E Source Job Opportunity: Director, Emerging Technologies - Remote
Posted May 4, 2023
E Source is looking for a director of grid technologies to join our team. We expect this person to act as an industry-facing expert on how utilities can solve problems related to grid-interactivity, load management, and emerging customer-side technologies. We’d like you to jump in on day one to solve real-world problems for our utility clients through written reports and live presentations, lead technology-focused client-facing projects, and support junior researchers. If you have deep knowledge of the utility industry; a passion for demand response and load management; technical expertise on new or existing efficiency and renewable energy technologies; and excellent communication skills, we’d love to talk to you!
E Source is a solutions-based research and advisory, consulting, and data science firm that’s been a change agent in the utility industry for over 35 years.
What you’ll do
- Serve as our in-house expert on emerging electric and gas end-use technologies, demand response, load management, and incorporating new technologies into utility programs
- Mentor and train junior researchers on the utility market needs, how utilities are changing, and new and emerging end-use technologies to address these needs
- Give strategic input to our research agenda and coach research deliverables
- Write and present clear and concise responses to research and advisory requests from utility members about energy technologies, trends, and programs
- Gather research from primary and secondary sources (including phone interviews, internet searches, and in-depth reading), critically analyze the information, and write up key findings, best practices, and actionable recommendations in a way that’s easy for audiences of varying technical skills to understand
- Conduct technical analysis, analyze data, and offer expert recommendations to inform utility business decisions
- Create clear, concise, data-driven, and action-oriented content for topically focused reports, articles, technical briefs, webinars, and in-person events
- Engage with utility members through in-person and virtual meetings and customized presentations on various technology topics
- Lead or support end-use technology consulting projects, especially those that help utilities move technologies through product development into customer offerings; you should be comfortable working closely with our sales team to find, respond to, and manage new consulting opportunities
- Represent E Source as a subject-matter expert at industry conferences and events
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Virtual Peaker to be Featured at Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) Leadership Conference
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.
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Energy Solutions Job Opportunity: DERs Energy Programs, Senior Project Manager
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.
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Energy Solutions Job Opportunity: DERs Energy Programs, Project Manager II
Posted May 3, 2023
Energy Solutions is currently seeking a full-time Energy Programs Project Manager II 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:
- Overall direction, management, quality control and completion of project deliverables
- Developing and managing multiple complex project budgets and tasks with minimal oversight
- Managing the design and implementation of multiple projects and bringing them to conclusion
- Communicating project progress to management and clients
- Interacting with customers, clients, and external collaborators
- Conducting market research and data analysis, and generating development of long-term strategies that will help keep our Eastern practice area growing
- Tracking of industry trends and other market changes that impact energy efficiency
- Leading proposal content development effort
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Energy Solutions Job Opportunity: Senior Engineer - Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Programs (Hybrid and Remote Eligible)
Posted May 3, 2023
Energy Solutions is currently seeking a full-time Senior Engineer to join our Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) team. The person selected to fill this position shall have expertise in building science, energy-efficient technologies, energy savings methodology analysis, energy modeling, and energy codes. Knowledge of demand response is especially sought after, together with knowledge of HVAC systems, water heating, building controls, pump and irrigation controls, other grid harmonization technologies, and distributed generation.
As a member of the DERs team, you will assist with driving customer participation in programs that incentivize the adoption of various DERs including demand response, thermal and energy storage, electric vehicle grid integration distributed solar, and microgrids. 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.
Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Equipment review, measure development, new measure support and research, data analysis, and program technical support
- Analysis of energy efficient technologies in the context of energy policy
- Develop calculation methodologies to estimate demand and demand response potential for non-residential and residential sectors
- Write reports on technical topics, such as Title 24 case reports, energy savings analysis, cost-effectiveness analyses, and code compliance
- Support development of proposals and business development efforts
- Work in a team environment to lead the overall direction, management, quality control, and completion of project deliverables.
- Develop and manage project budgets, schedules and tasks with minimal oversight.
- Monitor the progress of projects and communicating progress to management and clients
- Provide oversight and guidance to supporting staff for quality and compliance
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