May 1–2, 2023

Arlington, Virginia

The Spring Federal Utility Partnership Working Group (FUPWG) Seminar provides a venue for information exchange and training that fosters effective partnerships between federal agencies and their serving utilities to develop solutions that leverage private sector investment in federal facility infrastructure to improve energy and water efficiency and support federal building decarbonization.

This FUPWG Seminar is co-sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

Agenda

Time Session Information

8:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m.

NRECA Welcome

  • Paul Breakman, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

9:45 a.m.

Welcome and Announcements

  • Tracy Niro, DOE FEMP
  • Ethan Epstein, DOE FEMP

10 a.m.

Washington Update

  • Skye Schell, DOE FEMP

10:20 a.m.

Networking Break

10:45 a.m.

Cooperative Innovation with Federal Facilities

  • Lauren Khair, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Moderator)
  • Adam Mierzwa, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
  • Jeffery R. Brown, Sandhills Utility Services, LLC
  • Abraham Vasquez, Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc.

11:30 a.m.

Mobile Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and Resilience

  • Sonya Smith-Pickel, DOE FEMP (Moderator)
  • Gary Dannar, DD DANNAR, LLC

Noon

Lunch

1 p.m.

U.S. DOD Priorities, Policies, Best Practices, and Other Updates

  • Michael F. McGhee, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • Robert Hughes, U.S. Army
  • Sandy Kline, U.S. Navy
  • Douglas K. Tucker, U.S. Air Force
  • Susan Call, Office of the Secretary of Defense (Moderator)

 2:10 p.m.

FEMP CFE Purchasing Options Web Lookup Tool

  • Nichole Liebov, DOE FEMP

 2:30 p.m.

Networking Break

 2:50 p.m.

Partnering with Utilities for CFE

  • Craig Zamuda, DOE (Moderator)
  • Daryl Williams, Tennessee Valley Authority
  • Don Henderson, U.S. Army
  • Douglas S. Hartman, FirstEnergy Utility Services
  • Gregg Sawl, National Energy Technology Laboratory

 3:40 p.m.

Utility Industry Perspectives, Priorities, and Other Updates

  • Tanuj Deora, White House Council on Environmental Quality (Moderator)
  • Steve Kiesner, Edison Electric Institute
  • Lauren Khair, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
  • Carole Plowfield, American Public Power Association
  • Rick Murphy, American Gas Association

 4:40 p.m.

Wrap-up

  • Tracy Niro, DOE FEMP

 4:45–6:15 p.m.

Networking Event 

Time Session Information

7:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Announcements

  • Tracy Niro, DOE FEMP

8:35 a.m.

Incorporating Grid-interactive Efficient Building (GEB) Strategies in Utility Energy Service Contracts

  • Jason Koman, DOE (Moderator)
  • Steve Rutledge, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

9 a.m.

Remarks from the DOE Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Infrastructure

  • Dr. Kathleen Hogan, Department of Energy

9:15 a.m.

Partnering with FEMP to Advance Your Energy Priorities

  • Mary Sotos, DOE FEMP (Moderator)
  • Skye Schell, DOE FEMP
  • Creshona Armwood, DOE FEMP
  • Rachel Shepherd, DOE FEMP
  • Jay Wrobel, DOE
  • Nael Nmair, DOE FEMP

10 a.m.

Networking Break

10:15 a.m.

Sourcing 100% Carbon Free Electricity by 2030

  • Andrew Mayock, White House Council on Environmental Quality (Moderator)
  • Jetta Wong, GSA
  • Joe Bryan, Department of Defense

11:15 a.m.   

UESC Best Practices

Lessons Learned from GSA Decarbonization Charette

  • Kinga Hydras, GSA
  • John Myhre, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Targeted UESCs to Take Advantage of Utility Rebate Programs

  • Lisa Hermenau, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Noon

Closing Remarks and Wrap-up

  • Tracy Niro, DOE FEMP
Special Session 1: GSA Areawide Contract Holders Meeting
  • Open to area-wide contract holders and interested utilities
  • Ebony Atkinson, GSA (Moderator)
Time Session Information

1–2 p.m.

Separate registration required
Special Session 2:  Energy Lawyers and Contracting Officers Forum
  • Open to all FUPWG attendees
  • Katy Christiansen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Moderator)
  • John Michael Forrest, DOE FEMP (Moderator) 
Time Session Information

2:15–3:15 p.m.

Indeterminate Savings in UESCs

  • Phil Coleman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Kurmit Rockwell, DOE FEMP

Feasibility of UESC ESA

  • Katy Christiansen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Contacts

Tracy Niro
FEMP Utility Program Manager
202-431-7601

Susan Courtney

Andrew Grejda

About the Federal Utility Partnership Working Group

Managed by the Federal Energy Management Program, the Federal Utility Partnership Working Group helps establish and maintain partnerships and facilitate communication among and across federal agencies and their serving utilities to develop solutions that enhance the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency and water conservation projects.