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Xcel Energy Efficiency Summit

Xcel Energy Efficiency Summit

Cost: FREE

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 

Location: Stoney Creek Hotel | 3060 S Kinney Coulee Rd, Onalaska, WI 54650 

https://slipstreaminc.org/education/xcel-energy-efficiency-summit-0

 

AGENDA

 

7:30–8 AM: Registration, networking breakfast 

8–8:35 AM: Welcome

8:35–8:45 AM: Networking break, visit exhibitors  

8:45–9:45 AM: Breakout session #1

  • Commercial building electrification: Understanding HVAC systems and their heat pump upgrade options. Ryan Hoger, Director of Training, Temperature Equipment Corporation

  • Interconnection process. Katie Dietlin, Wisconsin Solar Program Manager, Xcel Energy; and Jackson Schmidtke, Renewable*Connect Program Manager, Xcel Energy 

  • Energy metering: An important first step on your sustainability journey. Chris Brown, Solar Preconstruction Manager, Schneider Electric 

9:45–10:00 AM: Networking break, visit exhibitors  

10:00–11:00 AM: Breakout session #2

  • Advanced RTU Controls and Strategies. Ryan Hoger, Director of Training, Temperature Equipment Corporation

  • Power Quality Influences of VFDs and LEDs. John Houdek, President and Co-owner, Allied Industrial Marketing, Inc.

  • Microgrids 101. Michael Voigt, Business Development Manager, EnTech Solutions

11:00–11:15 AM: Networking break, visit exhibitors  

11:15–12:15 PM: Breakout session #3

  • Commercial building electrification: Understanding HVAC systems and their heat pump upgrade options. Ryan Hoger, Director of Training, Temperature Equipment Corporation

  • Solar electric systems for your business: what to know before you buy. Chris Collins, Solar Preconstruction Manager, Westphal & Company 

  • Insights and Innovations in Lighting Technology. Mike Herbst, Project Manager, Faith Technologies 

12:15–12:40 PM: Lunch 

12:40-12:45 PM: La Crosse ASHRAE Chapter Introduction - Steve Kujak, President of La Crosse ASHRAE Chapter

12:45–1:30 PM: Keynote lunch presentation

  • Unlocking the Potential of AI in Buildings. Erin Rau, Trane Technologies Digital Services

1:30 PM: Energy Efficiency Summit concludes

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