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Position Announcement: CPES Executive Director

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: CPES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

About CPES

The Connecticut Power & Energy Society (“CPES”) is Connecticut’s leading association of energy professionals, dedicated to generating information, sharing ideas and educating Connecticut about energy. Our mission is to share the latest insightful and unbiased information about energy in Connecticut and provide a forum for collaboration and networking opportunities. Our vision is to be Connecticut’s premier resource for energy information and the networking hub for the energy industry. To learn more about CPES, visit: www.ctpower.org.

Opportunity

CPES is seeking a dynamic, experienced, goal oriented, Executive Director (“ED”) to help grow the membership and visibility of the organization. The ED will collaborate with the Board of Directors to develop and implement a strategic plan incorporating the vision of the Board and stakeholders, and will formulate and implement practical and achievable steps that will lead to organizational sustainability. As the executive leader and the “face” of CPES in the extended community, the ED will actively cultivate mission compliant collaborations while enhancing current relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Leadership

Collaborate with the Board to develop a multi-year strategic plan, goals and objectives
In partnership with the Board, define the strategies and tactics that will advance CPES’ mission and lead the implementation of the same
Inspire and motivate a network of supporters to promote and fulfill the mission
Support the Board in implementing CPES’ vision and mission and ensuring effective revenue models and communications

Financial & Operations Management

In coordination with the Board Treasurer, ensure accurate and effective operational and financial reporting policies and systems, including the development of an annual budget, tracking of monthly expenditures within approved budget, proper monthly reconciliations of bank accounts, and timely and accurate financial reporting at Board meetings
In coordination with the Board Secretary, maintain official records and documents
Ensure compliance with all relevant legal and fiscal practices (federal, state and local regulations) of a 501(c)(6) non-profit and Connecticut Non-Stock Corporation
Ensure the effective usage and maintenance of data and IT systems

Event Management, Communications & Marketing

Make timely arrangements for all activities involved in monthly dinner meetings and three annual conferences, including site selection, program development, sponsor/exhibitor solicitations, and support for speakers
Be the ‘’face” of CPES in the extended community, cultivating productive and positive relationships with all stakeholders
Cultivate relationships with other industry organizations and groups related to the energy field
In coordination with Board Committees, oversee creation and implementation of Marketing and Communications plans to effectively promote CPES and its activities across all outlets, including social media channels. Run analytics on web, email and social media traffic to measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts

Board of Directors

Work with the Board President to provide leadership to the Board in developing and implementing the vision and mission of the organization utilizing governance best practice models
Actively manage and coordinate activities of Board and committees, providing recommendations as necessary and active follow-up
Present timely and accurate written status reports to the Board about agreed upon objectives, finances and other relevant issues

Qualifications

Experience in association management, including nonprofit business administration, financial oversight and controls, and organizational operations
Experience in the energy industry a plus
Experience collaborating successfully with a Board of Directors and support of best practices in Board governance and leadership
Demonstrated success in program evaluation and implementation
Experience with website development and maintenance a plus

Additional information

This is a contract position. Contract length is open to negotiation. Compensation will be commensurate with experience, and applicants are encouraged to propose compensation packages that include performance based incentives.

E-mail your resume and a cover letter to: pbrady@ctpower.org. Please include proposed contract length and compensation package in cover letter.

CPES Board Member to Receive Good Scout Award

1503-9927 Where: IL Monticello, 577 South Broad St, Meriden, CT
When: May 12, 2016, 5:30 – 7:15 p.m. Cocktail

The Boy Scouts of America Connecticut Yankee Council is recognizing CPES board member Fred Klein with its Good Scout Award. Fred will be honored May 12 in Meriden at the Boy Scouts’ 8th Annual STEM/Environment Award Reception.

This event recognizes individuals whose leadership to Connecticut’s Energy, Utility and Environmental industries builds a better world for future generations of young people.

For more information, please click here.

Proceeds benefit local workforce development, environmental stewardship, and leadership growth programs of the Boy Scouts of America.

CPES Policy Committee Update: March 29, 2016

This update features policy, regulatory, legislative, and regional developments in Connecticut and New England. The policy updates are compiled by a team recently formed with support from CPES, known as the New Energy Professionals. If you are interested in learning more about the New Energy Professionals, the Policy Committee, or if you have ideas for future policy updates, we would welcome your input and feedback. Please send comments to Paul Brady, CPES Executive Director, via email: pbrady@ctpower.org.

This week’s features:

DEEP posts its presentation from the March 24 bidders’ conference on RFP for small renewables, demand response, and energy storage
E&T Committee holds informational forum on the adequacy of energy supplies including nuclear power in the state
ISO-NE submits report to FERC on price formation in the region’s wholesale electricity markets

Connecticut Policy/Regulatory Update: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) Bureau of Energy Technology Policy has posted its presentation from the March 24, 2016 Bidders’ Conference. During the Bidders’ Conference, DEEP clarified issues regarding requirements for energy storage, eligibility and land use requirements, and the evaluation process. The presentation is available here.

Connecticut Legislative Update: Energy & Technology Committee

Information about the Energy & Technology Committee, including committee meetings and public hearings, is available at: https://www.cga.ct.gov/et/.

On Thursday, March 24, 2016, the Energy & Technology Committee held an informational forum on the adequacy of energy supplies including nuclear power in the state. The forum included presentations from:

Former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh – Co-Chair, Nuclear Matters
Katie Scharf Dykes – Deputy Commissioner for Energy, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Daniel G. Stoddard – Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Dominion; Daniel A. Weekley – Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Dominion
James Daly – Vice President, Energy Supply, Eversource Energy
Alan Trotta – Director, Wholesale Power Contracts, Avangrid
Arthur H. House – Chairman, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Elin S. Katz – Consumer Counsel, Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel

In the appendix below, please see a list of bills that may be of interest to our members.

Regional and Industry Developments

ISO New England Submits Report to FERC on Price Formation

Earlier this month, ISO New England filed its responses to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) questions on price formation in the region’s wholesale electricity markets. The ISO report includes detailed answers to the complex issues raised by FERC and highlights the significant strides made regionally to achieve pricing that accurately and transparently signals the costs of operating New England’s power system. Public comments on the report will be accepted through April 6, 2016.

For more information, see the following ISO Newswire article: ISO-NE report on market price formation highlights complexity of issue, regional improvements.

Appendix

On March 22, 2016, the following bills were reported out of the Energy & Technology Committee:

S.B. No. 334 (RAISED) ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY . ‘AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED STATUTES’, to (1) allow an electric distribution company to recover costs associated with the shared clean energy facilities pilot program, (2) make changes regarding contracting in connection with the purchasing pool for electricity, (3) make changes to the requirements for energy performance standards and life-cycle cost analyses, (4) remove the federal weatherization program from the purview of the Department of Social Services, and (5) make other conforming and technical changes. REF. ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.
S.B. No. 345 (RAISED) ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY . ‘AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE DIVERSITY OF ENERGY SOURCES IN THE STATE’, to require the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to conduct a study pertaining to energy sources. REF. ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.

S.B. No. 366 (RAISED) ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY . ‘AN ACT CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONNECTICUT GREEN BANK, THE PRIORITY OF THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS LIEN UNDER THE GREEN BANK’S COMMERCIAL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROGRAM AND THE GREEN BANK’S SOLAR HOME RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT PROGRAM’, to (1) remove the Connecticut Green Bank from Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, (2) give the Connecticut Green Bank additional powers, (3) make changes regarding the priority of the benefit assessments lien under the Connecticut Green Bank’s commercial sustainable energy program, (4) make changes to the solar home renewable energy credit program, and (5) make other technical and conforming changes. REF. ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.
S.B. No. 394 (RAISED) ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY . ‘AN ACT CONCERNING VIRTUAL NET METERING AND CERTAIN ZERO OR LOW EMISSION GENERATION PROJECTS’, to make changes to the state’s virtual net metering program concerning certain zero or low emission generation projects. REF. ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.

H.B. No. 5496 (RAISED) ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY . ‘AN ACT CONCERNING BIOMASS FACILITIES’, to allow an administrator of certain biomass facilities to request a modification to the electricity purchase agreement to allow utilization of additional sustainable biomass fuel. REF. ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.
H.B. No. 5504 (RAISED) ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY . ‘AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE AND PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR PROJECTS CONSIDERED AND APPROVED BY THE SITING COUNCIL’, to require a public information session if a certified facility has not commenced construction three years from the date of the issuance of the certificate and to require reissuance of the notice of application if a certified facility has not completed construction three years from the date of the issuance of the certificate. REF. ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.
H.B. No. 5509 (RAISED) ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY. ‘AN ACT CONCERNING STAFFING LEVELS FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE LINEWORKERS’, to establish minimum staffing levels of electric service lineworkers for electric distribution companies. REF. ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.

H.B. No. 5510 (RAISED) ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY . ‘AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRIC, ZERO EMISSION AND FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLES’, to prepare electric distribution companies, municipalities, public and private merchants and electrical contractors for the presence and operation of electric, zero-emission and fuel cell vehicles in the state, to make changes regarding parking of hydrogen fuel vehicles under grade level and to make changes regarding labeling of vehicles that carry pressurized gas as fuel. REF. ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.

March 9, 2016: Energy, Environment & Economic Development Conference

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy to addressed the CPES at the March 9th, E3 Conference.

March 9, 2016: Energy, Environment & Economic Development Conference
8:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Courtyard Marriott, Cromwell, Connecticut
Press Release

Our annual Energy, Environment and Economic Development Conference brings together Connecticut’s leaders from the energy and related industries to learn how the energy industry interacts with environmental regulators to impact the economic development of our state.

Featured Speakers:

Fred Carstensen, professor of Economics.

Fred V. Carstensen, PhD, Professor of Finance and Economics, UCONN School of Business and Director, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, will present: An Overview of Connecticut’s Economic Outlook

Daniel L. Sosland, President, Acadia Center, a non-profit research and policy advocacy organization advancing the clean energy future at the state and regional levels will discuss: Environmental Legislative and Regulatory Overview

Katie Scharf Dykes, Deputy Commissioner – Energy, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, will present: A DEEP Update

Our program will include panels on:

New England energy plans and their impact on Connecticut
Innovative technological advances that will revolutionize the energy industry and bring jobs to Connecticut
How local leaders are building the future of their community’s energy systems

For the full agenda, please click here.
For printable flyer agenda, please click here.
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Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty at CPES February Meeting

Join CPES for a special meeting with Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5). Congresswoman Esty serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, both of which have important oversight over energy issues.

5:30 – 8:30 PM, Marriott Courtyard, Cromwell. Click here to register.