Publications and Presentations

Publications and Presentations


Leveraging Ratepayer Programs to Cut Industrial Energy Use

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Kim was a presenter for this webinar-based training session on industrial energy efficiency programs. The webinar, hosted by the Clean Energy Solutions Center in partnership with the Institute for Industrial Productivity and the State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network, considered industrial program design across the United States, what has worked well, and what more can be done to improve the outcomes for regulators, industry, and ratepayers.

Leveraging Ratepayer Programs to Cut Industrial Energy Use


Kim was a presenter for this webinar-based training session on industrial energy efficiency programs. The webinar, hosted by the Clean Energy Solutions Center in partnership with the Institute for Industrial Productivity and the State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network, considered industrial program design across the United States, what has worked well, and what more can be done to improve the outcomes for regulators, industry, and ratepayers.

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Kim was co-author on this peer-reviewed technical paper from the 2015 ACEEE Industrial Summer Study. The paper addresses the lack of clarity and consensus around how to evaluate SEM programs, and details the learnings, results, and recommendations from workshops convened in August 2014 with third party evaluators and implementers of SEM.

Evaluating Strategic Energy Management: Guidelines from the Pacific Northwest

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Evaluating Strategic Energy Management: Guidelines from the Pacific Northwest


Kim was co-author on this peer-reviewed technical paper from the 2015 ACEEE Industrial Summer Study. The paper addresses the lack of clarity and consensus around how to evaluate SEM programs, and details the learnings, results, and recommendations from workshops convened in August 2014 with third party evaluators and implementers of SEM.

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The Evolution of Continuous Energy Improvement Programs in the Northwest: An Example of Regional Collaboration

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Kim co-authored this peer-reviewed white paper from the 2013 ACEEE Industrial Summer Study that summarizes SEM program designs and key lessons learned. More broadly, the paper comments on the strategic value of regional collaboration in the design and delivery of efficiency programs.

The Evolution of Continuous Energy Improvement Programs in the Northwest: An Example of Regional Collaboration


Kim co-authored this peer-reviewed white paper from the 2013 ACEEE Industrial Summer Study that summarizes SEM program designs and key lessons learned. More broadly, the paper comments on the strategic value of regional collaboration in the design and delivery of efficiency programs.

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In this 2012 presentation to the Portland chapter of the Association of Energy Service Professionals, Kim introduces the idea of behavioral savings from industrial facilities and provides an overview of the many different O&M offerings Energy Trust piloted in 2009-2011.

Behavior-based Industrial Efficiency

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Behavior-based Industrial Efficiency


In this 2012 presentation to the Portland chapter of the Association of Energy Service Professionals, Kim introduces the idea of behavioral savings from industrial facilities and provides an overview of the many different O&M offerings Energy Trust piloted in 2009-2011.

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Energy Trust of Oregon Kaizen Blitz Pilot Program

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Kim was co-author of this peer-reviewed white paper from the 2009 ACEEE Industrial Summer Study that describes the design and early findings from an industrial retro-commissioning pilot program.

Energy Trust of Oregon Kaizen Blitz Pilot Program


Kim was co-author of this peer-reviewed white paper from the 2009 ACEEE Industrial Summer Study that describes the design and early findings from an industrial retro-commissioning pilot program.

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This 2007 presentation to the Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force of the Asia-Pacific Partnership introduces the idea of monetizing environmental attributes, such as point source or carbon emissions reductions, to improve project economics.

The Value of Environmental Revenue Streams for Clean Distributed Generation

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The Value of Environmental Revenue Streams for Clean Distributed Generation


This 2007 presentation to the Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force of the Asia-Pacific Partnership introduces the idea of monetizing environmental attributes, such as point source or carbon emissions reductions, to improve project economics.

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Additional Resources

Additional Resources

Energy Trust of Oregon


Energy Trust has several helpful and informative video case studies on SEM that emphasize the customer experience of participating in the program and express the value that managing energy use is providing to these companies, in their own words.


Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance


NEEA has created an online SEM Hub to provide ready access to their extensive library of SEM tools and useful information.


The Institute for Industrial Productivity


This Institute for Industrial Productivity report discusses the policy and regulatory underpinnings of utility energy efficiency programs, and identifies best practices in design and implementation of industrial programs.


U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office


The DOE’s Technical Assistance page provides information on programs, information, and tools available to support SEM, CHP, and other industrial efficiency opportunities.


U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


The EPA’s ENERGY STAR for Buildings and Plants website and the CHP Partnership site both offer many useful tools and resources for commercial and industrial energy users.