Posted November 20, 2023

Rochester Gas and Electric (“RG&E”), a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc., is issuing this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to qualified parties (“Bidders”) with the capability to develop and deliver innovative solutions to address gas reliability concerns within the MF60 Southeast System in RG&E’s Rochester natural gas service territory. RG&E is issuing this RFP in search of Non-Pipe Alternative (“NPA”) solutions to avoid planned natural gas pipeline construction in this area. 

To indicate your desire to participate in this RFP, please respond via e-mail to [email protected] at your earliest convenience. Upon RG&E’s receipt of a Bidder’s interest, RG&E will provide the Bidder with details regarding the RFP pre-bid teleconference, which is scheduled for December 8, 2023.  

CLICK HERE to access the RFP package containing additional details. Included in the RFP package is the Letter of Intent, RFP document and applicable RFP attachments.  

Tapped for expertise in grid modernization, demand response, distributed energy, and dynamic load management, Colin Lamb joined the SECC Board of Directors, and Eric Van Orden was named to the PLMA Executive Committee

Posted November 16, 2023

Louisville, KY – November 15, 2023 – Virtual Peaker, a cloud-based SaaS company that empowers modern utilities with the friendliest distributed energy platform on the planet, today announced two executives have been appointed to board positions at leading energy industry non-profits. Colin Lamb, Vice President of Delivery joins the board of directors at Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) and Eric Van Orden, Director of Partnerships was selected for the Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) Executive Committee.

Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative Appoints Colin Lamb to Board of Directors

SECC is a nonprofit organization that works to learn the wants and needs of energy consumers in North America, encourages the collaborative sharing of best practices in consumer engagement among industry stakeholders, and educates the public about the benefits of smart energy technology.

“I am honored to join SECC’s board of directors and help further the organization’s mission to serve as a trusted source of information on consumers’ views of grid modernization, energy delivery, and usage,” said Lamb. “I am excited to help SECC further realize its vision to empower all consumers to benefit from smart energy.”

Colin Lamb is Vice President of Delivery at Virtual Peaker where he leads client program implementation, technical and customer support, and technology partnerships. Colin previously guided product and go-to-market strategy for the grid optimization startup Utilidata, and while at Xcel Energy he led product development of new customer solutions including load management programs across the Xcel Energy footprint.

Peak Load Management Alliance Names Eric Van Orden to Executive Committee

Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA), is a member-led nonprofit organization founded in 1999 as the voice of load management practitioners. PLMA member organizations include private and publicly owned utilities, technology companies, energy and energy solution providers, equipment manufacturers, research and academic organizations, and consultants.

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Posted November 16, 2023

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a move that advances the capabilities and value proposition across the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) landscape, leading grid solutions providers Swell Energy Inc. (Swell) and Shifted Energy (Shifted) today announced a strategic alliance and digital partnership designed to deliver greater value to the expanding base of energy consumers and utilities they serve. Across key energy markets, VPPs are rapidly becoming the most efficient solution to maintaining a cost-effective power supply in the face of a changing energy landscape, an aging grid, and the occurrence of extreme weather events. As VPPs become a mainstay of the grid, continuing to augment VPP capabilities has become a critical mandate for the sector. By harnessing the combined capabilities and market approaches of Swell and Shifted, the partnership amplifies the scope and value of their existing and future VPP projects by vastly broadening the types of distributed energy resources (DERs) and devices that can be synchronized and aggregated into their VPPs.

The partnership is centered on merging the capabilities of Shifted’s distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) Grid Maestro™ with Swell's DERMS GridAmp™ into a single, comprehensive, and unique offering that allows utilities to manage otherwise disparate assets in a synchronized and holistic manner. This turnkey VPP solution can be integrated into any utility’s existing SCADA platform to provide high-fidelity forecasts of energy demand and generation across a wide array of customer-sited DERs, devices, and appliances, and can further be used to manage these assets in an integrated manner within a VPP. Considered to be best-in-class technologies on their own, GridAmp™ and Grid Maestro™ now come together to deliver superior functionality to the grid through enhanced AI learning and decisioning that allows consumers and utilities to optimize how customer-sited DERs and devices interact with the broader grid. Whereas the GridAmp™ platform has perfected the smart management and dispatch of solar PV and energy storage assets into the development of VPPs, the Grid Maestro™ platform has specialized in the smart management of household loads, including water heaters, thermostats, pool pumps, EV chargers, and smart appliances. The fusion of these two grid technologies offers a comprehensive and scalable solution to streamline the management of emerging energy assets, optimize system performance across the entire electrified home, and enhance customer experience and value.

“In addition to combining technological capabilities, our alliance with Swell will unite our complementary approaches to market entry and expansion, increasing the distribution of a range of energy solutions,” explains Forest Frizzell, co-founder and CEO of Shifted Energy.

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Posted November 15, 2023

If you’re passionate about sustainability, join a team of professionals connected and motivated by this common commitment to the environment and furthering the energy efficiency of our region. In this role within the energy efficiency department, make a direct impact as you work with contractors, manufacturers and distributors to influence the energy efficiency product supply chain.

As an Senior Energy Efficiency Consultant for the Channel Team, you will lead the development of electrification solutions for Commercial and Industrial customers. In this role, you will specifically be supporting the Heat Pump and Electrification channel. You will be leading the engagement with manufacturers, distributors, and installers to drive Heat Pump awareness through marketing and training. You will work closely with the commercial sector to deliver electrification opportunities through varying program deliveries. As a member of this team, you are driven to help support the channel and supply chain; and identify new and emerging technologies that could be utilized as energy efficiency measures within our programs. On a regular basis, you will interact with both internal teams such as program implementation, engineering, program assessment, marketing, and business intelligence, as well as external partners such as regulatory authority administrators and other utilities or program sponsors.

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