Utilities and Energy Efficiency: The Fifth Fuel

November 28, 2006
Radisson Plaza Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky

A one-day, action-oriented conference using the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency as a springboard for a diverse group of Kentucky stakeholders to:

Learn about and discuss the business case for energy efficiency in Kentucky, including benefits to utilities, consumers (residential, commercial, and industrial), the state economy, and the environment;
Share information on the key challenges to increased energy efficiency and consumer awareness in the state;
Discuss activities that can begin to address challenges; and
Identify a list of potential priority collaborative activities to make progress on energy efficiency in Kentucky.

Confirmed speakers:
Governor Ernie Fletcher, Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy; Ted Schultz, Vice President for Energy Efficiency, Duke Energy; Talina Mathews, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Energy Policy; Roy Palk, President and CEO, East Kentucky Power Cooperative; Dennis Howard, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Office of Rate Intervention; Bruce Bremer, Toyota, Manager for Facility Engineering, TEMA; Earl Jones, Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance for GE Consumer & Industrial; Tom FitzGerald, Kentucky Resources Council; Lloyd Cress, Deputy Secretary, Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet; Teresa Hill, Secretary, Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet; Beth O’Donnell, Executive Director, Public Service Commission; Glenn Jennings, Chairman, CEO, and President, Delta Natural Gas Company

Event Press Release (11/28/06 release)

Meeting Materials

Event Sponsors (PDF - 15 KB)
Final Agenda (PDF - 38 KB)
Registered Attendees List (updated 11/10/2006) (PDF - 22 KB)
Speaker Bios (PDF - 37 KB)
Breakout Session Questions (PDF - 24 KB)
Executive Summary of the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (PDF - 262 KB)
Kentucky Initiatives (PDF - 24 KB)
GOEP Information Sheet (PDF - 321 KB)

Speaker Presentations, Remarks and Other Meeting Materials

Audio of the first segment of the conference (8:00am - 9:15am) (MP3 - 14 MB)
Speakers include Talina Mathews, Abby Arnold, Kateri Callahan, Ted Schultz and Governor Fletcher.

Keynote:

Presentation - Callahan (PowerPoint - 5.4 MB)
Schultz remarks (PDF - 33 KB)

Business Case Panel:

Audio of "Business Case" panel presentation (MP3 -24 MB)
Presentation - Bremer (PowerPoint - 753 KB)
FitzGerald remarks (PDF - 25 KB)
Presentation - Palk (PowerPoint - 50 KB)
Presentation - Thompson (PowerPoint - 305 KB)

Challenges Panel:

Audio of "Challenges" panel presentation (MP3 - 21 MB)
Howard remarks (PDF - 28 KB)
Presentation - Jones (PowerPoint - 5.6 MB)
O’Donnell remarks (PDF - 31 KB)
Presentation - Prindle (PowerPoint - 382 KB)

Breakout Group:

Audio of Breakout Group Reports (MP3 - 12 MB)

Registration

REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 21st - Please click here to access the invitation and click "Yes" or "No" to respond. There is no fee to register. Please forward to colleagues.

TRAVELING TO LEXINGTON? Special hotel room rates also available at the Radisson - $99 until October 28th and $109 thereafter. Please click here for further information.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Peyser, conference facilitator (email: jpeyser@resolv.org, phone: 202.965.6215).