Public Versus Private Customer Perspectives on Participation in Demand-side Programs

Authors

  • Lon W. House Ph.D. Water and Energy Consulting

Abstract

This article provides a brief comparison of the public sector vs.
private sector in terms of characteristics, applicable incentives, and de-
cision-making criteria for participating in new, untried endeavors like
demand-side programs, using water agencies in California as the public
sector example. Recommendations on characteristics of utility demand-
side programs likely to be attractive to public agencies are provided

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Author Biography

Lon W. House, Ph.D. Water and Energy Consulting

Lon W. House, Ph.D., has a Bachelor’s, two Master’s, and a Ph.D. in engineering and economics from U.C. Davis. He is a Certifi ed Energy Manager (CEM) and a Certifi ed Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP) with the Association of Energy Engineers. He taught engineering in graduate school at U.C. Davis for a number of years. He worked for the California Energy Commission for fi ve years as a utility planner, and he was the chief utility planner for the California Public Utilities Commission for fi ve years. In 1990 he went out into the consulting business, starting his own business (Water and Energy Consulting). He has been the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) energy consultant since 1992, representing 500 water agencies which are re-sponsible for over 90 percent of the water delivered in California; the Regional Council of Rural Counties (RCRC) energy advisor since 1999, representing 30 rural California counties encompassing over one-half of the land area of California; and an energy consultant for the Attorney General of the State of California since 2004.

Dr. House has over 20 years experience before the California Public Utilities Commission, almost 30 years before the California Energy Commission, and has testifi ed numerous times California Power Authority, California Independent System Operator, California State Legislature, State Water Resources Control Board, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as well as in numerous court cases. Dr. House also works for the California Public Utilities Commission as an expert witness, and for the California Energy Commission as a researcher. His contact information includes:
530.676.8956,
lonwhouse@waterandenergyconsulting.com, and
www.waterandenergyconsulting.com

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Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

House, L. W. . (2023). Public Versus Private Customer Perspectives on Participation in Demand-side Programs . Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 27(3), 59–69. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/20007

Issue

2008: Vol 27 Iss 3 2007-2008

Section

Articles