As part of Chicago Community Trust's annual On the Table Series., on 5/16, hosted by Holland & Knight, Chicago Advanced Energy (CAE) will facilitate a Microgrid Masterplanning Workshop for critical energy users.

Special thanks to our sponsors, discussion leaders, and David Robbins to make this event possible.

Discussion Leaders with optional reference material:

Barb Adams, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP
David Robbins, Project Administrator, City Chicago Department of Aviation
- ORD - What Drives Energy Reduction at Airports
Catherine O'Connor, Director of Engineering, Metropolitan Water. Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
York Chan, Administrator of Facilities, Advocate Heath Care
- Hospitals and Electric Reliability
Kevin O'Brien, Director, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
David Chiesa, Sr. Global Director, S&C Electric
- Microgrid Solutions & Services
Don Wingate, Vice President – Utility Solutions, Strategic Customers, Schneider Electric
- Microgrid and DER Solutions
Jim McDonald, Director of Environmental Impact, PowerSecure
- Critical Power and Being Green - a NYC study
- Tier IV Generators and NESHAP Retrofits
Chris Townsend, Energy Law Partner, Clark Hill, PLC
- Legislative & Regulatory Backdrop for CCT Microgrids Workshop
YaLonda Lockett, Executive Director, Public Sector at Constellation, an Exelon Company
- A Tale of Two Microgrids
Chris Saltz, Principal, Facilities Information Xchange Consulting, LLC
- Critical Infrastructure and Critical Users
Ken Simpson, Group Lead, Energy, US Green Building Certification Inc.
Jim Reilly, Principal Reilly Associates, Consultant, Argonne National Labs
- Microgrids: Locational Value
Other Resources:
- Joint Agency Workshop Microgrid Roadmap Kickoff - Peter Klauer CAISO

Desired Outcome #1: A Compelling Problem Statement

Roundtable Exercise:

Identify the top 5 critical energy groups in Chicagoland.
Identify the top 3 critical energy drivers that justify grid hardening or a microgrid for these groups.
Summarize your Problem Statement to include:
- worsening critical pain points with associated costs to identified essential users
- most valuable benefits that can be realized within 3 years that justifies urgency
Identify 3 essential stakeholder groups necessary to achieve the most cost effective solution to this problem.
- State one key need for each stakeholder group to make this a win/win solution.

Desired Outcome #2: 3 Year Roadmap

Roundtable Exercise:

Identify the 3 most important achievable outcomes within 3 years to solve the problem.
Identify 3 critical milestones that must be achieved to realize these outcomes? By when?
Summarize your 3 year Roadmap with a name, 3 desired outcomes and 3 critical milestones.
Identify three essential next steps to move this dialogue forward

Event Sponsors: