Workshop: Standards for Assessing Energy Policy

Workshop: Standards for
Assessing Energy Policy
with Richard Silkman of Competitive Energy Services

Richard Silkman's Presentation is now available.

8:00 - 8:15: Breakfast & Coffee
8:15 - 9:45: Policy Workshop

The Governor's Energy Office is developing a statewide, comprehensive energy roadmap that outlines clear policy strategy options to reduce Maine's energy costs, greenhouse gas emissions, and reliance on oil. A strong, implementable energy roadmap may also serve to facilitate economic development in the energy sector. The Maine Energy Roadmap will create a pathway to an affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy future with a mix of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and a diverse portfolio with increased natural gas, more efficient oil boilers, and other technologies and systems.

As part of the State Energy Planning Roadmap development, we are engaging energy leaders through a series of forums, task force meetings, and partner events. In this workshop, Richard Silkman, President and CEO of Competitive Energy Services (CES), is illustrating a potential new approach to evaluate energy policy- whether electricity, heating, transportation- based on the following standards:

• Conversion Efficiency (or Energy Productivity): The rate at which energy is converted into dollars of goods and services. 
• Production Efficiency: The cost to produce, deliver, and consume energy.
• Externality Efficiency: The amount of greenhouse gas emissions created per unit of energy consumed.