Email: Rodney Sobin
DEQ Combined Heat & Power/Distributed Energy Resources
Project Materials and Presentations (in PDF format)
- DEQ Project Abstract
Abstract of the DEQ CHP/DER project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy as a State Energy Program Special Project. - CHP/DER Convening Assessment
Consensus Solutions, Inc. prepared this report for DEQ on CHP/DER barriers, opportunities, and suggested incentives identified by stakeholders through a series of telephone interviews. - Notes For Workshops 1 through 4
Notes assembled by URS Corporation on the DEQ CHP/DER Workshops held March 4, April 3, May 6, and June 5, 2003. - Distributed Generation Technologies Overview
An overview of distributed power generation technologies, including solar and wind, their characteristics , and vendors presented by Daniel J. Dowiak, Ingersoll-Rand Energy Systems at the March 4, 2003 DEQ CHP/DER Workshop held in Woodbridge, VA. - Dominion Virginia Power Generator Interconnection Queue
William Allen discussed Dominion Virginia Power's interconnection priorities and processes at the April 3, 2003 DEQ CHP/DER Workshop held in Glen Allen, VA. See the Dominion Generation Interconnection page for information on Dominion Virginia Power interconnection procedures. - Distributed Energy Resources: Air Permitting and Regulatory Factors
Rodney Sobin of Virginia DEQ provided an overview of Virginia's air permitting program pertinent to CHP/DER projects. He also described some of the challenges in recognizing CHP/DER benefits in current implementation planning and NOx trading regimes. The presentation was made at the May 6, 2003 DEQ CHP/DER Workshop held in Virginia Beach, VA. - Air Quality Regulations Affecting Distributed Energy Project
Mike Kendall of URS Corporation discussed Virginia air permitting and related regulatory aspects pertinent to DER project permitting at the May 6, 2003 DEQ CHP/DER Workshop held in Virginia Beach, VA. - DER in Virginia
Louis Harris provided a perspective from the Edison Electric Institute on the potential roles, benefits, and costs of distributed generation as well as a discussion of utility concerns. The presentation was made at the June 5, 2003 DEQ CHP/DER Workshop held in Woodbridge, VA. - PJM, Demand Response and Distributed Generation
Scott Miller discussed the function of PJM as a grid operator, including its power market functions, interconnection process, demand response efforts, and evolving relationship with Virginia utilities. The presentation was made at the June 5, 2003 DEQ CHP/DER Workshop held in Woodbridge, VA. See the PJM Generation Interconnection page for useful information on the PJM interconnection process and standards as well as presentations on FERC interconnection standardization activities. - CHP and DER: Summary and Synthesis of Regulatory and Administrative Impediments
This document was prepared in September 2004 by Michael Willingham of the Virginia Tech Alexandria Research Institute Critical Infrastructure Modeling and Assessment Program to highlight a variety of barriers to CHP and DER applications in Virginia. The report also pays attention to pertinent power reliability and homeland security issues. - CHP/DER Issues in Virginia
Paul Bautista of Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc. and Rodney Sobin of DEQ provided an estimate of the status of CHP in Virginia, an overview of utility and air regulatory issues, and a discussion of major barriers and issues pertinent to DER and CHP in Virginia. The presentation was made at the Mid-Atlantic CHP Application Center Roadmapping Workshop in College Park, MD on July 8, 2004. This presentation provides a good overview of the major findings of this project on impediments to DER/CHP in Virginia.
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