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Utility Energy Savings Contract Forum

Utility Energy Savings Contract Forum

In-Person

$175.00
$175.00
Sale Sold out
August 18 & 19 - 2027
August 18 & 19 - 2027
8 PDH | .8 CEU
Intermediate Level
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  • 2027 SAVE THE DATE : August 18-19, 2027

    Presented by
    Energy Sustainable Services
    PBJ Tech Hub

    2026 UESC RECAP VIDEO

    August 11-12, 2026
    Hampton Inn & Suites Panama City Beach, Florida

    Why Attend the UESC (Utility Energy Savings Contract) Forum?
    The UESC Forum brings together government agencies, utilities, end users, ESCOs, and key stakeholders to foster meaningful collaboration and strategic partnerships to enable energy efficiency new and retrofit projects. 

    The forum is designed to enhance communication between organizations and their serving utilities, helping to identify practical, cost-effective solutions that drive sustainability, reduce operational costs, and improve long-term resource management. Whether you are looking to build partnerships, exchange best practices, or advance project implementation, the UESC Forum provides a platform to turn ideas into impactful results.


    PROGRAM AGENDA:

    Networking | August 11, 2026
    Golf Tournament & Bonfire Networking Reception


    Golf Tournament
    SGC FOUNDATION – PANAMA CITY BEACH CLASSIC
    Legacy Golf Club - Shotgun Start: 9:00 AM - REGISTER 
    This golf tournament is a charity golf tournament.  Proceeds from the event proudly benefit the Man in the Sea Museum.  Separate fee applies for golf tournament.  For additional information contact Steve Ganzer at (301) 502-8978 or stevieg@sgc-foundation.org


    Welcome Bonfire - UESC Attendees Evening Networking Reception | Mingle & Meet Fellow Attendees
    Hampton Inn and Suites Panama City Beach Beachfront
    7:00pm – 10:00pm 

    UESC Forum, August 12, 2026
    8:00am - 5:00pm 

    8:00am - 8:45am

    Registration and Continental Breakfast 

    8:45am - 9:00am

    Welcome to the Forum and Panama City Beach
    Steve Ganzer, Energy Sustainable Services
    Shannon Richmond, Vice President, Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce

    9:00am - 9:30am

    Utility Welcome
    Jay Scott, Senior Federal & State Account Advisor
    Florida Power and Light 

    9:30 - 10:00am

    Resiliency through Utility Energy Savings Contracts
    Paul Robinson, Former Army Corps of Engineer Director

    10:00am - 10:30am

    Energy Innovation
    Dave Robau, CEO & Chief Scientist, National Energy USA

    10:30am - 11:00am

    BREAK

    11am - 11:30am

    Utilizing your Utility Energy Savings Contracts
    Eric Myers, Florida Power and Light

    11:30am - 12:00pm

    Utility Energy Savings Contracts through Gas Utility
    James Stein, Southwest Gas

    12:00pm - 1:00pm 

    LUNCH 

    1:00pm - 1:30pm

    If you Can’t Execute, It Doesn’t Count!
    E.W. Dovel, Orion Energy Systems, Inc.

    1:30pm - 2:00pm

    Government Agencies - UESC Discussion
    Shawn Nolan, Installation Energy Manager, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC)

    2:00pm - 2:30pm

    Technology Round Table
    Moderated by Brad Boerger, Opterra
    Speakers: Michael Estes with Aquis, Dan Bakke with SCIpact and Marybeth Yannessa     with Refrigeration Technologies

    2:30pm - 3:00pm

    BREAK

    3:00pm - 3:30pm

    Leveraging your Dollars for Maximum Impact
    Tim Unruh, Executive Director, NAESCO

    3:30pm - 4:00pm

    Geothermal Renewable Technology and Financing under UESC
    Jack DiEnna, Geothermal National & International Initiative

    4:00pm - 4:30pm

    UESC Case Studies
    Mike Mungel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory & Matt Joyner, National Laboratory of the Rockies (DOE FEMP)

    4:30pm - 5:00pm

    Leveraging Digital Technology to Derisk Grid Operations and Data Center Expansion
    Norman Campbell, Siemens Industry, Inc.

     

    EVENT SPONSORS


    Reception Sponsor     		Lunch Sponsor Breakfast Sponsor
    Break Sponsor

    Media Sponsor


    		 



    For additional details or questions on the program, contact Steve Ganzer, Steve@ganzerassociates.com | Phone: (301) 502-8978

    For assistance or questions on registration, contact patty@pbjmediaholdings.com   


  • The UESC Forum is ideal for professionals from a wide range of roles, including:

    •  End-Users, Sustainability Officers, Federal Governmental Decision Makers, Environmental Managers, Energy Managers, Facility Managers
    Attend to learn how you can retrofit your facility to meet resiliency, sustainability and energy efficiency with your local utility’s area wide contract for Utility Energy Savings Contract.

    Meet your local utility to discuss what projects you are thinking of or in the works for your facilities that you may want to use the Utility Energy Savings Contract.

    •  State and Local Government Decision Makers, Facility and Energy Managers

    Attend and learn what is new and how you might be able to utilize your local utility’s Energy Savings Contract or other contract vehicles.

    •  Utility Managers and Representatives
    Come learn what is new in the use of Utility Energy Savings Contracts for your government customers.

    Meet your local government agency energy/facility managers, decision makers to learn what they have in the pipeline for resiliency and sustainability projects in your service territory.

    Discuss any situation you might have with existing projects that are being planned or under contract that may affect your ability to service the specific project.

    • Energy Service Companies
    Attend to meet the government agencies that are thinking, planning, or implementing an Utility Energy Savings Contract for their resiliency and sustainability projects.

    Meet utilities that have an areawide contract for Utility Energy Savings Contract to perform work at a government facility. Or an utility that may need assistance to setup an Utility Energy Savings Contract for their service territory.

    • Energy Industry/Technology Companies

    Attend to meet potential government facilities that may be interested in your technology and discuss how they can get it installed at their facility with the use of their local utility’s Energy Savings Contract.

    •  Consultants, REIT Property Managers and Energy Engineers, Energy & Facility Managers 
    Discover practical solutions for designing and retrofitting energy efficient facilities including data centers, and learn how to advise clients on adopting green technologies with the use of a utility’s Energy Savings Contract.

  • Hampton Inn & Suites Panama City Beach, Beachfront Hotel
    15505 Front Beach Road
    Panama City Beach, Florida 32413

    - NOTE: special room rates for UESC attendees (code is SGC Corp which should show using hotel link below)

    • Share best practices to facilitate the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency, water conservation, and renewable energy projects at government sites
    • Collaboration: Stimulate and expand communication across government agencies, utilities, and other energy industry participants about energy management at government sites
    • Government goals: Identify how utilities can work with government agencies to achieve mandated energy efficiency and renewable energy goals set forth by statute and executive order, and agency goals related to resilience and cybersecurity
    • Case studies: Document successfully implemented projects and lessons learned.
    • New technologies: Explore recent developments in energy efficiency, water conservation, and renewable energy technologies
    • New approaches: Communicate new approaches to achieving resilience or significant cost reduction
    • Industry awareness: Brief agencies on utility industry issues that may impact agency projects or operations.