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Spring/Summer
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2015
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"Summer's lease hath all
too short a date." -
William Shakespeare,
Shakespeare's
Sonnets
 The Bard was
correct. Summertime
always seems too
short.
Our calendars
are already filling
with conferences,
vacations, and
client meetings
throughout the next
busy three months.
We are also wrapping
up a busy spring
filled with several
EM&V reviews for
clients in Arkansas
and Missouri. We
also completed the
PY2014 EM&V Report
for Columbia Gas of
Virginia as well as
participating in
several unique
events for municipal
utilities.
As busy we
are, we are also
looking forward to
making some summer
memories with
graduations,
celebrations, and
backyard barbeques.
We hope everyone
will have a chance
to refresh and
recharge this summer
too - and make some
lasting memories.
Safe travels!
Dr. Katherine
Johnson, President
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Arkansas Continues to Lead
Energy Efficiency Efforts in the
Southeast
In our role as
the Independent Evaluation Monitor
(IEM), our team, led by Johnson
Consulting Group with assistance
from Apex Analytics, Eisenberg
Energy, Michaels Energy, Mesa Point
Energy and Rouleau Consulting Group,
reviewed the nine Evaluation,
Measurement & Verification (EM&V)
Reports submitted on behalf of the
seven Investor-Owned Utilities
(IOUs) in Arkansas and the Arkansas
Weatherization Program (AWP).
These reports, which were
prepared by The Cadmus Group for
the electric utilities and ADM
Associates for the gas utilities
and weatherization programs
clearly indicated
that the these energy efficiency
programs continue to make
excellent progress towards
achieving their energy savings
and participation goals. While
the performance for individual
programs vary significantly,
overall the EE programs have led
to significant energy savings
statewide. Program satisfaction
remains high while free
ridership rates are relatively
low across the entire EE
portfolio.
Arkansas' progress is also
being well documented by outside
organizations. For example,
the American Council for
an Energy Efficient Economy
(ACEEE) highlighted Arkansas as
one of four states that has
improved most regarding energy
efficiency actions in its annual
State Annual Efficiency
Scoreboard. As cited in the
SWEPCO 2014 EM&V Report,
Arkansas is one of only four
Southeastern states to have
approved an energy efficiency
resource standard that is used
to set long-term savings targets
for the state's utilities.
(http://aceee.org/state-policy/scorecard
as cited in the SWEPCO 2014 EM&V
Report, p. 14).
Furthermore, the impact
and process evaluations
conformed to industry best
practices, used the appropriate
methodologies, and
satisfactorily met all the
criteria set forth in the EM&V
protocols. These reports also
incorporated an excellent
benchmarking analysis for both
the gas and electric utilities.
The evaluators provided
clear explanations of the
approaches used to complete both
process and impact evaluation
activities in accordance with
industry best standards (AOG/OGE
Weatherization Program 2014 EM&V
Report, p. 3-28; AWP 2014 EM&V
Report, p. 2-16; CenterPoint
2014 EM&V Report, p. 3-1;
EAI2014 EM&V Report, p. 14;
SourceGas 2014 EM&V Report, p.
3-1; SWEPCO 2014 EM&V Report, p.
24).
To learn more about the
remarkable progress that
Arkansas is making in energy
efficiency, click on the link
highlighting a news report from
Platts or visit
the Arkansas Public Service
Commission's home page and
search for reports filed in
Docket 10-100-R on June 1, 2015.
Two Missouri IOUs
are also making steady
progress in meeting energy
efficiency goals.
Johnson Consulting
Group's team also serves as
the EM&V Auditor for the
Staff of the Missouri Public
Service Commission. In this
role, we review and provide
feedback on the EM&V reports
prepared by their
independent evaluators.
Assisting in this review
were staff from Apex
Analytics, Eisenberg Energy,
GSM Development and Mesa
Point Energy. In May we
completed our initial review
of Ameren Missouri's PY2014
EM&V results and will be
filing our final report by
the end of the month. The
Cadmus Group and ADM
Associates conducted these
evaluations.
We are also in the
process of reviewing the
preliminary evaluation
report for Greater Missouri
Operations (GMO)-KCP&L
prepared by Navigant
Consulting. Our final review
will be completed by late
June, so stay tuned for
updates!
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California Dreamin' About Local
Government Partnerships, Codes &
Standards and Renewable Energy
Networks
Okay, so these are not exactly
what comes to mind when
thinking about California,
but these are the topics that
are occupying Katherine these
days as the new Energy Advisor
for Energy Efficiency and
Program Design to the California
Public Utility Commission's
Energy Division. She's
already becoming familiar not
just with the acronyms like
RENs/LGPs and C&S, but also
involved in the newest round of
EM&V activities.
In this role, Katherine
provides reviews and guidance
regarding both process and
impact evaluation studies
designed to measure the
effectiveness of these new and
innovative program delivery
methods which include several
unique public-private
partnerships between local
government organizations and
utilities. She will also be
providing comment on upcoming
studies determining the
effectiveness of these program
delivery approaches designed to
increase energy efficiency
actions in the local government
sector.
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Proud as a Peacock Winter Park
Celebrates the Electric Utility's
10th Anniversary
On June 1, 2005, the city
"flipped the switch" to official
ownership of the electric
utility. Monday, June 1, 2015,
marks the official 10-year
anniversary of this monumental
day. The
Electric Utility Department
began serving retail electric
customers on June 1, 2005, as
the City of Winter Park
established its own municipal
electric utility.
As the Chair of the
Utility Advisory Board for the
past year, Katherine joined
current and previous board
members, city staff, and
citizens to celebrate the
remarkable progress that has
happened in just the past
decade. She was also
just re-elected unanimously for
another term.
In 2003, the citizens of
Winter Park voted overwhelmingly
to exercise the buy-out option
in the city's franchise
agreement with Progress Energy
Florida and to have the city own
and operate its own utility.
This was the first such
agreement in Florida, and has
served as a model for municipal
utilities throughout the US.
During the past ten years,
the city has built two electric
substations and purchased
Progress Energy Florida's
electric distribution facilities
within the city. Going forward,
the city is committed to
offering energy conservation
services and putting a
significant portion of the power
lines underground as a way to
further enhance system
reliability.
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Award Winners and
Promotions!!
AEP SWEPCO wins DOE
Partner of the Year -
Energy Efficiency
Program Delivery Award
(from left to right,
Jacob Nielson and Lisa
Grecho, CLEAResult; Phil
Watklins, SWEPCO; Eli
Jacobsohn, DOE; Sherry
McCormack, SWEPCO, and
Trent Brackridge,
CLEAResult.
Arkansas AEO wins a
grant to develop a Home
Performance Recognition
Program that can allow
creation of labels by
using national standards
and systems, such as
DOE's Home Energy Score
tool.
Brent Archer was
named President of
Columbia Gas of
Virginia.
Arkansas Advanced Energy
Association (AAEA)
was honored as one of
four "Sustain the Rock"
recipients at the 2015
Little Rock
Sustainability Summit.
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Where in the World is
Dr. KJ?
* Jul.
7-9
Aberdeen,
Scotland, UK
3rd
International
Symposium on
Energy
Challenges &
Mechanics -
toward a big
picture;
Digging Deeper
for Energy
Savings: A Look
at Successful
On-Bill
Financing
Program Designs
* Aug.
11-13
Long Beach
California,
IEPEC
Conference,
Presentation and
Paper:
Getting Our
Ducts in a Row:
Using Evaluation
Results to
Create a
Statewide
Weatherization
Program
with Matt
Klucher, APSC
* Aug.
25-27
AESP Summer
Conference,
What's Now and
What's Next in
the World of EE
Niagara Falls,
Canada, Session
Moderator:
"Hard to Reach
Markets"
* Sep.
8
Utility Advisory
Board Meeting,
Winter Park, FL
* Sep.
20-22
ACEEE
National
Conference on
Energy
Efficiency as a
Resource Little
Rock, Arkansas,
Duct
Hunting:
Developing a
Comprehensive
Statewide
Strategy
Targeting
Hard-to-Reach
Customers
Teaser
Coming soon
... an
Article -
Future of
the
Industry.
Stay
tuned...
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Fun
Stuff - Emily's
Artful
Graduation
Emily
Grace
Johnson,
Katherine's
daughter,
graduated
with
departmental
honors
in
Art
from
McDaniel
College
in
May
2015.
More impressive, she has a job teaching art!
Emily Johnson, an Art major from Frederick, Md., first learned how to manage a classroom last summer as a residential instructor at the Oakland School in Keswick, Va. That experience helped her land a job at the Renaissance Art Center in Gaithersburg, Md., where she will teach basic art skills to children. Her time at McDaniel helped her to discover a passion for mixed media arts, which she plans to teach to her students.
Please click on the link to see some of her work.
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