5th National Conference on Next Generation Demand Response

• The evolution of Demand Response and where you stand in the spectrum
• The integration of Demand Response into other Direct Energy Resources like solar Photo Voltaic, energy storage, and Electron Volt
• Leverage Demand Response to achieve resiliency without compromise
• Demand Response options for municipal utilities
• By implementing demand response programs, utilities lower consumers’ electricity bills and offer their customers new energy services
• Captivate customer participation to fully detect and enable resolution of data and logic issues that impact performance and customer satisfaction
• Implement automated Demand Response programs through forward-thinking concepts in technology innovation and educating customers to gain trust and approval
• Integrating Demand Response alongside distributed generation and energy storage to form a Virtual Power Plant approach that creates demonstrable economic value
• Developing a strategy for the future where both utilities and 3rd party aggregators are vying to engage customers in Demand Response
• The emerging business case/value proposition behind Demand Response as a part of an overall DER portfolio

Chairperson:
Doug Karpa
Policy Director
Clean Coalition

Craig Boice
President
Boice Dunham Group

Seth Kiner
(former VP of Programs and Services at Southern California Edison)
Managing Director
Charlotte Street Advisors

Marina Hod
Product Manager
Centrica

Teri VanSumeren
Executive Director, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Consumers Energy

Curt Puckett
Head of Department, Sustainable Energy Use
DNV GL

Craig Williamson
Senior Principal Consultant, Policy Advisory and Research, Sustainable Energy Use
DNV GL

Timothy Hennessy
Principal Consultant
DNV GL

Mark Patterson
Manager of Demand Response and Integration
Electric Reliability Council of Texas

Richard Stuebi
President
Future Energy Advisors

David Baynham
Vice President, Language Strategy
maslansky + partners

Conrad Eustis
Director Retail Technology Strategy
Portland General Electric Company

Cory Ellis
Energy Program Coordinator
PowerSouth

Leslie Willoughby
Load Analysis Manager
San Diego Gas & Electric

Garry Burke
Director
Solutions Strategy Sales

Demand Response and aggregations services. Power plant and systems operations engineers who would like to understand the impact of ancillary services on their plant profitability.

Power industry personnel who need a better understanding of ancillary services. Portfolio managers and traders responsible for formulating bidding strategies for ancillary services.

Key titles include:

• Demand Response aggregators
• Wholesale and retail renewable energy generators
• Energy managers at commercial and industrial end user utilities
• Building energy management companies
• Energy professionals at municipal, investor-owned, and rural utilities
• Energy management service providers
• System integrators and consultants
• Energy efficiency and conservation
• Systems, software, and IT vendors
• Smart grid technology providers and network operators
• Regulators and public policy makers
• Financial and venture capital professionals
• Emerging load technologies
• Transmission system operators
• Curtailment service providers
• Contact center management professionals
• Usability professionals
• Corporate communication professionals
• Strategic planning and performance management professionals
• Customer service, customer care, and customer programs
• Distribution companies
• Energy retail and/or wholesale procurement
• Asset Managers

DNV GL

DNV GL is a global quality assurance and risk management company. Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, we enable our customers to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas, power and renewables industries. We also provide certification and supply chain services to customers across a wide range of industries. Operating in more than 100 countries, our experts are dedicated to helping customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.

DNV GL delivers world-renowned testing and advisory services to the energy value chain including renewables and energy efficiency. Our expertise spans onshore and offshore wind power, solar, conventional generation, transmission and distribution, smart grids, and sustainable energy use, as well as energy markets and regulations. Our experts support customers around the globe in delivering a safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy supply.

Website: www.dnvgl.com/energy

Cleantech San Diego

Cleantech San Diego is a member-based trade organization that positions the greater San Diego region, including Imperial County, as a global leader in the cleantech economy. As a nonprofit organization, we are uniquely suited to support the cleantech industry by fostering collaborations across the private-public-academic landscape, leading advocacy efforts to promote cleantech priorities, and encouraging investment in the San Diego region. The organization’s members include more than 110 local businesses, universities, governments, and nonprofits committed to advancing sustainable solutions for the benefit of the economy and the environment.

Website: www.cleantechsandiego.org

Crowd Reviews

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Demand Response Library

The Demand Response Free Library is a collection of articles, white papers, presentations and reports designed to keep you educated and informed about the Demand Response Industry. You may download any of the content in pdf form for your own use. Please contact us for additional Demand Response research.

Website: www.demandresponsedirectory.com

Energy Business Review

EBR (Energy Business Review) is a well established online knowledge portal for the entire energy community. Each industry sector has its own landing page with homepages and network sites drilling down into the relevant subsectors, providing you with the latest industry news, whitepapers, feature articles, suppliers directory, newsletters, and more. For the latest industry news and technical papers or to sign up to our free newsletter visit: http://bit.ly/2gMQmmm.

Website: www.energy-business-review.com

Energy Central

Energy Central has been a leading news and information provider for the global power industry for over 20 years.  Today we are more than just a news provider, we are an online network bringing together the smartest people in the power industry to learn, share, and connect in a collaborative community environment. Join www.energycentral.com today and be part of a growing community of over 200,000 registered members

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IEC

The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) brings together 170 countries, and close to 20 000 experts who cooperate on the global IEC platform to ensure that products work everywhere safely with each other. The IEC is the world’s leading organization that prepares and publishes globally relevant International Standards for the whole energy chain, including all electrical, electronic and related technologies, devices and systems. The IEC also supports all forms of conformity assessment and administers four Conformity Assessment Systems that certify that components, equipment and systems used in homes, offices, healthcare facilities, public spaces, transportation, manufacturing, explosive environments and energy generation conform to them.

IEC work covers a vast range of technologies: power generation (including all renewable energy sources), transmission, distribution, Smart Grid & Smart Cities, batteries, home appliances, office and medical equipment, all public and private transportation, semiconductors, fibre optics, nanotechnology, multimedia, information technology, and more. It also addresses safety, EMC, performance and the environment.

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Midwest Energy News

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Navigant Research

Navigant Research is a market research and consulting team that provides in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The team’s research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research and demand assessment, and deep examination of technology trends to provide a comprehensive view of these industry sectors.

Website: www.navigantresearch.com

North American Clean Energy

North American Clean Energy is a comprehensive magazine serving the growing alternative energy industry. Published six times per year North American Clean Energy is at the front of the renewable energy sector covering new projects research and technologies. Readership comprises of US and Canadian-based industry leaders decision-makers buyers specifiers and other professionals in the alternative energy sector who look for the latest information in a variety of energy related fields.

Website: www.nacleanenergy.com

Northwest Public Power Association

NWPPA is an international not-for-profit association representing and serving public power utilities in nine Western states and British Columbia. Membership includes a network of over 150 public and consumer-owned utilities employing over 25,000 workers and serving over five million consumers throughout the West.  NWPPA also has over 300 associate members who provide goods and services to the utility industry.  NWPPA’s value proposition includes premier education and workforce development (over 250 training events and major conferences); legislative and regulatory advocacy; and communication and information sharing through a weekly e-newsletter and monthly magazine for members.

Website: www.nwppa.org

OpenADR Alliance

Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) is an open and standardized way for electricity providers and system operators to communicate DR signals with each other and with their customers using a common language over any existing IP-based communications network, such as the Internet. As the most comprehensive standard for Automated Demand Response, OpenADR has achieved widespread support throughout the industry.

The OpenADR Alliance was formed by industry stakeholders to foster the development, adoption and compliance of the Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) Smart Grid standard utilizing existing standards from OASIS, UCA and NAESB.

Website: www.openadr.org

Renewables Now

Renewables Now (renewablesnow.com) is an independent one-stop shop for business news and market intelligence for the global renewable energy industry. As a real-time newswire, we have been providing high-quality news coverage for the industry for over 9 years now. All renewable energy sources have a dedicated news section on the website. Solar, wind, biomass & biofuels, marine energy, geothermal energy and naturally energy storage, all have their fair share in the news coverage. Beyond the news, our industry updates also branch out to company profiles, trends watching, events & conferences. Learn more.

Website: www.renewablesnow.com

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