“Embracing Change – Facility Energy & Environmental Transition Challenges”
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Join CIBO for our second in-person conference of 2025 designed to focus on the wide range of policy and technical issues facing industrial energy. Sharing experiences and actions with your peers in the industrial and institutional energy sector supports information exchange and technology innovation – come tell your stories! Speakers on our agenda, both CIBO members and invited non-members, represent industrial and institutional energy facility owners and operators, consultants, outside experts and government agencies.
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The Changing Energy & Environmental Policy Landscape |
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- Agency (EPA and DOE) – Emerging Regulatory Agendas under the Trump Administration.
- Govt. Relations Panel: Environmental, Energy & Sustainability Updates – Capitol Hill and Agencies.
- EPA Air and Water Regulation Updates PFAS, (NAAQS and PM 2.5), Boiler MACT & RTR’s, Good Neighbor FIP.
- IRA Law – Tax Incentives: Clean Energy.
- Hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Other Clean Energy Policies: Changes and Uncertainties.
- VA State Environmental Agency Updates.
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Industrial & University Plant Operations & Power Source Challenges |
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- Powerhouse/Boiler Operations and Technologies Updates.
- Condensing Turbines Industrial Units.
- Thermal Energy Storage – Campus System.
- Long Term Maintenance and Burners
- Alternative and Waste Fuels.
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The Bigger Picture – Energy Policy Landscape |
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- Nuclear Energy – Technology and Regulatory Update (DOE).
- Data Centers/AI – Meeting Energy Demands: Technologies – Industrial Considerations.
- Grid and Gas Pipeline Infrastructure & Permitting Reforms.
- Building Performance Standards.
- Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Metrics, Energy Audits, and DOE Energy Star Program.
- Electricity and Natural Gas – U.S. Market Updates.
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