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Upcoming Events
NECHPI Annual Conference
Combined Heat and Power:
Reducing Energy Costs Through Recycled Energy
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 |
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University of Southern Maine - Portland, Maine
In the Abromson Conference Center, the first LEED Gold building in Maine.
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Conference Overview: |
This conference will include case studies presented by CHP users, presentations by equipment manufacturers on the CHP technology options, updates on CHP policy in several states throughout the northeast, information on how to finance a CHP project, and networking opportunities. See full conference schedule below.
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Who Should Attend: |
- commercial facility managers and owners (supermarkets, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, schools, colleges and universities)
- manufacturers (food processing, wood products, metals, composites, plastics, chemicals)
- project developers & equipment vendors
- government officials responsible for energy, environmental and economic policies
- utilities
- CHP proponents
- energy and environmental advocates
- students
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| Full Conference Schedule:
| Combined Heat and Power: Reducing Energy Costs Through Recycled Energy |
8:00 - 8:45 |
Registration, Continental Breakfast |
8:45 - 9:15 |
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9:15 - 10:30 |
Is CHP For You: The Case for Industrial, Institutional and Multi-unit Housing
CHP can offer many advantages to users. Reliability, energy savings and costs are but a few. Case studies will be used to give a users perspective of CHP Applications in the Industrial, Institutional and Multi-unit Housing Sectors. (Panel leader: Larry Ambs)
Speakers:
• Michael Conway - Bristol-Myers Squibb -- Presentation
• Jeffrey Mylen - Eastern Maine Medical Center -- Presentation
• Tom Pace - EMCOR Energy Service (University of New Hampshire project) -- Presentation
• John Snell - Peregrine Energy Group (Maverick Gardens housing project) -- Presentation
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
10:45 - 12:00 |
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12:00 - 1:15 |
Lunch |
12:30 - 1:00 |
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1:15 -2:30 |
Update on State CHP Regulation: Progress and Challenges
A panel of officials from northeast states will provide a brief overview of the recent legislative activity in their states that is designed to impact CHP deployment, highlighting both the objectives of the activity and the challenges that they currently face in its execution. Time will be set aside to allow for a lively engagement with the audience. (Panel leaders: Sean Casten & Erin Russell-Story)
Speakers:
• Robert Ide - Vermont Department of Public Service -- Presentation
• Chris James - Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
• Beth Nagusky - Maine Director of Energy Independence & Security
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2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
2:45 - 4:00 |
Concurrent Sessions:
Opportunities Presented by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The economic opportunity for reducing carbon will take a giant step forward when the regional greenhouse gas trading program (RGGI) commences. Carbon offsets provided by CHP and other technologies c ould be spurred as a result. This panel will explore how states involved in setting up the RGGI carbon trading program expect opportunities for CHP and recycling energy to expand. (Panel leaders: Ken Colburn & Suzanne Watson)
Speakers:
• Chris James - Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
• Jim Brooks - Maine DEP, Air Bureau Director
Financing Your CHP Project: Incentives and Resources
This session will provide an overview of available federal and state incentives to support CHP projects in the Northeast. It will also address available financing options including corporate loan/on balance sheet financing, project finance, third party arrangements and shared savings approaches. (Panel leader: Tom Bourgeois)
Speakers:
• Katrina Pielli - EPA CHP Partnership, Clean Energy Policy Specialist -- Presentation
• Tom Gebhard - New York Energy -- Presentation
• Peter Funk - Duane Morris LLP, Partner -- Presentation
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4:00 - 5:00 |
Closing Reception |
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