Norman R. Taylor Award
IDEA’s Norman R. Taylor Award is the association’s “person
of the year” award. Named in honor of Norman R. Taylor, an
association president who passed away in 1986, the award
is presented in recognition of lifelong commitment and professional contributions to the advancement of the district energy
industry and the association.
2008
2007
David J. Toombs – Citizen’s Thermal Energy
Anders J. Rydaker – District Energy St. Paul
2006
2005
Robert P. Thornton – International District Energy
Association
Joel L. Greene – Jennings, Strouss & Salmon
2004
2003
James G. Young – Seattle Steam Company
Raymond E. DuBose – University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
2002
2001
Monica L. Westerlund – Westerlund
Communications Inc.
C. Mark Spurr – FVB Energy, Inc.
2000
1999
Richard J. Morgan – Consolidated Edison of
New York (deceased)
Anthony C. Mirabella – The Energy Network
(now with TM Energy LLC)
1998
Richard L. Mayer – NRG Energy Center San
Francisco (then known as San Francisco Thermal)
1997
1996
William P. Goodwin – NRG Energy Center
Harrisburg (then known as Harrisburg Steam Works
Ltd.)
Michael E. McKay – Princeton University
1995 None awarded
1994
1993
John A. Gray (then with Grace Dearborn Inc.)
John F. Kattner – Kattner Associates (then known
as Kattner Marketing Management)
1992
1991
Dr. Ishai Oliker – Joseph Technology Corp.
James Barnes – Central Heat Distribution Co.,
Vancouver (deceased)
1990
1989
Hans O. Nyman – District Energy St. Paul
(deceased)
Thomas R. Casten – Recycled Energy Development
(then with Trigen Energy Corporation)
1988
Kenneth R. Linwick – NRG Energy Center
Minneapolis
(then known as Minneapolis Energy Center)
1987
1986
Wyndham Clarke – U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Carl E. Avers – Thermal Ventures
In deference to lauding past winners, a Norman R. Taylor Award
winner was not selected for 2009. The honor will resume for
2010 and a new winner will be announced at the 101st Annual
Conference in Indianapolis.
System of the Year Award
IDEA’s System of the Year Award is presented annually to an
outstanding member district energy system recognizing operational excellence, energy efficiency and customer commitment
while contributing to the advancement of the district energy
industry.
2008 Northwind Phoenix
2007 Con Edison Steam Operations
2006
Metro Nashville District Energy System and
Constellation Energy Project & Services Group Inc.
2005 University of Cincinnati
2004 University of Missouri - Columbia
2003 Seattle Steam Company
2002 None awarded
2001 Cornell University
2000 Con Edison Steam Operations
1999 Enwave Energy Corporation
1998 Trigen Energy Baltimore
1997 University of California, Los Angeles
1996 NRG Energy Center Minneapolis
1994 Energy Systems Company of Omaha
1993 District Energy St. Paul
In deference to lauding past winners, there was no System of
the Year competition held in 2009. The competition will
resume for 2010 and a new winner will be announced at the
101st Annual Conference in Indianapolis.
