The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will kick-off First Thursday Seminars with the live webcast Combined Heat and Power: An Integrated Approach to Energy Resources on February 7, 2013. Experts Patricia Welesko Garland and Bob Slattery of Oak Ridge National Laboratory will offer training about technologies, applications, and successful examples to optimize heat and power resources at your site. Specifica...

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the US Department of Energy (US DOE), together with: The Eastern Interconnection States Planning Council (EISPC); The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC); The Western Interconnection State-Provincial Steering Committee; The Western Electricity Coordinating Council; The Public Utility Commission of Texas; and ERCOT Invite you to Join Your Regulatory Colle...

Join your regulatory colleagues at the NARUC Winter Committee Meetings! More than 120 State utility regulators will be in attedance, so should you! Hear from congressional speakers, federal agency leaders, industry executives, utility regulators and consumer advocates about the top issues confronting the utility industry. Confirmed speakers include: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, Ranking Member, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Rep....

Help keep your agency or client ahead of the curve and away from the EPA consent decree steamroller when it comes to the operation and maintenance of the sanitary sewer systems by becoming aware of recent innovations on the subject. Many agencies are at a crossroads when they look at their sewer systems. On the one hand, the federal agencies, such as the EPA, are issuing consent decrees for overflows at an accelerating rate; the funds that age...

Meet potential customers in 30 minute one-on-one meetings. This is a specialized meeting and networking format designed for the more experienced small business to interact with agencies and prime contractors in the federal construction arena. 30-minute interviews with construction prime contractors and agencies. Small businesses apply first. If the company meets all necessary criteria, an acceptance email is sent. Pre-qualified and companies R...

IAI Dairy Expo 7th in the series of successful events organized by Pixie Consulting Solutions Ltd, will once again bring focus to the rapidly growing Indian Dairy Farming and Dairy Processing Industry. The 6th edition in December 2011 drew over 13458 visitors and above 170 exhibitors over 3 days. IAI Dairy Expo is the leading exhibition on dairy and livestock industry. It is a one of its kind platform that encompasses the complete Dairy Indust...

Federal On-Site Renewable Power Purchase Agreements Learn how to develop an on-site renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) on a Federal site to meet Federal mandates: Review key PPA considerations, including state, local and utility requirements and restrictions; Evaluate the technical and site feasibility for an on-site renewable energy project; Establish a multi-disciplinary team to successfully implement the PPA; Understand key considerat...

FEMP e-Training: Sustainable Institutional Change for Federal Facility Managers Learn practical information and action-based tools to change individual and organizational behaviors in support of energy efficiency and strategic sustainability goals: Apply the construct of "rules, roles, and tools” in support of energy efficiency and strategic sustainability goals Apply eight principles of institutional change to strategy development Devel...

Rural, suburban and urban communities across the United States are wrestling with increasingly complex wastewater management issues in the face of funding limitations for system upkeep and new infrastructure, environmental degradation and water resource limitations, and increasing energy costs. Aging septic systems and new development in exurban areas often present acute challenges, prompting these communities to seek public sewer extensions f...

FEMP eTraining: Launching a Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC): Getting to Yes! Learn how to develop and implement energy efficiency, water efficiency, and renewable energy projects on Federal sites under a Utility Energy Services Contract: Evaluate a serving utilities' interest and capabilities; Form the best team to include the right skill sets to get a UESC underway; Answer common questions that might be raised concerning authority, pr...