While Pennsylvania is moving ahead of Ohio in implementing a Renewable Portfolio Standard and attracting renewable energy manufacturers, it's not out of the woods just yet.

Take an active role in Pennsylvania's energy future. Participate in this one-day forum hosted by ACI (Affordable Comfort, Inc.) on Wednesday, September 5 and explore critical issues that will set a path for effective energy policy, rate structure, and consumer action:

• Pennsylvania at the Crossroads: Win Big or Lose Big, with luncheon Keynote, Rick Gerardi, Senior Manager, Residential Buildings Performance Programs, Lockheed Martin.

• PA Residential Energy Opportunities from a National Perspective, with Bill Prindle, Deputy Director, ACEEE and Steven Cowell, CEO, Conservation Services Group.

• Programs that Work, with David Lee, Director, Residential Branch, ENERGY STAR® New & Existing Homes Program, US Environmental Protection Agency; David Carroll, President, APPRISE, Inc.; and Steve Baden, Executive Director, RESNET.

• PA Housing Stock, with Mark Fortney, Director, PA Housing Research Center.

• What issues are on the Table, and What is Happening Today in Pennsylvania, with speakers such as PA State Representative Chris Ross; Liz Robinson, Executive Director, Energy Coordinating Agency; Shane Rooney, of the PA Public Utility Commission; Joel Morrison, Program Administrator, West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, and many others.

Roundtable discussions will follow concerning topics such as Consumer Education, Demand Side Reponse Initiatives, ENERGY STAR and LEED programs, the Keystone HELP Program and Finance, the new PA Home Energy program, and more.

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