NSPE Senior Manager of Government Relations Sarah Ogden attended an Alliance to Save Energy briefing entitled " From Power Plant to Plug and Beyond: Energy Efficiency Opportunities Across the Smart Grid." Speakers included Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghof, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Director Dan Arvizu, Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Assistant Secretary Patricia Hoffman, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX-26), congressional staff, and private-sector leaders.