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style='width:50.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' styleclass="style_SubtitleDateText"> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#003366'>Winter Edition</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="50%" style='width:50.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' styleclass="style_SubtitleDateText"> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#003366'>2010 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' styleclass="style_MainText"> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:#CC0000'>And the Award Goes to...</span></i></b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 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Tucson, AESP's prestigious B. H. Prasad Award for </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Outstanding Contributor </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>of the Year</span></strong></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black; font-weight:normal'> went to Katherine Johnson of Johnson Consulting Group in recognition of her ongoing volunteer work to benefit AESP.&nbsp; Johnson has been instrumental in producing AESP's State of the Industry Report, as well as increasing the visibility of the Association's Topic Committees.&nbsp; <i>&quot;It was an honor to present this award to Katherine in recognition of her dedicated service to AESP,&quot;</i> said AESP President and CEO Meg Matt.</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#CC0000'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="AESP 20th Anniversary" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0; margin-top:0;width:54.75pt;height:54.75pt;z-index:251659264; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/348113149/AESP_20thAnniv_logo_small_bigger.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"><img border=0 width=73 height=73 src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/348113149/AESP_20thAnniv_logo_small_bigger.jpg" align=left alt="AESP 20th Anniversary" v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#CC0000; mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"></a></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>Katherine, rarely speechless, accepted the award with <i>&quot;I want to express my deep appreciation and heartfelt thanks for receiving the B.H. Prasad Award from AESP. It has been a privilege to work with the board, staff, and members of AESP during the past few years and I know AESP will continue its outstanding efforts to serve energy services professionals. Thank you so much.&quot;</i></span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#CC0000'><br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>Congratulations to Katherine!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#CC0000'><br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>You can view the entire text at any of these links: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globenewswire.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fnews.html%3Fd%3D184747&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Globe Newswire</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsblaze.com%2Fstory%2F2010022407302600002.pz%2Ftopstory.html&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>News Blaze</a>, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Ffinance.alphatrade.com%2Fstory%2F2010-02-24%2FGNW%2F201002241030PRIMZONEFULLFEED184747.html&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Alp</a><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Ffinance.alphatrade.com%2Fstory%2F2010-02-24%2FGNW%2F201002241030PRIMZONEFULLFEED184747.html&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>ha Trade Finance.</a> For more information on AESP, please visit the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>AESP website</a>.</span><span style='color:#CC0000'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK15><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#DBE8F4; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK15"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' styleclass="style_LeftColumnText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#405B81'><span styleclass="style_LeftColHead">Advances in Water Heating Technologies</span></span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36'>Water heaters may be the &quot;forgotten appliance&quot; for most residential households, but several utility organizations are raising staff awareness of this important end-use appliance. Johnson Consulting Group will be conducting a series of workshops discussing the advances in water heating technologies. <br> <br> </span></span><![if !vml]><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buckeyepower.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"><img border=0 width=78 height=87 src="http://www.johnsonconsults.com/images/buckeyelogo_news.jpg" align=left alt="Buckeye Power logo" v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"></a><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36'>&nbsp;</span></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buckeyepower.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Buckeye Power logo" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buckeyepower.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0; margin-top:0;width:58.5pt;height:65.25pt;z-index:251660288; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.johnsonconsults.com/images/buckeyelogo_news.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36; mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buckeyepower.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'>Katherine will be conducting a workshop in Columbus,&nbsp; Ohio on March 26 for<br> &nbsp;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buckeyepower.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Buckeye Power</a>.&nbsp; Steve Koep of Rheem/Marathon and Dr. Kenneth Skinner of<br> &nbsp;Integral Analytics, will also be talking about how water heaters can be </span><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=84 src="http://www.johnsonconsults.com/images/logo_westernnews.JPG" align=right temptitle="Edit Image" border=0 title="Edit Image" v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'>used as a &quot;renewable energy source.&quot;&nbsp; The workshop will also feature case studies </span> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'>on innovative water heating programs, as well as strategies to help utility staff design and deliver water heating programs to their residential customers.</span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute; margin-left:38.75pt;margin-top:0;width:78.75pt;height:63pt;z-index:251661312; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.johnsonconsults.com/images/logo_westernnews.JPG"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'><br> <br> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wapa.gov%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Western Area Power Administration</a> (Western) also plans on hosting a similar workshop in the Denver-area later this spring. This workshop will focus on the &quot;Future of Water Heating&quot; and discuss innovative solar water heating programs. Jill Cliburn will be joining Katherine for this workshop and share her findings on developing cost-effective solar water heating programs.<br> </span><![if !vml]><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsonsonconsults.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"><img border=0 width=107 height=104 src="http://www.johnsonconsults.com/Ghp_cd_thumb.gif" align=right alt="Geo Heat Pumps" title="Edit Image" v:shapes="_x0000_s1030"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'><br> Western will also be distributing more than 1,00<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsonsonconsults.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Geo Heat Pumps" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsonsonconsults.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" style='position:absolute;margin-left:40.25pt; margin-top:0;width:80.25pt;height:78pt;z-index:251662336; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.johnsonconsults.com/Ghp_cd_thumb.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36; mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsonsonconsults.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'>0 copies of Johnson Consulting Group's 4th Edition of its <i>Geo Heat Pumps: Leading Energy Utility Marketing Programs</i>. It has been so well-received, this is the third reprint request and the CDs will be distributed at Western workshops and to utility staff at Western customers. The 4th Edition contains updated cost information regarding the cost and benefits of installing geothermal heat pumps from both the customer's and utility's perspectives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </img> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK4><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=style4 border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='background-position: 0% 0%; width:100.0%; mso-cellspacing:0in; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll;' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt; ' class="style5"> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK4"'><strong> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405B81' class="style4">Building EM&amp;V into Program Design&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK4"'> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36' class="style4">All too often, program evaluators come in after an energy efficiency program has been designed and launched. But, </span></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.columbiagasva.com&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span class="style4">Columbia Gas of Virginia</span></a><span class="style4"> (Columbia) has decided to embrace an industry &quot;best practice&quot; and invite the program evaluators to participate in the ongoing program design and launch.&nbsp; So, Katherine has had the rare opportunity to participate in weekly meetings and help identify potential EM&amp;V road blocks before Columbia launches its comprehensive energy efficiency portfolio (CARE) this spring. Columbia will devote $8.5 million over three years (2010-2012) to implement these energy efficiency programs.&nbsp; Columbia is one of the nine energy distribution companies of NiSource, Inc. (NYSE: NI).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36'><span class="style4">The Virginia-based natural gas utility has created an effective working group of program implementers, marketers, consultants and internal staff that discusses all aspects of program operations during our weekly meetings-even evaluation activities.&nbsp; Katherine, joined with several team members from Navigant (formally Summit Blue) will be developing comprehensive Process and Impact Evaluation EM&amp;V Plans during the next few months. The program plans include: </span> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on><span class="style4"></span></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1031" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" style='position:absolute;margin-left:106.25pt; margin-top:0;width:146.25pt;height:58.5pt;z-index:251663360; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.columbiagasva.com/images/logos/CGV-logo.png"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36; mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"><span class="style4"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><![if !vml]><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9mhrwkdab.0.0.sdthzucab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aesp.org%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"><span class="style4"><img border=0 width=195 height=78 src="http://www.columbiagasva.com/images/logos/CGV-logo.png" align=right temptitle="Edit Image" title="Edit Image" v:shapes="_x0000_s1031"></span></a><![endif]><span class="style4">Education &amp; Outreach&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"' class="style4"> <o:p></o:p> Home Savings Program&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'> <o:p></o:p> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"' class="style4">Web-based Home Audit Program</span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"' class="style4">Business Savings Program<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'> <o:p></o:p> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"' class="style4">Business Custom Program<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> </div> <div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36'><span class="style4">Watch our website for details regarding the progress made in developing and executing these EM&amp;V plans during the next few months. It really is refreshing to have a &quot;front row seat&quot; and we hope more utilities will embrace Columbia's approach of including evaluators in the early stages of program design and launch.</span><o:p><span class="style4"><br> </span></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK7"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=420 valign=top style='background-position: 0% 0%; width:315.0pt; padding:.5pt 0in 0in 0in; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll;' class="style6"> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#EEEEDF; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' class="style3"> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK7><b> <span styleclass="style_ArticleHead" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #405B81">Where in the World is KJ?</span></b></a><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK7"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'> <o:p></o:p> </span></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>March 19: Winter Park, FL <br> Meetings and Crummer MBA Reunion<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in'> <o:p></o:p><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>March 26: Columbus, OH <br> Water Heating Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in'> <o:p></o:p><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>April 11-14: Milwaukee, WI<br> AGA/EEI Customer Service Conference<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in'> <o:p></o:p><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>May 3-6: Boston, MA<br> AESP Spring Conference</span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>May 10-12: Kansas City, MO<br> CONNECT Conference- Touchstone Energy</span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4C3F36;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>June 8-10: Paris, France<br> IEPEC Conference</span></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name=LETTER.BLOCK8><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#EEEEDF; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8"> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name=LETTER.BLOCK6><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <div align=center> <table class=style4 border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background-position: 0% 0%; mso-cellspacing:0in; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll;' background="#dbe8f4" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK6" tabindex=0 hidefocus=true cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' styleclass="style_LeftColumnText" class="style4"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK6"'><strong><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405B81'>Fun Stuff ... It's a BCI Reunion</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405B81'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK6"'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405B81'><img border=0 width=200 height=150 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.johnsonconsults.com/images/BCIreunionAESP.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405B81'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK6"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405B81'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK6"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4C3F36'>The 20th AESP Annual Conference seemed more like a class reunion than an industry conference. Nine former Barakat &amp; Chamberlin employees were in town to celebrate the 20th anniversary of AESP including (but not pictured) John Chamberlin, Sami Khawaja, Scott Dimestrosky, as well as&nbsp; Jane Peters,&nbsp; Dan Engle, Terry Fry, Greg Wikler, Bill LeBlanc, Carol Sabo and KJ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK6"'><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=280 style='width:210.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#EEEEDF; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK9" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' class="style4"> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102356663410&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" shape=rect><span style='text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/jmml_opgr1_img1.gif" vspace=5 alt="Join Our Mailing List" contenteditable=false optionname="JMML_OPGR1"></span></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td width=280 valign=top style='width:210.0pt;background:#DBE8F4; padding:.5pt 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 3px;' class="style1"> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background: #EEEEDF;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <div styleclass="style_LeftColHead"> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:4.5pt; text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#405B81'>In This Issue</span></b><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#405B81'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td valign=top style='background:#6DABAA;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK15" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#DBE8F4'>Advances in Water Heating Technologies</span></a></b> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td valign=top style='background:#6DABAA;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK4" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#DBE8F4'>Building EM&amp;V into Program Design </span></a></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td valign=top style='background:#6DABAA;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK7" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#DBE8F4'>Where in the World is KJ? </span></a></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td valign=top style='background:#6DABAA;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK6" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#DBE8F4'>Fun Stuff ... BCI Reunion</span></a></b> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='background:#6DABAA;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK10" shape=rect><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#DBE8F4'>Blizzard of 2010</span></a></b> </p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK10><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background: #DBE8F4;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK10"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><b> <span styleclass="style_ArticleHead" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #405B81">Blizzard of 2010<br> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]> <![endif]></span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'><img border=0 width=250 height=187 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://www.johnsonconsults.com/images/blizzard2010x200.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#4C3F36'>It was one for the record books as more than four feet of snow pounded the Maryland area during one week. Luckily, Katherine managed to escape to Tucson for the AESP 20th Annual Meeting, despite the Blizzard of 2010.&nbsp; Thanks to diligent shoveling by her family, Katherine was able to catch her flight to the Arizona during the lull between storms. 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