August 21–22, 2024
Houston, Texas
The Federal Utility Partnership Working Group (FUPWG) Seminar meets to share best practices, success stories, case studies, information about Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) activities, and other business.
Arriving a day early? Join us for the pre-FUPWG event, Comprehensive Utility Energy Service Contracts Training.
Agenda
All times are in Central Daylight Time.
Time Session 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Featured Utility Welcome
- Natalie Hedde, CenterPoint Energy
9:15 a.m. DOE/FEMP Welcome and Announcements
- Tracy Niro, DOE FEMP
- John Michael Forrest, DOE FEMP
9:30 a.m. Washington Update
- Mary Sotos, DOE FEMP
- Anna J. Siefken, DOE FEMP
- Tyler Harris, DOE FEMP
9:45 a.m. Networking Break 10:00 a.m. DOD Update
- Rebecca Isacowitz, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Walter Ludwig, U.S. Navy
10:45 a.m. Department of Veterans Affairs Update
- David Wagner, Department of Veterans Affairs
11:15 a.m. Utility Industry Perspectives Panel
- Alex Young, Edison Electric Institute
- Paul Zummo, American Public Power Association
12:00 p.m. Case Studies: Energy Recovery – Based IAQ, Efficiency, and Decarbonization HVAC Technology
- Scot Duncan, Conservant Systems
- Hossam Kassab, Washington Headquarters Services
12:15 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. UESC Best Practices
- The Broad Impact of Performance Contracts, Daniel Bresette, EESI
- Escalation Rate,Christine Walker, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
- IGA Review Best Practices, Tim Kehrli, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
2:15 p.m. 24/7 or "Hourly Matched" Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity 101
- Sujata Rajpurohit, DOE FEMP
2:45 p.m. Networking Break 3:15 p.m. Impacts of Electrification and the Multiple Roles of Geothermal in Electrification
- Douglas Tucker, U.S. Air Force
- Alex Smith, Fervo Energy
- Matt Lowlavar, DOE FEMP
4:00 p.m. How Microgrid Support a Federal Installation and Serving Utility
- Mike Gutowski, PowerSecure
- Brian Dosa, DPW Director Fort Cavazos
- Kevin Mann, Dominion Energy
4:30 p.m. Wrap-up – John Michael Forrest, DOE FEMP 4:45 – 6:15 p.m. Networking Event Time Session 7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:20 a.m. Welcome to Day Two - Announcements – Mary Sotos, DOE FEMP 8:30 a.m. Agency Priority Setting: DOE's Secretary's Performance Contract Challenge
- Skye Schell, DOE FEMP
8:50 a.m. Tax Credits/Incentives for Energy Projects
- David Diaz, Walker Reid
9:20 a.m. Update on Federal Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity Procurement in ERCOT
- Charlene Woods, DLA Energy
- Bob Knudson, DLA Energy
9:40 a.m. Networking Break 10:10 a.m. Case Study – Intelligent HVAC System Design and Management and District Geothermal System
- Douglas Tucker, U.S. Air Force (Moderator)
- Michelle Rodriguez-Pico, Oklahoma Gas & Electric
- Li Song, Professor, University of Oklahoma
- Kevin Johnson, Honeywell
10:40 a.m. Case Study – General Services Administration (GSA) Region 7
- Steve Rutledge, GSA
- Dan Hill, Energy Systems Group
- Nick Kehtel, Energy Systems Group
- Calvin Roberts, CenterPoint Energy
11:10 a.m. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
- Mark Singer, NREL
11:40 a.m. Incorporating Advanced Technologies in Performance Contracts
- Ken Sandler, GSA
Noon Closing Remarks and Wrap-up – John Michael Forrest, DOE FEMP Special Session 1: Energy Lawyers and Contracting Officers Forum
Moderators: Jeff Gingrich, NREL, and Chandra Shah, NREL
Time Session 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. - Cost of Carbon and Escalation Rate – Christine Walker, PNNL
- Reduce Cycle Time and Prevent Schedule Slips – Russ Dominy, BGS, LLC
- Electrification Requirements – Tim Kehrli, NREL
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.