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To: Staff of PLMA Member Organizations listed at www.peakload.org/plma-member-directory
Subject: PLMA Member Update, May 2018
ACTION ITEMS
1. Consider submitting a session for the 38th PLMA Conference set for Nov. 12-14 in Austin, Texas. Call for Presenters is now underway until June 5 at www.peakload.org/38th-conference-call-for-presenters.
Member Pipeline - current member count is 140 organizations
- New Members: none
- Lost Members: Hydro One Networks; Comcast
New Leadership. Andrea Simmonsen, Idaho Power has been appointed to the Executive Committee to replace Steve Koep who is no longer with a member organization. Matt Carlson, Aquanta is now the 3rd co-chair of the DER Integration Group, and Laurie Duhan, BGE is now the 3rd co-chair of the Awards Planning Group.
37th Conference, Coronado. The presentation slides links and photo gallery are now online at www.peakload.org/37th-Conf-Resources and accessible to all PLMA members behind your profile password whether or not you attended the conference. Final headcount was 275 people which was 20% more than last spring's conference in Nashville. A key Lessons Learned is that the Interest Group meetings have become an integral part of the Conference and are most effective when they have structured discussion different in format from the conference sessions.
38th Conference, Austin. Attendee and sponsor registration is now open at www.peakload.org/38th-plma-conference New this time is that conference registrants may attend the Interest Group meetings on Monday at no additional cost.
Training Partner RFI Underway Through June 8. Staff has launched a "Training Partner Request for Interest" to seek to enhance the current course content. Details are at www.peakload.org/RFITraining with a response deadline of June 8.
DR Training Series Set for Oct. 8-12 in Phoenix. Registration is now open for the "Demand Response Markets" and "DR Program Design and Implementation" courses to be presented back-to-back on Oct. 8-12 in APS offices co-hosted by SRP. Anyone may register for either or both classes. Advisory and Sustaining-level members may use their passes to attend the courses at no additional cost.
E4theFuture NWA Study. Project nominations closed May 15 and Peer Review Group members have begun to score to select 10 case studies to become the basis for a joint research report with SEPA. Details at www.peakload.org/nwa-peer-review.
Speaker Bureau Placements. PLMA representatives are speaking in June in Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and Bogota, Columbia. Details on event calendar below and at www.peakload.org/calendar. PLMA Award Winner panel presentation by Derek Kirchner, DTE Energy, and Kim Winslow, KCPL got high marks at SEPA Utility Conference in Palm Springs. If you need a speaker for your next event, ask PLMA for help. Details at www.peakload.org/speakers-bureau.
Member News. PLMA will post your company announcements, RFPs, job posting, etc. on the PLMA website at no cost. Latest updates are: Hawaii Senate confirms Jennifer Potter as Public Utilities Commission, NTC Celebrates 40th Anniversary, and details of a new Navigant publication with a PLMA member discount. See the latest Member News at www.peakload.org/news
Resource Directory Updates. Most recent additions besides the 37th Conference presentation slides and recent PLMA webcast recordings are a Bonneville Power Administration Distributed Energy Resource Benchmarking Report. Learn more and access at https://www.peakload.org/resources
Conference Registration Discounts for PLMA Members. Score a 15% PLMA member discount with code PLMA15 when you register to attend Greentech Media's GridEdge Innovation Summit on June 20-21 in San Francisco. Also, SEPA is offering a $200 registration discount with code PRTN2018 for its Grid Evolution Summit on July 9-12 in Washington, DC. PLMA is offering a Demand Response Evolution half-day training course at the SEPA event. Links in calendar below.
Calendar
April 26 - Over 1,000 RSVPs for Joint Green Tech Media and PLMA webcast: Non-Wires Alternatives: Emerging, Maturing, or Stalled?
May 3– Over 100 RSVPs for Dialogue: Richard Barone, Hawaii Electric interviewed by Dain Nestel, ecobee
May 24 Dialogue: Jennifer Potter, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, with Danielle Sass Byrnett, NARUC
June 7 – Sarah Talkington and Beth Crouchet, Austin Energy, interviewed by Dain Nestel, ecobee
June 14 – William Eggart and Tommy Gardner, Gulf Power, interviewed by Jason Cigarran, Itron
June 19 - Award Winning DR Programs with Josh Keeling, Portland General Electric; Stuart Schare, Navigant; Teague Douglas, CLEAResult, at Pacific NW Council meeting
June 20-21 - Greentech Media Grid Edge Innovation Summit 2018, Burlingame, Calif.
June 21 - DR Evolution session with Christine Riker, Energy Solutions and Coreen Henry, Portland General Electric @ AEE Energy Mgmt Congress, Seattle
June 26 – Future of DER: Energizing the Smart Home, joint PLMA and Parks Assoc webcast
July 9 - DR Evolution Workshop @ SEPA Grid Summit, Wash, DC
July 9-12 - SEPA Grid Evolution Summit, Wash, DC
July 10 - PLMA Member Meet-up @ SEPA Summit, Wash, DC
July 19 – Aaron Berndt, Nest, interviewed by Nick Corsetti, National Grid
Aug 2 – Brian Kirchman, ComEd and Alan Mellovitz, Accenture interviewed by Nick Corsetti, National Grid
Aug 5-8 - DER Integration panel at ASES Solar Conference, Boulder
Sept. 6 - SEPA-PLMA Joint Webinar on DR Snapshot Report
Oct 8-10 - PLMA DR Markets Training Course, Phoenix
Oct 10-12 - PLMA DR Program Design and Implementation Training Course, Phoenix
Nov. 12-14 - 38th PLMA Conference, Austin
May 13-15, 2019 - 39th PLMA Conference, Minneapolis
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PLMA Member Update, April 2018
ACTION ITEMS
1. View announcement of PLMA and SEPA joint Non-Wires Alternatives research project funded by E4TheFuture at Non-Wires Alternatives Survey. NWA subject matter experts are invited to be part of our joint Peer Review Group to identify 10 NWA project case studies for research report.
2. View PLMA's 2017 Annual Activity Report to Members at PLMA 2017 Annual Report compress 032718.pdf. This brochure will be available in printed form in Coronado to share with others.
3. See the list of over 255 people who have registered for 37th PLMA Conference set for April 16-18 in Coronado, Calif at 37th Look Who's Coming. If someone you know is coming is missing, please urge them to register online at 37th Conference Attend.
Member Pipeline - current member count is 141 organizations
- New Members: Customized Energy Solutions, ACROSS of Waseda University (Japan)
- Lost Members: Gravity Oilfield Services, Seven States Power Corp., Vaughn Manufacturing
37th Conference, Coronado. Newly-formed International Interest Group will have its first in-person meeting on Monday morning. Updated Monday agendas for interest group activities are now online along with the schedule and volunteer trainers for the Demand Response Evolution course to be presented concurrently at 37th Conference Agenda, Coronado, CA. Members and sponsors using a pass may attend at no extra charge but you must register.
Member news. Learn about the health challenges facing Jim Armstrong of Lockheed Martin; a senior staff opening at CLEAResult; and more member news at PLMA Member News.
Resource Directory updates. Links to the new PLMA BYOT Compendium and past DR Dialogue web recordings are available in the Resource Directory at Resources.
Collaboration. A joint webinar with Greentech Media is set for April 26 on Non-Wires Alternatives. Details in the calendar below along with special PLMA member discounts at upcoming events produced by SEPA, OpenADR Alliance, GreentechMedia,and Calif. Energy Efficiency and Demand Management Council.
Speakers Bureau. DR Evolution will be a session topic at AEE West Coast Energy Management Conference in Seattle, and staff is working with American Solar Energy Society for a DER Integration panel at their National Solar Conference in Boulder. Details below. If you know of a upcoming conference in need of peak load management subject matter experts, tell them about PLMA's Speakers Bureau at Speakers Bureau.
Calendar
March 16 - Over 100 RSVPs for DR Dialogue:Beneficial Electrification with TVA, Great River Energy, NREC & Westinghouse Water Heaters
March 26 -- Over 100 RSVPs for Practitioner Perspectives: Future of “Bring Your Own Thermostat” Programs
April 16-18- 37th PLMA Conference, Coronado
April 23-25 - SEPA Utility Conference, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
April 24-25 - OpenADR Alliance Member Meeting and Open House, Davis, CA
April 26 - Spring Symposium by Calif Efficiency + DM Council, Berkeley, Calif.
April 26 - Joint Green Tech Media and PLMA webcast: Non-Wires Alternatives: Emerging, Maturing, or Stalled?
June 20-21 - Greentech Media Grid Edge Innovation Summit 2018, Burlingame, Calif.
June 21 - DR Evolution session with Christine Riker @ AEE Energy Mgmt Congress, Seattle
July 9 - DR Evolution Workshop @ SEPA Grid Summit, Wash, DC
July 9-12 - SEPA Grid Evolution Summit, Wash, DC
July 10 - PLMA Member Meet-up @ SEPA Summit, Wash, DC
Aug 5-8 - ASES Solar Conference, Boulder (DER Integration panel)
Nov. 12-14 - 38th PLMA Conference, Austin
May 13-15, 2019, 39th PLMA Conference, Minneapolis |
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PLMA Member Update, March 2018
ACTION:
1. Make travel plans to participate in the 37th PLMA Conference set for April 16-18 in Coronado, Calif. Full event agenda at www.peakload.org/37thconf-agenda.
Pipeline - current member count is 141 organizations
- New Members: Tokyo Electric Power; Southern California Gas; Ameren; Georgia Power; Commonwealth Edison, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, MessageBroadcast
- Lost Members: Silver Springs Network merged with Itron
37th Conference, Coronado. Over 160 registered with Look Who's Coming listed at www.peakload.org/37th-look-whos-coming Agenda online at www.peakload.org/37thconf-agenda and sponsor tables are sold out at www.peakload.org/37th-conf-sponsors.
Speakers Bureau. On Feb. 21, Jason Cigarran, Itron, represented PLMA for a Dynamic Pricing session @ AESP Conference in New Orleans while Rich Barone, Hawaiian Electric represented PLMA on a DER session at Parks Assoc Smart Energy Summit in Austin.
BYOT Compendium. Published with webcast set for March 26; Branded as PLMA Practitioner PerspectivesTM edited by Thermostat Interest Group. Read the press release, download the compendium, register for the webcast at BYOT Compendium Published.
Member Registration Discounts. PLMA members qualify for event registration discounts at upcoming events produced by SEPA, GreentechMedia, and California Energy Efficiency and Demand Management Council. Learn more at the PLMA event calendar or clicking on events below.
Calendar
Feb. 1 - Dialogue: Award Winning Panel (online repeat of Distributech session)
Feb. 15 - Dialogue: Conference Preview with Mark Martinez, SCE and Brad Mantz, SDG&E; recording at www.peakload.org/37thconf
Feb. 20 - Member Meetup @ AESP Conference, New Orleans
Feb. 21 - Dynamic Pricing session @ AESP Conference, New Orleans
Feb 21 - DER session at Parks Assoc Smart Energy Summit in Austin
Feb. 22 - Dialogue: Ben Foster and Michael Lee, FERC with Michael Brown, NV Energy
Mar. 8 - Dialogue: Gavin Bade, Utility Dive, with Michael Brown, NV Energy
Mar. 8 - LBNL's Barriers and Opportunities to Broader Adoption of IDSM
March 16 - DR Dialogue:Beneficial Electrification with TVA, Great River Energy & NRECA
March 26 --Practitioner PerspectivesTM: Future of “Bring Your Own Thermostat” Programs
April 16-18- 37th PLMA Conference, Coronado
April 23-25 - SEPA Utility Conference, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
April 24-25 - OpenADR Alliance Member Meeting and Open House, Davis, CA
April 26 - Spring Symposium by Calif Efficiency + DM Council, Berkeley, Calif.
June 20-21 - Greentech Media Grid Edge Innovation Summit 2018, Burlingame, Calif.
July 9 - DR Evolution Workshop @ SEPA Grid Summit, Wash, DC
July 9-12 - SEPA Grid Evolution Summit, Wash, DC
Nov. 12-14 - 38th PLMA Conference, Austin
May 13-15, 2019, 39th PLMA Conference, Minneapolis (tentative) |
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To: Staff of Member Organizations listed at www.peakload.org/MemberDirectory
Subject: Member Update, February 2018
ACTION:
1. Review the agenda just announced for 37th PLMA Conference set for April 16-18 in Coronado, Calif. at www.peakload.org/37thconf-agenda.
2. Nominate your award-worthy program and/or encourage others to self-nominate for the 15th PLMA Awards before the March 5 deadline. Details at www.peakload.org/awards
3. Note that all future PLMA email correspondence will originate from [email protected] to comply with anti-spam regulations. Add to your favorites and get your IT folks to whitelist it if necessary.
Pipeline - current member count is 135 organizations
- New Members: Con Edison; United Illuminating; GridOptimize, Tantalus (formerly Energate)
- Lost Members: Ameren Missouri; P.S. Oklahoma; Sunverge
37th Conference in Coronado. Registration and the Hotel del Coronado room block is now open; details at www.peakload.org/37th-conf-attend. A DR Dialogue Conference Preview with Mark Martinez, SCE and Brad Mantz, SDG&E will be broadcast on Feb. 15. Register at DR Dialogue: Conference Preview.
International Interest Group Formation. Any PLMA Board Member or At-Large Representative, or a designate, are welcome to attend a webcall to explore formation of a PLMA International Interest Group on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. To register, go to attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1291951839558044929 . If you can't make that date/time, register anyway to demonstrate your interest and receive the meeting recording. Scott Coe of GridOptimize and Ross Malme of Skipping Stone have expressed interest in being Group Co-chairs. An outcome of this Feb. 13 discussion could be an in-person meeting in Coronado in April to explore development of services to benefit utilities around the world, such as international workshops, sister utilities exchanges, and on-line collaboration tools.
Member Meet-ups. Over 70 attended the PLMA Member Meet-up @ Distributech 2018 in San Antonio. The next Member Meet-up will be on Feb. 20 at the AESP National Conference in New Orleans. Get details and RSVP at www.peakload.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=12&Itemid=141&year=2018&month=02&day=20&title=plma-member-meet-up--aesp-national-conference&uid=e95cccd72d7c991e2950a3faa1e92472.
Speakers Bureau. PLMA helps place presenters as PLMA representatives for special topics, details at www.peakload.org/speakers-bureau. On February 21, Jason Cigarran, Itron, will be presenting on the Dynamic Pricing session @ AESP Conference in New Orleans and Rich Barone, Hawaiian Electric will represent PLMA on the DER session at Parks Assoc Smart Energy Summit in Austin. Parks Assoc. has also provided a $500 discount for PLMA members planning to attend that event, details in the calendar link.
Website Transition. Staff moved to new association management system in Dec/Jan which resulted is adjustments in website navigation and email management as well as the need for all to reset member log-in passwords.
Calendar
Feb. 1 - Dialogue: Award Winning Panel (online repeat of Distributech session)
Feb. 13 - Board member webcall to form PLMA International Interest Group
Feb. 15 - Dialogue: Conference Preview with Mark Martinez, SCE and Brad Mantz, SDG&E
Feb. 20 - Member Meetup @ AESP Conference, New Orleans
Feb. 21 - Dynamic Pricing session @ AESP Conference, New Orleans
Feb 21 - DER session at Parks Assoc Smart Energy Summit, Austin
Feb. 22 - Dialogue: Ben Foster and Michael Lee, FERC with Michael Brown, NV Energy
April 16-18,- 37th PLMA Conference, Coronado
Nov. 12-14 - 38th PLMA Conference, Austin
May 20-22, 2019, 39th PLMA Conference, Minneapolis (tentative)
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