EERE Project Management Center Update

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EERE Project Management Center Update
James M. Ferguson States Coordinator National
Energy Technology Laboratory
July 2006
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Purpose of Consolidation

• The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
  Energy (EERE) determined that to more efficiently
  and effectively manage EEREs deployment and
  outreach activities to consolidate these efforts
  in two offices
• National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
• Golden Field Office (GO)

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National Energy Technology Laboratory

• One of DOEs 17 national labs
• Government owned / operated
• Sites in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma,
  Alaska and Oregon
• More than 1,200 federal and support contractor
  employees

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Programs, Projects, Procurement

• 10 Programs in EERE most focus on end-use sector
  or technology, e.g., Building Technologies,
  Industrial Technologies, Solar Energy
• Each Program managed by a HQ Program Manager
• Programs contain many Projects or activities
• Projects managed by a PMC Project Manager
• Projects awarded by PMC Procurement to
  Recipients, e.g., State Energy Office,
  Weatherization Office

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HQ Organizational Structure
Assistant Secretary Andrew Karsner
DAS for Technology Development David Rodgers
DAS for Business Administration Rita Wells
10 Tech. Dev. Programs
3 BA Offices
Project Management Center
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Lines of Communication
Geo-thermal
Hydrogen
Wind Hydro
Buildings
Headquarters
Field
Project Management Center
Common Business Practices
GO
NETL
Implementers
States
DOE National Labs, Work For Others, Industry
Academia
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PMC Program Implementation Responsibilities

• GO
• Solar Energy
• Wind Hydropower
• Geothermal Energy
• Biomass
• Industrial Technologies (ITP)
• Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure
• Federal Energy Management (FEMP)
• Native American (OWIP)

• NETL
• Building Technologies (BT)
• FreedomCAR Vehicle Tech.
• Weatherization and Intergovernmental (OWIP)
• Mining (ITP)
• Biomass and Alternative Methane Fuels (FEMP)
• Black Liquor Gasification (Biomass)

Subprograms where Program responsibility
resides at the other PMC entity
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EERE Regional Office Consolidation
Western RO Offices Consolidate to Golden
Eastern RO Offices Consolidate to NETL
Golden
NETL
Building Technologies FreedomCAR Vehicle
Technologies Weatherization and Intergovernmental
Programs
Project and Contract Officers by Program Lead
Hydrogen Geothermal Solar
Biomass Wind/Hydro Industrial FEMP
For WAP and SEP, NETL is Project Office for
Eastern States and Golden is Project Office for
Western States
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NETL Organizational Structure
NETL Carl Bauer
Office of General Counsel Tom Russial
Office of Public Affairs Dave Anna
Strategic Center for Coal Ralph Carabetta
Strategic Center for Natural Gas Oil Brad
Tomer
Project Management Center Larry Carpenter
Office of Systems Analysis Planning Jim Eckman
Office of Science Technology Anthony Cugini
Albany Research Center Rich Walters
Office of Business Operations 1) Tom Torkos

• Acting
• 1) Business Operations contains 5 other
  divisions
• those included will have direct contact with
  States

Acquisition and Assistance Dale Siciliano
Financial Management Tom Wilson
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NETL PMC Project Structure

• Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
  
  
• State Energy Program (SEP)

Acting
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Golden Field Office (GO)
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Activities Not Changing

• Continue to interface with DOE Feds
• Formula Grant Awards
• Processing of Applications
• Reporting of Information (WinSAGA)
• Payment of Funds
• Telephone/E-mail Access
• Monitoring Visits
• Technical Assistance

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Activities Changing

• Losing local access to Regional Office staff
• Face-to-face communications limited by travel
  funds
• Anticipate more telecommunications
• May deal with two DOE Contracting Offices
• Former Regional State groupings, i.e., future
  States activities may be defined by other
  factors, e.g., climatic, technology, end-use
  sector

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Program and Deployment Activities
All Government responsibility will be based on
Program/Technology

• GO
• Hydrogen Fuel Cells
• Hydrogen/Transportation
• Power Park
• Biomass
• Regional Biomass Energy Program
• Bioenergy Special Projects
• Solar Technologies
• Million Solar Roofs/Solar Powers America
• Wind/Hydro
• Wind Powering America
• Wind Water
• Geothermal
• GeoPowering the West
• Industrial Technologies (ITP)
• Save Energy Now
• Inventions Innovations
• Industries of the Future
• Federal Energy Management Program

• NETL
• FreedomCAR Vehicle Technologies
• Clean Cities
• Building Technologies (BT)
• Rebuild America
• ENERGY STAR
• Building Energy Codes
• Building America
• Residential Deployment
• Zero Energy Homes
• OWIP
• State Energy Program
• Weatherization Assistance Program
• Distributed Energy (Moved to OE)

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PMC Split

• All Regional Office activity will be split
  between two EERE Project Management Center
  Offices (GO NETL)
• Formula Awards (SEP and WAP)
• All Procurement to NETL
• Project Management split between NETL and GO
• Discretionary/Competitive Awards
• Will be split between GO and NETL based on
  Program
• Omnibus Awards
• For former Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast
  states, NETL will hold the Umbrella Award
  Agreement
• For former Western, Central and Midwest states,
  GO will hold the Umbrella Award Agreement
• Sub-awards will be managed by the PMC (NETL or
  Golden) based on program funding/technology

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Other Stuff

• FY2006 SEP Special Projects issued as
  stand-alone Program announcements,
• Solicitations Issued Mid to Late March
• Applications Due May 24th for BT, May 31st for
  ITP, and early June for Clean Cities
  Transportation Sector
• Awards September
• grants.gov mandatory for application submittal in
  FY2007
• Listing of EERE Project Management Center points
  of contact will be distributed using various
  forms of communication (website, e-mail,
  newsletter, etc.)

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States Coordinators

• Primary Roles/Responsibilities include
• Serve as primary POC for States and other key
  stakeholders for gathering, organizing and
  communicating PMC information and activities.
• Work with each other and PMC Coordinator to
  ensure consistent information, processes and
  activities are being used at all PMC sites.
• Maintain knowledge of all EERE programs and PMC
  activities in order to provide support for the
  outreach and communication to key stakeholders.

• Julie Riel (GO)
• States from Midwest, Central and Western Regions

• James M. Ferguson (NETL)
• States from Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast
  Regions

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Points of Contact for States(Management and
Administrative)
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Points of Contact for States(Program and
Technical)
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How STEAB Can Support the EERE Project
Management Center

• Share this information with other members,
  associates, partners and stakeholders.
• Encourage all members and stakeholders to work
  with the appropriate PMC contacts.
• Share questions, issues and concerns with the
  appropriate PMC contacts.