FEMP Training Catalog

Training presents information to consider early in project development and equipment specifications; to consider in system operations to extend useful life; to consider after severe weather events that generate waste; and to consider when repowering or decommissioning a system. Life cycle cost comparison of alternatives is presented including decisions that are driven by tax considerations of private partners (PPA providers).

This training addresses PV system vulnerabilities that may lead to severe damage (e.g., hail, wind, fire, heavy snow) beyond routine O&M plans and budgets and will focus on best practices in design, installation, and maintenance for avoiding damage and equipment failures, from the electrical system to the racking to the modules and the fasteners that tie these components together.

Recent legislative and executive action developed plans for workplace charging and fleet acquisition of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Drivers who are unfamiliar with the technology often have questions about the different types of vehicles, safety, battery range, charging, and maintenance. This course presents clear answers to common questions about PEVs.

This training consists of an in-depth overview of pricing in energy savings performance contracts (ESPC) at the intermediate level. An overview of price and/or cost analysis techniques will be provided to evaluate the offered price to ensure that the final agreed-to price is complete and reflects appropriate implementation costs and is transparent.

Recorded webinar offers an overview of energy savings performance contract (ESPC) project management principles, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) IDIQ ESPC, and DOE's Project Development Resource Guide, which FEMP-approved project facilitators are expected to follow.

Execution for long-term success when integrating photovoltaic (PV) technology into a renewable energy portfolio takes planning. This 2020 Energy Exchange Extra session lays considerations for such a plan for a PV system's full life cycle including planning and design, operations and maintenance (O&M) budgeting, O&M resourcing, monitoring/reporting, financing, and operational contingency. This session also surveys PV factors that affect PV system performance, safety, reliability, and durability.

This course helps building operators, building managers, and students reduce operating costs and provide energy savings to the buildings they are responsible for or will be responsible for in the future. Throughout this course, you learn the initial steps involved in re-tuning a building with a building automation systems (BAS) and practice identifying opportunities for energy improvements while deciding how to re-tune for increased efficiency.

This course teaches you ways to reduce operating costs and provide energy savings to the building you are responsible for or will be responsible for in the future. The focus is on buildings that do not have a building automation system (BAS).

Course focuses on four specific energy conservation measures (ECMs) that are underutilized in federal energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) due to common implementation barriers, such as savings-flow uncertainty or unevenness, baselining difficulties, and measurement and verification process ambiguities.

Course introduces a five-phase process for implementing federal on-site renewable energy projects to meet agency goals.