Chris Hickman - Track leader CEO & President
Innovari, Inc.  | DR's Critical Value at Every Level of the Grid |
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One of the critical values of Smart Grid is the use of the system to enable demand side resources to help facilitate efficiency in the whole electricity value chain. The current focus is on Demand Response, the mechanism that enables utilities and system operators to demand a reduction of load from participating customers, typically on an event basis.
The future is more likely that demand side resources will be facilitated by other mechanisms such as dynamic system requirements to reduce or even increase loads, variable rates and automated routines to utilize both system and economic tools to keep the grid in balance. This important track will focus on the development of smart business models around the US that have enabled industrial, commercial and residential demand side resources to be intelligently integrated for interstate and regulated states as well as states with retail competition.
Chris Hickman - Session leader CEO & President
Innovari, Inc. | |
At the Federal level, regulations are being put into place to provide distributed resources a place at the dispatch table. And some Independent System Operations see DR as a solution to their growing problems. After all, their job is to economically balance generation and consumption. And if they can dispatch both megawatts, stored megawatts, and negawatts it significantly improves their ability to reliably manage the grid. Especially as the scale of intermittent wind and solar resources grow. Hear the latest on "Bulk" DR progams, models and policy.
Susan Covino - Panelist
Manager, Demand Response
PJM Interconnection
Peter Kelly-Detwiler - Panelist
Independent Consultant
NorthBridge Energy Partners
Michael Horwitz - Panelist
Senior Research Analyst
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated.
Chris Hickman - Moderator
CEO & President
Innovari, Inc.
Rick Bush - Session leader Editorial Director
T&D World  | |
Commercial and Industrial consumers have been deploying building management systems and energy efficiency projects for years to help manage their costs, now they are ready to use these investments to engage in DR activities. Utilities, regulators and these consumers are figuring out ways to improve the business model and deploy much more robust solutions for DR through these automated platforms. Hear example of where and how these efforts are actually shaping the load curve instead of just clipping it.
Rick Bush - Moderator
Editorial Director
T&D World
Jeff Davis - Panelist
Commissioner
Missouri Public Service Commission
Bill Wahl - Panelist
Smart Grid Evangelist - Demand Response Resource Center
Schneider Electric
Chris Hickman - Session leader CEO & President
Innovari, Inc. | |
FERC reports that the potential demand response resource contribution for all U.S. demand response programs is estimated to be more than 58,000MW, but the actual 2009 contribution was only 16,000MW. There is a lot of room for growth and improvement and residential consumers will be a key contributor, even without a smart meter on their house. Hear the latest program successes that are delivering value without makes homes hot and dark and many times without installing a smart meter.
Cameron Brooks - Panelist
Vice President
Tendril
Stephanie Hamilton - Panelist
Smart Grid R&D Manager
Brookhaven National Lab
Kristen Bowring - Panelist
Senior Director, Platform Lead
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Chris Hickman - Moderator
CEO & President
Innovari, Inc.
Dave Dollihite - Panelist
VP Business Strategy and Development
CLEAResult Consulting
