The N.Y. Energy Council holds seminar on Clean Distributed Generation

The New York Energy Consumers Council held its recent seminar, Clean Distributed Generation (DG), New York's Win-Win Energy Future, a one-day event on moving New York into a Clean DG Future. The symposium took place on October 9, at the Newman Conference Center at Baruch College. The program highlighted the economic, environmental, and reliability benefits of an energy future and demonstrated the feasibility of a clean energy system. Featured in the seminar were energy leaders in panel discussions on topics such as Incentives & Cost Savings, Interconnection & Implementation, and Environmental Benefits & Sustainability. In these discussions, methods of providing cheaper and more efficient energy were examined from organizations such as the Northeast CHP Application Center, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and Con Edison. Presentations Included: * New York Clean DG Working Group Introduction and Welcome - presented by David Bomke, New York Energy Consumers Council, Inc. * Keynote address - presented by Paul Tonko, president and CEO, NYSERDA *Panel on Incentives -- Tom Barone, NYSERDA, moderator; Dr. Dana Levy and Jaime Ritchey, NYSERDA * Panel on DG Environmental and Energy Planning Benefits -- Ashok Gupta, Natural Resources Defense Council, moderator; Tom Bourgeois, Pace Energy Project; Nathanael Greene, NRDC, and Clint Plummer, Endurant Energ * Panel on Interconnection and Implementation -- Michael Townsley, NYS DPS, moderator; Deborah Taylor, NYC DOB; Damian Sciano, Con Edison; Don Winston, Durst Org.; Amir Yanni, Endurant Energy.