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CEE members attending the January 2009 Program Meeting in San Francisco walked away with more than a "business as usual" feeling—many emerged extremely energized and ready to put new ideas into practice. After two days of sharing information about comprehensive energy programs, they're no longer just contemplating the possibilities of portfolio programs or behavior changes in the marketplace, but actually gearing up to develop real, result-oriented initiatives that will meet the needs of the public.
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Mary Ann Sheehan from Nevada Energy came through with a ringing and unsolicited endorsement of CEE when she announced from the podium, "Pay CEE first, they're the only one I care about," in response to the belt-tightening some members will undoubtedly face in the current economy.
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January's meeting featured overviews of the residential, gas, industrial, commercial, and evaluation sectors, as well as breakout sessions. Behavior change and social marketing was a major focus with two days of sessions. |
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Residential topics included whole house energy programs, consumer electronics, gas tankless water heaters, residential lighting, and HVAC. In the industrial realm, progress on energy management was reported, along with motor management and continuing development of water and wastewater programs. |
| Ideas about commercial kitchens and data centers ramped up following tours of the Berkeley Lab and the Food Service Technology Center, in addition to commercial lighting, HVAC, and boilers. |
| The first day also included a panel discussion on energy efficiency opportunities for CEE in light of the new federal administration. Participants included Duane Larson, Pacific Gas and Electric; Susan Hermenet, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; and Karen Villeneuve, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. |
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Thursday's sessions continued with an opening talk by Roland Risser, Pacific Gas and Electric, on "Energy Management As a Leading Program Design Strategy," with a particular emphasis on the role of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which is currently in the process of developing a standard for energy management similar to existing standards for quality and environmental management.
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CEE's annual program meetings continue to attract new faces, regularly adding to our numbers. Newcomer Allison Roth from PG&E commented, "It's really interesting to find the resources CEE offers. It's all new to me, so everything's great. |
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| Participants like Lani MacRae of the Department of Energy spoke highly of CEE offerings, saying, "ENERGY STAR has a great network, but CEE has its fingers on the pulse of program administrators. We do a lot of outreach, we're always urging our audience to do something, but here, we get input. We listen to session leaders that have had day-to-day implementation time with members. |
| Of course, even long-time attendees recognize the benefits: "As always, coming to CEE covers all the programs in just enough detail that I know whom to contact and what to do. You can also share what you're doing. As a founding member of CEE, I am here to connect. These are my peeps!" said Janis Erickson, from SMUD. |
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| One of the regular side activities often looked forward to by members (besides the mealtime conversations) is the prize drawing for meeting evaluation responses. This January's winner was Tim Scanlon from BPA. He'll be able to choose a $30 gift basket from Harry and David's for taking the time to fill out an evaluation questionnaire. |
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