January 2009
January 29, 2009
Blog
Is there romance in energy efficiency?
By Elisa Wood
January 29, 2009
My mother told me many good reasons why I should get married. She appears to have forgotten one. It’s energy efficient.
Single people – at least those without roommates – appear to be gobbling up a lot of our energy supply. In fact, one person households are a main cause of consumer energy waste, according to a recent study “Consumer Energy Spending and the Demographics of Over-Consumption” by SMR Research. http://www.smrresearch.com/Energysummary.htm.
One in four households contains just one person. Singleton households have grown at rate three times faster than the population since 1960. Singletons use 18.4% more energy per capita than two-person households and 52.8% more than three-person households.
And it is not just that these folks live alone. Like all of us they live in bigger and bigger houses. The average new home is 34% larger than one built in 1980. People in a house with ten or more rooms use 18.8% more energy than those in eight-room homes, and 31.3% more than people in seven-room homes. The age of the house doesn’t matter.
Reversing this trend could dramatically reduce U.S. energy use. Yet, household demographics and home building are seldom mentioned in the debate over global warming and energy independence, say the researchers.
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Podcast
Quick climate-change recommendations
Lisa Cohn interviews Ken Bossong, coordinator of the Sustainable Energy Network, about the recommendations that 116 businesses, organizations and activists offered President Obama on January 21. The proposals are designed to provide quick action on climate change.
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News
Remarks by President Obama on jobs, energy independence and climate change
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog_post/Fromperiltoprogress/
PSE&G proposes $888 M power/gas investments in N.J.
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN2338642420090123
Ritter's Energy Office issues $370K in 'new-energy' grants
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/01/19/daily23.html
US lawmakers debating Obama's energy tax breaks
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2237641420090122
FERC report marks significant progress in demand response, advanced metering
http://www.ferc.gov/news/news-releases/2008/2008-4/12-29-08.asp
Environmental issues slide in poll of public's concerns
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/science/earth/23warm.html?ref=us
Xcel unveils energy rebates for efficient appliances
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/01/26/daily25.html
Requests for Proposals
Ontario Power Authority
The OPA seeks about 100 MW from combined heat and power units fueled by renewable energy. The projects must be larger than 10 MW and affect supply or demand in Ontario by delivering electricity to the IESO-controlled grid, a local distribution system or an end user. The projects also must deliver heat to a host.
Registration forms are due by March 6; final proposals, April 30.
For more information go to http://www.powerauthority.on.ca/gp/Page.asp?PageID=1180&SiteNodeID=212&BL_ExpandID=271
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA is offering $10 million in grants to expand manufacturing of renewable, clean, and energy-efficient products in New York. The state agency will evaluate proposals on a first-come first-serve basis.
Proposals will be accepted through June 30, 2011 or until funds run out.
Send applications to Roseanne Viscusi, PON No. 1176, NYSERDA, 17 Columbia Circle, Albany, New York 12203-6399. Direct technical questions to Jennifer Harvey, 518-862-1090, ext. 3264, jlh@nyserda.org, or Joe Borowiec, 518- 862-1090 ext. 3381, jcb@nyserda.org; contractual questions to Diane Vogel, 518-862-1090, ext. 3299, drv@nyserda.org.
For more information go to: http://www.nyserda.org/funding/1176pon.asp
The California Energy Commission
The Industrial/Agricultural/Water End-Use Energy Efficiency program seeks proposals to improve the energy efficiency of industrial processes, agricultural operations, and water and wastewater treatment plants. The program strives to research, develop, and demonstrate technologies that help these sectors deal with power quality and power supply reliability issues.
Proposal abstracts are due March 5, final proposals are due April 30.
Questions or submissions should be directed to IndustrialEfficiency@energy.state.ca.us Inside California: 800-555-7794; outside California: 916-654-5106
Energy Efficiency Division
Process Energy Unit
1516 Ninth Street, MS-42
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
For more information go to http://www.energy.ca.gov/research/iaw/
US Department of Energy
The US DOE has opened the second round of solicitations for up to $30.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for projects that employ advanced energy technologies and avoid, reduce or sequester anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants or greenhouse gases. The three solicitations are for (1) energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced transmission and distribution technologies; (2) advanced nuclear power facilities; and (3) advanced nuclear facilities for the 'front-end' of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Applications are due February 26.
For application material and information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/keydocs.html.
Questions should be directed to the Loan Guarantee Program Office at lgprogram@hq.doe.gov or 202-586-8336. For additional contact information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/contact.html.
For information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/index.html.
Upcoming Events
CERA Week 2009 Risk and the Rebuilding of Confidence: Energy Strategies for a Turbulent Economy: February 9 - 13, Houston.
http://www2.cera.com/ceraweek2009/1,3551,,00.html
2nd Annual Smart Grid Initiatives for Utilities: February 18 – 20, Austin.
KEMA's 20th Executive Forum for Retail Energy Markets: March 2-3, Houston.
http://www.kemaforums.com/projectcenter/default.aspx?tabid=989
Green Building Finance and Investment Forum West: March 2 – 4, San Francisco.
http://www.altaterra.net/events/event_details.asp?id=42969
Transmission Summit 2009: March 11 – 13, Washington D.C.
http://www.infocastinc.com/index.php/conference/trans09
2009 Power Systems Conference & Exposition: March 15 – 18, Seattle.
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Editor: Reid Smith
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January 22, 2009
Blog
Energy efficiency’s $1 trillion identity
By Elisa Wood
January 22, 2009
The energy efficiency industry is a bit like the orphan who grows up to discover his long-lost parents left him a fortune.
The industry suffers from an identity crisis, says a report by the American Solar Energy Society. What is energy efficiency? Insulating attics? Demand response? Plug-in hybrids? Led lights? Combined heat and power?
ASES decided to quantify the worth of the energy efficiency job market, so first needed to define the industry. Here is what the organization came up with:
A job in the EE industry consists of an employee working in a sector that is entirely part of the EE industry, such as an energy service company (ESCO) or the recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing sector. It also includes some employees in industries in which only a portion of the output is classified as within the EE sector, such as household appliances, HVAC systems, construction, automobile manufacturing, and others.
The definition also includes those in government, finance, education, non-profit and environmental organizations, education, consulting and similar fields that deal with energy efficiency.
Using this definition the industry’s worth is tremendous. Gross revenues nationwide totaled more than $1 trillion in 2007. Energy efficiency created nearly 8.6 million jobs, more than 98% in private industry.
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Podcast
Customer-friendly demand response
EE Markets' Lisa Cohn interviews Paul Tyno, executive vice president of program development for Energy Curtailment Specialists about its PowerPay! Program, an Energy Efficiency Markets' 2008 contest winner. He also discusses demand-response market trends.
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News
Recommendation for immediate presidential action on climate change issues
Economic stimulus bill pushes renewable energy
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1553218220090115
'ASES Green Collar Jobs' report forecasts 37 million jobs from renewable energy and energy efficiency in U.S. by 2030
http://sev.prnewswire.com/null/20090115/DC5954615012009-1.html
Chu's confirmation hearing highlights energy issues
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/17471
Stanford University to create $100M green energy research institute
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/01/14/stanford-university-energy-institute
Washington Energy Services report cites potential of energy efficiency
http://www.washingtonenergy.com/articles/article/673/report-cites-potential-of-energy-efficiency
Requests for Proposals
The California Energy Commission
The Industrial/Agricultural/Water End-Use Energy Efficiency program seeks proposals to improve the energy efficiency of industrial processes, agricultural operations, and water and wastewater treatment plants. The program strives to research, develop, and demonstrate technologies that help these sectors deal with power quality and power supply reliability issues.
Proposal abstracts are due March 5, final proposals are due April 30.
Questions or submissions should be directed to IndustrialEfficiency@energy.state.ca.us Inside California: 800-555-7794; outside California: 916-654-5106
Energy Efficiency Division
Process Energy Unit
1516 Ninth Street, MS-42
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
For more information go to http://www.energy.ca.gov/research/iaw/
US Department of Energy
The US DOE has opened the second round of solicitations for up to $30.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for projects that employ advanced energy technologies and avoid, reduce or sequester anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants or greenhouse gases. The three solicitations are for (1) energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced transmission and distribution technologies; (2) advanced nuclear power facilities; and (3) advanced nuclear facilities for the 'front-end' of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Applications are due February 26.
For application material and information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/keydocs.html.
Questions should be directed to the Loan Guarantee Program Office at lgprogram@hq.doe.gov or 202-586-8336. For additional contact information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/contact.html.
For information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/index.html.
Upcoming Events
Voluntary Carbon Markets USA: January 22 – 23, New York City.
http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/carbonmarkets/vcm_us09.html
Influencing Customer Behavior Towards Energy Efficiency: January 27 – 28, San Diego.
https://www.euci.com/conferences/0109-customer-behavior/
CERA Week 2009 Risk and the Rebuilding of Confidence: Energy Strategies for a Turbulent Economy: February 9 - 13, Houston.
http://www2.cera.com/ceraweek2009/1,3551,,00.html
2nd Annual Smart Grid Initiatives for Utilities: February 18 – 20, Austin.
KEMA's 20th Executive Forum for Retail Energy Markets: March 2-3, Houston.
http://www.kemaforums.com/projectcenter/default.aspx?tabid=989
Green Building Finance and Investment Forum West: March 2 – 4, San Francisco.
http://www.altaterra.net/events/event_details.asp?id=42969
2009 Power Systems Conference & Exposition: March 15 – 18, Seattle.
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Editor: Reid Smith
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January 15, 2009
Blog
Retire the clunker?
By Elisa Wood
January 15, 2009
What would it take to convince you to get rid of your gas-guzzling old clunker? Would $5,500 do?
Some members of Congress think this is the magic figure. Under a bill introduced in the House and Senate today, Uncle Sam would give you a credit of up to $5,500 to scrap your old car. You could spend the credit on a new, fuel efficient vehicle or mass transportation.
The proposal makes a lot of sense and has won support from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
Why the incentive? Because the rush for hybrids and other fuel-efficient autos is largely an upper- income trend. Nearly half of the nation’s $100,000/year-plus earners own cars that are less than four years old. But only about a quarter of the $40,000-$45,000 set have such young vehicles, says an ACEEE whitepaper. http://aceee.org/transportation/Crusher%20white%20paper%20fin.pdf.
The credit would bring middle-income families into the market to buy new and cleaner cars. Greater sales of these cars should reduce the cost of their advanced technologies.
Equally important, the credit helps fill a hole in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard passed in 2007. The CAFÉ standard requires a 40% improvement in fuel economy for new vehicles by 2020. Nice idea, but not enough people buy new cars for the standard to significantly lower our oil use. In fact, about 70% of today’s auto purchases involve used vehicles.
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Podcast
How EE Will Benefit From The Recession
Lisa Cohn of Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Scott Sklar, founder and president of The Stella Group and chairman of the Steering Committee of the Sustainable Energy Coalition. Sklar sees strong growth for energy efficiency through the recession and discusses how the federal economic stimulus package will help. He identifies the sector most likely to grow.
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News
Obama speech pushes clean energy
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/obama-speech-pushes-clean-energy/
Chu warmly received at Senate confirmation hearing
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iGwkBzTKOgeWgbelJLR1wx2v4lvAD95MBUGG0
Obama unveils $1,000 tax cut, energy efficiency plan
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKTRE50759Y20090108
NY governor sets ambitious efficiency, renewable-energy goals
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=281489
New investments in energy efficiency will help small businesses control energy costs, solidify financial foundation in PA
Maryland to grant up to $8 million for efficiency, renewable energy projects
Requests for Proposals
The California Energy Commission
The Industrial/Agricultural/Water End-Use Energy Efficiency program seeks proposals to improve the energy efficiency of industrial processes, agricultural operations, and water and wastewater treatment plants. The program strives to research, develop, and demonstrate technologies that help these sectors deal with power quality and power supply reliability issues.
Proposal abstracts are due March 5, final Proposals are due April 30.
Questions or submissions should be directed to IndustrialEfficiency@energy.state.ca.us Inside California: 800-555-7794; outside California: 916-654-5106
Energy Efficiency Division
Process Energy Unit
1516 Ninth Street, MS-42
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
For more information go to http://www.energy.ca.gov/research/iaw/
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA seeks proposals for capacity, energy or both from renewable energy or clean energy resources, including combined heat and power, that begin operation as early as June 1, 2009 and as late as June 1, 2011. TVA is interested in contracts that run one to twenty years.
Proposals are due by January 16.
Questions or additional information should be directed to Jim Howell, Senior Trader, Energy Origination, via fax to (423) 751-3387 or via e-mail to jthowell@tva.gov.
For more information go to http://www.tva.gov/pdf/recr_rfp.pdf
The California Environmental Protection Agency
The Air Resources Board is soliciting research concepts for the 2009-2010 Annual Research Plan. General areas of research include agriculture, health and exposure, emissions, transport and transformation, technology advancement and pollution prevention, and Global Climate Change.
Proposals are due by January 20.
For more information about Air Pollution Research, contact Dr. Susan Fischer at (916) 324-0627 or sfischer@arb.ca.gov.
For more information go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/apr/plan/concepts/concepts09-10.htm.
US Department of Energy
The US DOE has opened the second round of solicitations for the Loan Guarantee program, which offers up to $30.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for projects that employ advanced energy technologies and that avoid, reduce or sequester anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants or greenhouse gases. The three solicitations are for (1) energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced transmission and distribution technologies; (2) advanced nuclear power facilities; and (3) advanced nuclear facilities for the 'front-end' of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Applications are due February 26.
For application material and information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/keydocs.html.
Questions should be directed to the Loan Guarantee Program Office at lgprogram@hq.doe.gov or 202-586-8336. For additional contact information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/contact.html.
For information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/index.html.
Upcoming Events
The Benefits of Smart Grid Technologies for Conservation: January 19, Audio / Webcasts online 1 - 2PM EST
http://www.energycentral.com/events/19563/
Voluntary Carbon Markets USA: January 22 – 23, New York City.
http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/carbonmarkets/vcm_us09.html
Influencing Customer Behavior Towards Energy Efficiency: January 27 – 28, San Diego.
https://www.euci.com/conferences/0109-customer-behavior/
CERA Week 2009 Risk and the Rebuilding of Confidence: Energy Strategies for a Turbulent Economy: February 9 - 13, Houston.
http://www2.cera.com/ceraweek2009/1,3551,,00.html
KEMA's 20th Executive Forum for Retail Energy Markets: March 2-3, Houston.
http://www.kemaforums.com/projectcenter/default.aspx?tabid=989
Green Building Finance and Investment Forum West: March 2 – 4, San Francisco.
http://www.altaterra.net/events/event_details.asp?id=42969
Check out stories we are writing on twitter.com
Our twitter names are: Real_Writers, lisaellencohn, ElisaWood
Podcast Suggestions?
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Editor: Reid Smith
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January 8, 2009
Blog
Energy Efficiency Markets chooses its favorites of 2008
By Reid Smith
January 8, 2009
We appreciate the entries submitted for Energy Efficiency Markets’ first annual ‘best of’ contest. It is difficult to select winners in an industry that is burgeoning with innovation. We hope you find our selections as intriguing as we did. Please continue to email us (realenergywriters@comcast.net) about interesting projects – we’d like to highlight them periodically in our weekly newsletter:
1. Best appliance: Energy orb
Remember the mood rings we wore as kids? The stone changed color depending on how we felt. Here is a variation on the theme: an orb that signals the energy mood of a building, glowing angry red when energy use is high and green when consumption is low. A kind of smart meter, this crystal ball helped Oberlin College students cut back by 56% on energy use in their dorms. What’s interesting is that the kids don’t pay energy bills – still they responded to the magic ball. http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/12/18/power-meters-help-homeowners-track-and-cut-their-energy-use/
2. Most innovative public policy: Connecticut
Connecticut tends toward gutsy moves when it comes to energy policy. The state is embracing innovation to reduce its electric rates, which hover around the second or third highest in the nation. We like Connecticut’s energy efficiency certificate or “white tag” trading program, which takes a page from the successful renewable energy certificate market now in several states. Companies, colleges, hospitals, factories and others earn the tags or credits for their energy reductions. They then sell credits to utilities or others who need them to meet state energy efficiency mandates. http://www.incisivemedia.com/energyrisk/Environmental_Risk/PDFs/Spring2008/7_EnvRisk_EnergyEfficiency.pdf
3. ESCO: CMC Energy Services
The health of any industry depends on truth in advertising. If the efficiency industry overstates what it can achieve, consumers will quickly lose faith. That is why we like the honesty in CMC Energy Services’ Home Energy Tune-uP®. The company calls it a pay-as-you-save residential energy audit program; it identifies the group of improvements in the home that will truly pay for themselves when financed. The whole house audit takes into account how various improvements interact and change your payback. If you install insulation, and you also get a new heat pump, less scrupulous auditors will calculate insulation savings based on your old, inefficient heat pump. That overstates your savings. CMC adjusts its audit to take into account the new heat pump. Consumers get a realistic picture. CMC also uses home inspectors to do the audits, rather than contractors who may have a natural conflict of interest. http://www.hometuneup.com/
To read and comment on the rest of the blog, go to
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Podcast
Making Obama's infrastructure plan "smart" part 2
Energy Efficiency Markets continues its conversation with Saifur Rahman, vice president of new initiatives and outreach for IEEE Power and Energy Society. He's back to talk about President-elect Barack Obama's proposals to invest in infrastructure—and how to ensure the investments are "smart."
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News
New federal energy efficiency credits available in 2009
http://www.ase.org/content/news/detail/5155
DOE Partners with New Orleans developer to meet builders challenge benchmark
http://www.energy.gov/news/6813.htm
Xcel charts its course for energy efficiency in Colorado for 2009
http://greenerbuildings.com/news/2009/01/05/xcel-energy-efficiency
Regulators push energy efficiency for TVs
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/regulators-push-energy-efficiency-for-tvs/
In first state of the state address, Governor Paterson outlines plan for a stronger New York
http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/press_0107091.html
New Energy Star Standards for water heaters
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/energy-star-water-heaters-47010201
Clean-tech forecast: Guardedly optimistic
http://www.mercurynews.com/greenenergy/ci_11345775
Requests for Proposals
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA seeks proposals for capacity, energy or both from renewable energy or clean energy resources, including combined heat and power, that begin operation as early as June 1, 2009 and as late as June 1, 2011. TVA is interested in contracts that run one to twenty years.
Proposals are due by January 16.
Questions or additional information should be directed to Jim Howell, Senior Trader, Energy Origination, via fax to (423) 751-3387 or via e-mail to jthowell@tva.gov.
For more information go to http://www.tva.gov/pdf/recr_rfp.pdf
The California Environmental Protection Agency
The Air Resources Board is soliciting research concepts for the 2009-2010 Annual Research Plan. General areas of research include agriculture, health and exposure, emissions, transport and transformation, technology advancement and pollution prevention, and Global Climate Change.
Proposals are due by January 20.
For more information about Air Pollution Research, contact Dr. Susan Fischer at (916) 324-0627 or sfischer@arb.ca.gov.
For more information go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/apr/plan/concepts/concepts09-10.htm.
The California Energy Commission
The CEC, as part of the PIER program, offers a funding opportunity for advanced mobile combustion engine technologies used in distributed energy and combined heat and power. The commission hopes to encourage widespread use of non-renewable distributed generation and improve California's air quality by developing reliable, cost effective, emission-reduction technologies for reciprocating engines, small turbines and microturbines, fuel cells, and hybrid fuel cell-microturbine technologies.
Proposals are due by January 8, 2009.
For more information go to http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/pier.html#EPAG.
US Department of Energy
The US DOE has opened the second round of solicitations for the Loan Guarantee program, which offers up to $30.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for projects that employ advanced energy technologies and that avoid, reduce or sequester anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants or greenhouse gases. The three solicitations are for (1) energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced transmission and distribution technologies; (2) advanced nuclear power facilities; and (3) advanced nuclear facilities for the 'front-end' of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Applications are due February 26.
For application material and information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/keydocs.html.
Questions should be directed to the Loan Guarantee Program Office at lgprogram@hq.doe.gov or 202-586-8336. For additional contact information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/contact.html.
For information go to http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/index.html.
Upcoming Events
MEEA's annual Midwest Energy Solutions Conference: January 7 – 9, Chicago.
The Benefits of Smart Grid Technologies for Conservation: January 19, Audio / Webcasts online 1 - 2PM EST
http://www.energycentral.com/events/19563/
Voluntary Carbon Markets USA: January 22 – 23, New York City.
http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/carbonmarkets/vcm_us09.html
Influencing Customer Behavior Towards Energy Efficiency: January 27 – 28, San Diego.
https://www.euci.com/conferences/0109-customer-behavior/
CERA Week 2009 Risk and the Rebuilding of Confidence: Energy Strategies for a Turbulent Economy: February 9 - 13, Houston.
http://www2.cera.com/ceraweek2009/1,3551,,00.html
KEMA's 20th Executive Forum for Retail Energy Markets: March 2-3, Houston.
http://www.kemaforums.com/projectcenter/default.aspx?tabid=989
Green Building Finance and Investment Forum West: March 2 – 4, San Francisco.
http://www.infocastinc.com/index.php/conference/green09
Check out stories we are writing on twitter.com
Our twitter names are: Real_Writers, lisaellencohn, ElisaWood
Editor: Reid Smith