Optimizing Generation Assets in a Changing Regulatory Environment 

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ATTENTION PLANT MANAGERS:  Changing Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and NERC Critical Infrastructure Program (C.I.P.) requirements impact the efficiency and ultimately, the profitability of your operations. How do you mitigate the negative impact of these evolving regulations on your business and stay on pace with compliance? What is the best way for a plant to develop a strategy that maximizes future value?  How are power plants using performance audits to prioritize their investments?

In this one-hour webinar, we’ll examine both RPS and NERC C.I.P. requirements and discuss actions you can take that optimize your power generation assets and protect your profitability. 
   

	Richard Vesel Electrical Balance of Plant for Energy Efficiency Product Manager, North America ABB Power Generation Richard holds several US and International Patents and Patents Pending in the areas of Internet Connectivity, Asset Monitoring and Optimization, Combustion Optimization, and Power Plant Electrification and is an expert on energy efficiency.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering & Applied Physics from Case Western University and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Ohio. Richard was a contributor to, and chief editor of, Power Generation: Energy Efficient Design of Auxiliary Systems in Fossil-Fuel Power Plants, a 360 page comprehensive look at ways to improve the efficiency of the major on-site consumers of power within a generating station, now in its third printing.
	Jim Lemanowicz Manager of Software Applications ABB Power Generation Technology Group, Wickliffe, OH An expert on cyber security for the power generation industry, Jim is the North American liaison to ABB’s Power Systems Security Council and serves as the primary point of contact for NERC-CIP compliance issues for ABB Power Generation North America.  He participates with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiatives and several industry security groups, such as US-CERT and its Industrial Controls Systems Joint Working Group (ICSJWG). Jim has over 15 years experience with ABB and holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University.
	Jason Makansi President Pearl Street Inc./Industry Consultant Jason spends much of his time speaking to industry, business and community groups on energy issues. His third book, Lights Out: The Electricity Crisis, the Global Economy, and What It Means to You, was called a “must read for anyone even slightly interested in the adequacy of the U.S. power sector and what the future may hold,” and received glowing reviews from industry observers and critics in the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch to name just a few. He has appeared on CNBC, TheStreet.com, and the Financial News Network and has been interviewed several times on NPR. He has been interviewed for and quoted in The New York Times, Newsweek and CFO magazine, has written special sections on energy for Business Week, and has had articles published in Power magazine, Electric Power International, Global Energy Business, Electrical World, Power Engineering, Combined Cycle Journal, IEEE Spectrum, Public Utilities Fortnightly, EnergyBiz, Electric Perspectives, Turbomachinery International, and others.

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