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[This message is being sent as both an email and as a post to Member Update Page at www.peakload.org/member-update--april-2020.
Member Update, April 2020
ACTION:
1. Still Time to Register for the 41st PLMA Conference. Join the over 650 people have already registered for the 41st PLMA Conference, originally scheduled to be presented in Scottsdale, Arizona, which will instead be presented online with a mix of live and pre-recorded content presented at no charge to members and non-members alike. The updated conference agenda includes live 2-hour-long webcasts on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22 as well as pre-recordings of much of the rest of the previously scheduled conference content as practical. The pre-recordings will be made available to all conference registrants for your binge-watching pleasure starting on April 20. Learn more and register for free at www.peakload.org/41st-plma-conference.
Member Pipeline - Current member count is 165 organizations
- New Members: none
- Lost Members: Waterfurnace
41st Conference, online. Over 600 people have registered at the revamped event website at www.peakload.org/41st-plma-conference. Presenters and staff are pre-recording sessions for posting beginning on April 20, and rehearsing live sessions for presentation on April 21 & 22. Register for free for the 41st PLMA Conference at www.peakload.org/41st-conference-attend for access to the live and pre-recorded sessions. Please encourage others to register for free as well; especially those in your organization who would benefit from the content and might not have been able to participate in the conference had it been presented in Scottsdale. Special thanks to our online conference sponsors: Eaton, EFI, EnergyHub, and OpenADR Alliance.
Management Transition. Public announcement made of Rich Philip and Judy Knight's hiring at www.peakload.org/plma-exec-director-named. They will both participate in the board meeting on April 20.
Connected Devices Interest Group. J.T. Thompson of Enbala has been approved as a co-chair for the Connected Devices Interest Group. Learn more about this group at www.peakload.org/connecteddevices
Debbie Lindeman Recovering. Debbie Lindeman of Tucson Electric Power ([email protected]) was in a very bad auto accident on December 8. The car she was in was hit by a drunk driver from behind while driving on a 2-lane highway. The drunk driver was traveling in excess of 100 MPH and the crash launched her car 50 feet and it rolled 4 times. She and the others in the car survived but she sustained multiple injuries. Debbie reports she is progressing very slowly and is slowly able to increase her work hours. She asked us to remind everyone that seat belts save lives.
43rd PLMA Conference, Scottsdale. Officers approved staff execution of Scottsdale Plaza contract date change to May 10-12, 2021 for 43rd PLMA Conference.
Resource Directory Updates. Most recent additions are webcast/podcast recordings from these PLMA activities: The Promise and Progress of Integrated EE and DR Programs, Behavioral DR Programs, and DOE’s Future Connected Communities: Validating Buildings as a Grid Resource. Access at www.peakload.org/resources.
Member News. PLMA posts news, RFPs, job postings, etc. on PLMA website at no cost as a member benefit. Newest posts are: West Monroe Partners Thought Pieces on COVID-19; and PLMA Names New Executive Director and Chief Development Officer. Access at www.peakload.org/news.
Calendar of events is at: www.peakload.org/calendar and here are some other upcoming activities:
April 20-22 - 41st PLMA Conference, online
April 23 - ULME Spring Meeting, online
May 7 - Dialogue: Cost-Effectiveness Testing w/E4TheFuture
July 13-18 - PLMA Training Series, Irwindale, Calif.
Nov. 9-11 - 42nd PLMA Conference, Baltimore
May 10-12, 2021 - 43rd PLMA Conference, Scottsdale |
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[This message is being sent as both an email and as a post to Member Update Page at www.peakload.org/member-update-march-2019.
Member Update, March, 2020
ACTION:
1. Join us Online for the 41st PLMA Conference. The 41st PLMA Conference, originally scheduled to be presented in Scottsdale, Arizona, will instead be presented online with a mix of live and pre-recorded content presented at no charge to members and non-members alike. The updated conference agenda includes live 2-hour-long webcasts on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22 as well as pre-recordings of much of the rest of the previously scheduled conference content as practical. The pre-recordings will be made available to all conference registrants for your binge-watching pleasure starting on April 20. Learn more and register for free at www.peakload.org/41st-plma-conference.
Member Pipeline - Current member count is 166 organizations
- New Members: EMI Consulting; Contract Callers
- Lost Members: NRG Curtailment Services; AutoGrid
Awards. The 16th PLMA award winners have been announced publicly at www.peakload.org/awards.
Resource Directory Updates. Most recent addition is: Utility Dive's State of the Electric Utility Industry Survey webinar recording. Access at www.peakload.org/resources.
Member News. PLMA posts news, RFPs, job postings, etc. on PLMA website at no cost as a member benefit. Newest posts are: IPKeys commences cyber security monitoring services agreement with APPA and DOE; Navigant Research Has Published Utility Online Energy Marketplaces; Advanced Energy Hiring Technical Consultant. Access at www.peakload.org/news.
Calendar of events is at: www.peakload.org/calendar and here are some other upcoming activities:
Mar. 26 - Customer Engagement Group Discussion: Behavioral Demand Response
April 2 - Dialogue: DOE's US Department of Energy’s Future Connected Communities: Validating Buildings as a Grid Resource
April 20-22 - 41st PLMA Conference, online
April 23 - ULME Fall Meeting, online
May 7 - Dialogue: Cost-Effectiveness Testing w/E4TheFuture
May 18-22 - PLMA Demand Response Training Series, Irwindale, Calif.
Nov. 9-11 - 42nd PLMA Conference, Baltimore |
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[This message is being sent as both an email and as a post to Member Update Page at www.peakload.org/member-update-february-2019.
Member Update, February, 2020
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Register for 41st PLMA Conference in Scottsdale. Agenda and hotel details are at www.peakload.org/41st-plma-conferen
Member Pipeline - Current member count is 165 organizations
- New Members: Connected Energy Limited
- Lost Members: Bidgely, Northwestern Cooperative, Virtual Peaker
41st Conference, Scottsdale. Agenda is published at www.peakload.org/41st-conference-agenda.
Publications. Annual Report, Thought Leadership 2019 Compendium, and Award Winners Compendium are published at www.peakload.org/annual-report.
DR/DER Training Series, Los Angeles. Southern California Edison will host the next PLMA Training Series the week of May 18 in their Irwindale, California facility outside Los Angeles. The week-long series includes back-to-back presentations of the DR/DER Market Fundamentals 2-day course and DR/DER Program Design and Implementation 2-day course. Details at www.peakload.org/demand-response-training
Distributech Member Meet-up. 96 people attended the meet-up breakfast in San Antonio.
Resource Directory Updates. Most recent additions are: PLMA Thought Leadership 2019 Compendium; 16th PLMA Award-Winning Initiatives Compendium; Trends and Opportunities in Residential Energy Management webinar recording. Access at www.peakload.org/resources.
Member News. PLMA posts news, RFPs, job postings, etc. on PLMA website at no cost as a member benefit. Newest posts are: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Surveys Building Operators; and 29% of US broadband households plan to purchase a smart thermostat in 2020. Access at www.peakload.org/news.
Calendar of events is at: www.peakload.org/calendar and here are some other upcoming activities:
Feb. 27 - Dialogue: Utility Dive Survey, Larry Pearl & Michael Brown
March 19 - Dialogue: Promise & Progress of Integrated EE & DR Programs, Dan York & Olivia Patterson
April 20, 6 p.m. - Spring Board Meeting, Scottsdale (invitation only)
April 20-22 - 41st PLMA Conference, Scottsdale
April 22-23 - ULME Fall Meeting, Scottsdale
April 29 - Gulf Coast Power Association Conference presentation by Michael Brown
May 18-22 - PLMA Demand Response Training Series, Irwindale, Calif.
Nov. 9-11 - 42nd PLMA Conference, Baltimore |
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[This message is being sent as both an email and as a post to Member Update Page at www.peakload.org/member-update-january-2019.
Member Update, January, 2020
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Going to Distributech? RSVP for PLMA Member Breakfast Meet-up @ Distributech on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Details at www.peakload.org/calendar
2. Nominate an Initiative for a PLMA Award! The Call for Nominations for the 17th PLMA Awards is now open at www.peakload.org/17th-award-nominations. Your help is needed to recruit award-worthy nominees.
3. Preview the 2019 PLMA Annual Report at 2019 PLMA annual report 011420.pdf prior to its distribution to the general public later today.
Member Pipeline - Current member count is 167 organizations
- New Members: Santee Cooper, Cadmus, Opus One Solutions, Trove
- Lost Members: Energy Datametrics, Centrica Business Solutions
- Name Change: Lockheed Martin is now TRC; Navigant is now Guidehouse
Leadership Appointments. The Executive Committee has made the following appointments:
- Kari Binley of ecobee as Connected Devices Group co-chair
- Diana Sefcik of Orange & Rockland Utilities and Vanessa Richter of Oracle Utilities as Customer Engagement Interest Group co-chairs
41st PLMA Conference, Scottsdale. Over 65 abstract submissions are currently being reviewed by the Conference Planning Group. Agenda will be announced in early February. Attendee and sponsor registration with hotel reservation details are at www.peakload.org/41st-conference-attend.
DistribuTECH. PLMA Breakfast Meet-up is Tuesday morning at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse; Michael Brown will present about PLMA's Future of DER Compendium on Tuesday afternoon; Ed Thomas will represent PLMA as chair of two sessions on exhibit floor on Thursday morning.
Publications. Annual Report will be published later today. Thought Leadership 2019 and 16th Award Winning Initiatives Compendiums will be published soon in coordination with call for award nominations and conference attendance promotion launch.
Resource Directory Updates. Most recent addition is Ed Thomas' presentation at NYSERDA’s Roundtable Discussion on the Grid-Side of Building Electrification. Access at www.peakload.org/resources.
Member News. PLMA posts news, RFPs, job postings, etc. on PLMA website at no cost as a member benefit. Newest posts are: APS Issues RFP for 75 MW of DR Summer Capacity; Navigant Seeks Sr. Business Development Manager; Sr/Principal Level Engineer Opening with Nexant; Navigant Global Energy Efficiency Spending Report; and IPKeys Seeks Marketing Manager. Access at www.peakload.org/news.
Calendar of events is at: www.peakload.org/calendar and here are some other upcoming activities:
Jan. 15 - Feb. 13 - Call for Nominations for 16th PLMA Awards Program
Jan. 28 - PLMA Member Breakfast Meet-up @ DistribuTECH, San Antonio, Texas
Jan. 28, 1:30 pm - Future of DER Compendium presentation by Michael Brown, San Antonio, Texas
Feb. 6 - PLMA and Parks Associates Joint Webcast: Trends and Opportunities in Residential Energy Management
April 20-22 - 41st PLMA Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona
Nov. 9-11 - 42nd PLMA Conference, Baltimore |
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