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Statewide energy efficiency Best Practices forum

Date: July 27-28, 2011, San Jose, CA

Intro | Resources

Agenda — July 28, 2011

7:45 am Registration (Mezzanine Foyer)
  Morning Plenaries (Salons FGHJ)
Video | Audio (MP3)
8:45 am Welcome
  • Mayor Chuck Reed, City of San Jose
  • Mark Krausse, Director of State Agency Relations for PG&E
  • Moderator: Pat Stoner, Statewide Local Government Energy Efficiency Best Practices Coordinator
9:15 am The Future of Energy and the Role of Local Governments
  • Commissioner Karen Douglas, California Energy Commission
  • Anthony Eggert, Deputy Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency
10:00 am Lightning Round: Overview of Breakout Topics
10:30 am Coffee Break (Mezzanine Foyer)
  Concurrent Morning Best Practices Breakouts
10:45 am Breakout #1—Climate Action Planning: New Champions (Salons FGHJ)
Facilitator: Yvonne Hunter, Program Director, Institute for Local Government
Video | Audio (MP3)
  • Al Armijo, Director of Planning Services City of Aliso Viejo
    Presentation (PDF)
  • Debra van Duynhoven, Assistant to the City Manager for Sustainability, City of Palo Alto
    Presentation (PDF)
Breakout #2—Sustainable Financing (Salons KLM)
Facilitator: Greg Hayes, Consultant, California State Senate Select Committee on the Environment
Video | Audio (MP3)
  • Revolving Energy Fund: Mary Tucker, Environmental Services Specialist, City of San Jose
  • Revolving Energy Fund: Janet Purchase, Energy Manager, Riverside County
    Presentation (PDF)
  • PACE Financing: Liz Yager, Energy & Sustainability Manager, Sonoma County
    Presentation     (PDF)
Breakout #3—Benchmarking Best Practices (Salons DE)
Facilitator: Nancy Jenkins, Manager, SCE
Video | Audio (MP3)
  • Courtney Kalashian, Associate Executive Director, Valley Innovative Energy Watch
    Presentation (PDF)
  • Maria Sanders, Environmental Analyst, City of El Cerrito
    Presentation (PDF)

12:00 pm Networking Lunch
Resources Tables in Mezzanine Foyer: CEC, CARB, CPUC, PG&E, SCE, SCG, SDG&E

Sonoma County Energy Watch Video

Recognition of Beacon Awardees – Presentation (PDF)
  Afternoon Plenary: New Partners to Achieve Energy Savings (Salons FGHJ)
Video | Audio (MP3)
1:00 pm Energy Makeover Cities: Partnering with Business
  • Nancy McKeever, Air Resources Specialist, California Air Resources Board
    Presentation (PDF)
  • Karly Katona, Deputy to Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, County of Los Angeles
    Presentation (PDF)
Community Marketing Best Practices
  • Rick Phelps, Deputy Director, Eastern Sierra Energy Initiative
2:00 pm Coffee Break (Mezzanine Foyer)
  Concurrent Afternoon Best Practices Breakouts
2:15 pm Breakout #1—Energy Upgrade California (Salons ABC)
Facilitator: Margaret Bruce, Vice President, Ecology Action
Video | Audio (MP3)
  • Jack Clark, Senior Program Manager, California Center for Sustainable Energy
    Presentation     (PDF)
  • Joseph Oldham, Sustainability Manager, City of Fresno
    Presentation (PDF)
Breakout #2—Climate Action Planning Advanced Track (Salons FGHJ)
Facilitator: Monica Gilchrist, Interim California Director, ICLEI
Video | Audio (MP3)
  • James Caruso, Senior Planner, County of San Luis Obispo
    Presentation     (PDF)
  • Garrett Fitzgerald, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Oakland
    Presentation     (PDF)
Breakout #3—Technology Best Practices (Salons KLM)
Facilitator: Frank Spasaro, Manager of Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Southern California Gas Company
Video | Audio (MP3)
  • Energy Technology Assistance Program: Forest Kaser, Program Manager, Energy Solutions
    Presentation (PDF)
  • Street Lighting: Brendan Reed, Environmental Resource Manager, City of Chula Vista
    Presentation (PDF)
  • Street Lighting: Linda Pratt, Chief Program Manager, City of San Diego
    Presentation     (PDF)
  Afternoon Plenary
3:45 pm Keynote (Salons FGHJ)

John Laird, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
Video | Audio (MP3)
4:15 pm Closing Remarks
4:30 pm Adjourn

Forum Resources

Energy Efficiency Programs and Program Reports
http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/Energy+Efficiency/Programs/

  • See Needs Assessment Report:
    Energy Efficiency Financing in California—Needs and Gaps: Preliminary Assessment and Recommendations
    This consultant report provides useful common ground for all stakeholders interested in the subject of energy efficiency financing. It assesses a variety of mechanisms and makes recommendations for potential initiatives for California to pursue. We expect the report will help inform the dialogue already underway in California (and nationally) to better focus on those approaches that offer the greatest promise. — CPUC