Transcript 10 State Tour

SOUTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE
EPA Clean & Sustainable Energy
Conference
December 11, 2007
Who is SEEA?
The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
builds regional partnerships to promote and
achieve energy efficiency for a cleaner
environment, a more prosperous economy,
and a higher quality of life.
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Covering 11 southeastern states
71 million residents
SEEA Participants
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State, federal & local governments,
electric and natural gas utilities,
businesses (energy users and efficiency
suppliers), and Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) (environment,
low income housing, etc.).
SEEA Mission
Statement
The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
(SEEA) builds regional partnerships to
promote and achieve energy efficiency
for a cleaner environment, a more
prosperous economy, and a higher
quality of life.
Why SEEA?
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Per capita electricity consumption in the
Southeast is already among the nation’s
highest
Level of energy intensity, which is the
amount of energy consumed to produce $1
dollar of gross state product, is significantly
higher in much of the Southeast compared to
the national average
Between 1984 and 2004, GA population grew
by 51%, its energy usage rose by 76% and
gasoline consumption by 67%. Today GA
households use about 25% more electricity
than the national average.
Why SEEA?
• Electric energy efficiency spending
per capita in the Southeast is just
one-fifth the national average.
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Southeast region has the
lowest levels in the nation for
ENERGY STAR market penetration.
What is Needed in
the Region
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Supportive state policies
Public benefits funds and/or increased utility
spending on DSM
 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
 Utility regulatory incentives
 Energy efficiency codes and standards
 Additional state tax incentives
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Regional cooperation
 Active private sector involvement
 Leadership by Governors and Mayors
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“Regional Blueprint”
for the Southeast
Goal:
Energy efficiency will become the most important energy
resource in the Southeast within the next 20 years,
meeting more than half of new demand growth for
electricity and natural gas by 2025.
A Few Steps:
• Collaborate on a regional “blueprint” to achieve the goal
• Create networks to share program & policy ideas
• Initiate new programs; expand existing ones
• Mobilize political leadership
The Impacts
Goal:
50% reduction in projected new
consumption in twenty years.
Impact and Reductions in the SE:
• 39 million MWh of electricity
• 39 million tons of CO2
• 129,000 tons of SOx
• 57,000 tons of NOx
• 858 pounds of Hg
What is SEEA doing?
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Modeled on other regional alliances.
Regional champion for energy efficiency.
Creation of EE policy.
Education provider.
Program provider.
Information Clearinghouse.
EE assessment studies.
Board of Directors
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Earle O’Donnell, White and Cash
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Kate Offringa, North American
Energy
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Donna Peeples, AGL Resources
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Ervin Cash, Rinnai Tankless Water
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Elizabeth Robertson, Georgia
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Brian Castelli, Alliance to Save Energy
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David Rodgers, Ex-Officio, U.S. DOE
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Dennis Creech, Southface Energy
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Raiford Smith, SEEA Secretary, Duke
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Roy Dean, SEEA Treasurer, Owens
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J.A. “Jim” Williams, Siemens Bldg.
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Leonard Haynes, Southern Company
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Bob Hawsey, Ex-Officio, ORNL
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Kathleen Hogan, Ex-Officio, U.S. EPA
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Larry Shirley, North Carolina Energy
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Jim Keiffer, Ex-Officio, TVA
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Chris Benson, Arkansas Energy Office
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Dr. Marilyn Brown, SEEA Chair,
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Kateri Callahan, Alliance to Save
Georgia Institute of Technology
Heaters
Institute
Corning
Insulation Manufacturers Association
Environmental Facilities Authority
Energy
Tech.
Office
SEEA Associate Members
Contact
Ben Taube
Executive Director
Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
P.O. Box 13909
Atlanta, GA 30324
Phone: 404.931.1518
Toll-free: 866.900.SEEA
Website: www.seealliance.org
Agenda
10:30 – 12 Potential Clean and Sustainable Technologies for the Southeast
 Clean and Sustainable Technologies: An Overview – Bob Hawsey, Director,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
 Promising Technologies for Greenhouse Gas Reductions – Steve Piccot,
Southern Research Institute
 Advanced Coal Generation Technologies – Michael Slanders, U.S. DOE,
Office of Fossil Energy
1:30-3:00 Potential Clean and Sustainable Technologies for the Southeast
 Solar Power in the Southeast – Vikram Sami, Chair, Georgia Solar Energy
Association
 Hydrogen as a Railway Fuel – Stan Thompson, Mooresville/South Iredell
Economic Development Corporation
 Plasma Arc Gasification Of Municipal Solid Waste – Dr. Lou Circeo,
Georgia Institute of Technology
3:30-4:30 Potential Clean and Sustainable Technologies for the Southeast
 The Wide World of Biofuels – Dr. Tom Adams, University of Georgia
 Agriculture Waste to Energy, Energy Production from Hog Manure – Dr. Alex
Hobbs, Director, NC Solar Center, NC State University