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Distributed Generation and Combined Heat and Power Workshop- Atlanta

Agenda for Distributed Energy Resources for Federal Facilities

May 23-24, 2002
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia

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Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Thursday, May 23, 2002
Friday, May 24, 2002

Wednesday, May 22, 2002

6:30 pm No Host Informal Dinner for Early Arrivals
Max Lager's American Grill & Brewery
320 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Georgia
Telephone: 404-525-4400

Thursday, May 23, 2002

7:00 am Registration
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am Opening Plenary Session
Welcome and Introductory Remarks

  • Rich Combes, U.S. Department of Energy, Atlanta Regional Office
  • Lisa Hollingsworth, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Atlanta Regional Office
  • Beth Shearer, Director, Federal Energy Management Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. (PDF 2.4 MB, 14 pp)
  • Danny Orlando, ENERGY STAR® Regional Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 (PDF 15 KB, 3 pp)
8:30 am Keynote Presentation
Mark Ginsberg, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
9:00 am Distributed Energy Resources: What Are They? How Do They Work? What Are Their Benefits to the Environment, Energy-Reliability, Security, Power Quality and Demand Response?
Moderator: Keith Davidson, EnergyNexus Group, Inc. (PDF 1.2 MB, 20 pp)
10:30 am Break in Exhibit Area
11:00 am Implementing DER Projects at Federal Facilities
  • Assessing Opportunities at Your Site, Walt Smith, ETSI Consulting
  • Steps in the Process - Planning a Federal DER Project, Joe Ianucci, Distributed Utility Associates (PDF 38 KB, 14 pp)
12:00 pm Luncheon
  • Featured Speaker: Green Power Purchases as an Alternative to On-site DER Using Renewable Energy, Gary Harris, Tennessee Valley Authority
1:00 pm Case Studies of Successful DER Projects in Federal Facilities
Moderator: Keith Kline, ORNL
2:00 pm Introduction to Breakout Sessions
  • Leaders of each breakout session to present short (2-4 minutes) introduction of the topics to be covered in his/her breakout session and the resource persons available.
2:30 pm Breakout Sessions, I - Getting the Job Done: Information and Assistance in Implementing DER Projects

Energy Analysis and Feasibility Studies

Contracting Tools (e.g., Super ESPC, UESCs) and Private Financing
  • Doug Culbreth, DOE, Atlanta Regional Office, Facilitator
  • Ed Pierce, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Resource Person
  • Traci Leath, DOE ARO, Note-Taker
Utility Interface - Rate Schedules, Interconnection, Backup Power
  • Trina Brown, NREL, Facilitator
  • John Kelly, Tampa Electric Company, Resource Person
  • Julia Kelly, ORNL, Note-Taker
Regulations, Permits, Code Issues
  • Jan Brinch, Energetics, Inc., Facilitator
  • Dr. Carolyn Drake, Southern States Energy Board (PDF 48 KB, 5 pp) and James Capp, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Resource Persons (PDF 113 KB, 12 pp)
  • Terri Roberts, Atlanta Regional Office, Note-Taker
Each workshop participant is to select one session.
3:30 pm Break in Exhibit Area
4:00 pm Breakout Sessions, II - Breakout sessions repeated; participants select a second session.
5:00 pm Adjourn - Day 1
5:30 pm Reception Sponsored by Solar Turbines and the U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association

Dinner on Your Own

Day 2, Friday, May 24, 2002

7:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am Review of Day 2 - Rich Combes, Atlanta Regional Office, DOE
8:05 am Government Purchasing - Using It to Your Advantage for DER
8:30 am Case Studies of Successful DER Projects in Federal Facilities, cont.
  • Mountain Home VA Hospital—Packaged CHP and Thermal Storage, Sam Dellario and Julie Payne CEM, Energy Systems Group (PDF 1 MB, 25 pp)
  • Philadelphia Mint—Back Pressure Steam Plant, Marcos Irizarry, U.S. Mint, Elodie Michaels, TurboSteam (PDF 359 KB, 24 pp)
  • National Park Service—PV or Wind, Jim Dunlop, Florida Solar Energy Center (PDF 2.3 MB, 32 pp), Warren Zurn, S.E. Region Green Parks Program Coordinator, National Park Service
Moderator: Julia Kelly, ORNL
10:30 am Break in Exhibit Area
11:00 am FEMP Resources - Available Financial and Technical Assistance from the Federal Energy Management Program
11:30 am Distributed Energy Resources - What We've Learned About DER and How We Can Use It
  • Capt. Jack Surash, Naval Facilities Energy Command (NAVFAC)
12:00 pm Wrap up and Adjourn
  • Beth Shearer and Rich Combes, DOE
1:00  —
4:00 pm
Informal Meeting Opportunities for Participants, Speakers, and Resource Persons