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Monday, October 17, 2011

Couch White, LLP Partner to Present at Energy Efficiency for Healthcare Seminars

Couch White, LLP Managing Partner, Robert M. Loughney, of the Firm’s Energy law practice group is set to present at the Energy Efficiency for Health Care seminar being held November 8 and 17. Mr. Loughney and John Moynihan, Division Manager, COGEN Power Technologies will present a case study, “Using Power Purchase Agreements to Fund Your Energy Project”. The speakers will address the legal and financing issues associated with using a power purchase agreement to fund an energy project. They will draw on their experiences at an upstate hospital where a cogeneration plant and other energy projects were installed to discuss opportunities for funding energy projects.

This seminar, presented by the New York State Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”), National Grid, the Healthcare Association of New York State (“HANYS”), Greater New York Hospital Association, and Con Edison, is designed to help identify how hospitals can finance energy efficiency projects.

Participants will also hear about:

· New regulations at the Department of Health that could streamline state review or eliminate the Certificate of Need requirement for certain energy efficiency projects;

· A new, non-profit organization, Greenco, a public/private partnership that is working to expedite and substantially improve the investment of energy efficiency technology in New York’s hospitals;

· The new New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation and how it can work with hospitals to secure financing (NYC session);

· The development of a master plan as an effective initial step in implementing a comprehensive, energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction program (Rensselaer session); and

· Third-party financing as a strategy for funding energy projects.

The conference schedule is as follows:

Energy Efficiency for Health Care

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

HANYS

One Empire Drive

Rensselaer, NY

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Briefing on Planning and Financing Energy Projects in Hospitals

Thursday, November 17, 2011

GNYHA Conference Center

555 West 57 Street, 15th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Time: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

· Continuing education credits will be offered if approved.

· The seminars will be available via a videoconference link.

· Food will be served.

The registration deadline is November 2. Questions regarding registration may be directed to Christopher Guyon at cguyon@hanys.org, or at (518) 431-7834.