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Hello Spring
 April Showers and
May Flowers-and a
few unexpected
twists and turns.
We've had an
exciting and busy
Spring--and a good
reason for delaying
our newsletter until
now. In March, when
Spring starts nearly
everywhere, it was
still ice and snow
in Northern Sweden.
Katherine and her
daughter, Emily,
ventured to Kiruna,
north of the Arctic
Circle. Katherine
was presenting on
innovative marketing
strategies for
Geothermal Heat
Pumps at the 9th
International Cold
Climate Heat Pump
Conference.
Emily tagged along
to learn about her
Scandinavian
heritage and to
explore the great
white North. Click
here for link to
Katherine's
presentation.
En route back to
her hotel, Katherine
slipped and fell on the
rock hard ice in Kiruna.
Two days later, in
Copenhagen, she
reluctantly agreed to
get some medical care.
An X-ray confirmed that
Katherine had broken her
shoulder. She was sent
home with a sling and
Danish X-rays--not
exactly the souvenirs
she was planning on
bringing back.
It's been a
long eight weeks and
the shoulder is
recovering-slowly.
So, we have been a
bit short-handed
(pun intended) which
delayed our spring
greetings.
We are
looking
forward to a
springtime
filled with
interesting
projects,
new
adventures
--and
hopefully no
more trips
to foreign
hospitals.
We wish all
of you a
happy and
safe
Spring.
Dr. Katherine Johnson,
President
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Good Bye and Best Wishes
April was also a
time of departure for
two important members of
the Arkansas Public
Service Commission. Matt
Klucher, who had been
the Director of Rates
and Demand Resources,
accepted a new position
in the Regulatory
Department for Entergy
based in New Orleans.
Matt provided quiet and
wise leadership of the
Parties Working
Collaboratively (PWC)
for the past six years
and we will miss him.
But, we wish him much
success as he begins a
new chapter at Entergy.
The Executive
Director of the PSC,
John Bethel, also
recently retired from
the Commission as well.
He will be heading up
Regulatory Affairs for
Entergy in New Orleans
in the coming months.
We hope our paths
will cross again with
the wonderful leaders of
energy efficiency in the
South.
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Tracking What's New in Home
Performance Programs
This presentation,
delivered during the
Annual Home Performance
Conference in
Philadelphia, summarized
the findings from a
recently completed
benchmarking study
conducted on behalf of
this non-profit energy
utility.
This presentation
highlighted the findings
from an in-depth review
of emerging trends in
program designs for Home
Performance or "Whole
House" Programs. It also
included insights from a
literature review as
well as findings from
interviews with leading
program managers across
the United States. DESEU
also relied on these
findings to retool its
current program design
for its Home Performance
Program-which has led to
a significant increase
in overall program
activity. Check out
Katherine's presentation
at this
link.
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Congratulations
Two of
our clients,
Southwestern
Electric
Power
Company (SWEPCO)
and
DESEU,
were
recently
recognized
as
ENERGY STAR
Partners of
the Year
by the
Department
of Energy.
These awards
were based
on the
outstanding
work, and
innovative
marketing by
both
programs,
which has
made them
true market
leaders.
We're so
proud of
you!!
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Advanced Power Strips - More
Innovations on the Horizon
Working with Mesa
Point Energy, Katherine
Johnson and Dr. Jim
Bradford, have recently
expanded their review of
current literature regarding
savings estimates for APS
Tier 2 power strips. In
addition to our this 2017
white paper, "Examining
Energy Savings Potential in
a New and Changing Market,"
we also completed additional
analysis and review of
recently completed work in
California.
Based on our
recommendations, the
California utilities
will be conducting
additional studies in
the near future
following our guidelines
for pre and post
testing. In addition,
one of the leading
experts in APS Tier 2
power strips recently
sent off his kind
comments of our white
paper:
"I wanted to
say thank you for
distilling the existing
literature and
information into the
salient details in a
succinct and accurate
manner. It was a good
read and I saw no fault
in it. I appreciated the
paper's stances and how
the information was
presented. Just wanted
to relay that to you."
 Best,
Val
We are pleased to
be making a positive
contribution to better
understanding this
emerging technology.
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Arkansas Gets to Work
The Parties Working
Collaboratively (PWC) in Arkansas
has been asked to provide guidance
to the Commission on three important
topics:
* Target setting for
the next three-year program
cycle;
* Prepare a Case
Study of Arkansas practices
to inform the National
Standard Practice Manual
(NSPM); and
* Provide information
regarding the passage of Act
1102.
To tackle these
subjects more fully, the
PWC members have joined
smaller working groups
which focus on each
matter individually. As
usual, these members are
already making progress
on setting savings
goals, with testimony
filed on behalf of the
PWC members on May 19,
2018.
The NSPM Working
Group is comparing the
principles described in
this model to the
approaches used in
Arkansas for capturing
costs and benefits. The
results of this
comparison will be
provided in a case study
developed in the Fall.
We are receiving
assistance from Julie
Michals, E4theFuture and
Chris Neme, one of the
NSPM co-authors.
Last November, the
Arkansas State Legislature
passed Act 1102 which
requested information
regarding how current energy
efficiency programs were
serving two specific
residential groups:
low-income customers, as
defined bib LIHEAP, and
residents who are 65 or
older. This represents a
significant change as this
is the first time the
investor-owned utilities
have been specifically
directed to provide services
to these two customer
groups. The Working Group is
currently reviewing the
findings from previous
evaluations and considering
the best options for data
mining, going forward.
Stay tuned for updates
from these PWC Working
Groups.
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Good Bye and Best Wishes |
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Tracking What's New in
Home Performance
Programs |
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Congratulations |
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Advanced Power Strips |
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Arkansas Gets to Work |
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Fun Stuff |
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Where in the World is Dr.
KJ?
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June 20-27: IEPPEC
Conference,
Vienna,
Austria;
Katherine will
be presenting "Coloring
Inside and
Outside the
Lines: A New
Approach to
Comparing Net
Savings
Techniques,"
in Vienna. This
presentation
will provide
real-world
examples of
matching program
designs to
appropriate NTG
methodologies.
To learn more,
http://www.ieppec.org/vienna-2018/conference-information/
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July
17-29:
PWC Meeting
to discuss
TRM Updates
and Working
Group
Reports,
Little Rock,
AR.
* August 12-17: ACEEE Summer Study, Poster on "Comparing Net Savings Techniques" in Asilomar, CA. For a copy of the document referencing these methodologies, published by Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, please click here.
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August
21-23: AESP
Summer
Conference
EE
Power
Couple--Evaluation
and
Implementation,
Session
Moderator,
Indianapolis,
IN.
Quick
Link
Click on the link above to view a list of our other publications, services, and clients.
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Fun
Stuff
Emily is currently displaying her art at a wine bar, in VINO VERITAS, in Portland at 7835 SE Stark Street. Check out the link to learn more - and if you're in Portland, stop in for a glass of wine and a look at Emily's unique art. Her work will be on display through June 2018 . In addition, Emily will be participating in the Golden Exhibit presented by Art Impact (TM) International through the end of May. Emily
Cold as Ice
Check out our pictures for our trip to Kiruna. Highlights included visiting the Ice Hotel, riding on Icelandic horses (yes, with a broken shoulder) to chase the Aurora Borealis, and sight seeing in Stockholm and Copenhagen.
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