Steering Committee

The Uniform Methods Project Steering Committee is responsible for determining the methods for evaluating, measuring and verifying energy savings and for adopting these methods through their affiliated organizations.

The committee members also advise the project team on technical issues. The suggestions and comments made outside of steering committee meetings are captured in a project comments log.

Roles and Responsibilities

The following outlines the roles and responsibilities for the steering committee.

  • Act as thought leaders and provide perspective on policy issues
  • Approve project structure
  • Approve measures for which methods will be developed
  • Approve work product
  • Act as promoters and ambassadors
  • Provide guidance to and participate in technical advisory group
  • Act as technical expert as available
  • "Observers" are not a formal part of decision making but will provide feedback.

Please note: "Observers" are not a formal part of decision making but will provide feedback.

Steering Committee Members and Observers

The following lists the current Uniform Methods Project Steering Committee members and observers.

State Representatives

Jessica Burdette, State of Minnesota
Jeffery Orcutt, Illinois Commerce Commission
Dub Taylor, State of Texas

Utilities

Brian Billing, AEP
Michael Brandt, Commonwealth Edison
David Jacot, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Jason Kupser, Detroit Edison
Mary Ann Ralls, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Chuck Rea, MidAmerican Energy Company

Efficiency Service Providers/Energy Service Companies

Donald Gilligan, National Association of Energy Service Companies

Nonprofit Organizations

Hilary Forster, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Tina Jayaweera, Northwest Power and Conservation Council and Regional Technical Forum
Steve Kromer, Efficiency Valuation Organization
Marty Kushler, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Julie Michals, E4TheFuture
Steve Schiller, on behalf of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Rodney Sobin, National Association of State Energy Officials
Elizabeth Titus, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Observers

Jess Burgess, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Keith Dennis, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Linda Ecker, AEP Ohio
Tom Eckman, former director of the Power Division Northwest Power and Conservation Council and head of the Regional Technical Forum
Kim Erickson, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Michael Li, U.S. Department of Energy
Gene Rodrigues, ICF International
Steve Rosenstock, Edison Electric Institute

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