This workshop focuses on developing performance assurance plans to ensure long-term performance and savings from energy conservation measures (ECM) in a utility energy service contract (UESC). FEMP experts will discuss the essential components of a robust performance assurance plan, including commissioning, training, measurement and verification (M&V), and operations and maintenance (O&M). Participants will learn how to tailor performance assurance requirements by ECM, ensuring plans are both comprehensive and effective. Additionally, the webinar will introduce participants to the extensive resources offered by FEMP. Attendees will discover how to effectively utilize FEMP's tools, templates, training, and expert guidance to develop and refine their performance assurance plans.
Instructors
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.
Heather Colbert, Project Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Read Bio
Heather works as a project manager in NREL's Project Development & Finance Group. Her work is primarily focused on supporting the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) in the areas of energy performance contracting and distributed energy procurement. Prior to joining NREL, Heather managed her own consulting firm supporting large public and private institutions overseeing their energy and sustainability programs, executing their energy procurement, managing the implementation of their utility energy efficiency and energy performance contracting programs.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify performance assurance requirements for UESCs;
- Recognize the components of a strong performance assurance plan such as commissioning, training, M&V, and O&M;
- Identify how to customize the performance assurance requirements for each ECM;
- Recognize how to utilize FEMP resources-tools, templates, training, and expertise-available for developing a performance assurance plan.
