February 8, 2012
PA Energy Services Coalition
With a mission to achieve:
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Infrastructure Modernization -
without the need for up-front
capital
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Environmental Stewardship –
mitigation of greenhouse gases
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Economic Development – real jobs
now
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National Security – relieving
our dependence on foreign
sources of fuels
The Energy Services Coalition is the only public
and private coalition of individual energy
experts focused on the promotion of Guaranteed
Energy Performance Contracting.
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Wow! What a
whirlwind of the
past few months.
The last time
that we made a
group wide
emailing was
late September
after our Annual
Workshop which
was a huge
success....
I apologize for
the delay in
information
passing.
Our leadership
team in PA has
been extremely
busy and we have
a number of
items that need
to be
communicated...
First, we have
upgraded our
look.
Please let us
know what you
think. See
below for new
information. |
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NEXT MEETING
The PA Energy
Services
Coalition Group
Meeting will be
held on
Thursday, March
1, 2012 at the Schaedler
Yesco
Distribution
Inc. Harrisburg
location (
Proposed Agenda
12:00 Lunch &
Networking –
provided by PA
ESC Chapter
12:45
Welcoming
remarks and
Introduction of
Leadership Team
1:00 Corporate
Profiles
1:15 PA GESA
Process updates
– ESCO
Perspectives
1:45 PA GESA
Process updates
– PA DGS
Perspectives
2:15 PA GESA
Process updates
– NAESCO
Perspectives,
Don Gilligan
2:45 Wrap up
PUBLIC SECTOR
CHAIRPERSON
I wish to
welcome and
introduce
Brandon W.
Carson,
Director,
Planning &
Community
Development as
our new Public
Sector Chair.
PA GESA PROCESS
UNDER REVIEW.
The
If you are
interested,
please spend
some time to
review the new
documents and
procedures to
see how these
changes may
impact your
business
decisions to
participate in
this market.
We will spend
time reviewing
the findings of
the 6 month
study and begin
a dialog of the
proposed changes
at our next
group meeting on
March 1. Please
click on
this link to
find the
published DGS
comments and
proposed changes.
MEMBERSHIP
We have a strong
following in PA!
Our National ESC
Leadership Team
has been very
proud of the
activities that
we have been
able to host
during our first
year of
existence and
has encouraged
us to continue
our efforts.
We owe a
pat-on-the-back
to all those
that have helped
plan, organize,
and execute the
various events
that we hosted.
We also wish to
thank those that
have continued
to support our
corporate
mission by
maintaining
their membership
in the PA
Chapter of the
ESC. Thank
you!
However, we do
know that their
is an
opportunity to
grow our
membership, and
we ask those "NOT
YET Members"
to resolve
during this New
Year season to
re-commit
yourself to this
group.
Benefits of
membership
include initial
consideration
for speaking
opportunities at
our events,
email
notifications
and information
available to
Members Only,
ability to
participate in
our local
Leadership Team,
opportunity to
participate in
National
initiatives, and
much more.
As you fill out
your membership
form on the ESC
website
(https://www.energyservicescoalition.org/membership/),
be sure to
indicate that
you wish to be
affiliated with
the PA Chapter.
That action will
assure that a
portion of your
dues will come
back, directly,
to our Chapter.
These funds make
it possible for
us to host
events like the
Annual Workshop.
This gives all
of our
participating
organizations
the ability to
touch end users,
see new
technologies,
and network with
peers in the
supply chain of
performance
contracting
delivery.
NATIONAL
EXPOSURE
The PA Chapter
has been very
visible to the
national scene,
but we rarely
see information
for the National
ESC
organization.
This will change
over the next
few months.
The PA Chapter
is participating
in a National
ESC initiative
to streamline
communications
from the
national front.
We are
developing a
database of
contacts that
can be used by
all the Chapters
to help
communicate
activities
nationally, or
in a particular
region.
Furthermore, we
will have the
ability to
easily
communicate to
specific groups
such as,
"Members
Only", "Friends
of ESC", or "Not
Yet Members".
Look for more
information
soon.
Keep up the
great work
everyone.
2012 will be an
exciting time
for this
industry.
Let's work
together to keep
performance
contracting the
preferred method
of obtaining
physical plant
improvements....
UPCOMING EVENTS
GLOBALCON
CONFERENCE &
EXPO
National
Facilities
Management and
Technology Show
(NFMT).
SEVENTH ANNUAL
NAESCO Federal
Market Workshop
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Quarterly News
Next Meeting
Thursday, March
1, 2012
Public Sector
Chariperson
Welcome Brandon
W. Carson
PA GESA Process
Under Review
New Documents
and Comments
Membership
Not-Yet Member?
National
Exposure
New
Communications
from National
ESC
Up Coming Events
Future
Activities to be
aware of
PA Leadership
Team |
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Hold onto that
file, we will do
this again…
What seems a
lifetime ago, I
had an old boss
that had seen it
all. He used to
tell us to hold
onto files
filled with data
and studies that
we had recently
worked on. He
said, “Don’t
toss that stuff.
In a few years,
we will be asked
to do the same
test again.”
That seems to be
ringing true
today.
Recently, I
participated in
a group setting
to discuss
industry trends.
As expected,
the changes
taking place to
the PA GESA
process was
discussed. I
have a bit more
history on many
of you in
regards to the
PA process of
implementing the
GESA legislation
that was
overhauled in
1998 and
implemented late
in 1999. At
that time, I
worked at the
Penn State
Facilities
Engineering
Institute and
was helping
shape the
process that one
person within
the PA DGS
Bureau of
Engineering &
Architecture was
tasked to
implement.
The program was
utilized to
construct some
rather large
projects and
everyone in the
Administration
and industry
were learning as
we went along.
About half-way
through the
first term of
the Rendell
Administration,
the management
of the GESA
process moved
over to the
Bureau of
Facilities
Management.
I recall that
the program
stalled for a
bit with the
management
change.
However, the
program was
eventually
embraced and a
team of
individuals, led
by Bruce Stultz,
managed to
implement over
30 performance
contracting
projects within
a six-year
period. There
were ups and
downs, and weird
implementation
strategies to
keep the process
“fair”, but a
lot of work got
done. Now, as
my old boss
predicted, we
are doing this
again…
Today, the
management of
the program is
back with the
Bureau of
Engineering &
Architecture.
Certainly, the
focus of these
individuals is
different than
those tasked
with keeping
buildings
running.
Not necessarily
wrong, just
different. The
PA GESA process
will be strong
and vital again.
Yes, there is a
bit of a stall
right now at the
Commonwealth
level, but as
the new
Administration
begins to
understand the
benefits of
performance
contracting, the
work will come
again.
Meanwhile,
let’s continue
to serve the
clients that are
implementing
performance
contracting at
the local and
regional levels
while we
continue to
promote and
educate others
regarding the
value that we
bring as an ESCO
community and
industry.
Larry F. Myers,
PE |
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