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Jagusch also worked with Minnesota Pollution agement System (ADMS) Technical Task Force. He Control Agency(MPCA) Commissioner John Linc met with the task force in Houston, Texas to create Stine and Assistant Commissioner David Thornton an initial outline of possible routes for developing a in the MPCA stakeholder process, which helped `Best Practices/Lessons Learned' Report for DOE shape the state's official comments. Jagusch par- and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. ticipated in five `stakeholder' meetings. This turned out to be a grueling project, with the final report approved in the fall for publication. Jagusch has carried several points with APPA and in the Minnesota stakeholder process. EPA plans to Presentations issue a final guideline by summer 2015. States will Not surprisingly, Jagusch was often called on to be expected to submit full or preliminary plans to talk about his work. Along with presentations at EPA for approval in 2016. EPA could prepare and MMUA meetings, he was a panelist at the DER's impose plans in states that do not submit approv- first Combined Heat and Power (CHP) stakeholder able plans. meeting. State initiatives Additional APPA involvement Jagusch was involved in a variety of other activities Along with his work on the CPP, Jagusch had during the year. Following up from earlier work, he significant involvement with APPA. He has helped was involved in a review of the Minnesota Depart- plan the Engineering and Operations (E&O) meet- ment of Energy Resources (DER) Technical Manual ing and chaired the Environment Committee. He and updates to the Conservation Improvement also met as a member of the Demonstration of Program reporting program. Energy Efficiency Development (DEED) Board of Directors. He also met with the MPCA and DER as part of the Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group (MC- Other activities CAG), which developed climate initiatives under Jagusch worked with the Clean Energy Resource Gov. Pawlenty. The MPCA noted that almost all of Team (CERT) at the U of M to develop a program to the emissions reductions in Minnesota have come assist water/wastewater utilities in saving energy from utilities. The decision was made by state staff and helped them understand Energy Performance to re-evaluate under-performing sectors. Contracting in the municipal environment. Solar Jagusch also attended various joint action agency Jagusch was involved in a number of activities meetings, participated with the Midwest Municipal around solar energy. He spoke at the Minnesota Gas Agency and was the lead staff person for the Solar Conference at the College of St. Thomas and MMUA-Midwest Consortium of Municipal Utilities attended a solar development meeting in Detroit financing program. He assisted several members Lakes with members of the Clean Energy Resource with various other projects during the year. Team (CERT) from the University of Minnesota. Jagusch also attended multiple meetings with con- . - r.: tractors, developers and finance entities to discuss potential ways to clear some of the hurdles con- - , # Ca fronting municipal community solar projects. f �� As the staff expert on solar, Jagusch participated in 1 1 the first two meetings (in October and November) ' ;_-- of the MMUA Solar-Distributed Generation Task Force. �� '� DOE `,�- The federal Department of Energy in May asked MMUA's Bob Jagusch continued to work with regula- Jagusch to assist with their Automated Data Man- tory agencies and Clean Energy Resource Teams. 2014 Year in Review-9 90