Protect your organization from electricity price spikes and/or capitalize on an attractive investment opportunity.

This course will cover a broad overview of the distributed generation marketplace. The technologies and applications of this exciting technology will be reviewed including the methodology of conducting a feasibility assessment.

Every day the energy market becomes more complex. Whether you are working in a regulated distribution utility, an unregulated energy marketer, or are a large industrial or commercial energy user, there are reliability and economic issues that distributed generation can address.

This program is ideal for a wide range of employees from newly hired to seasoned professionals that are looking to gain an understanding of the basics of distributed electric generation. They will receive an overview of the equipment and the circumstances that are necessary in a successful distributed generation project. View Past Seminar Attendees

What You Will Learn:

• History and overview of distributed generation, including equipment and concepts.

• Update of current initiatives and new applications.

• Technology review of engines, microturbines, and fuel cells along with their typical applications.

• Identification of attractive distributed generation opportunities.

• Project economics and how to conduct an economic evaluation.

• How to conduct a case study with calculation techniques.

Seminar Agenda

Morning: The detailed seminar agenda is being prepared. Please call 412-494-0450 for more information.

Afternoon: The detailed seminar agenda is being prepared. Please call 412-494-0450 for more information.

Your Instructor

Jim Crist is President of Lumen Group, Inc. headquartered in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. He has over 30 years experience in the energy industry covering coal, gas, oil, propane, and electricity. Jim has conducted many strategic studies of the industry and prepared market and business assessments for several large energy companies. Before founding Lumen Group in 1996, Jim spent 20 years working for major energy companies in engineering, technology development and marketing. He served as marketing vice president in both regulated and deregulated entities.

Who Should Attend this Seminar?

Electric and gas utilities, marketers, industrial and commercial companies, generators, municipals; new hires and those with limited experience wanting to learn more about distributed generation. This program is useful for employees new to the energy industry, builders, contractors, program managers, commercial and industrial energy users, architects and engineers. Professionals in industries using energy would also benefit from this course.

Prerequisites

This fundamental level group live seminar has no prerequisites. No advance preparation is required before the seminar.

Why Choose PGS?

Since 1996, PGS seminars have been known for their clear explanations and in-depth content. Register for a PGS program today, and team up with the leader in electric power and energy education. Over 3,000 energy and financial professionals have already attended PGS Energy Training's proven courses. View Past Seminar Attendees

Prices

Please call 412-494-0450 for pricing information.

CPE Credits

This group live seminar is eligible for 7.0 CPE credits. Be aware that state boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. As of January 1, 2002, sponsored learning activities are measured by program length, with one 50-minute period equal to one CPE credit. One-half CPE credit increments (equal to 25 minutes) are permitted after the first credit has been earned in a given learning activity. You may want to verify that the state board from which your participants will be receiving credit accept one-half credits. For more information on PGS policies regarding administrative matters and complaint resolution, please contact our offices at 412-494-0450.

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