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September 12, 2024, 1–2:30 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.2 CEUs
Level: Intermediate
This workshop focuses on developing performance assurance plans to ensure long-term performance and savings from energy conservation measures in a utility energy service contract (UESC). Essential plan components include commissioning, training, measurement and verification (M&V), and operations and maintenance (O&M).
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify performance assurance requirements for UESCs.
- Recognize the components of a strong performance assurance plan such as commissioning, training, M&V, and O&M.
- Identify how to customize the performance assurance requirements for each energy conservation measure;
- Recognize how to utilize Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) resources—tools, templates, training, and expertise—available for developing a performance assurance plan.
Instructors
John Myhre is a project manager for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where he supports the FEMP utility, energy savings performance contract (ESPC), and distributed energy procurement teams with training, technical assistance, and project feasibility reviews, as well as conducting research on decarbonization and the federal performance contracting industry.
John has over 10 years of experience working on federal energy projects and in the construction industry, including serving at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) as a mechanical engineer supporting deep energy retrofits and the Green Proving Ground technology validation program.
John has an MBA from Loyola University of New Orleans and a master of mechanical engineering degree from the University of California in Riverside.
Tim joined the NREL performance contracting team in 2024 following more than 30 years of energy efficiency and sustainability positions including his role as the energy manager at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford where he led the technical team for the first DOE site-wide ESPC.
He continued in the ESPC arena as a NREL subcontractor for more than 10 years where he provided project facilitator and contract development services for projects across the US.
Following his work with DOE he entered the private sector, working on green technologies in photovoltaic, lighting, and laboratory equipment. During his time in the private sector DOE, Tim worked with utilities across the United States and foreign governments to analyze and develop incentives for energy efficiency improvements.
Just prior to joining NREL, Tim was the federal government capture lead for EPRI where he coordinated federal grant applications and collaborated with EPRI's utility members to leverage the U.S. government's resilience and electrification program funding.
Heather works as a project manager in NREL's Project Development & Finance group. Her work is primarily focused on supporting FEMP in the areas of energy performance contracting and distributed energy procurement.
Prior to joining NREL, Heather managed her own consulting firm supporting large public and private institutions overseeing their energy and sustainability programs, executing their energy procurement, managing the implementation of their utility energy efficiency and energy performance contracting programs.
About FEMP Training
The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) provides live and on-demand training to foster and maintain a high-performance workforce that constructs, operates, and maintains energy-efficient and cost-effective federal facilities. Choose from over 120 free courses spanning topics like project financing, facility and fleet optimization, fleet management, resilience, sustainable product procurement, and more.
FEMP is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and awards IACET continuing education units (CEUs) upon the successful completion of select courses. FEMP training is provided through the National Institute of Building Sciences' Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) learning management system.