Carnegie Mellon University

Financing Energy Efficiency in Buildings WorkshopFinancing Energy Efficiency in Buildings - How to Leverage the Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) in Pittsburgh

Hosted by the City of Pittsburgh and CMU's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, the meeting will explore how you can use the Guaranteed Energy Saving Act to finance building energy efficiency. You’ll learn how to set up the right project scope to maximize success, the financing options available to MUSH organizations and best practices to incorporate a GESA contract within an existing organization’s legal framework.

Date and Location

Wednesday, January 29, 2020, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Bosch Spark Conference Room, 5201 Scott Hall | Carnegie Mellon University | 5000 Forbes Ave. | Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Note: This is a private, invite-only workshop.

Speakers

  • Tim Unruh – National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO)
  • Chris Summers – Siemens
  • Holly Andreozzi – Bank of America
  • Linda Rega – Siemens
  • Baird Brown – eco(n)law
  • Anna J. Siefken – Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Scott Clark – Smart Watt
  • Flore Marion – City of Pittsburgh
  • Sarah Yeager – City of Pittsburgh

Agenda

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Coffee, Registration and Networking

10:00 – 10:10

Welcome – Anna J. Siefken – Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation

10:10 – 10:20

City of Pittsburgh – 2030 Challenge / Energy Context Setting / Intentions / GESA Overview

  •  Sarah Yeager and Flore Marion

10:20 – 10:30

GESA overview

10:30 – 10:50

Module 1 – Project Development and Management

Setting up the right project scope to maximize success

  • Tim Unruh, NAESCO
  • Chris Summers, Siemens
  • Scott Clark, Smart Watt

10:50 – 11:20

Module 1 – Project Development and Management Breakout

11:20 – 11:30

Break

11:30 – 11:50

Module 2 – Financing Your Energy Project

Understanding the financing options available to MUSH organizations

  • Holly Andreozzi, Bank of America
  • Linda Rega, Siemens

11:50 AM – 12:20 PM

Module 2 – Financing Breakout

12:20 – 1:00

Break + Lunch

1:00 – 1:30     

Module 3 – Legal and Contracting

Incorporating a GESA contract within an existing organization’s legal framework

1:30 – 2:00

 Module 3 – Legal Breakout

2:00 – 2:30     

Report out and Q&A