PowerOptions Annual Meeting

Monday, March 15th, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel Westborough

On Monday, March 15th, PowerOptions held its 2010 annual meeting. We had a packed agenda with briefings on the new state-wide electric and gas energy efficiency program, new PowerOptions programs for electricity, natural gas and demand response, our planned redesigned website, and natural gas and electricity market updates. If you missed the meeting and would like to speak with one of our staff members for more information on one of the topics presented, please email Tricia Rush, Program Coordinator at prush@mhefa.org or call our office at 617-737-8480. All of our speaker presentations are now available for download.

Meeting Agenda
8:00 - 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 Opening Remarks - Viking / Autumn Room
Speaker:Cindy Arcate, President & CEO, PowerOptions
9:30 - 10:45 State Energy Efficiency Plan: Getting Your Share of the Big Pie
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Moderator:Cindy Arcate
Panel:Frank Gundal, Manager Ancillary Energy Services, NStar
Michael McAteer, Manager C&I Energy Efficiency, National Grid
Derek Buchler, Manager Demand Side Mgmt., Bay State Gas Company
Susan Kaplan, Marketing Coordinator, Mass. Dept. of Energy Resources
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10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:30 New PeakResponse Demand Response program - Viking / Autumn Room
(View Presentation - 7MB)
Presenter:Gary Peterson, Sales Executive, Comverge, Inc.
11:30 - Noon PowerOptions New Improved Website - Viking / Autumn Room
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Presenters:Liam Sullivan, Director of Marketing, HEFA
Wendy O'Malley, Director of Operations, PowerOptions
Noon - 12:30 Exhibitor Tables Open
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch - Baldwin / Chandler / Edgewood Room
1:30 Lunch Keynote Speaker: Paul Levy, President and CEO,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2:00 - 2:30 Natural Gas Market Update - Viking / Autumn Room
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Speaker:Tim Bigle, Market Strategist, Hess Corporation
2:30 - 3:00 Electricity Market Update - Viking / Autumn Room
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Speaker:Al Lussier, Sales Manager, US Northeast, Direct
Hans Rottmann, Senior Mgr., Market Intelligence, Direct Energy Business
3:00 - 5:00 Networking Reception sponsored by Direct Energy and Hess
Baldwin / Chandler / Edgewood Room
Complimentary refreshments served

For your convenience, directions to the workshop are available.

We look forward to seeing you in March!