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Day 1: Monday, Nov 6

10:00 AM to 6:30 PM

Registrations Opens - Exeter Foyer

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Exhibitor Setup Opens - Grand Ballroom B

Pre-Conference Workshops (separate registration required)

1:00 PM to 5:10 PM

Workshop 1: Business Models & Financing for Microgrid Deployment - Georgian Room

Moderator: Baird Brown, Drinker Biddle & Reath

1:00 pm – 1:40 pm Microgrid Implementation Models & Inverting the Microgrid Risk Proposition– Joe Sullivan, Concord Engineering

1:40 pm – 2:40 pm
Financing, De-Risking, and Investing in Microgrids Panel Discussion –
Coleman Adams, Crescendo Power
Soam Goel, Anbaric
Sudipta Lahiri, DNV GL
John Murray, Delta Energy & Environment
Clark Wiedetz, Siemens

2:40 pm – 3:10 pm
Case Study of Microgrids in New York and Costa Rica – Doug Staker, Demand Energy Networks

3:10 pm – 3:40 pm Coffee & Refreshment Break, Sponsored by Crescendo Power

3:40 pm – 4:10 pm So You Want To Be Your Own Utility? – Chilkoot Ward, University of Alaska Fairbanks

4:10 pm – 4:40 pm Microgrids Bring Certainty to Healthcare – Steve Pullins & Brian Levite, Hitachi America

4:40 pm – 5:10 pm Case Study of an Automated Power Distribution System Serving a Medical Center Campus – Stephen Bowman, Wiley Wilson

Workshop 2: Cities Powered by Microgrids - Getting from Concept to Implementation - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon, Sponsored by S&C Electric

Moderator: Chris Evanich, S&C Electric

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Getting To “Microgrid–Ready”
What does it take to put together a well-performing Microgrids

Technical Considerations – Michael Higginson, S&C Electric

Stakeholder Engagement for Success and PEER as a Tool for Microgrid Performance – Stephanie Pine, IPERC

2:30 pm – 3:10 pm Cities and Microgrids Panel Discussion –
Galen Nelson, MassCEC
Brad Swing, City of Boston
Michael Higginson, S&C Electric
Stephanie Pine, IPERC

3:10 pm – 3:40 pm Coffee & Refreshment Break

3:40 pm – 4:10 pm Amtrak NYC and Transit Oriented Microgrids – Michelle Isenhouer Hanlin, Booz Allen Hamilton

4:10 pm – 4:40 pm Political, Financial and Technical Considerations of a Municipal Multi-User Microgrid – Douglas Nordham, Arup North America

4:40 pm – 5:10 pm Working with Utilities: How to Make the Microgrid/Utility Relationship Work for Everyone – Peter Falcier, GI Energy

5:10 pm – 6:30 pm

Conference Opening Welcome Reception with Business Partner Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom B, Sponsored by BOND and GE

Day 2: Tuesday, Nov 7

7:00 am

Conference Registration Opens - Exeter Foyer

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom B, Sponsored by Milton CAT

8:00 am - 8:10 am

Conference Opening and Introductions - Grand Ballroom A

8:10 am - 9:00 am

Opening Plenary Panel: Mission-Critical Microgrids Today - An Operational View - Grand Ballroom A

Mission-critical microgrids are in operation supporting life sciences, manufacturing, research, institutions and world-class healthcare. What are the keys to success – In design and development? In operation? In financing and economics? In reliability? In optimization?

Panelists include:

John Baker, Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities, UMASS Medical School
Jack Griffin, Vice President & General Manager Boston, SourceOne (a Veolia Company)
John Kelliher, Senior Plant Engineer, Biogen
Robert Manning, Director of Engineering & Utilities, Harvard University
Randy Preston, Director University Energy Project, Tufts University
Doug Staker, Vice President of Global Business Development, Demand Energy Networks

9:00 am - 9:50 am

Plenary Panel 2: Accelerating a Microgrid Market - How Do We Get There From Here? Leadership Roundtable - Grand Ballroom A

Enabling technologies, adaptive business models, innovative partnerships and customer needs are driving market penetration for microgrids and other non-wires alternatives (NWA’s) . What are the key building blocks and market drivers? What regulatory impediments need attention? How can industry leaders best catalyze change?
Invited panelists include:

Michael Bakas, Senior Vice President, Ameresco
Michael Carlson, President, Digital Grid North America, Siemens
Michael Kilpatrick, Vice President – Power Systems, S&C Electric
Jim Lodge, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, NRG Thermal
Kevin Self, SVP Strategy, Business Development & Government Affairs, Schneider Electric

9:50 am - 10:10 am

Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom B, Sponsored by GI Energy

10:10 am - 11:00 am

Plenary Panel 3: The Grid of the Future - A Regulatory Perspective - Grand Ballroom A

As more customers seek enhanced resiliency, energy security and operational flexibility, the utility industry is experiencing profound change in regulations and business models. How are regulators balancing the needs for innovation and modernization with consumer protection and investor confidence while enabling development of the “grid of the future”? What are the emerging regulatory models for microgrid deployment? How can industry inform, advise and support appropriate regulatory reform? What is the path ahead?

Invited panelists include:

Upendra Chivukula, Commissioner, NJ Board of Public Utilities
Macky McCleary, Administrator, RI Division of Public Utilities and Carriers
Stephen Pike, Chief Executive Officer, MA Clean Energy Center
Joe Sullivan, Vice President, Concord Engineering Group

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

1A: Military Microgrids - Georgian Room

Moderator: Clark Wiedetz, Siemens

11:00 am – 11:30 am
Developing Economically Viable & Resilient Microgrids – Eliot Assimakopoulos, GE Power

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Portsmouth Naval Shipyard – History of a Microgrid – James Redden & Troy Wilsey, Ameresco

1B: Microgrid Architecture - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon

Moderator: Travis Sheehan, Gridling

11:00 am – 11:30 am Self – Sufficient, High – Resilience Microgrids – Bob Beaton, Primus Power

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Detail Engineering Challenges in Microgrid Implementations- John Kumm, POWER Engineers

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

2A: The Evolving Microgrid Market - Georgian Room

Moderator: Suresh Jambunathan, Veolia

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Use Of Stationary Fuel Cells as the Backbone of the Modern Microgrid- Michael Palmer, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm The Key Role of CHP in Microgrid Systems – William Steigelmann, Lockheed Martin

2B: Microgrids in Action from Campuses to Casinos - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon

Moderator: Scott Clark, Burns & McDonnell

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Education Uninterrupted: Creating Campus Microgrids for Schools and Universities – John Merritt, Ideal Power

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm The Blue Lake Rancheria Microgrid: Challenges and Successes in Designing, Building, and Operating a Remote Community Microgrid – Max Majkowski, Siemens

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Keynote Luncheon Address: Anne Pramaggiore, President & CEO, Com Ed - Grand Ballroom A

Anne Pramaggiore is President and CEO of ComEd, an electric utility company delivering electricity to 3.8 million customers in Chicago and Northern Illinois. A recognized industry leader and voice for innovation, Ms. Pramaggiore will share insights on the evolution of the electric utility industry and the emergence of new technologies, including the role of distribution utilities in integrating microgrids into the larger grid.

Lunch Sponsored by Siemens
Keynote Address Sponsored by Ameresco

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Dessert & Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom B, Sponsored by Fairbanks Morse and Thermo Systems

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

3A: Microgrid Cases - Data Centers, Community Resiliency and Business Continuity - Georgian Room

Moderator: Terry Waldron, Waldron Engineering

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm A Microgrid Case Study at a Data Center Using CHP, Solar, Wind and Energy Storage – David Heim, USA Microgrids

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Potsdam Microgrid – A Community Effort – Jonathan Nickerson, National Grid

3B: Designing Cyber-Secure Innovative Microgrids - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon

Moderator: James Redden, Ameresco

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Lessons Learned from Field Implementation of Three Utility Microgrids – Duke Energy – Jason Handley, Duke Energy

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm MicroTurbine CHP in Microgrids – Justin Rathke, Vergent Power Solutions

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom B, Sponsored by JCI and Waldron Engineering & Construction

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

4A: Microgrid Cases - Data Centers, Community Resiliency and Business Continuity Cont'd - Georgian Room

Moderator: Andrew Bennett, Schneider Electric

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Urban Ingenuity’s New Microgrid Extension Service for Washington, DC – Shalom Flank, Urban Ingenuity

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Integrating Multiple Generation Sources Such as Solar, Battery, and Cogeneration Systems – Ben Locke, Tecogen

4B: Designing Cyber-Secure Innovative Microgrids Cont'd - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon

Moderator: Eliot Assimakopoulos, GE

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Planning for the Future: The Nation’s First Cyber-Secure Utility Microgrid at Ameren – Tamer Rousan, Ameren

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Lessons Learned in Successful Microgrid Controls and Protection – William Edwards, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

5:15pm - 7:00 pm

Reception with Business Partners - Grand Ballroom B, Sponsored by G&W Electric and POWER Engineers

Day 3: Wednesday, Nov 8

7:00 am

Conference Registration Opens - Exeter Foyer

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom B, Sponsored by Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

8:00 am - 9:00 am

5A: Microgrid Modeling - Technical, Economic, and Regulatory - Georgian Room

Moderator: David Musto, Thermo Systems

8:00 am – 9:00 am Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has been working with industry to develop an innovative Distribution Grid Locational Value Model to assist utilities, developers and regulators with evaluating the economic and operational impact of DER and microgrids. Project participants will provide an overview/update, including:

Christopher Berendt, Drinker Biddle Reath, MRC
Gonçalo Cardoso, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
James Reilly, J. Reilly & Associates

5B: Innovative Approaches for MG Markets - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon

Moderator: Kevin Normandeau, Microgrid Knowledge

8:00 am – 8:30 am Microgrids-as-a-Service: A New Approach to Solve Resiliency, Efficiency, Sustainability Challenges – Mark Feasel, Schneider Electric

8:30 am – 9:00 am Innovative Utility Partnership – Tufts University CHP Microgrid – Randy Preston, Tufts University; Michael Webster, ICETEC

9:00 am - 10:00 am

6A: Policy and Progress in the States - Georgian Room

Moderator: Joe Sullivan, Concord Engineering

9:00 am – 9:30 am NY Prize Stage 2 Projects Update – Tom Bourgeois, DOE NE CHP TAP

9:30 am – 10:00 am Working With Utilities in a Complex Regulatory Environment – C. Baird Brown, Drinker Biddle & Reath; MRC

6B: Mother Nature's Mayhem Recharges Microgrid Message - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon

Moderator: Ken Horne, Navigant

9:00 am – 10:00 am Panel Discussion

The hurricanes of 2017 are supercharging the microgrid message. What’s next for Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico? Panelists will discuss what it takes to prepare, endure, and recover in these times of weather uncertainty.

Ted Borer, Princeton University
Jason Handley, Duke Energy
Chip Palombini, Dynapower
Jay Wrobel, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, DOE

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom B, Sponsored by Advisian and Concord Engineering

10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Exhibit Breakdown - Grand Ballroom B

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

7A: CHP District Energy Microgrids - Georgian Room

Moderator: Rich Rappa, CHA Consulting

10:30 am – 11:00 am Optimizing District Energy Systems with CHP and Microgrid Controls – Scott Higgins, Schneider Electric

11:00 am – 11:30 am CHP with Spinning Reserve – Core of a Larger Microgrid – Suresh Jambunathan, Veolia

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Climate Change and Resilient District Energy – Tim Peer, BOND

7B: Design Best Practices in Controls, Monitoring & Optimization - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon

Moderator: Chris Evanich, S&C Electric

10:30 am – 11:00 am Application of the Sequence of Events IO Module – Haig Monokian, Thermo Systems & Michael Thornton, Vanderweil Engineers

11:00 am – 11:30 am Optimization of Microgrid Assets Using Artificial Intelligence – Terry Waldron, Waldron Engineering & Construction

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Model Based Online Power Management – A Key Element to Any Microgrid Program – Mohammad Zadeh, ETAP

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Networking Luncheon and Pre-Tour Briefing, Sponsored by Demand Energy Networks

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

8A: Making Microgrids Work - Georgian Room

Moderator: Tim Peer, BOND

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Microgrid Islanding with CHP – The Evolution of a Project – Michael Dempsey, Burns & McDonnell

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Financial and Engineering Case Study of a Two-Sided Platform Business Model for Microgrids Using Existing CHP Facilities in Brooklyn and Queens – Guy Warner, Pareto Energy

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm How End Users & Utilities Can Benefit Using CHP in Microgrid Applications – Chris Lyons, Solar Turbines

8B: Storage Solutions - Arlington/Berkeley/Clarendon

Moderator: Sandeep Jain, Advisian

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Understanding Microgrid & Energy Storage Feasibility Studies – John Vernacchia, Eaton

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm The Future of Microgrids – How Energy Storage Systems Add Reliability and Efficiency – Björn Lang, Younicos

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Energy Storage-Based Microgrids – Bill Sproull, ESS Inc

2:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Area Microgrid Tours

Microgrid Technical Tours – Site visits to area microgrids. Sponsored by Schneider Electric

Please register for one of four (1 of 4) tour locations. Each bus will visit one facility. Round trip bus returns to hotel at approx 6:00 pm. Tour 4 return time estimated 6:30 pm. Space availability will be limited and transit times estimated due to location and traffic variability

Harvard University CHP Microgrid at Blacktstone Station, Cambridge

The Engineering & Utilities group of Harvard University will feature a tour of their Blackstone Steam Plant, which has recently expanded its combined heat and power operations in support of the campus microgrid.

Max capacity: 28

MATEP CHP Microgrid at Longwood Medical Area

Longwood Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP)

This tour will feature the mission-critical CHP district energy system providing power, district heating and district cooling services to the Harvard-affiliated hospitals in Longwood Medical Area including Children’s Hospital, Dana Farber, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Joslin & Harvard Medical School. This plant was awarded the EPA CHP Energy Star Award in 2013.

Max capacity: 25

Kendall Cogeneration Station AND Biogen CHP Pharmaceutical Microgrid, Cambridge

Veolia will provide a tour of Kendall Station in Cambridge, part of Veolia’s $112 million “Green Steam” project. Veolia built a new 7,000-foot pipeline in 2013 and then acquired the Kendall Station plant with partner I Squared Capital in 2014, ensuring local energy reliability, minimizing environmental impacts and doubling the transport of cogenerated “Green Steam” to Cambridge and Boston metro area customers. This investment fundamentally reinforces the objectives of the EPA Clean Power Plan.

The Biogen Campus in Cambridge, MA is the U.S. Headquarters to a company that researches, develops and manufactures biopharmaceuticals. The Biogen Cogen Plant includes a 5.3 MW gas turbine, a heat recovery boiler with a capacity of 50,000 PPH, two dual fuel boilers each with a capacity of 50,000 PPH and 1,800-tons of absorption chillers. The plant has an interconnected microgrid to serve its 6 buildings. The plant is the recipient of the Northeast Clean Heat and Power Initiative’s (NECHPI) Project Champion Award for 2013.

Max capacity: 30

Special Sponsor Tour of the Schneider Electric Boston One Campus Microgrid in Andover, MA.

Designed as the North American Research and Development Headquarters, Schneider Electric’s Boston One Campus microgrid supports critical loads at the facility’s two buildings – totaling 240,000 square feet – that serve as the workplace for 750 employees in Andover, Massachusetts. The microgrid installation features: Microgrid-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model in which a third-party investor, in this case Duke Energy Renewables, owns the microgrid assets under a long-term power purchase agreement – requiring no upfront capital cost for Schneider Electric; New rooftop and carport solar systems installed by REC Solar that integrate with the facility’s existing 400 MW back-up generator; EcoStruxure™ Microgrid Advisor – a cloud-based, demand-side energy management software platform that uses predictive algorithms to collect, forecast, and automatically optimize distributed energy resources (DER); and the Energy Control Center – an intelligent, modular, and scalable self-contained control center designed to simplify and optimize DER integration

Tour attendees will learn more about the MaaS business model, see first-hand how the microgrid works, and gain insights into future microgrid capabilities and technologies currently in development.

Max capacity: 100

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