HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 Aspen Accord ConferenceCITY OF PALM DESERT
CITY MANAGERS OFFICE
STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
SUBJECT: OUT OF STATE TRAVEL REQUEST
SUBMITTED BY: Patrick Conlon, Director of Office of Energy Management
DATE: February 23, 2006
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Conference Agenda
RECOMMENDATION
By Minute Motion:
1. AUTHORIZE out of state travel (Aspen, Colorado) for the Mayor and one
staff member to attend The Aspen Accord 2006 Conference on March 5
through March 10, 2006.
DISCUSSION
The annual Aspen Accord Conference is a meeting with international attendees to discuss
various new energy conservation technologies and programs.
The Energy Coalition is the host agency for this conference. Members of the California
Public Utilities Commission will be attending this conference.
Submitted by:
Reviewed by:
Patrr k Conlon Carlos Orteg
Director of Office of Energy Management City Manager
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The winter 2006 Aspen Accord Conference
ACQUIRING DEMAND RESPONSE RESOURCES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
The Aspen Institute, Aspen;..Colarada:• Mar•eh 5 —10 2006
This conference will focus on the development of policy addressing increased end user
efficiency consistent with the California Energy Action Plan H.
In previous Aspen Accord conferences, we have witnessed cities, utilities and. regulators
working together to develop energy efficiency partnerships based on the common interest of
reducing customer bills by increasing efficiency. During the most recent summer conference,
the City of Palm Desert boldly stepped forward with a commitment to reduce the city wide
use of energy by 30% in five years. This remarkable commitment is encapsulated in the
document, The Estonia Protocol.
In this conference we will address the policy challenges of integrating sustainable demand
response, education, and added services as critical components of an overall efficiency
`movement' that will build a strong foundation under California's Energy Action Plan.
Demand Response: the capability of end user/utility partnerships with a common goal to
reduce capacity during critical periods. Coupled with load management, this is a critical,
largely untapped resource that California needs to harness.
Education; is critical to tapping demand response, for it engenders information and
knowledge passed through to the population by students ...and how better to change energy
use patterns than through behavior modification.
Services; Our utilities must restructure to once again bring value added services to cities and
communities by being `on site' and working with all classes of customers to advance demand
side and local alternatives that reduce the procurement of capacity.
The Movement begun through the Energy Action Plan will be reinforced by collective
partnerships between California's utilities and their cities, communities and groups of
businesses all focused on a common goal. The underlying issue of this conference will be
how best to cause end user efficiency to be the keynote of the utility's futurc, thus making
efficiency sustainable.
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Aspen Accord Conference
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ACQUIRING DEMAND RESPONSE RESOURCES THROUGH
SUSTAINABLE POLICY DEVELOPMENT
The Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado. March 5 — 912006
4:00 pm — 6:00 pm Reception
7.00 prn Diner
Sunday. March S
Monday. March 6
8:30 am Opening Plenary
The results of the 2005 Aspen Accord conferences, meetings and worldng
sessions, coupled with the regulatory decision to advance efficiency
procurement .has given California's utilities and their customers an
unparalleled opportunity to be creative and aggressive in the development
and delivery of efficiency.
Conference Objectives
The time is now to bring demand response resources to the forefront and
integrate all efficiency processes into a sustainable portfolio. Maximizing
demand response must be a priority if California is to harvest this great
and under developed resource. To do this in a sustainable fashion,
education of the end users and utility expanded services will be necessary.
It is in the integration of these activities that success lies.
9:30 am Utility Requirements to Maadmize Demand Response
• Pacific Gas & Electric
• Sempra Utilities
• Gothenburg Energy
• Southern California Edison
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11:30 am Comments and discussion on the utility perspectives
12:00 Working lunch
1:00 pm Expanding Utility Services to Sustain Demand Response and
Efficiency Integration.
Session Objective:
To sustain demand response and efficiency `on the customer side of the
meter', utilities should hearken back to Thomas Edison's vision ... and
serve heat, cool and light in lieu of energy as a commodity. Consideration
of this approach can insure that demand response and efficiency are
maintained and sustained.
1:30 Palm Desert — Energy Efficiency Model
2:00 Gothenburg - Energy Service Model
2:30 Irvine - Energy Efficiency Model
3:00 Discussion:
4:00 Adjourn for the day
7:00 Diner
Tuesday. March 7
9:00 am The Role of Education in Maximizing Sustainable Demand
Response and Efficiency
Session Objective
The role of education in the evolvement of the Energy Action Plan is
critical to its success. For the utility driven portfolios to succeed
sustainability the behavior of the people must change so that energy use,
especially during peals times becomes a part of everyday life. This
process must begin in the school and grow from there.
11:00 plan A Utility Perspective on Education
• Southern California Edison
• Pacific Gas & Electric
• Sempra Utilities
12:00 Adjourn For the Day
1:00 Comments and Discussion of City & Utility Perspectives
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1:30 Adjourn for the day
Wednesday. March 8
9:00 am A City Perspective on Education
• Nacka
• Irvine
• Palm Desert
10:00 How do state policy makers, civic and utility leaders integrate the
demand response, efficiency, education and services considerations
discussed in this conference into a cohesive and sustainable
movement.
Panel Discussion
11:30 am General Discussion
12:00 Adjourn for the day
Thursday, March 9
9:00 am Closing Session
Defining an Agreement In Principle
What are the levels of activity that are required to integrate education and
services in furthering the focus of end users on sustainable demand
response and efficiency as offsets to supply-side resources.
11:00 am Adjourn
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