EPA Clean & Sustainable Energy Conference

EPA Clean & Sustainable Energy Conference

December 11, 2007December 11, 2007

SOUTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE

Who is SEEA?Who is SEEA?

Covering 11 southeastern states 71 million residents

Covering 11 southeastern states 71 million residents

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.

SEEA ParticipantsSEEA Participants

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.).

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

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.

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?Why SEEA?

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.

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?Why SEEA?

• Electric energy efficiency spending per capita in the Southeast is just one-fifth the national average.

The Southeast region has the lowest levels in the nation for ENERGY STAR market penetration.

• Electric energy efficiency spending per capita in the Southeast is just one-fifth the national average.

The Southeast region has the lowest levels in the nation for ENERGY STAR market penetration.

What is Needed in the Region

What is Needed in the Region

Supportive state policiesPublic benefits funds and/or increased

utility spending on DSMEnergy Efficiency Portfolio StandardsUtility regulatory incentivesEnergy efficiency codes and standardsAdditional state tax incentives

Regional cooperationActive private sector involvementLeadership by Governors and Mayors

Supportive state policiesPublic benefits funds and/or increased

utility spending on DSMEnergy Efficiency Portfolio StandardsUtility regulatory incentivesEnergy efficiency codes and standardsAdditional state tax incentives

Regional cooperationActive private sector involvementLeadership by Governors and Mayors

“Regional Blueprint” for the Southeast

“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

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 ImpactsThe 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

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?What is SEEA doing?

Modeled on other regional alliances. Regional champion for energy efficiency. Creation of EE policy. Education provider. Program provider. Information Clearinghouse. EE assessment studies.

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 DirectorsBoard of Directors

• Dr. Marilyn Brown, SEEA Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Kateri Callahan, Alliance to Save Energy

• Ervin Cash, Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters

• Brian Castelli, Alliance to Save Energy

• Dennis Creech, Southface Energy Institute

• Roy Dean, SEEA Treasurer, Owens Corning

• Leonard Haynes, Southern Company

• Kathleen Hogan, Ex-Officio, U.S. EPA

• Jim Keiffer, Ex-Officio, TVA

• Dr. Marilyn Brown, SEEA Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Kateri Callahan, Alliance to Save Energy

• Ervin Cash, Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters

• Brian Castelli, Alliance to Save Energy

• Dennis Creech, Southface Energy Institute

• Roy Dean, SEEA Treasurer, Owens Corning

• Leonard Haynes, Southern Company

• Kathleen Hogan, Ex-Officio, U.S. EPA

• Jim Keiffer, Ex-Officio, TVA

• Earle O’Donnell, White and Cash

• Kate Offringa, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association

• Donna Peeples, AGL Resources

• Elizabeth Robertson, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority

• David Rodgers, Ex-Officio, U.S. DOE

• Raiford Smith, SEEA Secretary, Duke Energy

• J.A. “Jim” Williams, Siemens Bldg. Tech.

• Bob Hawsey, Ex-Officio, ORNL

• Larry Shirley, North Carolina Energy Office

• Chris Benson, Arkansas Energy Office

• Earle O’Donnell, White and Cash

• Kate Offringa, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association

• Donna Peeples, AGL Resources

• Elizabeth Robertson, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority

• David Rodgers, Ex-Officio, U.S. DOE

• Raiford Smith, SEEA Secretary, Duke Energy

• J.A. “Jim” Williams, Siemens Bldg. Tech.

• Bob Hawsey, Ex-Officio, ORNL

• Larry Shirley, North Carolina Energy Office

• Chris Benson, Arkansas Energy Office

SEEA Associate MembersSEEA Associate MembersSEEA Associate MembersSEEA Associate Members

ContactContact

Ben TaubeExecutive Director

Southeast Energy Efficiency AllianceP.O. Box 13909

Atlanta, GA 30324Phone: 404.931.1518

Toll-free: 866.900.SEEAWebsite: www.seealliance.org

Ben TaubeExecutive Director

Southeast Energy Efficiency AllianceP.O. Box 13909

Atlanta, GA 30324Phone: 404.931.1518

Toll-free: 866.900.SEEAWebsite: www.seealliance.org

AgendaAgenda

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 Energy1:30-3:00 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 Technology3:30-4:30 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

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 Energy1:30-3:00 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 Technology3:30-4:30 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