Distributed Generation and Combined Heat and Power Workshop - Boston
3rd Annual National CHP Roadmap Workshop
CHP and DER for Federal Facilities
EPA CHP Partnership Meeting
October 23-25, 2002
Doubletree Guest Suites
400 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, Massachusetts 02139
Phone: 617-783-0090
Meeting Agenda
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Day 1 - Tuesday, October 22, 2002
- No-Host Informal Dinner for Early Arrivals
Grafton Street Pub and Grill
1230 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Phone: 617-497-0400
Day 2 - Wednesday, October 23, 2002
- Opening Plenary Session
- Welcome and Introductory Remarks
- Hugh Saussy, Director, Boston Regional Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Schuyler Schell, Office Director, Agency Services, Federal Energy Management Program, U.S. Department of Energy (PDF 205 KB, 7 pp)
- Art Smith, President, U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association
- Welcome and Introductory Remarks
- Keynote Presentation
"The Role of Distributed Generation in FERC's Future Electricity Marketplace"
Scott Miller, Senior Advisor on Markets, Office of Markets, Tariffs, and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (PDF 138 KB, 14 pp)
- Snapshot of DER Technologies: Advantages, Disadvantages, Costs, and Benefits
Moderator: Bruce Hedman, EnergyNexus Group (PDF 1.1 MB, 14 pp)- Microturbines: Tony Hynes, Bowman Power (PDF 1.4 MB, 19 pp)
- Engines: Clive Nickolay, Wartsila (PDF 647 KB, 14 pp)
- Combustion Turbines: Chris Lyons, Solar Turbines (PDF 1.6 MB, 20 pp)
- Fuel Cells: Robert Brown, Fuel Cell Energy (PDF 3.5 MB, 19 pp)
- Renewables: Dwayne Breger, Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources (DOER) (PDF 311 KB, 8 pp)
- EPA CHP Partnership Meeting
- Luis Troche
- Joe Bryson
- Partnership Update
- Regulatory and Permitting Update
- Energy Star CHP Awards Primer
- Project Reporting and Environmental Benefits
- Plans for 2003
- Planning for Full Parners Meeting, March 2003, San Diego
- Partner Success Stories
- Networking and One-on-One Partner Support/Information Exchange
- Implementing DER and CHP at Federal Facilities
Moderator: Paul King, DOE Boston Regional Office- Case Study - Williams Building
(PV/Cogeneration): Roman Piaskoski, GSA (PDF 3.5 MB, 71 pp) - Case Study - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
(Gas Turbine CHP): Britta MacIntosh, Select Energy Services (PDF 973 KB, 10 pp)
- Case Study - Williams Building
- Luncheon with Speaker
"The Top Three Reasons for Standard Market Design: Incentives, Incentives, Incentives"
Professor William Hogan, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (PDF 292 KB, 14 pp)
- Breakout Sessions
"Getting the Job Done: Information and Assistance in Implementing DER Projects at Federal Facilities"- Energy Analysis and Feasibility Studies
Facilitator: Keith Kline, ORNL
Resource Persons: James Tuller, SurePower (PDF 395 KB, 22 pp); Jim McNamara, Northern Power Systems (PDF 895 KB, 16 pp) - Financing DER Projects
Facilitators: Dave Howard, NREL; Julia Kelley, ORNL
Resource Persons: Rory Salimbene, Sempra Energy Solutions; Britta MacIntosh, Select Energy Services - Environmental Permitting
Facilitator: Mark Hall, Consultant
Resource Persons: John Moskal, EPA New England Office (PDF 100 KB, 7 pp); Luis Troche, EPA Headquarters; Todd A. Moore, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (PDF 200 KB, 32 pp); Dale Raczynski, Epsilon Associates (PDF 105 KB, 13 pp) - Utility Issues
Facilitator: Trina Masepohl, NREL
Resource Persons: Leslie Grossman, Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance (PDF 761 KB, 14 pp); Frank Napoli, ConEdison Solutions (PDF 430 KB, 12 pp); Jason Vass, Exelon Services Federal Group (PDF 134 KB, 10 pp)
- Energy Analysis and Feasibility Studies
- U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association (USCHPA) Business Meeting
- Call to Order and Introduction
Bruce Diamond - Chairman's Remarks
Art Smith - Membership Report
Kim Black - Financial Report
Bruce Hedman - Executive Director's Report
John Jimison
- Status of Grant Applications
- Spring Conference
- Election of Officers
- Membership Development
- Regulatory Developments
John Jimison - Legislative Developments
Neal Elliott - Status of Regional Initiatives
Suzanne Watson - Creation of Regional Council
Suzanne Watson - Proposed New Committee Structure
John Jimison
- CHP Industry Development
- Congressional Relations
- Press and Public Relations
- Membership and Finance
- Other?
- Open Forum
- Call to Order and Introduction
- Regional CHP and DER Initiatives (PDF 1.8 MB, 18 pp)
Moderator: Suzanne Watson, Northeast-Midwest Institute- Midwest: Ted Bronson, GTI and Midwest CHP Applications Center
- Northeast: Sean Casten, TurboSteam
- Southeast: Terri Roberts, DOE Atlanta Regional Office
- Mid-Atlantic: Peter Alyanakian, DOE Philadelphia Regional Office
- Mountain: Sandy Glatt, DOE Denver Regional Office
- Pacific Northwest: Arun Jhaveri, DOE Seattle Regional Office
- Southwest: Suzanne Watson, Northeast-Midwest Institute
Day 3 - Thursday, October 24, 2002
- Chicago Energy Plan
Ted Bronson, Gas Technology Institute (PDF 423 KB, 17 pp) - CHP and DER in Today's Marketplace - The Path to 92 GW
Moderator: Nag Patibandla, NYSERDA- National Institutes of Health Project in Maryland, Bob Hollis, Pepco (PDF 419 KB, 6 pp)
- CHP in Leased Office Buildings, Tom Smith and Frank Frankini, Equity Office Properties (PDF 1.8 MB, 35 pp)
- Micro-CHP: Real Installation Successes, Steve Gillette, Capstone Turbine Corporation
- CHP in Commercial Buildings, Gerard Orozco, RealEnergy
- CHP Education and Awareness Success Stories, Dana Levy, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) (PDF 1.9 MB, 32 pp)
- Status Report on CHP Action Agenda
Legislative and Regulatory Update - Education Outreach and Awareness - CHP Market Development
Moderator: Bruce Diamond, NiSource- Richard Brent, Solar Turbines
- Neal Elliott, ACEEE
- John Jimison, USCHPA
- Suzanne Watson, Northeast-Midwest Institute
- Luncheon
"21st Century Energy Policymakers Look at DER and CHP"
The Hon. Phil Sharp, Former Chairman, Energy and Power Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives; Sr. Policy Advisor VanNess Feldman; Sr. Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
- Implementing DER and CHP in Federal Facilities
- Session 1: FEMP Services and Project Financing
- FEMP Resources, Shawn Herrera, FEMP (PDF 200 KB, 11 )
- Accelerated Development and Deployment of CHP at Federal Sites (ADD CHP), Patrick Hughes, ORNL (PDF 399 KB, 16 pp)
- The "How-To-Guide" to DER and Federal Facilities, Trina Masepohl, NREL (PDF 363 KB, 15 pp)
- Financing DER and CHP Projects with ESPCs and UESCs, Paul King, DOE Boston Regional Office (PDF 315 KB, 20 pp) and Chris Abbuehl, DOE Philadelphia Regional Office (PDF 750 KB, 16 pp)
- Session 2: Case Studies - DER and CHP at Federal Facilities
- Mountain Home CHP Project with Enhanced Use Lease Financing, Sam Dellario, Energy Systems Group (PDF 335 KB, 16 pp)
- CHP and Chiller Plant Expansion Project, Steve Williford and Christopher Potter, GSA National Capital Region (PDF 4.1 MB, 9 pp)
- Floyd Bennett Field DER Project, NYC, Dennis Landsberg, Landsberg Engineering (PDF 239 KB, 16 )
- Session 1: FEMP Services and Project Financing
- Breakout Sessions - Moving Forward on CHP
- Raising CHP Awareness
Facilitator: Jan Brinch, Energetics (PDF 85 KB, 1 pp) - Overcoming Regulatory and Institutional Hurdles
Facilitator: John Jimison, USCHPA (PDF 100 KB, 3 pp) - Improving Markets and Technologies for CHP
Facilitator: Neal Elliott, ACEEE (PDF 92 KB, 1 pp)
- Raising CHP Awareness
Day 4 - Friday, October 25, 2002
- Panel: Interconnection Policy Update
Moderator: Richard Brent, Solar Turbines- John Jimison, USCHPA
- Chris Cook, E3Energy
- Deirdre Manning, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Energy
- Josh Meyer, Encorp, Inc. (PDF 916 KB, 13 pp)
- Closing Plenary Session
"The Bottom Line"
Mark Hall, Co-founder of the USCHPA (PDF 73 KB, 3 pp)
- CHP Development in the United States
Merrill Smith (PDF 100 KB, 1 pp)
- Site Visit to Hull Municipal Light Wind Turbine
Leslie Farrar, ERC - Midwest CHP Application Center (PDF 251 KB, 6 pp)