August 4–7, 2025
In-person and Livestream
The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) is excited to announce its upcoming Summer Courses Aligned with Mission Priorities (CAMP), a training event designed to empower professionals with the latest in energy and water management! Join us in-person at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., or participate via livestream to access this valuable experience wherever you are.
This year, FEMP is enhancing your learning journey: all sessions will be accredited, allowing attendees to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Elevate your expertise and advance your career with recognized accreditation.
Two additional days of virtual training will also be available to all registrants, covering cutting-edge practices and technologies that are reshaping the energy sector. Dive deep into sessions designed to broaden your knowledge and skills in today's federal energy and water management landscape.
Mark your calendars for this learning and networking opportunity that combines both world-class training and CEU accreditation! Registration details to follow.
Comprehensive Schedule of Events
Get ready for an action-packed FEMP Summer CAMP, featuring a blend of in-person training events, virtual training, and special sessions designed for federal energy and water management professionals at all levels. Below is your guide to planning for your CAMP experience. Select a session to learn more. Registration will be available soon. Check back for details!
Monday, August 4, 2025
Join us in-person at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. or tune in via livestream to kick off the Summer CAMP with informative sessions, expert talks, and keynotes on the latest in energy and water management.
| Time (ET) | Sessions and Networking Opportunities | Registration Information |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Fireside Chat: Leadership Remarks | Register once to attend Monday's sessions: |
| 10 a.m. – 10:30 AM | Project Spotlight: Microgrids | |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Panel: Federal Partnerships and Projects | |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Panel: Energy and Water Savings | |
| 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. | FEMP Hub | |
| 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Project Spotlight: Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies – Eielson AFB Microreactor Pilot | |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Panel: Data Centers and Federal Agencies | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Early Career Professionals Program Poster Session |
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Virtual trainings focused on energy and water management requirements, implementing proven technologies, procurement strategies, and achieving site resilience and security. All sessions provide the opportunity to earn CEUs from afar.
| Time (ET) | Track 1: Partnerships | Track 2: Resilience | Track 3: Efficiency | Track 4: Technology Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Performance Contracting 101 Learn More | Register | Control Strategies to Support Water Resilience Learn More | Register | Operational Excellence: O&M Beyond the Basics Learn More | Register | Emerging Demand Flexibility Options for Reducing Energy Costs and Increasing Resilience Learn More | Register |
| 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Importance of Measurement and Verification and Performance Assurance Basics: Comparison by Case Studies Learn More | Register | Resilience Results and Metrics Learn More | Register | How Data Analytics Has Informed Decision-Making Learn More | Register | Advanced Nuclear Energy Commercial Viability and Case Studies Learn More | Register |
| 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Financing Roundtable Learn More | Register | Battery Energy Storage Systems: Considerations for Implementation Learn More | Register | Comprehensive Energy and Water Evaluations (CEWE) Learn More | Register | The Next Frontier: Growing Data Centers Learn More | Register |
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Virtual trainings focused on energy and water management requirements, implementing proven technologies, procurement strategies, and achieving site resilience and security. All sessions provide the opportunity to earn CEUs from afar.
| Time (ET) | Track 1: Partnerships | Track 2: Resilience | Track 3: Efficiency | Track 4: Technology Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Plugging Into Partnership Power: Mastering UESC Projects With Utilities Learn More | Register | Zero Trust Architecture: How to Contract and Procure Zero Trust Products and Services Learn More | Register | Managing Water Efficiently Learn More | Register | Thermal Energy Networks: Sharing Resources for Resiliency and Efficiency Learn More | Register |
| 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Aligning Resilience Efforts: Critical Infrastructure Providers and Agencies Learn More | Register | Geothermal Energy: Design and Implementation Strategies Learn More | Register | Sharpest Tools in the Fed: Resources for Energy and Water Managers Learn More | Register | Advanced Building Automation: Cutting Edge of Controls Learn More | Register |
| 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Optimize Performance Contracts Including Combining Funding Streams Learn More | Register | Microgrid Case Studies: Successful Implementation Resulting in Resilient and Secure Infrastructure and Facilities Learn More | Register | Tips and Tricks for FAST (and Furious) Compliance Learn More | Register | Long-Duration Energy Storage Learn More | Register |
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Enhance your skills with practical sessions designed to provide hands-on experience and learn best practices from award winners. Gain direct insights into the tools and methods reshaping the energy landscape.
| Time (ET) | Session and Award Winner Recognition | Registration Information |
|---|---|---|
| 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Award Winning Champions Shared Lessons Learned Forum | See session descriptions for in-person and virtual registration information. |
| 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | How to Conduct an Energy and Water Treasure Hunt | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. | 2024 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards Private Ceremony and Reception |
Session Descriptions
Monday, August 4, 2025
Hybrid Sessions
Fireside Chat: Leadership Remarks
Monday, August 4, 2025, 9:15 a.m. – 10 a.m. ET
Hear the latest from FEMP Director Mary Sotos and leadership.
Project Spotlight: Microgrids
Monday, August 4, 2025, 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ET
The U.S. Army is leveraging microgrid solutions to achieve energy resilience and readiness on Army installations. Hear from Army leadership on how microgrids enable installations to independently power the mission and best practices other agencies can implement in their pursuit of energy security.
Panel: Federal Partnerships and Projects
Monday, August 4, 2025, 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. ET
Performance contracting is required to address 50% of identified ECMs/WCMs identified from audits of covered facilities. Come hear from industry partners who have experienced overcoming challenges associated with these types of contracts and best practices for federal partnerships, including collaborations with utilities, energy service companies, and other organizations.
Panel: Energy and Water Savings
Monday, August 4, 2025, 11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Federal facilities look to a number of different technologies and operational approaches to meet energy and water use reduction goals in a cost-effective manner. This panel will bring together experts to discuss best practices, programmatic approaches to meeting goals and additional priorities such as national security or health, as well as examples of success.
FEMP Hub
Monday, August 4, 2025, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
In-Person Only
Explore the FEMP Hub, a premier networking space designed to foster connections with FEMP staff and resources and opportunities to collaborate and interact with fellow attendees.
Project Spotlight: Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies - Eielson AFB Microreactor Pilot
Monday, August 4, 2025, 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET
Recent executive orders have prioritized the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies, including directing the Department of Defense to leverage nuclear energy for both installation energy and operational energy. Attendees will hear from the Department of the Air Force and University of Alaska Fairbanks panelists regarding their programmatic approach to advanced nuclear energy development to support national security and Arctic applications, to include a presentation on the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska microreactor pilot— the first stationary microreactor project in the Department of Defense.
Panel: Data Centers and Federal Agencies
Monday, August 4, 2025, 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. ET
Data centers are increasingly being utilized in agency missions, causing an increased need to evaluate and manage the energy and water consumption, security, and resilience of these intensive operations.
Early Career Professionals Program Poster Session
Monday, August 4, 2025, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Only
Dive into innovation with an engaging poster session highlighting the work and insights of early career professionals in federal energy and water management.
Tuesday, August 5
Track 1: Partnerships
Performance Contracting 101
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
The objective of this session is for attendees to understanding the basics of energy performance contracting. Speakers will describe the various procurement-based mechanisms available to federal agencies and discuss best practices and strategies for evaluating and selecting the most appropriate performance contracting vehicle to pursue for your federal project. This session will provide a general overview of all performance contracting vehicle types and other procurement methods (power purchase agreements, enhanced use leases, utility privatization) available to federal agencies (owned and leased) that are evaluating different procurement pathways to implementing energy and water management projects at their federal sites.
Importance of Measurement and Verification and Performance Assurance Basics: Comparison by Case Studies
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
This session will describe the different methods the energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts use to ensure savings are measured and verified to help protect agency interests, and how best to select which type of contract is right for your project. The session will cover how to develop a strong measurement and verification approach for your project to ensure that the government is making a solid investment with taxpayer dollars. This session will compare approaches through the use of case studies and scenario-based examples, making the implications of the different options more concrete.
Financing Roundtable
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
Join the discussion with an interactive forum of industry professionals directly involved in the financing of performance contracts, including energy service companies, utilities, and financiers. Panelists will discuss financing and how it works in performance contracts. The discussion will include challenges in financing, best practices, lessons learned, and innovative approaches with different contract mechanisms, including energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.
Track 2: Resilience
Control Strategies to Support Water Resilience
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Considerations for improving water resilience through alternate control strategies, including technology enhancements, that provide reliable and enhanced water resilience. This session will focus on proven modifications and processes that provide alternative on-site water options to reduce the reliance on offsite water suppliers. Attendees will learn about the benefits these technologies provide, their design, impact on operations and maintenance (O&M), and installation benefits.
Resilience Results and Metrics
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
The effectiveness of resilience strategies is determined by the ability to sustain operations during disruptions, mitigate risks, and provide long-term value. When confirming resilience planning for mission-critical infrastructure, it's essential to break it down into structured, digestible components while using real-world applications and interactive methods. This discussion will have a specific focus on results and metrics that enable successful resilient operations across mission-critical infrastructure. Through a panel discussion, attendees are invited to engage a cross-section of experts who have a stake in planning successful resilience programs across various building portfolios.
Battery Energy Storage Systems: Considerations for Implementation
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
This session will explain how a battery energy storage system (BESS) can be deployed either as a standalone energy storage distributed energy resource or as part of a larger microgrid to address a variety of strategic use cases and goals across diverse federal facilities. Attendees will learn technical and engineering design strategies for sizing a BESS; understand how capital cost, investment, and impact depend on the technical need driving BESS sizing; and understand how the operations and maintenance (O&M) impacts of a BESS depend on the mission and geographic location.
Track 3: Efficiency
Operational Excellence: O&M Beyond the Basics
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Effective operations and maintenance (O&M) provide reliability, safety, and energy efficiency if planned and resourced properly. But, achieving this is far more challenging than it appears due to the often-overlooked complexity of real-world implementation. This session provides an overview of O&M strategies ranging from best practices to innovative approaches. We will spotlight on condition-based (or predictive) maintenance (CBM) strategies, how they differ from other O&M activities, and the related benefits to overall life-cycle cost and reliability of assets. Speakers will share case studies where reliability centered maintenance concepts were applied to develop a CBM strategy and associated decision support tools to maximize the effectiveness of current resources resulting in a proactive and insightful workforce culture.
How Data Analytics Has Informed Decision-Making
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
Speakers in this session will present project case studies demonstrating energy modeling and other tools, software, and data analytics programs developed to inform data-driven decision-making. These case studies will include an overview of the applications, tools, and data analysis techniques employed. The speakers will discuss a range of project scales (small to large) and offer best practices for scaling efforts to match impact.
Comprehensive Energy and Water Evaluations (CEWE)
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Energy Act of 2020 require Comprehensive Energy and Water Evaluations that are more documentation intensive than Low Cost/No Cost evaluations. This session describes the levels of auditing requirements as described by the ASHRAE Standard 211-2018 (RA2023) and Procedures for Conducting Building Energy Audits to meet Comprehensive Energy and Water Evaluations and of Covered Facilities with supporting documentation as required by federal law.
Track 4: Technology Solutions
Emerging Demand Flexibility Options for Reducing Energy Costs and Increasing Resilience
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
The ability to dynamically manage building loads is an increasingly important strategy for reducing energy costs, supporting a resilient utility grid, and potentially reaping rewards in the form of utility incentives. There is an array of established technologies and control strategies to enable facility managers to temporarily shed load, and/or shift loads to time periods where energy costs are lower. Join this session to learn more about emerging load flexibility options for HVAC and lighting controls, battery storage, smart electric vehicle charging, and more. This session will explore highest-potential solutions, lessons learned, and what options may be right for your building.
Advanced Nuclear Energy Commercial Viability and Case Studies
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
A diverse portfolio of advanced nuclear technologies coupled with integrated energy systems, and execution pathways are essential to scaling nuclear energy development. As an emerging market, advanced nuclear energy technologies range in maturity. This is of particular importance considering the types of assets used to produce and deliver reliable electricity to federal critical missions and infrastructure, data centers, and other facilities. This session will focus on suitability analysis, siting, and regulatory pathways specific to the ability to scale nuclear energy options to ensure safe technology applications.
The Next Frontier: Growing Data Centers
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
Rapid global innovation and advancements in artificial intelligence, cloud storage, and near real-time data and analytics are driving a newfound demand for more data centers. However, data centers are among the most energy-intensive types of facilities, and significant amounts of electricity are required to power the servers, cooling systems, and other infrastructure necessary to maintain operations. Consequently, federal facilities must also be prepared to meet the substantial load requirements accompanying data centers. As such, this session will explore innovative solutions and strategic partnership opportunities to address the increased power and computational requirements of federal data centers while ensuring the security of data center infrastructure and assets. To tackle the energy challenges associated with this new digital age, agencies must evaluate and adapt a wide range of cost-effective solutions including, but not limited to, existing third-party financing, leasing agreements, and procurement pathways.
Wednesday, August 6
Track 1: Partnerships
Plugging Into Partnership Power: Mastering UESC Projects With Utilities
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Explore how to unlock the full potential of utility partnerships for federal energy projects. Get inspired by real-world utility energy service contracts success stories and discover best practices to address your site’s unique goals. Discover how to leverage third-party partnerships through performance contracting options. Learn contract structuring and key benefits, with insights from industry experts and agency leaders.
Aligning Resilience Efforts: Critical Infrastructure Providers and Agencies
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
This session will explore how utilities are considering reliability, resilience, and growth, and how those considerations intersect with the energy resilience needs of federal sites. Panelists and the audience will explore how partnerships can play a role in advancing the mutual energy resilience goals of federal sites and their serving utilities, whether that be through planning processes, project identification, or execution. This panel will also feature methods for building resilience into your energy strategy, including leveraging performance contracts, utility collaborations, resilience tariffs and other measures.
Optimize Performance Contracts Including Combining Funding Streams
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
Learn strategies to optimize performance contracts, including the leveraging effect of combining funding streams. Examine the savings, costs, and other variables that generate the DOE eProject Builder financial schedules, including analysis of eProject Builder schedules and their relationship to the project's financial goals of contract maximum terms, project size, project risks, and more. This session will discuss performance contracts cost reasonableness and identify federal and industry resources to help you get started. The session concludes with a discussion of the acquisition requirements from a Contracting Officer perspective for a performance contract task order award.
Track 2: Resilience
Zero Trust Architecture: How to Contract and Procure Zero Trust Products and Services
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
The zero trust security model can provide a better security posture, reduce risk, and protect an organization's assets. As the name suggests, zero trust assumes no trust; it requires verification and implements least privilege controls, limiting access to only what is necessary and only to those users, devices, services, etc., that require it. This session will cover the key concepts of zero trust, why an organization should implement zero trust capabilities, and how an organization can plan ahead to make informed procurement choices that incorporate zero trust into the services and products they procure.
Geothermal Energy: Design and Implementation Strategies
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
Geothermal energy has great potential for cost-effective and reliable power. This session will focus on some of the basic considerations for design, implementation, and operation of district geothermal systems and an example of a successful project that provides on-site resilience. Attendees will learn about feasibility, engineering, implementation, operations and maintenance (O&M), and cost details associated with geothermal energy.
Microgrid Case Studies: Successful Implementation Resulting in Resilient and Secure Infrastructure and Facilities
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
In this session we will present examples of implemented microgrids that successfully achieve on-site resilience. These Department of Defense and civilian federal agency case studies will include lessons learned and challenges overcome in the development, design, implementation, and operation of microgrids, and the benefits realized in both regular operations and disrupted operations.
Track 3: Efficiency
Managing Water Efficiently
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Learn about the latest water conserving technologies and strategies in this interactive session. Speakers will review the most updated product standards, new guidance documents, and emerging research. The connection between water and energy will be emphasized, and savings data from case study projects will be shared. Session attendees will be quizzed on their knowledge of water and depart with a list of measures that will both reduce water consumption and save energy.
Sharpest Tools in the Fed: Resources for Energy and Water Managers
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
Energy management professionals are never short on things to do. This session is intended to share resources that help save you time and money while pursuing your energy and water conservation mission. These tools will introduce you to building systems and equipment, and how they can be adjusted to save water and energy.
Tips and Tricks for FAST (and Furious) Compliance
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
This session will delve into Federal Automotive Statistical Tool (FAST) data reporting and how to streamline the process to improve data quality. Attendees will learn effective strategies for identifying and resolving common data quality issues, as well as best practices to reduce errors and avoid operational headaches. By the end of this session, participants will have the tools and knowledge to ensure their agency is not only compliant but also efficient in handling and reporting data. This session is ideal for professionals looking to enhance their data management processes and maintain a high standard of reporting in their organization.
Track 4: Technology Solutions
Thermal Energy Networks: Sharing Resources for Resiliency and Efficiency
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Space conditioning (heating and cooling) and water heating consume over 40% of the nation's primary energy. Thermal energy networks, including geothermal, heat recovery, thermal energy storage and other thermal energy sources, can provide for resilience, cost savings, and efficiency. In this session, attendees will learn how to identify, evaluate, and develop thermal energy network concepts to create successful opportunities for deployment. Participants will learn how to identify challenges, methods of system modeling, and the necessary steps to plan for project success.
Advanced Building Automation: Cutting Edge of Controls
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
By applying what has been learned from the fields of information science and existing building commissioning, we can get much more from our facility related control systems. This session addresses new standards related to HVAC controls: Point naming conventions, fault detection and diagnostics, and improvements in graphical interface. Typical practices do not result in consistent naming schemes, built-in troubleshooting, and meaningful graphics that support daily operational needs. Participants will learn how to optimize control systems and leverage their capabilities to manage building operations, more quickly diagnose problems, and save resources.
Long-Duration Energy Storage
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
Long-duration energy storage is a cost-effective option to increase grid reliability and resilience so that reliable, affordable electricity is available whenever and wherever to everyone. This session will cover how federal facilities are exploring the use of flow batteries, zinc batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, and other applicable technologies. Participants will learn about innovative long-duration energy storage technology options and case studies with implementation strategies for federal installations.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Award Winning Champions Shared Lessons Learned Forum
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
National Academy of Sciences
Registration is required by July 25 for livestream or in-person attendance.
- To watch the livestream, register online.
- To attend in-person, send your first/last name, title, and organization to FEWMA@thebuildingpeople.com. Limited seating is available. Registration is required and a photo ID is necessary to enter the building.
The annual Federal Energy and Water Management Awards recognize individuals and organizations for significant contributions to energy and water efficiency within the federal government. This session features 2024 Award Winning Champions sharing their experiences, lessons learned, best practices and replicable solution sets, major hurdles, barriers, and more.
How to Conduct an Energy and Water Treasure Hunt
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET
In-Person Only
James V. Forrestal Building, Washington, D.C.
Join FEMP in a hands-on Treasure Hunt of DOE’s own headquarters building–the James V. Forrestal Building in Washington, D.C. A Treasure Hunt educates and empowers building occupants to identify and evaluate low and no-cost energy and water conservation measures in a facility. In this hands-on training, participants will have the opportunity to evaluate a facility, utilize physical measurement tools, and enter information into the MEASUR tool to evaluate cost and energy savings potential. Participants will gain knowledge and experience that can be used to improve their own facilities. This training is specifically tailored for professionals at all technical levels–not exclusively engineers–ensuring direct applicability to your role.
Register here for the Treasure Hunt. Due to building security rules, we must receive your registrations no later than July 27, 2025, for naturalized citizens and July 20, 2025, for foreign nationals.
Participants are also encouraged to attend the Overview of How to Conduct a Treasure Hunt virtual training on July 31, 2025, to prepare for this event.
2024 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards Private Ceremony and Reception
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
The 2024 award winners will be recognized in person at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. at a private ceremony and reception in conjunction with Summer CAMP events.