About
Meet the Council
Voting Members
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Anthony L. Hubbard Acting Chair
Director, YouthBuild Providence
Representing:
Low-Income Users -
Peter Gill Case
Principal, Truth Box, Inc.
Representing:
Expertise in Energy Design and Code -
Joe Garlick
Executive Director, NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley
Representing:
Small Non-Profit Institutions -
Thomas Magliocchetti
Vice President of Facilities Management, Rhode Island Hospital
Representing:
Large Non-Profit Institutions -
Bill Riccio
Director of Public Services, City of Newport
Representing:
Municipalities -
Kurt Teichert
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies, Brown University
Representing:
Expertise in Environmental Issues -
Karen Verrengia
Building Operator Certification Course Manager, CLEAResult
Representing:
Energy Efficiency Education and Employment Tracking -
VACANT
Representing:
Small Commercial and Industrial Users -
VACANT
Representing:
Large Commercial and Industrial Users -
VACANT
Representing:
Residential Users -
VACANT
Representing:
Energy Regulation and Law
Non-Voting Members
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Roberta Fagan
Executive Director, Energy Marketers Association of Rhode Island
Representing:
Expertise in Delivered Fuels -
Nicholas Ucci
Acting Commissioner, RI Office of Energy Resources
Representing:
Executive Secretary and Director of the EERMC -
VACANT
Representing:
Electric and Gas Utility -
VACANT
Representing:
Electric and Gas Utility
Working Together

The Energy Efficiency and Resource Management Council (EERMC) was established in 2006 under amendments to the Rhode Island Energy Resources Act (R.I.G.L. § 42-140.1) to provide structured stakeholder participation and oversight of energy efficiency procurement. The Council includes members that represent small and large business, non-profit organizations, market rate and low-income home-owners and renters, municipalities, governments and environmental science and policy. As defined in the statute, the purpose of the EERMC is to maximize benefits to Rhode Island energy consumers through energy efficiency.
Rhode Island is among the leading energy efficiency jurisdictions in North America. The presence of a council consisting of stakeholders focused on energy efficiency policy planning is a key driver of Rhode Island’s success. The strength of the Council comes from the fact that diverse, key stakeholders representing all types of Rhode Island interests work together to make decisions from a common set of facts to implement the legislative mandate to acquire all cost-effective efficiency resources. The EERMC has shifted that nature of decision making from an adversarial process to a collaboration.