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Global Climate Change and Energy Efficiency: A Natural Marriage or a Shotgun Wedding?
28th Annual Utility Energy Forum
April 30 – May 2, 2008, Granlibakken Conference Center, Tahoe City, Calif.
    
    
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
9:00 – 12 noon 
optional pre-Forum event for utility staff representatives only: 
“Utility Third 
Party Program Administration: Best Practices and Lessons Learned”
· Ila Homsher, Manager, Third Party Programs, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
· John Hargove, Program Manager, Nevada Power
· Joyce Kinnear, Utility Marketing Services Manager, City of Palo Alto Utilities
· Jim Parks, Program Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Moderator will be Joyce Kinnear, City of Palo Alto Utilities and Utility Energy Forum Board President
12 Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch Buffet in Granlibakken Restaurant
1:00 pm Opening Remarks: “The Utility Energy Forum Today and Where We’re Going”
1:15 pm Keynote Speaker: “Integrating Energy Efficiency with Global Climate Initiatives”
Lani MacRae, U. S. Department of Energy
1:45 pm “Legislative Policy Overview” Session
Chair: Dave Maul, President, Maul Energy Advisors with panel presenters
· Bret Barrow, Legislative Representative, California Municipal Utilities Association
· Jennifer Martin, Deputy Director, Center for Resource Solutions
· K.C. Golden, Policy Director, Climate Solutions and NW Climate Connections (presentor unable to give presentation in person)
3:00 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm “Legislative Policy Overview” Session continued
Chair: Dave Maul, Maul Energy Advisors with panel presenters
· Jim Lazar, Consulting Economist, Microdesign Northwest
4:45 pm Meet the Exhibitors
5:00 pm Adjourn for the day
5:30 pm Networking in Exhibit Area
6:30 pm Dinner and Hospitality with musical entertainment by Rock Bottom Band in Granlibakken Restaurant hosted by TCP Inc.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
7:30 – 8:30am Breakfast Buffet in Granlibakken Restaurant
8:30 am “Customer View” Session
Chair: Janis Erickson, Sacramento Municipal Utility District with panel presenters
· Lavanya Ranganath, Environmental Engineer, Sims Recycling Solutions
· Juliann Rogers, Energy Manager, CKE Restaurants (Carl's Jr)
10:00 am Refreshment Break
10:30 am “Customer View” Session continued
· Karl F. Johnson, Calif. Institute for Energy and Environment, University of California
· Keith Roberts, Energy Manager, City of Sacramento
12 Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch Buffet in Granlibakken Restaurant
1:30 pm Utility Carbon Program Snapshots
Chair: Jim Brands, Energy Services Group and John Hargrove, Nevada Power with panel presenters
· Silicon Valley, Roseville and Palo Alto programs – Dan Lieberman, Senior Manager Utility Partnerships, 3Degrees
· Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Climate Smart - Robert Parkhurst, Manager- Climate Smart Program, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
· Nevada Power programs - Starla Lacy, Environmental Director, Nevada Power
· SMUD’s Our Green Communities – Janis Erickson, Program Manager, Sacramento Munitipal Utility District
2:30 pm Refreshment Break
2:45 pm Partnership View Breakout Sessions
Co-Chairs: Dennis Guido, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Paula Fronk, Western Area Power Administration
Breakout #1: Green This City - David Rubin, Director - Service Analysis, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Breakout #2: Local-Government Partnerships - Mary Jung, Manager - Local Government Partnerships, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Breakout #3: Integrated Resource Planning - Shiva Swaminathan, Senior Resource Planner, City of Pal Alto Utilities
3:15 pm Rotation of Partnership View Breakout Sessions
3:45 pm Rotation of Partnership View Breakout Sessions
4:15 pm Newlywed Game Show
Your Co-Hosts: Dennis Guido, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Paula Fronk, Western Area Power Administration
4:45 pm Meet the Exhibitors
5:00 pm Adjourn for the day
5:30 pm Networking in Exhibit Area
6:30 pm Dinner and “Any Port in a Storm” Hospitality in Granlibakken Restaurant hosted by Comverge, Inc.
Friday, May 2, 
2008
8:30 am “Technology 
View” Session: What Will Meet Immediate and Short-Term Needs 
Chair: Steve Williams with panel presenters
· Michael Siminovich, Director, California Lighting Technology Center
· Norm Bourassa, California Energy Commission, PIER-Funded Research on Building Technologies
· Dave Hatfield, Zero Energy Home New Construction, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
10:00 Refreshment Break
10:30 am “Technology View” Session continued: Whimsical Peek into the Future
Chair: Rob Penney, Washington State University with panel presenters
· Graham Parker, Senior Staff Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
· Henry Lau, Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council, Southern California Edison
12 noon Adjourn
12 Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch Buffet in Granlibakken Restaurant
| Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Pacific Gas and Electric Company Western Area Power Administration 
    
     Northern California Power Agency | Hospitality Hosts 
 Exhibitors Colorado River Storage Project Management Center Electric & Gas Industries Association National Fenestration Rating Council Organizational Support Services U.S. DOE Wind Powering America 
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| Gold Sponsors  California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency. Created by the Legislature in 1974 and located in Sacramento, the Commission has five major responsibilities: Forecasting future energy needs and keeping historical energy data; Licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts or larger; Promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building standards; Developing energy technologies and supporting renewable energy ; and Planning for and directing state response to energy emergency. www.energy.ca.gov 
    
    Silver Sponsors Pacific Gas and Electric Company is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. The company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, serves approximately 15 million people in northern and central California. Pacific Gas and Electric Company is committed to the environment, from clean-air vehicles to the redwood forests. www.pge.com  Western 
    Area Power Administration 
    
    markets and delivers reliable, cost-based hydroelectric power and related 
    services within a 15-state region of the central and western U.S. We're one 
    of four power marketing administrations within the U.S. Department of Energy 
    whose role is to market and transmit electricity from multi-use water 
    projects. Our transmission system carries electricity from 57 power plants 
    operated by the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 
    International Boundary and Water Commission. Together, these plants have an 
    installed capacity of 10,395 megawatts. 
    www.wapa.gov 
    
    Bronze Sponsors City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) is the only municipal utility in California that operates city-owned utility services that include electric, fiber optic, natural gas, water and wastewater services. Since 1896, CPAU has been providing quality services to the citizens and businesses of Palo Alto. www.cityofpaloalto.org/utilities 
    
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
     
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