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FUPWG Meeting Agenda - Rapid City, SD

Rushing to Do More Energy Projects / FUPWG / Rapid City, South Dakota / October 18-19, 2005

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October 18-19, 2005
Hosted by Montana-Dakota Utilities
Rapid City, SD

Monday, October 17, 2005

5:00 - 6:30 Steering Committee meeting in Holiday Inn Room TBD
6:30 until... Networking dinner at the Holiday Inn Restaurant

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

7:45 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 Welcome from Montana-Dakota Utilities
8:40 - 8:50 FEMP Central Region Office Welcome
Randy Jones, FEMP
8:50 - 9:20 Washington Update
Rick Khan, FEMP
9:20 - 10:10 Critical Update
  • Legislation Update — David McAndrew, FEMP
  • UESC Analysis — Bill Sandusky, PNNL (PowerPoint 530 KB)
10:10 - 10:30 Break - Networking
10:30 - 11:15 Agency Update: The Army Energy and Water Campaign Plan for Installations—Work in Progress
Graham Parker, PNNL, representing Jim Paton, Army, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM) (PowerPoint 1.6 MB)
11:15 - 12:00 UESC Success Story: Montana-Dakota Utilities and Ellsworth Air Force Base
Chuck Miller MDU and Dennis Svalstad Ellsworth AFB
12:00 - 1:20 Lunch
1:20 - 1:30 Reconvene in room for afternoon sessions
1:30 - 2:15 Networking Session: Facilitated Group Discussion
2:15 - 3:00 Plains Reservation Wind Study
Patrick Spears, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
3:00 - 3:25 Break
3:25 - 3:45 Renewable Legislation Update
Chandra Shah, NREL
3:45 - 4:30 DOD Renewable Energy Assessment
Mike Warwick PNNL (PowerPoint 2.7 MB)
4:30 - 4:35 Evaluation Forms
4:35 - 6:00 Break for Afternoon
6:00 until... Social Event: Dinner at Crazy Horse and stopover at Mount Rushmore

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

7:45 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 Emerging Technology Panel
  • FEMP New Technologies Program Overview — Brad Gustafson, FEMP
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Enhanced Lighting Program — Ron Shaw, PG&E (PowerPoint 183 KB)
  • Enhanced Lighting Technology Review — Carol Jones, PNNL
9:30 - 9:45 Break
9:45 - 10:00 Breakout Session Summary
Overview of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Breakout Session:
  • Updated Model Agreement — Deb Beattie, NREL
  • Update on DFAS Session — Debby Yates, DFAS
Overview of Breakout Sessions:
  • Housing Privatization — Julia Kelley, ORNL
  • No-Cost Utility Services — Karen Thomas, NREL (PowerPoint 109 KB)
10:00 - 11:15 Breakout Session I: Housing Privatization
Moderator: Jim Snook, Air Force
Panel Members:
Breakout Session II: No-Cost Utility Services for Federal Sites
Moderator: Karen Thomas, NREL
Panel Members:
  • Linda Collins, GSA
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:00 Reconvene in main meeting room for discussion of Breakouts
12:00 - 12:10 Wrap-up
12:10 - 12:15 Adjourn