2024 ENERGY STAR Products Partner Meeting
The 2024 ENERGY STAR Products Partner Meeting was held Tuesday, September 17 – Thursday, September 19, 2024, at The Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, MN. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would like to thank all the partners and industry stakeholders who attended, presented, and helped make the meeting productive and insightful.
The 2024 ESPPM Agenda and Agenda Companion provide details on the topics covered. Please click on the following headings to find presentations by day, or scroll down to browse all available documents. Please note that additional presentations will be uploaded as we receive approval to do so.
1. Tuesday, September 17
2. Wednesday, September 18
3. Thursday, September 19
1. Tuesday, September 17
- Welcome & ENERGY STAR Update (PDF, 2.01 MB)
- Peter Banwell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Jacob Frey, Mayor, City of Minneapolis
- Alejandra Nunez, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Paige Knutsen, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- Bringing Americans into the Clean Energy Future: A Strategic Approach to Educating and Activating Homeowners to Adopt Energy Efficient Home Upgrades (PDF, 1.37 MB)
- Jill Vohr, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Cindy Gage, C+C
- Utility Ratepayer Funded Energy Efficiency Programs in the Era of Inflation Reduction Act Incentives (659.29 KB)
- Maureen McNamara, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Daniel Cote, CLEAResult
- Lloyd Kass, Franklin Energy
- Erin Cosgrove, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
- The Power of an ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade (2.82 MB)
- Dan Lawlor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Danielle Hoffer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Home Envelope: Recommendations for Designing Successful Programs (2.52 MB)
- Doug Anderson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Steve Sylvestre, Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment
- Communicating the Value of Energy Efficient Home Upgrades to Low Income
and Disadvantaged Audiences- Annie King, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Elena Saltzman, Civic Nation
- Buff Grace, Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
- Joel Haskard, Clean Energy Resources Teams (CERTs)
2. Wednesday, September 18
- Leveraging the ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Service Provider Partnership (PDF, 8.96 MB)
- Danielle Hoffer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- David Kolata, Sealed
- Cooper Marcus, QuitCarbon
- Home Energy Rebates in Action: Early Indicators from Leading States
- Kielan Rathjen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Yeny Maestas, New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department - Energy Conservation and Management Division
- Joe Pater, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
- Ken Owens, Jr., Arizona Office of Resiliency
- Esha Seth, Minnesota Department of Commerce
- Kristina Donnelly, Oregon Department of Energy
- How Distributors and Retailers are Delivering ENERGY STAR Products to the Pro Market (352.77 KB)
- Stephanie Vega-Ziegler, Ferguson
- John Androski, Carrier Enterprise
- Samantha Matusiak, Home Depot
- Mind the Gap: Funding Home Upgrades for Low to Moderate Income Households Beyond Rebates
- Amanda Warwood, ICF standing in for Taylor Jantz-Sell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Annika Brindel, Residential Retrofit for Energy Equity (R2E2) ACEEE
- Kai Palmer-Dunning, Clean Energy Works
- Heat Pumps and Heat Pump Water Heaters Workshop: A Roadmap to Accelerating Growth (559.11 KB)
- Dan Lawlor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Nate Jutras, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Midwest Region Perspectives and Activities Panel Discussion
- Molly Graham, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- Justin Margolies, Slipstream
- Emily McPherson, Center for Energy and Environment
- Jim Eggert, U.S. Water Heating Solutions
- Jacob Wise, Auer Steel
- Charlie Elliott, LG Electronics
- Perspectives from Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs) Panel Discussion
- Sydney Roberts, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA)
- Deepti Dutt, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
- Joe Ricchiuto, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)
- Emily Rosenbloom, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
- Terra Weeks, Building Decarbonization Coalition
- Laura Wilson, Building Decarbonization Coalition
- Liz John, South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER)
- Neil Kolwey, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)
- Josh Valentine, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)
3. Thursday, September 19
- Designing Programs for Market Transformation (PDF, 4.04 MB)
- Anne Brink, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- Jesus Pernia, Eversource
- Kaleb Behm, Nationwide Marketing Group
- ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Service Provider Workshop (concurrent session) (PDF, 9.97 MB)
- Megan "Gilly" Plog, U.S. Department of Energy
- Casey Murphy, Pearl Certification
- Laundry Day Reimagined: Heat Pump Dryers Spin the Future (concurrent session) (PDF, 7.51 MB)
- Andrea Rydberg, Best Buy
- Wendy Preiser, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- Chris Naber, GE Appliances
- Adam Whobrey, LG
- Prerna Tomar, Samsung
- Lessons Learned: Critical Consumer Protections for Advancing Energy Efficiency During Unprecedented Investment (2.99 MB)
- Amanda Warwood, ICF standing in for Taylor Jantz-Sell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Annika Brindel, Residential Retrofit for Energy Equity (R2E2) ACEEE
- Rebecca Olson, Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment (CEE)
- ENERGY STAR Smart Home Energy Management Systems Showcase: Utility and Systems Provider Workshop (concurrent session) (PDF, 4.29 MB)
- Abi Daken, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standing in for Taylor Jantz-Sell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Brian Lotsbom, Samsung SmartThings
- Juliet Shavit, SmartMark Communications
- Josh Smith, Mississippi Power
- Eric Riopko, Baltimore Gas and Electric
- Get Comfortable by Combining Heat Pump and Envelope Improvements (PDF, 3.42 MB)
- Rebecca Olson, Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment
- Josh Quinnell, Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment
- Window of Opportunity: New Room Heat Pumps (concurrent session) (PDF, 10.16 MB)
- Thomas Yeh, New York State Energy Research Development Authority
- Rick Dunn, California Market Transformation Administrator
- Aaron Tam, Electric Power Research Institute
- Suzi Asmus, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- Yi Hu, GE Appliances
- Bryant Elder, Gradient
- David Leezer, Midea
- Electric Readiness: How to Avoid or Streamline Electric Panel Upgrades (concurrent session) (1.46 MB)
- Peter Banwell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Laura Wilson, Building Decarbonization Coalition
