FY24 A.I. Partnership Support to a Tiered Grant Approach
Outlines the grant opportunity landscape and how an ESCO might help support relevant project development and grant application administration. The session will demonstrate the extent to which an ESCO can help drive and support a tiered grant strategy, how an energy savings performance contract can be used to triple the impact of incentive and grant award dollars, and how that model can offer flexibility to spread the impact and benefits across a larger project that may address more critical infrastructure needs.
Mark Buzzell
Senior Accounts Strategist
Siemens
Mark is an engineer and energy professional with a broad level of expertise in building infrastructure and the energy savings performance contracting industry. Mark implemented and/or engineered ESPC projects across New England for 15 years, with a total value exceeding $50 million, and sold as much since moving to business development five years ago. He has extensive experience on every side of the energy performance business; From Project Development Engineer, to Construction and Implementation Project Manager, to finance and sales professional, Mark integrates his extensive facility and solutions knowledge, costing and procurement understanding, and financing and procurement expertise with his high standards of value and performance.
Chris Pimentel
Senior Account Executive
Siemens
An energy professional and Certified Energy Manager with over 16 years of experience in the energy and building infrastructure industry. Possessing both a legal and technical background, Chris combines broad-level energy resource management expertise with a detailed understanding of the related contract vehicles, business models and financial tools to help best design, finance and implement comprehensive, sustainable and cost-effective energy infrastructure projects. Chris brings a strong local presence and reputation in New England, having served as President of the NE Association of Energy Engineers, sitting on the Finance Committee, Energy Advisory and Water Management Advisory Committees of his home town of Sharon MA.