7:30 - 9:00 am | Shared Breakfast: Evolution Training Participants + Interest Groups
9:00 am - 4:30 pm TRAINING CLASS: Evolution of DR to DER This one-day class explains how today’s demand response initiatives are evolving to interact with a future that includes distributed energy resources for peak load management, and much more. The class content expands on the concepts presented in the PLMA white paper, Evolution of Demand Response.
Concurrent Interest Group Activities Join the PLMA Interest Groups for candid, interactive roundtables among practitioners from utilities, consultancies, and technology providers who are actively engaged in the load management industry. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from and share with your peers successes and challenges in these key areas of interest.
9:00 - 11:00 am Interest Group Session
9:00 - 11:00 am Interest Group Session
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Shared Lunch: Evolution Training Participants + Interest Groups
12:00 - 2:00 pm Interest Group Session
12:00 - 2:00 pm Interest Group Session
2:00 - 2:30 pm | Shared Refreshments: Evolution Training Participants + Interest Groups
2:30 - 4:30 pm Interest Group Session
2:30 - 4:30 pm Interest Group Session
4:30 - 5:30 pm PLMA Monday Meetup in the Valley Overlook All Interest Groups and Training participants are welcome to attend this casual networking meetup to celebrate the day's learnings and the conference sessions ahead!
6:00 - 8:00 pm Fall Board of Directors' Meeting Business meeting with working dinner for PLMA's Board Members and At-Large Representatives listed at www.peakload.org/Leadership.
8:00 - 10:00 pm Welcome Reception at the Arizona Science Center Join us for great networking and refreshing drinks in a unique and fascinating Phoenix landmark! Open to all conference attendees at no additional cost, compliments of the PLMA members. If you're not yet a PLMA member, we hope you'll come and join us and see what you've been missing!
7:30 - 9:00 am | Breakfast in the Sponsor Lounge
Opening Session
Chair Christine Riker Energy Solutions
9:00 - 9:20 am Opening Remarks from the Chair
Richard Barone Chief Growth Officer, Renewables TRC Companies
9:20 - 9:30 am Welcoming Remarks
Bruce Brazis Account Executive Arizona Public Service
9:30 - 10:00 am Keynote Address
Jacob Tetlow Executive Vice President Arizona Public Service
10:00 - 10:30 am | Refreshment Break in the Sponsor Lounge
General Session 2
Co-Chair Troy Eichenberger Tennessee Valley Authority
Co-Chair Olivia Patterson Opinion Dynamics
10:30 - 11:15 am FERC 2222 Series — Bringing It Back Home: What Does FERC 2222 Mean for PLMA Members?
Richard Barone Chief Growth Officer, Renewables TRC Companies
Michael Brown Berkshire Hathaway, NV Energy
Patty Cook Senior Vice President, Clean Energy Solutions ICF
John Powers CEO Extensible Energy
11:15 am - 12:00 pm How Can Demand Response Programs Mitigate Climate Change?
Amy Schmidt E Source
12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch in the Sponsor Lounge
General Session 3
Co-Chair Laurie Duhan BG&E
Co-Chair Robin Maslowski Guidehouse
1:30 - 2:15 pm Passive or Active Load Management? Insights From EV Charging Test Cases Using Both Technology Approaches at Southern Company
Kevin Boyd Senior Research Engineer Southern Company
Caitlin Hillard Marketing Programs Manager Alabama Power Company
Brooke Williams Senior Research Engineer Southern Company
Joseph Vellone ev.energy
2:15 - 3:00 pm Taking Action on EVs: Best Practices From Existing Utility Programs
Eamonn Urey Program Manager Salt River Project
Paul Wassink Senior Engineer, DER Program Manager National Grid
Kevin Schwain EnergyHub
3:00 - 3:30 pm | Refreshment Break in the Sponsor Lounge
General Session 4
Co-Chair Ruth Kiselewich ICF
Co-Chair Justin Chamberlain CPS Energy
3:30 - 4:00 pm Enabling DERs with Transactive Energy Tariffs
Mark Martinez Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets & Technology Program Southern California Edison
4:00 - 4:30 pm Maximizing the Value of Residential DER through Wholesale Market Participation
Moderator Brady Klein Market Development EnergyHub
Elizabeth Goodman Manager, Market Strategy, Policy and Support Arizona Public Service
Jay Delaney Arizona Public Service
4:30 - 5:00 pm Sponsor Showcase Lightning Round In this 30-minute session you will hear from several of our sponsors about the essence of their solutions. Our Co-Chairs have vetted the presentations and helped the sponsors get their key messages compressed down to 3 minutes. This is not a marketing pitch, but a statement from the sponsors on specific examples of how they deliver value and results to the market.
5:00 - 6:30 pm | Networking Reception in the Sponsor Lounge
8:00 - 10:00 pm | PLMA's Evening at the Oasis Join PLMA for some casual music, games, and fun!
8:00 - 9:00 am | Breakfast in the Sponsor Lounge
Track A Water Heater Programs
Co-Chair Allison Hamilton NRECA
Co-Chair Rich Hasselman GDS Associates
9:00 – 10:00 am
Lessons Learned from Water Heater Demand Response Programs
Brenda Hunt Portland General Electric
Helen Liu Senior Program Manager Pacific Gas & Electric
Christine Riker Energy Solutions
Brenda Chew Virtual Peaker
Track B Smart Themostats
Co-Chair Debyani Ghosh Guidehouse
Co-Chair Michael Smith National Grid
9:00 – 10:00 am
How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Complexity
Renee Guillory Arizona Public Service
Bruce Brazis Account Executive Arizona Public Service
Brian Hickey Vice President of Operations Threshold
Tyson Brown Energy Partner Manager Google/Nest
Kari Binley ecobee
David Holland Sr. Manager - Business Development Resideo
Track C Emergency Programs
Co-Chair Chris Ashley EnergyHub
Co-Chair Michael Brown NV Energy
9:00 – 10:00 am
Standing Up California’s Largest Residential DR Program in 4 Months
Kathryn Smith San Diego Gas & Electric
Randy Robinson Jr. Southern California Edison
Wendy Brummer Pacific Gas & Electric
Beth Reid CEO Olivine, Inc.
Track A
10:00 - 10:30 am
How APS, TEP and Shifted Energy are Using Grid-Interactive Water Heaters in Multi-family Buildings to Help Arizona Residents Take Advantage of Time-of-Use Rates
John Phillip Tucson Electric Power
Trevor Swanson Program Manager Arizona Public Service
Susan Regan Program Director DNV
Randy Fish Distributed Energy Business Development & Policy Shifted Energy
Track B
10:00 - 10:30 am
Using Thermostats for Daily Automated TOU Response and Event Based Response
Josh Bode Demand Side Analytics
Wendy Brummer Pacific Gas & Electric
Track C
10:00 - 10:30 am
Beat The Heat
Kelly Kuhle CPS Energy
Justin Chamberlain CPS Energy
Gaelen McFadden CPS Energy
10:30 - 11:00 am | Refreshment Break in the Sponsor Lounge
Track D Buildings and Systems
Co-Chair Kari Binley ecobee
Co-Chair Kevin Knight Baltimore Gas & Electric
11:00 – 11:30 am
How Utilities Can Unlock Demand Flexibility for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Glen Spry SensorSuite Inc.
David Saint-Germain CTO HILO (a subsidiary of Hydro Quebec)
Track E Retail Pricing
Co-Chair Bruce Brazis Arizona Public Service
Co-Chair Joel Schofield Threshold Energy Solutions
11:00 – 11:30 am
Pricing as a Tool for Residential Load Management
Bethany Glinsmann Guidehouse
Erin Day Guidehouse
Aaron Willis DTE Energy
Track F Electric Transportation
Co-Chair Uros Simovic West Monroe Partners
Co-Chair Jenny Roehm Schneider Electric
11:00 – 11:30 am
Increasing Vehicle Electrification through Partnerships, Research, and Innovation
Andre Gouin Business Technology Consultant Xcel Energy
Ryan Pociu Xcel Energy
Track D
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Can Passive House Construction Shape Demand and Increase Grid Reliability?
Jordan Wilkerson VP of Technical Strategy Opinion Dynamics
Rory Cox Senior Analyst California Public Utilities Commission
Track E
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Reaching and Engaging Diverse Customers With Innovative Rates
Chris Gallo Con Edison
Leigh Winterbottom ICF
Track F
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Try Before you Buy — Exploring Telematics Based EV Scheduling
Amy Findlay Manager, Demand Response and Managed EV Charging Eversource
Katie Parkinson Rolling Energy Resources
12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch in the Sponsor Lounge 1:30 pm | Sponsor Lounge Closes
Closing General Session
Co-Chair Dave Alspector Tierra Resource Consulting
Co-Chair Richard Barone TRC Companies
1:30 – 2:30 pm | Decarbonization and Load Flexibility
Dave Alspector Director Tierra Resource Consulting
Richard Barone TRC Companies
2:30 pm Welcome to Memphis for the 47th Conference!
Troy Eichenberger Tennessee Valley Authority
2:40 pm Closing Remarks
Robin Maslowski Director Guidehouse
2:45 pm | Ice Cream Social
3:15 - 5:00 pm ULME
Utility Load Management Exchange: Fall 2022 Meeting