This training provides information on advanced interconnection topics for federal agencies developing distributed energy projects. Considerations include common interconnection challenges (including interconnection agreements), potential solutions, and roles and responsibilities to facilitate a smooth interconnection process.
This recorded webinar is the second in a multi-part series on working with electric utilities to develop distributed energy projects on federal sites.
- Working With Your Utility Series: Interconnection Basics
- Working With Your Utility Series: Advanced Interconnection Topics, Part 1
- Working with Your Utility Series: Utility Cost Implications of a Distributed Energy Project
- Working With Your Utility Series: Advanced Interconnection Topics, Part 2
Instructors
Douglas Gagne, MBA, Project Analyst, NREL Read Bio
Doug Gagne is a project analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He currently provides early-stage federal project development support for renewable energy and resilience projects, including techno-economic analyses to identify what mix of generation technologies will most cost-effectively meet a site's power needs. He also supports early-stage resilience project development and brings extensive federal procurement expertise.
Chandra Shah, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MBA, CEM, Senior Project Leader, NREL Read Bio
Chandra Shah is a senior project leader at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She has been supporting FEMP since 1998--helping agencies purchase off-site renewable energy, implement distributed energy projects, and achieve energy/water goals through utility energy service contracts and other utility partnerships. She is a CEM and holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify interconnection agreements and common clauses that may require revision to conform to federal regulations;
- Identify potential interconnection solutions;
- Identify interconnection roles and responsibilities; and
- Recognize important technical interconnection requirements.
