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HOT TOPIC Conversation: Connected Devices: Building a DER Portfolio Through Business Case Modeling
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
Category: HOT TOPIC Conversations
PLMA Load Management Leadership HOT TOPIC Conversation
PLMA HOT TOPIC Conversation

Connected Devices:
Building a DER Portfolio through Business Case Modeling

DATE / TIME: Thursday, April 15, 12:30 to 1:30 pm ET

Hosted by the Connected Devices Interest Group

Connected Devices

One hundred percent clean energy goals are emerging all across the country and utilities must proactively plan how to drive and support this transformation. To achieve these goals, a combination of utility-scale and distributed energy resources are needed. Puget Sound Energy seeks to design and evaluate DER concepts that will help meet these goals while providing both grid and customer benefits.

To do this, models will need to assess costs and benefits to both customers and the utility. By identifying and developing concepts that offer shared value to both utility and customer, utilities can meet customer requests for DER products and achieve clean energy goals in a more cost-effective manner.

Puget Sound Energy and West Monroe Partners will discuss the DER use-case stacking model they’ve developed to create a portfolio of DER concepts and the lessons they've learned along the way.

Watch the Recording Here
(PLMA Members Only Please)

Meet the Connected Devices Interest Group Co-Chairs:

Cindy Berry
Co-Chair
Cindy Berry
Austin Energy

Kari Binley
Co-Chair
Kari Binley
ecobee

J.T. Thompson
Co-Chair
J.T. Thompson
Enbala

Therese Miranda-Blackney
PLMA Guest Speaker
Therese Miranda-Blackney
Puget Sound Energy

Shelly Hagerman
PLMA Guest Speaker
Shelly Hagerman
West Monroe Partners

About the Connected Devices Interest Group

This Interest Group seeks to examine the costs and benefits of all types of utility-sponsored programs that leverage connected devices to deliver demand response, energy efficiency, or other system benefits. Its mission is to focus on all connected devices beyond thermostats.

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Contact: Judy Knight, [email protected], 404-771-1122