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The 4th Annual CHP Policy Conference

CHP on the Move:
Meeting State, Federal, and International Challenges

April 30- May 2, 2003, Hotel Washington, Washington, DC

The 4th Annual CHP Policy Conference was held April 30-May 2, 2003 in Washington DC. Speaker presentations (where available) are provided below in pdf format. View the USCHPA Conference Agenda (pdf).

Special events added to the Policy Conference this year included a tour of the GSA CHP facility that provides heat and power to the Smithsonian Institution and the Department of Energy, and a half-day conference on International CHP Opportunities, cosponsored by World Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE). The INAUGURAL EPA CHP PARTNERS MEETING was held Tuesday April 29 - Wednesday April 30, 2003 and immediately preceded the USCHPA Policy Conference. Visit the EPA CHP Partners Website for news on their meeting.

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2003

USCHPA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND RECEPTION

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2003

USCHPA ANNUAL POLICY DAY CONFERENCE

Opening Remarks - Grand Ballroom

  • John W. Jimison, Executive Director and General Counsel, USCHPA
  • Art Smith, Senior Vice President, NiSource Inc.; Chairman, USCHPA

Keynote Speaker - Grand Ballroom

Andrew Lundquist of the Lundquist Group, former Staff Director, Vice President Cheney's National
Energy Policy Development Group, "CHP from the Administration's Energy Policy Perspective" with introductory remarks by Alan Krusi, CEO, RealEnergy, Inc.

FERC and CHP: Status and Outlook - Grand Ballroom

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has underway two rulemaking proceedings that can profoundly affect the viability of CHP in the marketplace. The first is Standard Procedures and Agreements for interconnection and the second is the demand response initiative within the Standard Market Design. This session will present an excellent opportunity to learn from experts on what has happened in these rulemakings, how it may affect you, and what lies ahead.

State Issues: 50 Ways to Treat CHP - Grand Ballroom

Although the conference is in Washington, D.C., we also need to keep our eyes on activities in the States that may have equally profound impacts on our industry. States are currently engaged in debates on issues such as: interconnection; back-up charges/exit fees and other tariff matters; renewable portfolio standards; electricity restructuring; and controlling emissions from small engines/turbines.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Hon. William M. Flynn, Esq., Chairman, New York Public Service Commission, CHP and DG in New York State with introductory remarks by R. Neal Elliott, Program Director, ACEEE

Congress Revisits Energy Policy (and CHP) - Grand Ballroom

Several issues of major importance to CHP may be taken up by Congress this year. These include: interconnection; preservation (and perhaps expansion) of protections provided by PURPA; investment tax credits; and multipollutant Clean Air Legislation. The panel will provide the inside story of what's happening on the Hill that you should know. (No presentations)

  • Tim Daniels, Vice President, East Coast Government Affairs, RealEnergy, Inc., presiding
  • Gabe Rozsa, Environmental Counsel to the House Science Committee and Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Energy
  • Howard Useem, Public Strategies Washington, and former Senior Republican Professional Staff member for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Greg Dotson, Counsel, Office of Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA)
  • Marc Yacker, Director of Government & Public Policy, The Electricity Consumers Resource
    Council (ELCON)

Through the Looking Glass: How Others View CHP - Grand Ballroom

It is impossible to understand the policy debates that affect CHP without understanding the perspectives of important constituencies. Hear a panel of representatives of these groups as they give an unvarnished account of what they see as the pros and cons of CHP.

  • Bruce Diamond, Dir., Envir. & Agency Relations, NiSource Inc., presiding
  • John Stanton, Vice President, Air Programs, National Environmental Trust
  • Dow and CHP: Adding Economic, Environmental and Social Value
    Peter Molinaro, Director, Government Affairs, Dow Chemical Corporation
  • How Electric Cooperatives View CHP
    Jay Morrison, Senior Regulatory Counsel, National Rural Electrical Cooperative Association
  • Timothy Roughan, Director of Distributed Resources, National Grid USA

Congressional Reception

Government Affairs Committee Room, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room SD 342, May 1, 2003

Presentation of the 2003 Congressional CHP Champion Awards.

Invited Special Guests and Awardees: Hon. Sherwood Boehlert, (R.,N.Y.) and Hon. Rick Boucher (D., Va.), Members of Congress and Hon. Thomas R. Carper (D., Del.) and Hon. Susan M. Collins (R., Me.), U.S. Senators

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2003

SPECIAL POST-CONFERENCE VISIT:
CHP IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Join invited Congressional staff, FERC staff, and members to tour the newly constructed General Services Administration CHP plant that provides heat and power to the Smithsonian Institution and the Department of Energy, hear a discussion from the Director of Heating Operation for the Washington region of GSA on the site and prospects for future CHP facilities in Washington, and discuss CHP installation challenges with the people who put this project in the ground.

Welcome and introductions: Suzanne Watson, Northeast-Midwest Institute, Robert Carlson, Director, Washington Gas, and Steven Williford, Director, General Services Administration


USCHPA/ WADE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

"The New Worldwide Opportunity for
CHP and Decentralized Energy"

FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom

  • Richard Brent, USCHPA Representative and Board Member of WADE, Welcome Remarks
  • John Jimison, Executive Director, USCHPA, Introducing Keynote Speaker
  • Hon. James Woolsey, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, former Director, Central Intelligence Agency, "CHP and DE as Answers to World Energy Problems"

Available Assistance for International CHP - Grand Ballroom

Support and assistance is available to those who decide to broaden their efforts to promote and sell CHP and DE in worldwide markets. Hear how WADE seeks to advance its members businesses. Hear what the U.S. government development experts [and export promotion experts] can do to assist U.S. companies who participate. And hear what the major international lending institutions are prepared to do to facilitate the critical financial aspects of this emerging market.

CHP and DE: the Answer for Electrification of Developing Countries - Grand Ballroom

Emerging economies have a clear opportunity to bypass the central power model by adopting CHP and decentralized energy (DE) as the favoured route to satisfy growing electricity demand. Although electricity access is the fundamental basis for a modern economy, billions of people worldwide live without electric power. DE and CHP offers a relatively low cost, high-reliability, localized solution, one potentially superior to the classic central-plant/high-voltage transmission model. Key issues remain of both practical significance (fuel supply, qualified staff, thermal end-uses) and business implications (structure, economics, and customer relationships).

Closing Speaker - Grand Ballroom

Thomas Casten, CEO, Private Power, LLC & Chair, WADE, "What it Takes to Develop a Worldwide DE Movement and Market"

CHP International Reception
Join us for cocktails, hors d'ouevres and networking on the North Terrace of the Hotel Washington, enjoying spectacular views of the White House and the Mall.

 


Additional RESOURCES

Materials from the Annual NATIONAL POLICY and ROADMAP Conferences: