Utility

Consistent with the statutory obligations under I-937, Washington State's three investor owned utilities filed 2012-2013 conservation targets with the Utilities and Transportation Commission along with a biennial conservation plan. The Commission has currently open dockets for these filings. I-937 requires the utilities to assess their 10 year conservation potential (that is cost effective and achievable analyzed using a methodology consistent with the Power Council) and file biennial targets that are a pro-rata share of that potential.

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Who should attend?

• PSE commercial customers who own buildings, manage properties and want to save money on

lighting products & utility bills.

What you can do at the event?

The second biennium is approaching under Washington State's Energy Independence statute (aka I-937). Qualifying electric utilities (largest 17 in the state) must establish a conservation target for the upcoming 2 year period that is a pro-rata share of their 10 year conservation potential that is cost effective and achievable (as determined by a methodology consistent with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council).

BPA announced its decision on how to handle its FY2011 overspend on energy efficiency (higher than anticipated energy efficiency project activity in BPA's federal fiscal year 2011 placed BPA's 5 year conservation budget into jeopardy, necessitating last minute negotiations with their retail utility customers and affected the activity of third party program implementers of BPA regional programs).

When: September 21st, 9:00am

Where: 901 5th Avenue, Seattle (just south of the Library), 5th Ave Conference Room

Seattle City Light is introducing the following new elements to the energy conservation funding program for commercial and industrial customers:

It has often been said that you can’t manage what you can’t measure. Data from the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) have important direct and indirect impacts on the building industry and U.S. economy. CBECS is a nationally representative survey of commercial building energy consumption and expenditures, and their energy-related characteristics in the United States.

September 13, 2011

A conversation with Margie Harris, Energy Trust of OregonPresenter: Margie HarrisDescription: The Energy Trust of Oregon is one of a small handful of third party implementers of energy efficiency program activity. Margi Harris has served as its Executive Director since the Trust’s inception. This is an opportunity to hear from Margie her view of what the Trust has accomplished, where its headed, and the role that trade allies have and will play in the Trust’s activities.

October 26, 2011

With a scant few weeks left in its 2011 fiscal year, BPA has determined that budgeted resources for conservation are insufficient to cover what is turning out to be a banner year for conservation. A combination of aggressive BPA retail customer utility conservation acquisition teamed with a robust market response from the regionally offered and third party administered sector specific conservation activities has… well flat out busted the BPA conservation budget.

 Washington State’s citizen inspired statute, I-937, is shaping up to be major energy focus for the 2012 legislative session. The first legislative committee information session kicked off last month, chaired by Rep. Dave Upthegrove whose chairs the environment committee which will have committee responsibility for any bills on the topic. Presentations by staff at the Governor’s Office, the WA PUD Association, Renewable Northwest Project, Northwest Energy Coalition, and the Association of Washington Business underscore the continuing diversity of points of view on I-937.

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