Tim Kehrli, a director at Lutron Electronic Inc., one of the world’s leading lighting control system manufacturers, will present a paper at the energy conference’s renewable and energy efficiency workshop. Mr Kehrli is a former technical project coordinator for the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Super Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Program.

His paper will be entitled “Development of utility incentive programs to promote the implementation of energy efficiency projects – A US perspective”.

The presentation will examine US energy efficiency programs and discuss how various programs have been successful to move the commercial market to implement energy efficiency projects that meet the needs of the serving utility and recognize the need for financially prudent investments by the private sector.

Mr Kehrli joined Lutron Electronics in 2009 as the Director of Sales for the energy Solutions Team. His activities at Lutron involve developing programs that focus on the energy efficiency and financial impacts of lighting control systems. He works with utilities and energy service companies across the US and several countries in the Caribbean region. He also serves on the board of directors for the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories and the Northwest energy Efficiency Council.
Prior to joining Lutron, Mr Kehrli worked in the solar energy field and as a subcontractor to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Puget Sound and has completed the course work for a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.