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Tetra Tech is Seeking an Energy Efficiency Project Manager

Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is seeking to add an Energy Efficiency Project Manager to direct evaluations of energy efficiency programs for utilities, commissions and other stakeholders. The preferred candidate will have industry experience in utilities, policy, energy efficiency, market research analytics, and/or energy program design and planning. This position will be located in our Madison, WI office; the option to work remotely is negotiable. Opportunity for advancement. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

CLICK HERE to view the full job ad.

 

Presque Isle Electric & Gas (PIE&G) Chooses OATI's webSmartEnergy AMIoT™

OATI

Minneapolis, MN: August 31, 2020 - After a successful pilot, OATI is pleased to announce Presque Isle Electric & Gas (PIE&G) has chosen OATI to fully roll out a LoRa-based network infrastructure, including OATI’s webSmartEnergy AMIoT™ Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Head End system to collect electric and gas meter readings from 46,000 meters across its 2,300 square mile service territory.

OATI AMIoT™ is a disruptive AMI technology, poised to help cooperative utilities become leaders in the next generation of smart metering. This next generation, IoT-based AMI packaged solution utilizes a LoRa-based network for the communication backhaul, encompassing a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) open protocol that provides bidirectional communications to the meters, and other devices, on the IoT network.

AMIoT™ is a highly cost-effective solution that also offers great flexibility to support a variety of use cases beyond AMI. The LoRa network takes advantage of open wireless and messaging communication protocols that allows utilities to add a multitude of LoRa-based devices such as smart agriculture, asset tracking, distribution automation, load management, and other sensing and control devices on the same network.

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PLMA Publishes Thought Leadership Piece on Electricity Pricing; Plans Launch of a New Pricing Interest Group

PLMA Thought Leader 2020

Plainfield, IN, September 1, 2020 — PLMA, the voice of load management practitioners in the energy utility industry, has published a 10-page excerpt from its planned November publication, Thought Leadership Compendium 2020, Vol 1, titled “Why is Electricity Pricing So Difficult? Between a Rock and a Smart Meter.”

Originally presented as a webcast, this highly engaging discussion among three industry experts explores the potential and challenges of time-differentiated and dynamic pricing, where the barriers to these approaches lie, and how to design electricity pricing options that customers actually understand, and want.

Electricity Pricing Highlights
Highlights of this excerpt by Ahmad Faruqui of the Brattle Group, Bill LeBlanc of E Source, and Derek Kirchner of Consumers Energy include:

  1. The challenges of modulating system peaks and addressing the belly of the duck curve when the price signals and marginal cost of energy are disconnected from one another;
  2. Customer preference for traditional flat rates despite the higher cost these represent to them, and the increased risk they represent to the utility;
  3. The opportunity smart meters and associated technologies present and how these can be used to help customers easily and effectively manage their energy use while spending less.

“Customer expectations of service providers in all sectors continue to increase as new and better approaches to pricing, billing, and customer engagement extend throughout the economy. In this context, energy pricing is an area of rich opportunity for utilities to help customers make cost-effective decisions about their energy usage. Signaling customers with timely pricing information can also help reduce utility business risk,” said PLMA Vice Chair, Rich Barone. “PLMA is addressing this important opportunity with the launch of a new Pricing Interest Group to focus on effective pricing strategies and approaches that benefit all energy stakeholders.”

Pricing Interest Group Opportunity
PLMA Interest Groups provide PLMA member practitioners with a collegial environment to learn from and network with peers who share similar interests. Staff of PLMA member organizations are welcome to join any PLMA Interest Group; five are currently offered including Customer Engagement, Connected Devices, Global Load Management, Women in Demand Management, and DER Integration. To get involved as a participant or as a volunteer leader in PLMA’s planned Pricing Interest Group, please contact PLMA’s Executive Director Rich Philip at [email protected].

About PLMA
PLMA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit association founded in 1999 that serves over 165 member organizations as the Voice of Load Management Practitioners. PLMA seeks to advance practical applications of dynamic load management and distributed energy resources by providing a forum where members educate one another and explore innovative approaches to program delivery, pricing constructs, and technology adoption. Learn more at www.peakload.org, our LinkedIn page, and on Twitter @PLMAdr.

Media Contact:
Judy Knight, PLMA
(404) 771-1122
[email protected]

CLICK HERE to download the Compendium excerpt.
CLICK  HERE for the Load Management Dialogue recording.

 

GridPoint Releases Whitepaper on Aggregating Emergency Response Capacity to Stabilize the Clean Grid Transition

How California Leveraged Grid-Interactive Small Buildings as a Resource

Gridpoint report cover

During August 14 – 21, 2020 the California grid experienced Stage 3 emergency conditions which resulted in rolling blackouts across the state. These events uncover clear risks utilities assume when transitioning their portfolios to include more renewable power, especially in regions subject to extreme weather. Dispatchable capacity available on-demand at scale will be required in the transition to a decarbonized grid. This whitepaper discusses the events in California, how GridPoint leveraged its network of commercial buildings as a grid resource, and how demand response will play a pivotal role in the transition to a dynamic DER-driven grid of the 21st Century.

CLICK HERE to download the report.

 

Resideo Technologies is Seeking an Operations Specialist

Resideo

Resideo Technologies is hiring for an operations specialist who would be responsible for directly interacting with customers for the purpose of supporting our vision and ensuring the customer can fully participate in our programs. They will support customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints. They're the front line of support for clients and customers and they help ensure that customers are satisfied with products, services, and features.

The operations specialist will also assist in managing the flow of a workplace and optimizing day-to-day activities. They will track and analyze various reports for making the necessary improvements to our process.

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