*Please log in to register for this course
Disclaimer:

In this training, you may encounter out-of-date references to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).  The FAR content in the training is accurate—just with different FAR clause numbers.   The FAR (Federal Register :: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement) was revised per the class deviation (CAAC_Letter_2025-02_Supplement-1.pdf).  Until the online version has been updated, please refer to the CAAC Letter 2025-02 Supplement-1.

Type
On-Demand
Duration
1 Hour
Level
Introductory
FEMP IACET
0.2 CEU
Sponsor
Department of Energy
Federal Energy Management Program
Topics
Contract / Contracting
Distributed Energy
Energy Management

This training provides information on interconnection basics for federal agencies developing distributed energy projects. Considerations include: Understanding interconnection processes and timelines, interconnection siting considerations, technology-specific interconnection issues, and interconnect agreements.

This recorded webinar is the first in a multi-part series on working with electric utilities to develop distributed energy projects on federal sites.

Instructors

Douglas Gagne, MBA, Project Analyst, NREL 

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 

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 the typical interconnection process for connecting a distributed energy project to your serving utility's grid;
  • Gain valuable strategies for siting distributed energy projects to minimize interconnection risk and cost;
  • Understand technology-specific interconnection issues; and
  • Recognize interconnection agreements and common clauses that may require revision to conform to federal regulations.