Phoenix, Arizona
August 3-6, 2008
The Premier Energy Training Workshop and Exposition for Federal Agencies!
Session Details — Finance & Funding
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1. Alternative Financing for Newcomers
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| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Monday, 8/4/2008, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Take-Aways:
The basics of contracting with Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs), Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESCs), and Enhanced Use Leasing (EUL), with emphasis on minimizing implementation time.
Description:
This session provides an entry-level description of alternative financing contracting vehicles including the differences and similarities of ESPCs, UESCs, and EULs. Insights are shared on how to get projects started and quickly implemented, as well as why alternative financing is usually better than waiting for appropriations.
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2. An In-Depth Look at Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs)
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| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Monday, 8/4/2008, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Take-Aways:
A detailed review of ESPCs, and an update on the DOE and Corps of Engineers' ESPC re-solicitations.
Description:
Get the fundamentals of ESPCs through recent real-life examples. Learn why ESPCs may be the best fit for your project opportunity. Get updates on the new DOE ESPC contracts and the USACE, Huntsville, contracts, as well as a perspective on the future outlook and new trends in ESPCs.
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3. Cutting-Edge Financing Mechanisms
| Speakers: | Steve Chulso |
| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Monday, 8/4/2008, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Take-Aways:
The newest financing mechanisms currently used and being proposed for energy projects.
Description:
Looking for the newest ways to finance your clean energy projects? Then this session is for you. You'll hear about DOE's Loan Guarantee Program, marrying the Washington Area Power Administration's contract with renewable power purchase agreements, and other cutting-edge financing mechanisms.
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4. An In-Depth Look at Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESCs)
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| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Tuesday, 8/5/2008, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Take-Aways:
A more advanced view of UESCs, and novel approaches to their successful implementation.
Description:
Gain a detailed understanding of UESCs, how the financing vehicle operates, examples of which agencies use it, and the future outlook for new trends. Attendees will hear about success stories, lessons learned, and issues related to project implementation.
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5. An In-Depth Look at Enhanced-Use Leasing (EUL)
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| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Tuesday, 8/5/2008, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Take-Aways:
The basics of EUsL and how it works.
Description:
Discover how EULs operate through examples of implemented energy projects, and hear about the outlook for the future and new trends. Gain information on how EUL projects get scoped, approved, and implemented. Learn why EULs are used for energy projects, how risks are handled, and their scoring impact.
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6. Matching Game with Renewable Energy Financing
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| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Tuesday, 8/5/2008, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Take-Aways:
Real-life examples of useable tax credits, RECs, and other incentives supporting renewable energy projects.
Description:
Enjoy an entertaining "Match Game" contest among DOE's Federal Financing Specialists to learn how recent federal projects have used various incentives, tax credits, and RECs to enable the development of renewable energy systems.
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7. The Lender's Perspective on Alternative Financing
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| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Tuesday, 8/5/2008, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Take-Aways:
How lenders view financing terms, risks, and issues for energy projects.
Description:
Gain an understanding from lenders of how they evaluate financing opportunities. Hear examples of what energy services companies and contracting officers can do to improve the pricing they get from lenders. Discover how the recent turmoil in the credit markets has influenced lender interest/pricing and how projects were affected.
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8. Leveraging Incentive Programs for Federal Projects
| Speakers: | Bob Calender |
| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, 8/6/2008, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Take-Aways:
How incentive programs make the cash-flow difference in federal energy projects while increasing the chance of implementing renewables.
Description:
Witness how state and utility incentive programs have helped buy down the cost of federal projects, have made the difference in their feasibility, and have increased the probability that renewable technologies were implemented. Also hear an update on the future of utility incentive programs from a national regulator's perspective.
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9. Measurement & Verification (M&V)
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| Track: | Finance & Funding |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, 8/6/2008, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Take-Aways:
How M&V is handled in ESPC, UESC, and EUL, and evolving trends in M&V.
Description:
Participants will learn how M&V is applied in each of the alternative financing processes and about the value added by M&V from the government's perspective as well as the contractor’s perspective. Hear a discussion of the applications of each of the various M&V protocol options to each of the alternative financing programs. A panel of experts discusses new trends in M&V.
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