Beyond Compliance: What’s in it for Me? The Utility Business Case for Energy Efficiency
Aug 16, 2011
The energy industry is in the midst of transformational change. Innovative technology, consumer awakening and regulatory evolution are converging to create new opportunities and challenges for utilities and other energy service providers.
Many energy service providers have already taken the first step in providing energy data to their customers through paper reports or web portal solutions, allowing them to take the first steps toward complying with Energy Efficiency regulations. And while Energy Efficiency (EE) for efficiency’s sake can have accidental benefits to the energy service provider in terms of peak demand and demand response, EE in a vacuum rarely delivers in terms of a utility business case.
In this webinar, Tendril and a panel of experts will talk about how EE programs can make the leap from compliance necessity to strategic business case—connecting to and unlocking the value of energy management in the home for the energy service provider. How is EE the first small step in an orchestrated home environment that helps maximize capital expenditures, increase operational efficiencies and deliver better service—without sacrificing revenue and margin? How can EE be the first step on a path to solving the 3Cs of utility challenges: Cost, Congestion and Control?
Speakers:
Christopher Perdue – Vice President, Sierra Energy Group
John A. “Skip” Laitner – Director of Economic and Social Analysis, American Council for a Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Mak Tarnoff – Senior Director, Product Marketing, Tendril
Paul Centolella – Commissioner, Ohio Public Utilities Commission