1. Alabama Power-Up Conference December 12, 2013 Ken Smith, Consultant, Energy Foundation

2. Advanced Energy Employment in Arkansas by Category Architecture/Construction814 Appliances300 Battery Technologies315 Biofuels/Biomass433 Carbon Storage and Management<100 Electric Vehicle Technologies800 Energy-saving Building Materials1,858 Energy-saving Consumer Products2,033 Fuel Cells<100 Geothermal<100 HVAC and Building Control Systems2,403 Hydropower748 Lighting<100 Nuclear Energy1,186 Professional Energy Services<100 Renewable Energy Services<100 Smart Grid<100 Solar Photovoltaic<100 Solar Thermal<100 Waste-to-Energy<100 Wave/Ocean Power<100 Wind350 Total11,337

3. Most Public Service Commissions in Southern States Encourage public and other non-utility participation in utility proceedings. Have time set aside on agendas for public comment. Encourage stakeholder collaboration for achieving consensus. Incorporate public comment in developing state energy plans. Have Integrated Resource Planning (IRP). Alabama?

4. Recent Examples of Participatory Proceedings in Southern States Tennessee Valley Authority’s IRP Louisiana’s IRP Rule. Mississippi’s November 7 th Energy Efficiency (EE) Stakeholder Meeting. Louisiana’s November 22 nd EE Stakeholder Meeting. Arkansas’s IRP Process and Ongoing EE Working Collaborative. Georgia’s IRP. Alabama ROE Proceedings?

5. Authors –Ron Binz –Richard Sedano –Denise Furey –Dan Mullen Available at www.ceres.org

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8. Clean Air Act – Section 111 GHG emissions for mobile sources, light-duty vehicles went into effect January 2, 2011 under Section 202. New Source Performance Standard {111(b)}. Reduces carbon emissions from all new sources. On September 20, 2013, EPA re-proposed the standard. Impacts new coal and natural gas power plants. Existing Source Performance Standard{111(d)}. Reduces carbon emissions at all existing power plants that burn fossil fuels. EPA sets guidelines for implementation by states. EPA will propose ESPS by June 2014.

9. Developing Energy Trends Energy Efficiency is an important energy source for utilities to meet system-wide energy capacity needs. New energy financing tools will help commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers: PACE, On-bill repayment/financing, energy performance contracting. Distributed generation, energy efficiency, demand response management are changing utility business plans. Federal and state regulations and the market are bringing balance to energy generation.