website http www raponline org the regulatory assistance project 177 water st gardiner maine usa 04345 tel 207 582 1135 fax 1176 50 state street suite 3 montpelier vermont 05602 802 223 8199 8172 energy efficiency practices in u s kansas corporation commission workshop on august 9 2006 richard sedano rap is a non profit organization formed 1992 that provides workshops and education to government officials electric utility regulation funded by foundation us doe epa mission committed fostering policies for industry encourage economic protect environmental quality assure system reliability allocate benefits fairly all customers today program why how implement associated policy issues paying compensating utilities open discussion i cost effective compared with other resources it can offset consequences of growth inherent barriers exist gas consumers do their own good delivery mechanism clarity leadership are important