I.  Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency programs

• Develop program guidelines and application form for residential solar hot water rebate program.
• Gather stakeholder input from public comment sessions regarding solar hot water and other programs to be developed, including commercial scale electrical and thermal renewable energy rebates.
• Develop budgets for new rebate programs.
• Develop guidelines and application forms for new rebate programs.
• Present recommendations to state Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Board.
• Assist in review of technical aspects of grant proposals submitted in response to RGGI Request for Proposals.  Review projected energy and emissions savings.
• Assist in development of training programs for installers and/or certification programs.
• Prepare relevant portions of annual RPS compliance report.

II.  Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Board

• EESE Board meetings.
• Conduct research as requested.
• Analyze policy issues.
• Provide policy recommendations.

III.  Appliance Efficiency Standards

• Review relevant state legislation.
• Determine scope of standards required by state law and identify which standards are pre-empted by federal law.
• Contact and work with Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership, DOE, state stakeholders to develop draft standards.
• Draft proposed administrative rules.
• Develop process for public comment.

I.  Modernizing the electric grid

• Review relevant federal and state legislation.
• Conduct research regarding technologies and techniques available to implement smart grid, advanced metering infrastructure, demand response, cyber security and distributed generation.
• Meet with electric utilities to discuss current plans and status of smart metering/smart grid initiatives and pilot proposals.
• Attend seminars regarding existing and emerging technologies for modernizing the electric grid.
• Attend local and regional meetings.
• Through research and seminars, develop understanding of how utilities’ investments in electric grid technologies will impact regional and local electric rates.

II.  Technical requirements

• Review specific plans and applications filed by electric utilities.
• Analyze impact of utilities’ proposals on electric rates and reliability.
• Conduct additional research as necessary.
• Analyze policy issues.
• Develop documents and presentation materials as needed.
• Present recommendations to the Director and Assistant Director of the Electric Division as well as the Commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission.