From: pwpens@socrates.berkeley.edu
Date: 2001-04-12 09:27:00+00:00
Subject: Three special events sponsored by the Energy and Resources  Group
 at UC Berkeley

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2001

Three special events sponsored by the Energy and Resources Group at UC 
Berkeley


THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES GROUP
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY


ENERGY FORUM, 3-5PM


"Re-De-Regulation: Planning, Learning, Blundering and the Future of
Electricity in California"
a panel discussion with


Dr. Severin Borenstein, Professor of Business Administration, Director of
the U.C. Energy Institute and a member of the governing board of the
California Power Exchange.


Matthew Freedman, Staff Attorney, The Utility Reform Network (TURN).


Juona Jonas, General Manager, Alameda Power and Telecom, City of Alameda,
Former President of Utility.com, Former Vice President of Electric and Gas
Supply (PG&E), Former Board Member, California Power Exchange.


Dr. Anjali Sheffrin, Director, Market Analysis at California Independent
System Operator (CAISO), Former Manager of the Power Systems Planning and
Evaluation Department at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.


Moderator: Dr. Richard Norgaard, holds a joint professorship in the Energy
and Resources Group and the Department of Agriculture and Resource
Economics.


for further information: 510-642-1640 * http://socrates.berkeley.edu/erg


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9th ANNUAL LECTURE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 6PM


"Easing California's Electricity Shortage with Buildings that Respond to
Real Time Prices"
Arthur H. Rosenfeld, Ph.D. , State of California Energy Commissioner


Currently, California utilities must buy their marginal electricity from
merchant power plants at prices that range from 10 c/kWh on a cool summer
morning to $1.00/kWh on a hot, stressed afternoon. Yet "retail" rates,
frozen since 1988, require them to re-sell to customers at 13c/kWh, all
afternoon, independent of scarcity.


On a hot day, California peak demand is ~50 GW, of which 29% is for a/c
(air conditioning) and 11% is for lighting in commercial buildings. This
summer supply may fall short by 2-5 GW (4-10%). If commercial customers see
an incentive to curtail their use (via real-time prices and real-time
rewards) they can set up their thermostats by 4 deg. F and dim their lights
to 1/2 (almost nobody notices) for a total ("no sweat") saving of 15%.


Buildings use 2/3 of all electricity. Dr. Rosenfeld will discuss short- and
long-term strategies to make them more efficient and price responsive, and
some other topics covered in a recent Wall Street Journal story at
http://www.energy.ca.gov/commission/rosenfeld.html


Thursday, April 19, 2001 * Forum 3-5 PM * Lecture 6 PM * Sibley Auditorium,
Bechtel Engineering Center
Free and open to the public * Limited first-come seating * Information


for further information: 510-642-1640 * http://socrates.berkeley.edu/erg


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2nd ANNUAL HAAS EARTH DAY LECTURE ON BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENT
12:45-2PM


Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
"Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution"


12:45-2:00 PM * Cheit Hall 230 * Haas School of Business
contact Eric Strand (strand@haas.berkeley.edu) for further information
regarding this lecture
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