mer New Jersey
Governor Christine
Todd Whitman. Her
message to an overflow luncheon crowd
was that district
energy was too
important an energy
technology for campuses and cities to
overlook. She urged
IDEA members to
educate mayors,
trustees and public
officials on district
energy’s important
efficiency and environmental attributes.
Following her keynote luncheon speech, Christine Todd Whitman signed “Don’t hide your light
copies of her recent book in the exhibit hall. and heat under a
bushel” was one phrase Gov. Whitman
used in encouraging IDEA members to
take greater responsibility for promoting
district energy’s advantages. She cited the
tremendous efficiency gains of Princeton
University and the plans announced by
Wayne, N.J., to develop a CHP district
energy system for its downtown munici-
pal buildings. Rydaker was pleased to
present Whitman with the IDEA Environ-
mental Champion Award for her contin-
ued support of CHP and district energy.
(For her complete speech, see p. 16.)
project development and financing strategies, environmental compliance strategies,
campus energy initiatives, energy conservation and CHP schemes. This year, special
extended forum sessions featured discus-
Missed the Conference?
IDEA is producing a CD featuring
all the speeches from the 96th Annual
Conference in St. Paul. It will be distributed free of charge to all conference registrants. Others interested in
purchasing a copy should email IDEA
at idea@districtenergy.org or call
(508) 366-9339.
Association Business Meeting
and Election
IDEA’s annual business meeting was
held Mon., June 27. President Rob Thornton
presented an association update outlining
IDEA operating results and an overview
of the new strategic plan adopted by the
board of directors in 2005. Treasurer
Tom Gugliemi reported on the favorable
financial results of the prior year and the
association’s fiscal condition. IDEA has
continued to enjoy solid financial performance over the five years since adopting self-performing management. IDEA
was then pleased to welcome the chair of
the Canadian District Energy Association,
Bruce Ander of Markham District Energy
Co., to address conference attendees.
Past Chair Joel R. Greene then presented to the assembled general membership a slate of nominees for election
to the executive committee and board of
directors. Cheryl Gomez of the University
of Virginia was elected to succeed Anders
Rydaker of District Energy St. Paul as
IDEA chair for 2005-2006. Gary Rugel of
Baltimore Aircoil Co. was elected first
vice chair; Bob Smith of RMF Engineering
was elected second vice chair. Tom Guglielmi of NRG Thermal was re-elected to
serve as secretary/treasurer.
Newly elected directors on the board
for three-year terms commencing in June
sions on metering methods, distribution
modernization and the expanding global
market for district cooling. There were
numerous presentations on district cooling covering chiller plant optimization,
deep lake water cooling projects and thermal storage systems. New CHP developments and applications were also prominent topics.
Recycle Energy
The conference theme “Think Globally,
Invest Locally: Recycle Energy” was captured in the remarks of keynote luncheon speaker, former U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Administrator and for-
IDEA’s 2005-2006 Board of Directors. Seated from left: Rob Thornton, Tom Guglielmi, Anders Rydaker,
Cheryl Gomez, Gary Rugel, Bob Smith. Middle row from left: Johnathan Coleman, William Verge, Stan
Gent, Dennis Fotinos, Dany Safi, Gordon Apperley. Back row from left: Kenneth Clark, Steve Spiwak,
Juan Ontiveros, Scott Clark, Rick Pucak, Jim Lodge, Lynn Crawford. Not pictured: David Leach, Ferman
Milster, Mark Spurr, Mike Thompson, Monica Westerlund.
