Efficiency Action Plan Presentations

• Botswana
• Brazil
• Namibia
• Philippines
• South Africa
• Tanzania