In just a few short days, the Midwest Energy Solutions Conference will return to the Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago for its 22nd anniversary as the region’s premier event for all things energy efficiency. With anticipated record attendance numbers and three days jam-packed with educational and networking opportunities, this year’s MES is sure to be one for the books. As a newcomer to both the conference and the EE industry, I connected with veteran MEEA staff and members to get answers to the need-to-know questions surrounding all things MES. Whether this is your first MES, or you’ve been here since the beginning, here are some tips to make the most of your conference experience.
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December 18th marked the first day of my fourth month back at the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. It’s hard to believe that almost 20 years ago my first job out of graduate school was as the Building Operator Certification (BOC) Program Associate and I’ve now returned as the Executive Director. I was so fortunate to have found MEEA then, just as the energy efficiency industry was gaining momentum as the most cost-effective and clean source of energy on the grid, and made my way back again as the industry experiences a once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity.
My first tenure at MEEA laid a foundation so strong, that have focused my career and professional development based on the passion built here. Since leaving MEEA in 2008, I’ve…
In October, I shared a panel at ACEEE’s Energy Efficiency as a Resource conference in Philadelphia with Mohit Chhabra of NRDC. I spoke about how states and utilities in the Midwest have started to apply the principles of the NSPM Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) framework to cost-effectiveness testing. Mohit spoke about a metric in use in California called the Total System Benefit (TSB), which measures the economic value of efficiency programs for the electric grid.
Mohit’s presentation left me thinking about how a metric like the TSB would fit in with the NSPM’s Jurisdiction Specific Test (JST). I wasn’t the only one, because Julie Michals from E4TheFuture sat down with Mohit and wrote about it in the latest NESP News:
Last month, I had…
