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 ________________________ September 18, 2025
Meeting Agenda with Speaker lineup Video Recording of the meeting 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 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________________________ 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 ____________________ March 20, 2025
Meeting Agenda with list of speakers Video recording of the meeting 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 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 _________________ September 12, 2024
QMM Sept 12, 2024 Meeting Agenda with video timestamps 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 EEBC Industry Action Groups - Co-Chair Contact information _________________________________ 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 Xcel Energy 2024-26 DSM BE Plan - EEBC Table of Wins 05-2024 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) _____________________________________ 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 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 ________________________ | 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 WeikelCity & 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 ------------------------------------ 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 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------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------- March 16, 2023 - Rebate RoundUp!
Video Recording of the 3/16 QMM Meeting. Meeting Agenda with speaker start times for the video. EEBC Hiring & Training Pipeline Flyer Speaker Handouts/Links: EEBC Policy/Legal Panel: 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------ | 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 docPAC Meeting Documents: November 7, 2022: Meeting Agenda Slides | Download |