Take an active role in Pennsylvania's energy future by participating in a one-day ACI Home Energy Forum forum hosted by Affordable Comfort, Inc.on September 5 in Harrisburg. The theme of the Forum is, “Why PA Needs Effective Policies Now.”

Explore opportunities for residential energy efficiency and conservation for Pennsylvania housing and the critical issues that will set a path for effective energy policy, rate structure, and consumer action. Speckers and events include:

· “Pennsylvania at the Crossroads: Win Big or Lose Big,” with luncheon Keynote, Rick Gerardi, Senior Manager, Residential Buildings Performance Programs, Lockheed Martin;

· “PA Residential Energy Opportunities from a National Perspective,” with Bill Prindle, Deputy Director, ACEEE and Stephen Cowell, CEO, Conservation Services Group;

· “Programs that Work,” with David Lee, Director, Residential Branch, ENERGY STAR New & Existing Homes Program, US Environmental Protection Agency; David Carroll, President, APPRISE, Inc.; and Steve Baden, Executive Director, RESNET;

· “PA Housing Stock,” with Mark Fortney, Director, PA Housing Research Center; and

· “What issues are on the Table, and What is Happening Today in Pennsylvania,” with speakers such as Rep. Chris Ross; Liz Robinson, Executive Director, Energy Coordinating Agency; Shane Rooney, of the Public Utility Commission; Joel Morrison, Program Administrator, West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, and many others.

Kathy Greely, Director of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council’s Commonwealth Community Energy Project, will be a speaker on current issues facing the Commonwealth.

Roundtable discussions will follow concerning topics such as Consumer Education, Demand Side Response Initiatives, ENERGY STAR and LEED programs, the Keystone HELP Program and Finance, the new PA Home Energy program, and more.

For more information and to register, visit the ACI Home Energy Forum webpage.

8/24/2007