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Energy Solutions Job Opportunity: DERs Energy Programs, Senior Project ManagerEnergy Solutions


Posted May 3, 2023

Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. For 28 years, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers. 

Energy Solutions is currently seeking a full-time Senior Project Manager to join our Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) team. As a member of the DERs team, you will assist with driving customer participation in programs that incentivize the adoption of various DERs including; distributed solar, energy storage, demand response, microgrids, and electric vehicle grid integration. These leading-edge energy technologies are critical in driving our nation’s progress toward a decarbonized grid, and you will play a material role in helping our team make this future a reality. This unique market opportunity, paired with Energy Solutions mission driven approach, creates a perfect environment for individuals who want to have an active voice in shaping the energy future in California and beyond. 

Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

  • Managing overall direction, execution, quality control and completion of project deliverables 
  • Developing and managing multiple complex project budgets and tasks with minimal oversight 
  • Facilitating the progress of a new program launch and manage a portfolio of projects 
  • Communicating project progress to management and clients 
  • Interacting with customers, clients, and external collaborators 
  • Conducting market research and data analysis 
  • Tracking of industry trends and other market changes that impact energy efficiency 
  • Leading proposal content development efforts 
  • Organizing and facilitating in-person meetings, conference calls, and facilitated collaboration sessions 
  • Conducting program status meetings, capture escalations, and resolve 

CLICK HERE to read the full job description and to apply.

 

Virtual Peaker to be Featured at Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) Leadership ConferenceVirtual Peaker

Posted May 3, 2023

May 2, 2023; Louisville, KY  – Virtual Peaker, the only end-to-end, self-service distributed energy resources (DER) management platform for utilities on the market today announced founder and CEO, Dr. William (Bill) Burke will be a featured speaker at the Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) Leadership Conference May 8–10, 2023 in Memphis, TN.

The 47th PLMA Conference will offer real-world insights into flexible load management, distributed energy resources (DERs) as grid resources, decarbonization, and EV grid impacts. Dr. Burke will discuss virtual power plants (VPPs) and the orchestration of DERs during a panel “Defining a Buzzword: Virtual Power Plants and the Orchestration of Distributed Energy Resources” on May 9. Adam Light, Sr. Solution Manager, Grid Products from Portland General Electric (PGE) will join Burke on the panel.

VPPs have the potential to offset or provide 14 percent of U.S. peak electric power demand in 2050, according to a recent report by RMI. By 2030, RMI predicts VPPs could reduce peak demand by 60 gigawatts (GW), cutting annual power sector expenditure by $17 billion through avoided generation build-out, decreased wholesale energy costs, and avoided or deferred transmission and distribution investments. “However, barriers related to wholesale market value, retail offerings, and consumer awareness must be addressed to unlock the full potential of VPPs,” the report states. Virtual Peaker is a founding member of RMI’s Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3) alongside companies like Google Nest, Ford, and SunPower.

The definition of VPPs remains somewhat ambiguous across the energy industry. The PLMA panelists will address questions and topics around use cases, control frameworks, and operational approaches for VPPs, and engage audience members to move toward a clearer definition.

“Utilities need a common language for discussing VPPs,” said Burke. “Definitions are perhaps the first obstacle we need to overcome. Right now, many people still aren’t exactly sure what a VPP is and exactly how it can be used.”

The PLMA session will focus on defining the three distinct parts of a VPP: DERs, aggregation, and grid integration along with operational control models for VPPs. Panelists will discuss how a VPP brings together an aggregation of hundreds or thousands of DER devices, distributed across a service territory at homes and businesses, to provide value to the grid via integrated control by grid operators. Use cases will include PGE’s plan to use VPPs to help achieve its decarbonization goals in step with the Paris Climate Accords and highlight the utility’s numerous retail VPPs established through demand-side programs for commercial and industrial (C&I) or residential customers.

To learn more here about VPPs: use cases, operational models, and the evolving market.

CLICK HERE to read the full press release.

 

Central Hudson Job Opportunity: Director - Energy Policy & RegulationCentral Hudson


Posted April 26, 2023

What is an Energy Policy & Regulation Director? 

The Energy Policy & Regulation team represents Central Hudson’s interests while navigating New York State’s fast-paced energy policy & regulatory environment. The team is responsible for identifying risks and opportunities associated with key regulatory developments, pursuing strategies that are beneficial to the Company and its customers, coordinating with technical experts, fostering awareness across the organization, and positional alignment across various proceedings. The team regularly reports to and interacts with the Company’s senior leadership team.

The Director’s primary areas of focus will include transmission development, wholesale market participation, statewide grid planning, clean energy transition efforts, utility-scale energy storage and various others. This work includes participation in various workstreams related to the NY PSC, NYISO, FERC, NY Transmission Owners, and Joint Utilities of New York.

What does an Energy Policy & Regulation Director do?

  • Identify, review, and develop positions regarding developments at the NYPSC and FERC that materially impact our New York and FERC Jurisdictional Businesses. This requires communication and cooperation with other utilities, attorneys, and internal departments’ subject matter experts

  • Identify key themes and potential impacts from emerging energy policy; provide regulatory analysis and assistance to other areas within the company (e.g. Engineering, Operations, Legal, Public Relations, and CH subsidiaries)

  • Prepare, maintain and submit written information on regulatory proceedings and external meetings in order to ensure internal stakeholders are kept up to date with relevant policies, processes and programs

  • Perform research on state and federal regulatory policies and filings in order to support the company’s position in its regulatory filings; work with internal business partners to translate their needs into regulatory strategy

  • Develop and implement studies to support regulatory, tariff, and pricing proposals in the context of filings, stakeholder presentations, and other regulatory proceedings

  • Develop and foster relationships with key internal and external stakeholders in order to obtain and share information that will benefit the company, share best practices, provide and obtain technical advice and build bases of influence

  • Stay current with regulatory developments and identify regulatory precedents, key regulatory themes and trends in order to ensure the best outcomes for Central Hudson

  • Build upon technical professional skills within the areas of Energy Policy and Regulation to improve your personal contribution to the business

  • Challenge existing ways of working and continuously seek improvement to drive greater efficiencies

  • Review and produce written material that clearly conveys the company’s position within regulatory filings

  • Research and analyze key themes from a wide range of regulatory proceedings in order to identify how different regulatory scenarios may impact the business

CLICK HERE to read the full job description and to apply.

 

Central Hudson Job Opportunity: Residential Energy Efficiency Program ManagerCentral Hudson


Posted April 26, 2023

What is a Residential Energy Efficiency Program Manager?

Central Hudson is at the forefront of advancing the adoption of Energy Efficiency and Electrification measures in its territory and plays a vital role in supporting New York State’s ambitious carbon emission reduction goals.  The Residential Energy Efficiency Program Manager designs, implements, and manages programs which incentivize and provide services to promote the adoption of energy efficiency measures to Central Hudson’s residential customers.  The position is highly collaborative; As a Program Manager on the Demand Side Management team, you’ll work with a number of departments within the Company, implementation contractors, evaluation consultants, other utilities, as well as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the Department of Public Service (DPS), and other key stakeholders. Title/level is commensurate with experience.

What does an Residential Energy Efficiency Program Manager do?

  • Responsible for implementation and operational oversight of energy efficiency programs and related initiatives 

  • Contribute to program design, analysis, tracking, management, forecasting, and evaluation

  • Manage third party professional service procurement, contract negotiations and relationships

  • Support the day-to-day relationship with external service providers, including: interpreting and adhering to established contractual agreements and/or service level agreements, managing vendor performance, and driving results in support of Company targets

  • Actively participate on and collaborate with New York State Department of Public Service and New York State Joint Utility working groups in support of statewide energy goals

  • Represent the company's position throughout the regulatory process, including the development of comments and filings, shareholder incentive filings, results reporting, participation in technical sessions and/or hearings, rate cases and preparing responses to information requests

  • Seek opportunities for continuous improvement of program architecture. Research new cost-effective measures and program enhancements to offer to customers

  • Provide customer service, support, and issue resolution

  • Represent Central Hudson at community outreach and industry conferences & events

  • Provides support for storm restoration efforts as needed

CLICK HERE to read the full job description and to apply.

 

EnergyHub and Fermata Energy Partner to Enable Utilities to Accelerate EVs as Grid-Edge ResourcesEnergyHub

Through the joint solution, utilities can optimize vehicle-to-grid technology to manage and balance the grid

Posted April 18, 2023

NEW YORKApril 18, 2023 -- Grid-tied electric vehicles are batteries on wheels that can support grid resilience. To accelerate the deployment of vehicle-to-grid installations, EnergyHub, the industry's leading grid-edge DERMS provider, and Fermata Energy, the leading V2G services provider, have partnered to accelerate utilities' access to EVs as mobile distributed energy resources (DERs).

As vehicles and buildings rapidly electrify, utilities are racing to develop strategies that service this increase in load reliably and affordably. In addition to upgrading infrastructure, utilities are creating programs to manage electricity demand using energy storage and other DERs. The fastest growing sources of energy storage are EV batteries.

Forward-looking utilities are leveraging EVs as mobile energy storage assets to support grid resilience. To do this and meet grid performance standards, utilities and fleet EV operators need better data, insights, and forecasting of when and how EVs can send energy stored in their batteries to the grid.

The partnership between Fermata Energy and EnergyHub enables utility clients to enhance network resilience and reliability, integrate more renewable power, and relieve major stress points in the distribution network.

Via the partnership, EnergyHub's EV solution - EnergyHub EV - delivers utility signals to the Fermata Energy AI-driven V2G platform, which then analyzes those utility data and other sources, including customer driving patterns and utilization, weather, utility rates, and more. Fermata Energy's platform then sends simplified alerts to its fleet customers about opportunities to earn revenue from the local utility by discharging energy stored in the EV battery to the grid or to the fleet customer's building. The fleet customer always has the choice of whether to take advantage of these events and earn revenue while their EVs are parked. 

CLICK HERE to read the press release.

 
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