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Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers

“Fostering action through education, innovation & networking to promote

the priorities of Philadelphia-area Energy Professionals”

September 2014September 2014

GPAEE GPAEE NewsletterNewsletter

SEASON OPENER: ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

Registration will start off at 7:45 am. There will be a shotgun start promptly

at 8:30 for this scramble style day of play. Competitions will be held for the

longest shot as well as closest to the hole. Mulligan's can be purchased for

$5 each or 3 for $10. No outside alcohol is allowed, however beverage carts

will be circulating with refreshments on the front and back nine.

Following a great round of golf will be a hot and cold buffet lunch with

open bar, dessert and coffee. General announcements will be made over

lunch and all door prizes, 50/50 and competition shot winners will be

announced.

Thank You to Our

Hole Sponsors:

Burns Engineering

DCO Energy

ICF International

PECO

PGW

Schneider Electric

T&M Associates

UGI Energy

Services Inc.

Celebrate the season opener with the Greater

Philadelphia Association of Energy Engineers

on September 18 for a spectacular day filled

with networking opportunities, refreshments,

games and prizes. Tickets are still available to

join in the festivities of the day, and hole

sponsorships will be available through

September 9.

Congratulations to the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the

Association of Energy Engineers! This year our chapter has been

recognized by the National AEE organization for the following

Chapter Awards:

Best Newsletter

Best Community Service

This is the fourth time our chapter has won the Best Chapter

Newsletter Award and our first time being recognized for Best

Community Service. Thanks to both our supportive membership and

the board for all your hard work in earning this prestigious

recognition!

CHAPTER RECOGNITION

Table of Contents

Season Opener: Annual Golf Outing

1

Chapter Recognition

1

Calendar of Events 2

Upcoming Event: September 18: Annual Golf Outing

2

From the Presi-dent’s Desk

3

Hole Sponsorships Available

3

Foundation Scholarship Winners

4

Welcome New Members

5

Thank You Corporate Members

5

Upcoming Area Energy Events

6

Board Officers 7

October Event Preview: Sustainability & Renewables

9

WEEC 2014 9

Energy News 10

Energy Job Board 11

Support GPAEE 12

National AEE 13

Contact Us 13

Newsletter 13

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G P A E E Calendar of Events: Sept. ‘14 — June‘15

Thursday, September 18, 2014

7:45 AM - 8:30 AM Coffee and Donuts 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM Golf, Lunch and Networking

Paxon Hollow Country Club 850 Paxon Hollow Rd. Broomall, PA 19008 Members & Non Members: $100.00 1) Click on the Meeting Flyer icon to the left which will bring you to the GPAEE website 2) Click on the ―Register Now box and follow the directions listed there

Christine Batchelor — Cbatchelor11@aol.com

Date:

Time:

Location:

Cost:

Registration:

Contact Info

GPAEE Newsletter

Thursday, September 18th i s the Next GPAEE Event :

Season Opener : Annual Golf OutingSeason Opener : Annual Golf Outing

Month Event

September 18, 2014 Season Opener - Annual Golf Outing

October 16, 2014 Sustainability & Renewables

November 20, 2014 Cogeneration Plant Tour at Veolia

December 18, 2014 GPAEE Holiday Party

January 22, 2015 PJM Tour

February 19, 2015 Drexel LeBow School of Business Tour

March 18, 2015 Globalcon: Micro Grids

April 16, 2015 LNG Market Growth & Tour

May 21, 2015 Tastykake Tour

June 25, 2015 Season Closer with the Philadelphia Union

Click Below For

Additional Registration Info!

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FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

Hi Everyone:

Imagine how delighted I was as your new President to learn that the Chapter had won TWO national AEE

awards! What a credit to the leadership of Ken Curry, who served as GPAEE President for the past three

years, and set the bar very high! And a credit to his ‘team’ of board members that each contributed their

skills to improve the organization.

The first award was for ‘Best Newsletter’, an award that we have won for two straight years. And if you are

reading this, you will know this honor is well deserved. Our newsletter editor, Caroline McCallum, has

invested the creativity and determination to produce an award worthy product month after month. Caroline

has a great talent for organizing ideas and outlines into a coherent newsletter, and it is so gratifying to have

this award as acknowledgement!

The second award won by the GPAEE was for Community Service. We were recognized for our efforts for

the Jobs Initiative, led by Jim Clark, the outreach to STEM Schools, led by Maryanne Campbell and

Steve Siddal, and the contributions to the AEE foundation scholarship, led by Randy Haines. Just think

about the impact that those efforts will have on the lives of our members, their families and the community at

large!

Importantly, as we move into a new year, think about the influence our organization has on the world we live

in. Collectively, how much energy do you think the members of our organization will save in the next year?

How many renewable energy resources will be brought on line? How much will operating costs be reduced,

and how many assets will be renewed as the result of our efforts? In short, the members of GPAEE have a

powerful impact, and I’m very proud and humbled to be your incoming President.

Best Regards,

Christine Batchelor

GOLF OUTING HOLE SPONSORSHIPS

Click Here to purchase your sponsorship.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO

SEPTEMBER 9th!!!

$150 PER SIGN

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THE FOUNDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION

OF ENERGY ENGINEERS

The Foundation of the Association of Energy Engineers Scholarship Fund was established to promote continuing education of qualified professionals in energy engineering and energy management. The foun-dation receives funding from voluntary Chapter and personal contributions. The Greater Philadelphia Chapter worked with the Foundation to facilitate the application process and support the national initia-tives of our association. For more information on eligibility and how to apply for future scholarship op-portunities please visit the Foundations website. For a full listing of award winners, click here.

We would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2014 Greater Philadelphia Association of Energy Engineers Scholarship:

Ryan Carter - LeTomeau University

Mikaela Bakey - St. Joseph’s University

Brendan Bradley

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WELCOME NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERS!

Michael Freeman - LEED Green Associates Richard McDonnell - Schneider Electric

Cheryl Barfield - PGW Kieran McGovern - PGW

John Murray - PGW

THANK YOU CORPORATE MEMBERS!

Burns Engineering Inc. Chevron Energy Solutions Company Commercial Utility Consultants Concord Engineering Group Constellation, an Exelon Company Core Power Inc. GDF Suez Energy Resources - NA Graboyes Commercial Window Co GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Hess Energy Hutchinson Mechanical Services ICF International Klenzoid Inc. NRG Business Solutions

Partner Engineering and Science, Inc

PECO Peterson Service Co PGW Precis Engineering Provident Energy Consulting, LLC PWI Engineering R World Energy Services South Jersey Energy Solutions Swagelok Penn T&M Associates Thermax Inc. Tozour Energy Systems UGI Energy Services Veolia Energy Philadelphia VNG

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Upcoming Area Energy Activities

Function Date Location More Info

Make Your Building Sing! Building Re-Tuning to Reduce Energy Waste Webinar

September 2, 2014

Webinar

http://cbei.psu.edu/Events/Event-Details/

ArticleID/15/Make-Your-Building-Sing-Building-Re-tuning-to-Reduce-Energy-

Waste

Clean Air Council: GreenFest Philly

September 7, 2014

Head House Square

Philadelphia, PA

http://www.greenfestphilly.org/

National Drive Electric Week in Devon

September 21, 2014

Tesla Motors of Devon

Devon, PA

https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=178

Shale Insight 2014

September 24-25, 2014

Pittsburgh, PA

http://shaleinsight.com/

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GPAEE Chapter Board Officers & Board At-Large

Board Position Officer Name Organization

President Christine Batchelor Batchelor Energy LLC

Vice President Veronica DeRosa UGI Energy Services

Treasurer Jon Wohl DCO Energy

Secretary William Oppenheim Schneider Electric

Membership Tara Pasca T&M Associates

Awards/Education Glen Murphy PECO

Newsletter Editor Caroline McCallum Philadelphia Gas Works

Website Michael Walton Burns Engineering

Pres. Emeritus Ken Curry ISS

Education Helen Silvis Veolia

Board At-Large Randy Haines Thomas Jefferson University

Board At-Large Jim Clark Clark Energy

Board At-Large Steven Siddal Fluidics

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Sustainability & Renewables

Thursday October 16, 2014

Lunch Meeting

Liberty Ball Room

Member: $45 per person

Non-Member: $55 per person

GPAEE EVENT PREVIEW - OCTOBER 2014

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ENERGY NEWS

GPAEE Newsletter

** [Editor’s Note: Please send newsworthy local Energy stories, announcements or events to

newsletter@gpaee.org. Thanks] **

One Month Countdown Until Major Climate Marches in NYC and Around the World With just one month to go until the People’s Climate March in New York City this September 21, more than 100 organizations are taking part in an online recruitment drive to sign people up for the demon-stration. In the first hours of the push, thousands of new signups have already begun to flow in. The People’s Climate March is expected to be the largest demonstration for climate action in history. The march takes place just two days before President Obama and world leaders gather for an emergen-cy Climate Summit at the United Nations. Marchers are demanding leaders go beyond rhetoric and commit to bold action at the summit. More than 750 organizations around the world are supporting the People’s Climate March, from the largest transit workers union in New York City to a coalition of

Buddhist monks. In total, the groups represent roughly 100 million people worldwide. (more)

GE partners with VNG fueling company to build out station net-work for fleets GE Capital Fleet Services has announced an agreement with VNG.co, a national CNG fueling facili-ty provider, to support the expansion of the CNG refueling infrastructure for light-duty fleet vehicles. With interest rising in CNG as a lower-cost, low-emissions fuel for light-duty fleets, GE Capital Fleet Services’ agreement with VNG is aimed at connecting and incenting fleet owners to use CNG-fueled vehicles. Through the agreement with VNG, GE Capital Fleet Services’ customers will be able to take advantage of the increasing accessibility of CNG fueling stations, minimize overall fuel costs, and meet financial and environmental objectives through the use of a lower cost, more stably priced, environmentally

friendly, and domestically sourced fuel. (more)

FERC Pulled Into House GOP’s Questions About EPA Carbon Rule Republican concerns about the potential closure of coal power plants — and questions about the na-tion’s electricity infrastructure — will be on display Tuesday as a House Energy and Commerce sub-committee hears from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the EPA’s proposal to regulate

carbon emissions from existing power plants. (more)

Direct Energy Teams with Nest to Bring Energy Savings As Part Of Initial Customer Offers in Five States Direct Energy, one of North America's largest energy and energy-related services providers, is teaming up with Nest, which reinvents unloved products in the home, to bring innovation to several key U.S. and Canadian retail markets with the launch of the Direct Energy Comfort and Control Plan. The new plan includes a Nest Learning Thermostat(TM) at no cost, a $249 value. Customers who sign up for the Direct Energy Comfort and Control Plan will receive a low fixed rate over a 24- or 36-month period, which provides them stability in price while experiencing the energy-saving benefits of the Nest ther-

mostat. (more)

Investing in People and Places: Greater Philadelphia's Comprehen-sive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is seeking your input and will hold a public comment period for the document listed above that will open on August 20, 2014 and close at

5:00 p.m., September 19, 2014. (more)

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EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

The economy is improving, however many of our business associates are facing hard times. We invite our

members and Sponsor companies to join the GPAEE Board in our Employment Initiative. To help our

fellow energy professionals, the GPAEE has initiated the following measures for unemployed local energy

professionals:

1. Local unemployed energy professionals can pay a reduced fee for most monthly meetings.

When registering for meetings, register under the student and unemployed rate of $5 for the

specified meetings.

2. Unemployed members can post a free energy Position Wanted ad for 3 months in our news-

letter which currently reaches over 1,000 people.

3. Free Job Ad on our newsletter Energy Job Board for GPAEE Sponsor companies and em-

ployers. Recruiters are invited to post jobs for the normal advertisement fee or on our website

at no cost.

4. Companies with openings are invited to announce them at our monthly meetings. One of

our local members landed a job with one of our Sponsor companies as a result of an announce-

ment made at a recent meeting.

The GPAEE Board reserves the right to limit the number of discounted attendees at each meeting. Un-

employed discount does not apply for retired or self employed members. For more information or ques-

tions please contact Jim Clark (610) 325-9229.

Unemployed &

Students Meeting

Registration: $5

ENERGY JOB BOARD

To post an ad in the newsletter, send a brief job description with URL link and contact info to our newsletter editor, Caroline

McCallum newsletter@gpaee.org. Ads are free except those solicited by professional employment agencies. Members can also

post job opportunities on our website. To see current job opportunities visit the Classifies tab.

CBEI DATA ANALYST / BUILDING ENERGY MODELER The mission of the Penn State Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard is to trans-form the energy efficiency market for existing small- and medium-sized commercial buildings (SMSCBs). The CBEI seeks to be recognized as the leader in creating vibrant ecosystems to identify and apply integrative technologies and innovative practices in existing buildings.

The candidate will participate in analysis of energy use in target buildings and will participate in selection and evaluation of Ener-gy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) in SMSCBs. Experience designing and installing energy retrofit projects in buildings is a plus. Candidates should have experience conducting energy audits of SMSCBs, reviewing building drawings (CAD, Revit, PDF for-mat), understanding the building systems, and screening through the building automation system (BAS) to understand roughly how the building systems are controlled/operated. Candidates will participate in the design and specification of Measurement and Verification (M&V) systems for retrofit projects, and will calculate the observed energy savings based on the available data using IPMVP and/or ASHRAE Guideline 14 compliant methods.

Candidate should possess a BS degree in an Engineering field (MS preferred), and have at least three years’ experience creating E+ models. Relevant credentials such as E.I.T. or P.E., BEMP, BEAP, LEED AP, and CEM are strongly desired.

Job Listing: 51928

Apply at: http://psu.jobs/Search/Opportunities.html

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Corporate Support Option Details

Corporate Membership

$150

5 Individual Annual Memberships - a $175 value

Listing in the Newsletter & Website

Additional Individual Memberships = $30 each

Newsletter Advertisement

Quotes

Event Sponsorship

$300

Corporate Profile in Meeting Announcement &

Newsletter

Full Page Ad in a Newsletter of your choice

Table Top at Event

5 minute Presentation at Event

SUPPORT GPAEE!SUPPORT GPAEE!

GPAEE has served the Philadelphia-area energy community for over 30 years. During that

time, we have maintained our goal of keeping energy professionals up to date on the latest

energy issues & innovations. But we can’t do it without YOU. GPAEE is a volunteer non -

profit organization. We rely on members & sponsors to underwrite our efforts. Therefore, in

order to continue to provide the same high-quality energy education expected of us, GPAEE

is seeking your Corporate support. Each month, GPAEE’s award -winning Newsletter is read

by over 1,000 energy professionals - engineers, facility & building managers, contractors and

vendors. In addition, our monthly events are attended by 100+ energy professionals. In turn,

your company can reach our professional audience via several corporate support options:

Ad Size Cost per Issue Annual Cost

1/8 Page $20 $100

1/4 Page $50 $200

1/2 Page $100 $400

Full Page $200 $800

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About AEE National

The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) is a nonprofit professional society of 16,000 members in 89 countries. The mission of AEE is “to promote the scientific and educa-tional interests of those engaged in the energy industry and to foster action for Sustainable Development.” AEE's network of 82 local chapters meet regularly to discuss regional is-sues. AEE's roster of corporate members is a veritable “who's who” from the commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, energy services, and utility sectors. AEE offers a full array of informational outreach programs including seminars, confer-

ences, journals, books, and certification programs.

The AEE Energy, Facility, Power News is a high-quality online newsletter that focuses on the

accomplishment of the Association and its members. AEE also publishes three technical

journals: Energy Engineering, Strategic Planning for Energy & the Environment, and Cogeneration

& Distributed Generation Journal. Distributed Energy focuses on the advantages of diversifying

your energy portfolio with onsite power and distributed generation in order to efficiently

increase the security and stability of your power systems. Sustainable Facility, a new publica-

tion from the publishers of Energy & Power Management magazine replaces the former

publication to AEE members. These publications are complimentary to all AEE mem-

bers.

Additional benefits include continuing education & book discounts, invitations to industry

surveys, job referrals, and special member discounts.

To become an AEE National Member, please go to http://www.aeecenter.org/

membership/. Receive a 50% discount on National Membership by entering “Chapter 50”.