Posted June 20, 2023

About the Job: 

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

Demand Response Customer Program Manager (Product Specialist)

As Oregon’s largest electric utility, we are leading an energy transformation that will harness the power of clean and renewable resources. Our vision for a clean energy future relies on three interrelated and overarching strategies: de-carbonize through investing in clean and reliable energy; modernize through a smarter more resilient grid; and empower our customers in their energy technology choices.

We’re searching for innovative, customer and results-obsessed leaders to help power our mission and lead the way in championing the world’s clean energy future!

Department Summary

The Customer Programs Implementation Team is responsible for implementing PGE’s customer programs, including flexible load. This team also manages the evolution of PGE’s flexible load pilots and programs to ensure that PGE meets the goals of the Clean Energy Plan & Integrated Resource Plan (CEP/IRP) as well as its growing need to create flexible capacity to support decarbonization goals. The Customer Programs Implementation Team works cross-functionally to develop PGE’s Program Roadmaps in service to our business and regulatory requirements.

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Software Helps Electric Co-Ops Maintain Robust Grid Stability by Encouraging Off-Peak Charging Times and Incentivizing EV Drivers with Rebate Programs that Promote Clean Energy

Posted June 9, 2023

Seattle, Wash. - June 15, 2023 – FlexCharging, a provider of Electric Vehicle (EV) managed charging, today announced the release of its EV grid integration and demand response software solution, EVision. The cloud-based application enables electric utility cooperatives (co-ops) and municipal utilities to launch their own managed charging programs.

Tim Ellis, Energy Resources Director at Poudre Valley REA, a member-owned electric co-op based in Fort Collins, Colorado, says “At PVREA, we need a managed EV charging program to meet the needs of both our electric grid and the increasing number of EV owners in our area. A viable, cost-effective, and user-friendly telematics solution supporting the most available EVs allows us to maximize the positive impact managed EVs can have on our grid. We’re excited to partner with FlexCharging on a new pilot program, DrivEV, that we hope can result in a safer, more reliable, and more affordable supply of power for all our members.”

“We are on a mission to democratize access to smart charging by making our charging technology available to and affordable for smaller regional co-ops,” said Brian Grunkemeyer, CEO and Founder of FlexCharging. “EVision’s smart charging benefits are threefold: It reduces costs for EV owners, decreases energy loads on utilities, and lowers carbon emissions for the world.”

EVision-powered managed charging and incentive programs support more EV brands than anyone else. Drivers simply connect their vehicles, using the same login and password they currently use for their car app, and the software automatically confirms they are enrolled. The EV owner then plugs in normally and EVision, in cooperation with their local utility, turns charging on and off remotely when they are home (typically late at night) to avoid expensive electricity rates (and to lower demand during peak usage hours), EVision tracks the charging and makes sure that the EV owners get the incentives they deserve.

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Posted June 9, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2023 - Leap, the leading platform for energy market access, today announced its launch into ISO New England (ISO-NE) to connect its technology partners to new revenue streams in New England. Through this expansion, distributed energy resources (DERs) located in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be able to leverage the Leap platform to easily participate in grid services programs that compensate resources for lowering their energy usage or exporting energy back to the grid.

Leap’s New England launch includes innovative new offerings and opportunities that help DER providers deliver more value to New England customers by participating in multiple grid revenue streams in the region. Leap is facilitating the participation of the first DERs in the Massachusetts Clean Peak Energy Standard (MA CPS) program, introducing a unique opportunity for its partners to enhance the value of their energy assets while advancing Massachusetts’ clean energy goals. Through its partners, Leap will bring new value to tens of thousands of electric vehicle, energy storage, and smart building customers in New England.

The programs also introduce simplified pathways for customer participation. Leap’s New England offerings enable partners to activate eligible customer meters using device-level data, reducing the customer activation burden and solving a major participation barrier.

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Posted June 2, 2023

Xcel Energy is seeking a vendor to provide marketing, recruitment, and enrollment services to help grow participation in our Minnesota C&I Demand Management (DM) portfolio. This vendor will market to and work with the Company’s business customers to engage, educate and enroll them into existing DM programs best suited to meet their needs. Through marketing, outreach, and recruitment strategies in line with industry best practices adapted to the Company’s Minnesota service territory, the vendor will help Xcel Energy reach portfolio growth goals by identifying customers with realistic DM capacity potential and placing them into appropriate DM programs. Please visit the C&I Demand Management programs page, https://mn.my.xcelenergy.com/s/business/rate-plans, for more details on current DM offerings for Xcel Energy business customers in the Minnesota service territory. If interested in receiving this request for proposal, please reach out to [email protected] and [email protected]