RESOURCE LIBRARY | 2022—2025

2025 QUARTERLY MEMBER 

MEETINGS


December 11, 2025

Agenda slide with Speaker Lineup

Video Recording of the meeting 

Meeting Chat Discussion

Speaker Slide Presentations

Regulatory Affairs and Rebate Updates

Xcel Energy, Residential – Salene Chaves, Trade Ally Relations Manager - presentation slides

Xcel Energy, New Income Qualified DI Communities (IQ/DI) Rebates – Tom Sagstetter, Project Manager, IQ/DI Communities - presentation slides

Xcel Energy, Commercial – Aaron Esselink, CO Channel Manager, C&I Partners - presentation slides

CLEAResult: Colorado Energy Office (CEO) Income-Qualified Rebates Launch HEAR and HER Program & Training Rollout - presentation slides

Panel Discussion and Demo | Q&A

Colorado Contractor Hub (CCH) | The Super Tool for Contractor Support?

Power Ahead Colorado | Incentives Refresher – Mac Prather, DRCOG, Program Manager for Power Ahead Colorado - presentation slides

Introduction to CCH – Clay McComb, DRCOG, Program Manager for CCH

Demo: Colorado Contractor Hub – presentation slides

Holly Harris, Associate Director CCH, Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) 

Peter Hylton-Hinga, CCH, Contractor Agent, BDC 

Arielle Metot, CCH, Contractor Agent, BDC


EEBC Industry Action Group Co-Chair contact information

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September 18, 2025


Meeting Agenda with Speaker lineup

Video Recording of the meeting

Meeting Chat Discussion


Rebate Programs Status Updates –

Federal & State


Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA), KC Becker, CEO

Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG):

DRCOG - Mac Prather, Program Manager, Incentives Advising & Low-income Programs 

DRCOG - Clay McCombe, Program Manager, Workforce & Industry Development

 (presentation slides)


What Your EEBC Industry Action Groups are Working on for 2026


EEBC Legal Team: Howard Geller, DSM Policy Advisor & Patricia Rothwell, ED             


Panel Discussion and Demo + Q&A |

Here Come the Rebate Portals!

What’s in it for Contractors and Consumers? What’s needed for successful rebate delivery and purchase at the table?


Demo: State Energy Savings Navigator (PUC/State Governor’s Office: Colorado Digital Service (CDS): Debra Alban, Digital Service Expert - (presentation slides)

MyFriendBen: Sekhar Paladugu, CEO (site Powered by MyFriendBen) 

DRCOG: Clay McCombe, Program Manager, Workforce & Industry Development 

DRCOG: Mac Prather, Program Manager, Incentives Advising & Low-income Programs 

EEBC Industry Action Group Co-Chairs Contact Information

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June 19, 2025



Meeting Agenda with Speaker lineup

Video recording of the meeting

Meeting chat discussion


Presentation slides:

Xcel Energy, Residential: Salene Chaves - Trade Ally Relations Manager

Xcel Energy, Commercial: Aaron Esselink - CO Channel Manager, C&I Partners

Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) - Building Decarbonization  - Clay McCombe, Program Manager - Workforce & Industry Development

Patricia Rothwell, EEBC Executive Director - Full presentation slides/Run of Show

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March 20, 2025


Meeting Agenda with list of speakers

Video recording of the meeting


Meeting chat discussion


Presentation slides:


Aaron Esselink, Xcel Energy, Commercial -

presentation slides 

Makaela Turner, Xcel Energy, Residential Workforce Development Program, Marketing Coordinator- presentation slides
    Jeff Tejral, Denver/CASR Energize Denver- presentation slides 

      Mac Prather, Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) - presentation slides  

      Panel Discussion: 

      Patricia Rothwell, Executive Director of EEBC and Moderator - presentation slides

      Emily Richardson, Residential Director and Anna Park Moon, Head of Business Development, Collective Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) - Presentation slides (contact info) 

      Matthew Brown, National Energy Improvement Fund (NEIF)Co-Chair & Managing Member - Presentation Slides

      Colorado Energy Office (CEO): Allison Coombs, Outreach and Engagement Specialist, presentation slide

      Amanda Morris, Program Manager HP Tax Credits - presentation slides


      Sekhar Paladugu, Product & Partnership Leader, Eli

      Dillon Hayutin, Senior Technical Engineer Advisor, Kontango/Siemens

      EEBC Member Fast-Track Hands-On HP Apprenticeship Upskilling Training - April 2025 Session Flyer


      EEBC Industry Action Groups - Co-Chair Contact information


      2024 QUARTERLY MEMBER MEETINGS (QMM)

      December 5, 2024

      Video recording of the meeting 

      Meeting Agenda slide

      Meeting chat discussion


      Presentation slides: 

      EEBC presentation slides 

      Salene Chaves Xcel Energy presentation slides

      Chris Prato, Energy Solutions, HPWH Landscape presentation slides


      EEBC Industry Action Groups - Co-Chair Contact information


      EEBC Member Fast-Track Hands-On HP Apprenticeship Upskilling Training - April 2025 Session Flyer


      Xcel Energy 2024-26 DSM BE Plan EEBC Table of Wins 05-2024 

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      September 12, 2024




      QMM Sept 12, 2024

      Meeting Agenda with video timestamps


      Meeting Chat discussion


      Video Recording of the Meeting


      Regulatory Update:

      PUC Rulings on Xcel Energy’s Rebates Pause & Subsequent Litigation for Residential and Commercial 2023 DSM Plan   presentation slides

      Speakers: 

      Mark Detsky, Dietze& Davis, EEBC Legal Counsel and Howard Geller, EEBC DSM Advisor 


      Regulatory Documents: 

      22A-0315EG PSCo Second Supplementary Information Request


      22A-0315EG Supplementary Information Request


      Commissions Decision on EEBC Motions_ C24-0652_22A-0315EG_09 10 24



      More than $1 Billion in CO Rebates & Incentives

      Panelist Presentations:

      Chris Prato, Associate Director, Energy Efficiency - Energy Solutions - Make the Most of All Types of Industry Rebates. What is the Landscape? -- presentation slides

      Salene Chaves, Trade Relations Manager - Xcel Energy - $440.5 M for the Upcoming Clean Heat Plan & Trade Portal Solutions        presentation slides

      Zac Swank, Deputy Director - Boulder County & DRCOG - $199.7 M Grant Awarded to Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)   presentation slides

      Emily Richardson, Director, Residential - CCEF (Collective Clean Energy Fund) Increase Sales with New Low-Interest On-Bill Financing for Clean Energy Upgrades from CCEF   presentation slides

      Jon Bartelt, Building Electrification Strategist - Colorado Energy Office (CEO) How Qualified Contractor Lists are Being Developed & Why You Need to be on Them         presentation slides


      EEBC Member Fast-Track Hands-On HP Apprenticeship Upskilling Training

      Sept 23rd - 27th  

      Program flyer

      EEBC Industry Action Groups - Co-Chair Contact information

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      March 13, 2024


      Setting the Course for Rebates

      in 2024-26


      QMM March 13, 2024 Meeting Agenda


      Video recording of the meeting

      Speaker agenda with video timestamps (start times)


      Speaker presentations: 

      Xcel Energy - Salene Chaves, New Trade Ally Manager - Xcel PP slides

      Boulder County - Zac Swank, Deputy Director - Boulder PP slides

      City and County of Denver - Samantha Lichtin -Building Electrification Program Administrator Denver PP slides

      The Process and Results of “Rebate Making” in Xcel Energy’s 2024-26 DSM BE Settlement Agreement and Litigation

      EEBC Policy Action Council

      Legal Team

      Howard Geller, EEBC DSM Expert Witness and Advisor
      Daniel Rubin, Dietze & Davis, EEBC Legal Counsel Clean Heat Plan

      Xcel Energy 2024-26 DSM BE Plan - EEBC Table of Wins 05-2024 
      EEBC Industry Action Groups - 
      Co-Chairs with Contact info

      Panel Discussion/Q&A

      IRA Rebate Providers in other states share how they are using one-stop-shop portals to stack IRA rebates for contractors and consumers –  What’s needed in Colorado?

                             

      Eli Technologies (www.eli.build)Adedoyin Olateru-Olagbegi, Chief of Staff  


      Conserva(www.conservanow.com): Patrick Metz, CEO & Co-founder 


      Rock Rabbit (www.rockrabbit.ai): Aimee Bailey, Founder & CEO


      Sealed (www.sealed.com):Ryan Bevans, Chief Revenue Officer 


      HP Fast Track Apprenticeship Training Program Flyer (contractor version)

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      March 14, 2024




      Link to video recording of meeting

      EEBC QMM 3/14/24 Meeting Agenda with video timestamps 

      Colorado Energy Office (CEO) – HP Tax Credits and TREC Workforce Loren Ahonen, Climate-Ready Building Lead - CEO speaker slides

      Xcel Energy Results and Changes of DSM Rebates for 2024

      Josh Martin, Product Portfolio Manager - Residential - J. Martin ppt slides

      John Schneider, Product Portfolio Manager - Commercial - J Schneider ppt slides

      City & County of Boulder – Streamlining and New Incentives & Marshall Fire Findings

      Shawn Rupp, Commercial Electrification Specialist

      Zac Swank, Deputy Director 

      Boulder ppt slides

      New Legislation Introduced HP “2-Way AC Bill"

      Christine Brinker, Sr. Associate, Buildings Efficiency Program, SWEEP - C. Brinker - SWEEP ppt slides


      EEBC Policy Action Group Recommendations on Xcel Energy’s Proposed DSM Rebate Plan 

      Howard Geller, EEBC DSM Expert Advisor

      Matt Nadal, Dietze & Davis, EEBC Legal Counsel

      EEBC Action Group Co-Chairs

      Commercial Lighting, High-Performance Building Envelope, HVAC/Heat Pumps Res. & Comm., Demand Response (DR)/New Technologies


      Action Group Co-Chairs & contact info


      Initial Settlement Offer doc 20240229 EEBC Settlement Offer 23A-0589EG


      EEBC Workforce Training & Hiring Pipeline Updates

      Fast-Track Hands-on HP Apprenticeship Program - April 15th Launch


      Meeting chat content - coming soon

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      2023 QUARTERLY MEMBER MEETINGS (QMM)


      December 14, 2023


      Link to video recording of 12/14/23 QMM meeting 

      EEBC QMM 12/14/23 Meeting Agenda with timestamps for speakers on video recording

      Regulatory Policy - Rebate Updates & Resources - slide presentations:

      CO Energy Office - Chad Weikel


      City & County of Denver CASR (Climate Action, Sustainability & Resiliency) slides

      Residential: Mac Prather, Energy Efficiency Incentives Manager

      Commercial: Sam Domeier, Building Electrification Administrator


      Panel Discussion: How Whole Home EE, BE, and HPs Benefit Contractors, Homeowners and the Grid

      Center for Energy & Environment - Dan Wildenhaus - slideshow


      From the meeting chat room:

      Neil Kolwey, SWEEP to Everyone:

      Here's where to find the spreadsheet with all CO utility rebates for HPs and HPWhs: https://loveelectric.org/become-an-installer/


      Shaunna Mozingo, Mozingo Code Group to Everyone:

      https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/climate-energy/energy-policy/building-energy-codes


      Shawn LeMons to Everyone:

      The CEO link above works but the page has lots to read. Here's the link to the spreadsheet of Colorado Building and Energy Codes by Jurisdiction

      https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10D-4QyLwVe6j07hedwG5Y0EeB-aDMecRFo0B9HzvUv4/edit#gid=0

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      Sept 21, 2023


      Link to video recording of meeting


      QMM 9/21/23 Agenda with speaker start times on the video


      Links to speaker slide presentations: 

      New IRA DOE Guidelines Rollout Update:

      Annie Beall, Climate-Ready Buildings Lead, Colorado Energy Office - Slide presentation


      EEBC HVAC/HP and BPI Workforce Training & Hiring Pipeline - link to Program flyer


      Xcel Energy DSM 2023 Rebate Launch Updates

      Ann Kirkpatrick, Trade Ally Manager, Xcel Energy

      - presentation slides


      Prep for Xcel Energy’s 2024-26 DSM Rebate Plan – Your Chance to Influence Rebate-Making

      EEBC Policy Action Group Co-Chairs

      Matt Nadal - Dietze and Davis (EEBC Counsel) Recap slides

      How Other States Increase Sales by Stacking Rebates with Financing Tools – What Do Colorado Contractors Want to Offer?


      Emily Richardson, Program Manager, Colorado Clean Energy Fund - presentation slides

      Adam Stenftenagel, CEO, Radiant Labs / Snugg Home - presentation slides

      Paul Timpson, Co-Founder and Robert Knudson, Business Development Director, Energy Genius  - Home Improvement Financing & Rebate Stacking -presentation slides

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      June 16, 2023



      Video Recording of the 6/15 QMM Meeting


      June QMM Agenda with speaker start times for the video.


      Speaker Handouts and web links:


      IRA Rollout Update - Colorado Energy Office: 

      Local Electrification - Code Adoption - Mozingo Code Group, LLC


      "Grid Readiness"  Can it Meet Future Beneficial Electrification Demands? (Panel Discussion with Q&A)

        Regulatory - Final Deliberations Xcel Energy/PUC DSM/Strategic Issues


        Commercial Electrification Rebates/Requirements - City and County of Denver

        EEBC Workforce Training and Hiring Pipeline


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          March 16, 2023 - Rebate RoundUp!



          Video Recording of the 3/16 QMM Meeting.

          Meeting Agenda with speaker start times for the video.


          Meeting Agenda & EEBC Slides

          EEBC Hiring & Training Pipeline Flyer


          Speaker Handouts/Links: 

          EEBC Policy/Legal Panel: 

          DSM Rebates Win Summary

          Strategic Issues Wins Summary

          Action Group Co-Chairs Discussion


          City & County of Denver Rebates Presentation:

          Residential &Commercial/multi-family

          Denver Relaunch 3035 Electrification Rebate Program Slides


          Rebate Updates Panel Discussion with:

          Colorado Energy Office 

          Xcel Energy - 

          CO Res Rebate Summary Sheet 2023

          CO Top Residential Trade Partners 2022

          Xcel Rebate newsletter (with links to HP Training Slides and Sales videos)

          Tri-State Transmission & Generation

          Platte River Power Authority (PRPA)

          Holy Cross Energy -

          Holy Cross Rebate Overview Slides

          Group discussion on draft of their HP Standards Spreadsheet (from BELCO meeting)


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            Xcel Energy 2024-26 DSM BE Plan - EEBC Table of Wins 05-2024 

             XCEL ENERGY


            2024:


            PUC Rulings on Xcel Energy Rebates Pause & Subsequent Litigation for Residential and Commercial 2023 DSM Plan 


            Regulatory Documents: 


            Xcel Energy 09182024 - ORDER C24-0671_23A-0589EG


            22A-0315EG PSCo Second Supplementary Information Request


            22A-0315EG Supplementary Information Request


            Commissions Decision on EEBC Motions_ C24-0652_22A-0315EG_09 10 24


            CO 2022 Q3 DSM Roundtable Documents:


            POLICY ACTION COMMITTEE [PAC]

            PAC Action Groups Spring 2024

            Xcel Energy 2024-26 DSM BE Plan - EEBC Table of Wins 05-2024 

            EEBC Policy Action Group Recommendations on Xcel Energy’s Proposed 2024-26 BE DSM Rebate Plan 

            March 2024 - EEBC Initial Settlement Offer doc

            PAC Meeting Documents:

            November 7, 2022:

            Meeting Agenda Slides | Download
            Xcel Energy’s First Term Sheet Response from 11/4/2022 meeting to EEBC Members’ 2023 DSM Plan | Download
             Strategic Issues (SI)+ Beneficial Electrification Plan | Download
            EEBC’s reviewed Testimony Outline and the controversial issues anticipated in SI | Download
            2023 DSM BE Plan - Comprehensive Settlement Agreement. posted 1/26/2023.
            Summary of Results DSM Rebates - EEBC Proposals to Xcel Energy






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