2011 Utility Environmental Benchmarking Forum held in
Nashville, Tennessee, September 27-29, 2011.
In conjunction with this year’s Benchmarking Forum, the EPRI Sustainability Interest Group fall workshop was also held in Nashville on September 30, 2011.
EPRI – Todd Maki
GRI – Mike Wallace
Hess – Michal Pelzig
PwC – Liz Logan
Representatives from the following utility companies participated and shared information at the 2010 Forum:
The 2011 Utility Environmental Benchmarking Forum (see 2011 Forum photos) and the Fall EPRI Sustainability Interest Group workshop were hosted at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel adjacent to Vanderbilt University and downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
2011 Benchmarking Forum Unites With EPRI:
Many of the Utility Environmental Benchmarking Forum (UEBF) participant companies are also participants through EPRI’s Sustainability Interest Group. Through discussions with the Forum Steering Committee and EPRI leadership, it was deemed efficient to integrate sustainability discussions and to unite in Nashville.
As a result, this year’s EPRI Sustainability Fall Workshop was at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, on Friday, September 30, 2011 in conjunction with the Utility Environmental Benchmarking Forum. EPRI members were invited to participate in the Forum’s sustainability sessions on Thursday, September 29, and Forum participants were invited to participate in EPRI’s Workshop on Friday, September 30. The Forum still had its benchmarking and lessons learned discussions relative to the Environmental Footprint metrics on Wednesday, September 28, which were open to Forum utility participants who participated in the benchmarking surveys.
| Date | Agenda | Attendees |
| September 28 | UEBF: Environmental Footprint – Metrics & Lessons Learned | Forum Utilites & Speakers |
| September 29 | UEBF: Sustainability – Metrics & Planning | Forum Utilities & Speakers & EPRI Members |
| September 30 | EPRI: Sustainability Workshop | EPRI Members & Forum Utilities |
2010 Benchmarking Forum:
The 2010 Forum was held on May 12 and 13, 2010, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and focused on utilities' environmental and sustainability footprint (see 2010 Forum photos). The Forum was a voluntary partnership of utility and other environmentally focused entities that share lessons learned and benchmarks in order to stimulate industry environmental improvement.
2011 Forum Participants:
The following is the full list of companies who participated at the 2010 forum and who agreed to participate again. These companies represent the best-in-class utility performers in specific environmental areas: AEP, Bonneville Power, Consumers Energy, DTE Energy, Dominion Resources, Duke Energy, Entergy, Exelon, Florida Power & Light (NextEra), Progress Energy, PP&L, PP&L Companies (LG&E and KU), Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), Southern Company, and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
The following additional utilities also agreed to participate at the 2011 forum: Ameren, BC Hydro, ConEdison, Constellation Energy, FirstEnergy (including Allegheny Energy), Hydro Quebec, Northeast Utilities, Oncor, Pacific Gas & Electric, Portland General Electric, Salt River Project, Southern California Edison, and Xcel Energy.
Future Forum Potential Topics:
