Webinars
Events
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EPA's Clean DG Policy and CHP Webinar Series
A new monthly Webinar series covering a variety of topics related to DG and CHP
- Hear from state representatives and other clean DG and CHP champions who have implemented winning approaches, sound solutions, and successful strategies for advancing clean DG and CHP.
- Hear about CHP markets and opportunities, and best practices for implementing CHP.
- Learn about EPA tools, services, and initiatives to help support clean DG and CHP.
- Engage in dialogue and Q&A with DG and CHP champions around these important topics.
Webinars will be held on the last Thursday of every month, from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. EST. (Please note that the November and December 2008 Webinars will be held on Thursday, November 20 and Thursday, December 18, respectively.)
Upcoming
- November 20, 2008
CHP Opportunities and Incentives in the Utility Sector
Register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/115862003 . - December 18, 2008
CHP for Hospitals / Health Care Facilities
Register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/584639182 .
Past
- October 30, 2008
The Role of CHP in State Renewable or Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards- Washington State's RPS/EPS and CHP (PDF) (6 pp, 25K)
Chuck Collins, Allied Electric - Olympia, WA - Texas Combined Heat & Power Initiative (PDF) (5 pp, 155K)
Rich Herweck, Executive Director, Texas CHP Initiative - CHP and Class III Portfolio Standards in Connecticut (PDF) (15 pp, 106K)
Cindy Jacobs, Principal Finance Specialist, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
- Washington State's RPS/EPS and CHP (PDF) (6 pp, 25K)
- September 25, 2008
CHP Greenhouse Gas Tools: Demonstration of the Partnership's CHP Emissions Calculator- The CHP Emissions Calculator (PDF) (13 pp., 508K)
Bruce Hedman, Charlie Goff, Susan Wickwire, U.S. EPA CHP Partnership
- The CHP Emissions Calculator (PDF) (13 pp., 508K)
- August 28, 2008
Utility Revenue Decoupling: What it is and isn't, how it can affect a utility's perspective on CHP- Decoupling: Potential Value for CHP and Challenges to Getting it Right (PDF) (9 pp, 103K)
Chris Young, Northeast CHP Initiative (NECHPI) - Customer-Sited Resources and Utility Profits: Aligning Incentives with Public Policy Goals (PDF) (25 pp, 322K)
Frederick Weston, The Regulatory Assistance Project
- Decoupling: Potential Value for CHP and Challenges to Getting it Right (PDF) (9 pp, 103K)
- July 31, 2008
Leveraging CHP Project Development Tools and Resources from EPA's CHP Partnership (PDF) (21 pp, 577K)
Felicia Ruiz, Katrina Pielli, Bruce Hedman, and Bob Sidner, U.S. EPA CHP Partnership - June 26, 2008
Interconnection Standards: Best Practices for Effective Rules and Standards- Overview of State Distributed Generation Interconnection Rules (PDF) (24 pp, 62K)
Wayne Shirley, Director, Regulatory Assistance Project - Small Systems/Standardized Interconnections: California Experience (PDF) (22 pp, 368K)
Bob Panora, President, Tecogen, Inc. - Interconnection Procedures Under Development in Illinois (PDF) (9 pp, 45K)
Jason Keyes, Attorney, Interstate Renewable Energy Council - More information on interconnection standards
- Overview of State Distributed Generation Interconnection Rules (PDF) (24 pp, 62K)
For more information, contact Julia Abell (julia.abell@erg.com) or (703) 373-0106.