Description:

The Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA) will be hosting a day-long MCA Workshop on Utility Standby Tariff Policies & Reforms in Chicago on Thursday May 17th at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Energy Resources Center.

● Workshop 10 am – 4:30 pm (boxed lunch)
● Networking Reception 5:00 – 7:00
● Optional Dinner in Chicago’s “Greek Town”

Workshop Focus: MCA members have identified high utility charges for back-up and
maintenance power as a major barrier to cogeneration project deployment. In this
Workshop, we will take a “deep dive” into standby rate design problems and
reform issues and highlight a number of positive changes MCA and its allies have
achieved on utility standby rates in Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri and discuss
further opportunities for standby rate reform in our Region. In an afternoon
Moderated Round Table, attendees will discuss how these rates affect cogeneration
system design, operation, financing, and sales and provide perspectives on how
standby tariffs might most effectively be improved in the states where they do
business. The specific agenda and background materials will be emailed to attendees in advance.

Who Should Attend: Representatives of cogeneration project developers and
equipment manufacturers; current and prospective cogeneration system owners
and operators; industrial, commercial, government, university, and hospital
energy systems personnel; cogeneration and energy systems consultants,
engineers, and lawyers; and cogeneration and energy efficiency advocates and
organizations