Utility Energy Savings Contract Forum

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WHY ATTEND | WHO SHOULD ATTEND | AGENDA | HOTELSPONSORSHIP

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
Steve Ganzer, Energy Sustainable Services

9:00am - 9:30am

Utility Welcome
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 Steven Wezel 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.

HOTEL REGISTRATION: 

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)


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Key Benefits of Attending the UESC (Utility Energy Savings Contract) Forum

  • 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.

    Who Should Attend? 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.

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    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