Description:
The National Energy Efficiency Registry (NEER) Steering/Advisory Committee Members and Multi-Stakeholder Working Group members are invited to join the NEER Project Team in Rhode Island for the first joint in-person meeting. During this all day meeting, participants will review research on existing registries, discuss key aspects of the draft Principles and Operating Rules, work through user scenarios to highlight how the NEER will be of value to different actors, and hear from representatives of the initial issue-specific subgroups tasked with developing the draft appendices.
Preliminary Agenda:
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Networking
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Presenter:
Molly Cripps, Director, Office of Energy Programs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
The Value of the NEER (Presentation)
Presenter:
Ken Colburn, Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
NEER Governance (Group Discussion)
Presenter:
David Rosenheim, Executive Director, The Climate Registry
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
User Scenarios (Presentation and Group Discussion)
Presenter:
Peggy Kellen, Director of Policy, The Climate Registry
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Draft Principles and Operating Rules (Update and Group Discussion)
Presenters:
Pat Stanton, Director, E4TheFuture
Audrey Starkebaum, Policy Analyst, E4TheFuture
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Working Lunch - Research Regarding Existing Registries (Presentation and Group Discussion)
Presenters:
Fred Hoover, Senior Program Director, National Association of State Energy Officials
Stephen Goss, Program Dirctor, National Association of State Energy Officials
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Development of Appendices
Issue-Specific Subgroups (Presentation and Group Discussion)
Presenter:
Peggy Kellen, Director of Policy, The Climate Registry
Overview of Remaining Appendices (Presentation and Group Discussion)
Presenters:
Pat Stanton, Director, E4TheFuture
Audrey Starkebaum, Policy Analyst, E4TheFuture
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Presenters:
Molly Cripps, Director, Office of Energy Programs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Peggy Kellen, Director of Policy, The Climate Registry
Background:
The NEER is a central repository that will allow the public and private sectors to transparently track energy efficiency attributes associated with energy efficiency initiatives, as well as help demonstrate progress towards energy goals and potential compliance with existing and future state and federal environmental regulations. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing its largest award in the 2015 State Energy Program Competitive Award cycle to Tennessee, five other states – Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania – and partners The Climate Registry (TCR) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) -- to create the foundation for a NEER. For more information, please visit TCR’s website.