Pittsburgh, PA
This workshop will focus on developing performance assurance plans to ensure long-term performance and savings from energy conservation measures (ECM) in a Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC). Attendees will review an example Performance Assurance Plan to understand the fundamental elements and key performance indicators related to ECM baselines, commissioning, measurement/verification, training, and post-acceptance operations & maintenance (O&M). Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss performance assurance and exchange lessons learned with other workshop attendees.
Instructors
Matt Joyner, Program Manager, Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Read Bio
Matt works as a project manager in NREL's Project Development and Finance Group within the Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center. His work is primarily focused on supporting the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) in performance contracting and distributed energy procurement. Prior to joining NREL, Matt was an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and worked as a construction project manager with NORESCO. He has experience overseeing and managing projects that include building management system and HVAC control upgrades, LED lighting retrofits, boiler and chiller installations, and combined heat and power plant build outs.
John Myhre, Project Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Read Bio
John Myhre is a Project Manager for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he supports the FEMP Utility, ESPC, and Distributed Energy Procurement Teams with training, technical assistance, and project feasibility reviews, as well as conducting research on decarbonization and the federal performance contracting industry. John has over 10 years of experience working on federal energy projects and in the construction industry, including serving at GSA as a mechanical engineer supporting deep energy retrofits and the Green Proving Ground technology validation program. John has an MBA from Loyola University of New Orleans and a Master of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of California in Riverside.
Tim Kehrli, Project Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Read Bio
Tim joined the NREL Performance contracting team in 2024 following more than 30 years of energy efficiency and sustainability positions including his role as the energy manager at US DOE Hanford where he led the technical team for the first DOE site wide ESPC contract. He continued in the ESPC arena as a NREL subcontractor for more than 10 years where he provided project facilitator and contract development services for projects across the US. Following his work with DOE he entered the private sector, working on green technologies in PV, lighting and laboratory equipment. During his time in the private sector DOE Tim worked with utilities across the US and foreign governments to analyze and develop incentives for energy efficiency improvements. Just prior to joining NREL, Tim was the federal government capture lead for EPRI where he coordinated federal grant applications and collaborated with EPRI's utility members to leverage the US government's resilience and electrification program funding.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the important elements of a strong performance assurance plan such as commissioning, training, measurement & verification, and O&M;
- Indicate how to generate custom performance assurance requirements for each ECM Select lessons learned from other federal agency and industry staff and draw conclusions from their experiences;
- Identify how to utilize FEMP resources - tools, templates, training, and expertise - available for developing a performance assurance plan.
