The 6th Annual CHP Policy Summit

May 3-5, 2005, Madison Hotel, Washington, DC

More than 160 participants attended the 6th Annual CHP Policy Summit at the Madison Hotel in Washington D.C., on May 3-5, 2005.

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Presented by: The USCHPA

Thank you to our sponsors: U.S. DOE, U.S. EPA'S CHP Partnership, Solar Turbines, Cinergy Solutions, Cummins Power Generation, Enercon Engineering, NiSource, Primary Energy, and UTC Power

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005

This year, two special pre-conference workshops generated much interest from attendees.

Identifying CHP Market Opportunities in the Commercial Sector: Market Potential, Economic Screening and Target Marketing

• Jerry Jackson, President, Jackson Associates (PDF 441 KB)

Developing International Markets for USCHPA Member Products and Services

• Mark Wells, Sr. International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce (PDF 104 KB)
• LeeAnne Haworth & Xiaobing Feng, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce - Trade Advocacy Group (Team China) (PDF 501 KB)
• Craig O'Connor, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Environmental Exports Program (PDF 344 KB)

Opening Reception

• Welcoming Remarks: Rick Morgan, Commissioner, DC Public Utility Commission
• Greeting and Remarks: Tom Kerr, U.S. EPA CHP Partnership Program
• Remembrance of Scott Castelaz and Recognition of Castelaz Scholars

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005

Opening Remarks

• John W. Jimison, Executive Director and General Counsel, USCHPA
• Mark Hall, Senior Vice President, Primary Energy Ventures, LLC; Chairman, USCHPA

Conversation with Leading Member of Congress
Representative Michael Doyle, (Dem., Pennsylvania)

CHP Compact Renewal Signing Ceremony
Representatives from U.S. DOE, U.S. EPA, CHP Recycling Energy Council, International District Energy Assn., and the USCHPA

A signing ceremony for the recommitment to a second five-year term of the public and private partners engaged since 2000 in the CHP Challenge took place. View the compact as signed. (PDF 1.4 MB)

Conversation with Administration Energy Leader
David Garman, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Greatest Hits from the Regionals

Suzanne Watson, Senior Policy Analyst for Climate & Energy, NESCAUM, and
Ted Bronson, President, Power Equipment Associates, Ltd., presiding

• Central Region - Patti Case, Director, Intermountain CHP Application Center (PDF 82 KB)
• North East Region - Sean Casten, President & CEO, Turbosteam Corporation (PDF 66 KB)
• Mid-West Region - Ted Bronson, President, Power Equipment Associates (PDF 187 KB)
• Mid-Atlantic - Peter Alyanakian, Senior Program Manager for EERE Distributed Energy and Hydrogen Programs, U.S. Department of Energy (PDF 93 KB)

Luncheon

CHP Champion Awards, presented by R. Neal Elliott, ACEEE

• Merrill Smith, CHP Program Manager, Office of Distributed Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. DOE
• Sean Casten, President & CEO, Turbosteam Corporation
• William M. Flynn, Chairman, NY Public Service Commission

Speaker: Ken Malloy, Chief Executive Officer, Center for the Advancement of Energy Market

Innovative State Environmental Strategies for CHP
Arthur E. Smith, Sr. VP & Environmental Counsel, NiSource Inc., presiding

• Joseph Sherrick, Air Quality Program Specialist, PA DEP's Bureau of Energy Innovations and Technology Development - "PA Portfolio and Other Tools in Support of CHP" (PDF 36 KB)
• Kelly R. Carmichael, Principal, Environmental, Health & Safety, NiSource Corporate Services Company - "Indiana's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Setaside in the NOx Budget Program - Rewarding CHP for Higher Efficiencies" (PDF 112 KB)
• Joel Bluestein, President, Energy & Environmental Analysis, Inc. - "Recent Regulatory Developments Affecting CHP" (PDF 317 KB)

Advocacy, Outreach and Education Meetings
Meetings with key agency personnel, congressional staff and administration personnel to discuss the importance of CHP and encourage action on USCHPA advocacy priorities.

CHP Reception on Capitol Hill

• CHP Champion Honorees: Reps. Michael Doyle & Lee Terry, Co-Chairs, Distributed Energy Caucus, and Rep. Heather Wilson
• CHP Champion Awards Presented by: Robert R. Macier, CEO, Solar Turbines

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2005

How to Win Friends and Influence State PUCs
Sean Casten, President & CEO, Turbosteam Corporation, presiding

• Roger Freeman, Attorney, Ferriter, Scobbo & Rodophele PC "How Do You Participate in PUC Rate Cases?" (PDF 25 KB)
• Frederick Weston, Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project "How do Commissioners Think?"
• Ann Trowbridge, President, Partner, Downey Brand "How Do You Set the Agenda of a State PUC" Presentation (PDF 87 KB), Remarks (PDF 29 KB)

CHP-Utility Win-Win Business Strategies
Chip O'Donnell, VP, Business Development, Cinergy Solutions, Inc., presiding

• Ellen Petrill, Director, Public-Private Partnerships, Electric Power Research Institute - "EPRI's Work on Win-Win Strategies and Policy Options for Promoting CHP Development" (PDF 711 KB)
• Jerry Jackson, President, Jackson Associates - "Turning Utility CHP/DG Threats into Business Opportunities" (PDF 234 KB)
• Al Hildreth, Staff Engineer - Utilities Service Corp., General Motors Corporation - "How General Motors Implements Winning CHP-Utility Strategies" (PDF 507 KB)

Conversation with Energy Regulatory Leader

• Patrick Henry Wood, III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Annual Meeting for USCHPA Members

• Introduction of Executive Committee
• Chair's Report
• Treasurer's Report
• Executive Director's Report
• Committee Chair Reports
• Other Business
• Closing Statement and Adjournment