Demand-Side Management Technology Workshop:

Motors and Variable Frequency Drives

Sponsored by Basin Electric Power Cooperative
with Western Area Power Administration

April 6th at Best Western Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck, ND

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as listed in the Agenda below.  Some presentations are in the Adobe Reader format and that software may be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

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Motor systems are the single largest electric end use in the country. Motors offer a tremendous opportunity for energy savings, between 62 to 104 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) annually, according to the Department of Energy. Developing an effective energy efficiency program that targets motors and related equipment, such as variable frequency drives, offers tremendous potential for utilities to reduce overall energy usage and for commercial, agricultural, and industrial customers to achieve lasting savings. 

 

This workshop provided participants from energy organizations with:

 

Overview and demonstrations of current motors and VFDs technologies including definitions, guidelines, and examples

  • Introduction to the program planning and deployment materials available from the federal government to implement a successful motors program including the Motor Decisions Matter website.

  • Strategies to integrate these materials and to streamline the marketing, implementation, and tracking designs for these programs.

  • Integrate “carbon footprint” into overall program measurement and tracking.

Agenda:  
Copies of the presentations are available to view and print by clicking on the presentation title. Some presentations are in the Adobe Reader format and that software may be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

 

8:00-8:30 a.m.  Registration  

8:30-8:45 a.m.  Welcoming Remarks, Chad Riesenhauer, Basin Electric and Michael Radecki, Western Area Power Administration

8:45-9:00 a.m.  “Determining Key Take-Aways”  Michael Radecki, Western Area Power Administration, Brief introduction of attendees and identification of key learning objectives

9:00-10:15 a.m.   “Motors and VFD Technology Road Map,” Katherine Johnson, Johnson Consulting Group with Mark Tsatsos, Marathon Electric,  and Warren Bryan, L & S Electric, Introduction into the world of motors and VFDs including definitions, explanation of energy efficiency ratings, and examples. Click here for Helpful Documents.

10:15-10:30 a.m.  Refreshment Break

10:30-12 Noon “Motors and VFD Case Studies and Technology Demonstration”
Panel discussion of customer and trade ally partnerships with case studies from motors/VFD manufacturers and distributors. Case study examples will include:

Noon-1 p.m.  Lunch break  - Motor Technology Demonstrations               Click on demonstration photos to enlarge.


 1:00-2:00 p.m.  “Motor Program Strategies,” Katherine Johnson, Johnson Consulting Group and Cory Fuehrer, NPPD, Summary of costs, benefits, challenges, and
considerations; resources for additional information; and project implementation strategies and tactics.

  • Developing a motors plan for customers

  • Determining cost-effective decisions

  • Overview of Motors Planning Tools

  • Overview of VFD Planning Tools

        2:00-3:00 p.m.  “Deploying a Motors Program to Your Customers,”  Katherine Johnson, Johnson Consulting Group,  This presentation will present a summary of the marketing and communications materials that are available to help reach customers in commercial, agricultural, and industrial settings. It will also discuss the best way to track and evaluate and monitor progress and identify areas for improvement.

3:00 -3:15 p.m.  Refreshment Break

3:15-4:00 p.m.  Technology Discussion Roundtable: All 
Opportunity for discussions and demonstration of motors/VFD technologies among attendees and motors dealers/representatives.

4:00 p.m.   Closing Remarks and Adjourn

About the Presenters:

Katherine Johnson, President, Johnson Consulting Group, kjohnson@johnsonconsults.com
Katherine Johnson has completed technical analyses for Western member utilities, including Delta-Montrose Electric Association and Colorado Springs Utilities. For DMEA, she has completed in-depth financial and load analyses to identify and quantify utility impacts in lighting, geothermal heat pumps, and photovoltaics. Katherine has also written several books including a comprehensive analysis describing successful Geo Heat Pump Marketing Strategies. She has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with concentrations in Marketing and Finance from Rollins College and a Business-Journalism Degree from Indiana University.

Motors Representatives/Dealers:

Cory Fuehrer, Energy Efficiency Program Manager, Nebraska Public Power District, crfuehr@nppd.com
Cory leads his department of fourteen energy efficiency experts in implementing energy efficiency measures throughout NPPD’s service territory. In addition to providing programs to NPPD’s 80 retail communities, Cory’s department supports NPPD’s 76 wholesale customers (rural public power districts, one cooperative and municipalities) and ultimately helps customers optimize their use of energy in the residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors.  Cory began his employment with NPPD in 1990 at the coal-fired generating Gerald Gentleman Station, worked as a Contract Administrator and a District Supervisor prior to focusing on energy efficiency in 1997. Cory was promoted to the department supervisor position in 2000 in York, NE and became the Energy Efficiency Program Manager in 2007. Cory has served as the team’s agricultural efficiency expert for five years and began NPPD’s irrigation efficiency efforts in 2000. Cory has maintained his Certified Energy Manager credentials from the Association of Energy Engineers and a Certified Key Account Executive through the National Rural Electric Association since 1998. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Wayne State College and a Bachelor of Arts from Nebraska Wesleyan University with concentration in Business Administration/German.

Dan Slottke, Precise Power Corporation,  and Dave La Brie,  Precise Power/Husker Power, DanSlottke@precisepwr.com,  davelabrie@me.com,
Dan Slottke was involved with the first large horsepower single-phase Written-Pole™ motor design which included the first beta-site testing and installation of these motors.  Over the ensuing years he was assigned to manage large-part procurement and act as liaison with vendor manufacturers to ensure budget guidelines and quality standards were met.  In 2003, Dan assumed the sales/marketing responsibilities.  PPC manufactures the Written-Pole motors in sizes of 15 to 100 HP.  The company's single-phase motor marketing focus keeps him traveling the country demonstrating the single-phase motors onsite for the benefit of electric utility providers and their customers.  Dan's effort to set up a distribution network nationwide is ongoing.

Mark Tsatsos, Marathon Electric,  mark@houseofmotors.com, and Warren Bryan, L & S Electric, WBryan@lselectric.com 
Mark Tsatsos is District Manager for Marathon Electric since 2006, managing sales in ND, SD, and MN.  He has been representing electric motor manufacturers, and other related product lines, since 1977. He is Past President of Power Motion Technology Association and owner of House of Motors, Inc., a Minneapolis Rep company.  

Registration fee is $50 per person for Western member utility staff and $100 per person for all others. 
Fee includes workshop registration, handouts, continental breakfast, and lunch.  Click here for online registration.

Hotel Information:

Best Western Ramkota Hotel

800 S. 3rd St.,  Bismarck ND 58504

Phone number 701-258-7700