Combined Heat & Power Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Meeting #1: CHP Baseline, Value Proposition, and Path Forward

• Meeting Agenda (.pdf)
• Department of Commerce Presentation (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute Presentation (.pdf)
• FVB Energy Presentation (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute CHP One-Pagers
  • Technical and Economic Potential (.pdf)
  • Baseline and Value Proposition (.pdf)
  • Energy Policy Context (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute Pre-Engagement Survey Results Report (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute CHP Stakeholder Meeting #1 Summary (.pdf)

Stakeholder Meeting #2: CHP U.S. Policy Context and Standby Rates

• Meeting Agenda (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute Presentation (.pdf)
• U.S. DOE CHP TAP Presentation (.pdf)
• The Brattle Group Presentation (.pdf)
• Department of Commerce Presentation (.pdf)
• Energy Resources Center Presentation (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institutes CHP One-Pagers
  • Standby Rate Design Elements (.pdf)
  • CHP and State Portfolio Standards (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute CHP Stakeholder Meeting #2 Summary (.pdf)

Comment Period

• BlueGreen Alliance Comments (.pdf)
• CenterPoint Energy Comment (.pdf)
• Cummins Comments (.pdf)
• Fresh Energy Comments (.pdf)
• Great Plains Institute Comments (.pdf)
• Great River Energy Comments (.pdf)
• Midwest Cogeneration Association Comments (.pdf)
• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Comments (.pdf)
• Minnesota Power Comments (.pdf)
• Otter Tail Power Comments (.pdf)
• Vergent Power Solutions Comment (.pdf)
• Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Comments (.pdf)
• Xcel Energy Comments (.pdf)
• Xcel Energy - Technical, Economic Potential for DG and CHP in Xcel's MN Territory (.pdf)

Stakeholder Meeting #3: Stakeholder Panels – CHP Economic Potential and Policy Options

• Meeting Agenda (.pdf)
• Department of Commerce Presentation (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute Presentation (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute CHP Stakeholder Comments Preliminary Summary Report (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute CHP Stakeholder Meeting Summary #3 (.pdf)

Stakeholder Meeting #4: Discussion and Synthesis of Major Themes

• Meeting Agenda (.pdf)
• Department of Commerce Presentation (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute Presentation (,pdf)
• Updated/Finalized - Synthesis of Stakeholder Comments Summary Report (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute CHP Stakeholder Meeting Summary #4 (.pdf)

Post Stakeholder Meeting Updates

February 2015

• Microgrid Institute CHP Stakeholder Engagement Process Summary Report (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute CHP Post-Engagement Survey Results Report (.pdf)
• Microgrid Institute CHP Training and Education Plan (.pdf)

March 2015

Draft CHP Action Plan (.pdf)

April 2015

• Draft CHP Action Plan Webinar
  • Microgrid Institute’s Presentation (.pdf)
  • Energy Resources Center’s Presentation (.pdf)
  • Draft CHP Action Plan Webinar Recording (Youtube)

May 2015

• Comment period on the Draft CHP Action Plan:
  • CenterPoint Energy Comments (.pdf)
  • Cummins Comments (.pdf)
  • Ever-Green Energy Comments (.pdf)
  • Fresh Energy Comments (.pdf)
  • Great River Energy Comments (.pdf)
  • Midwest Cogeneration Association Comments (.pdf)
  • Midwest Cogeneration Association Attachment A: MCA Comments Re DP&L CHP Custom Program (.pdf)
  • Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Comments (.pdf)
  • Minnesota Power Comments (.pdf)
  • Missouri River Energy Services Comments (.pdf)
  • NRG Comments (.pdf)
  • Otter Tail Power Company Comments (.pdf)
  • Xcel Energy Comments (.pdf)

June 2015

Microgrid Institute Draft CHP Action Plan: Comment Period Synthesis Report (.pdf)

October - December 2015 | Completion of DOE CHP Grant Process

Based on the findings of the CHP stakeholder engagement process and Commerce’s CHP studies, Commerce prepared the Final CHP Action Plan as a deliverable for the DOE grant. The purpose of the Action Plan is to summarize the key findings of Commerce’s CHP work, and to synthesize these findings to inform clear and achievable recommendations that could help lead to potential CHP implementation in Minnesota. 

• Final CHP Action Plan | Unabridged Report (.pdf)
• Final CHP Action Plan | Abridged Report (.pdf)
• Final CHP Action Plan Webinar:
  Webinar PowerPoint Slides (.pdf)
  Webinar Questions and Answers (.pdf)