2012 Agenda
tuesday, June 26, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
11:30 AM
Registration Opens
1:00-1:30 PM
Welcome and General Session
1:35-2:35 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Session 1-A: Integrating Renewables and Storage: the Role of Other Siblings in the Smart Grid Family
Several Town Meetings ago, renewable and distributed resource leaders were invited to talk to the DR and SG community, and many of us began to realize the inevitable intertwinement of the two areas. Now things are actually happening on this front and this session will give you a glimpse into some of the efforts.
Butch Massey (moderator)
Director of Demand Side Pricing, Tennessee Valley Authority
Lee Hall
Smart Grid Program Manager, Bonneville Power Administration
“The potential role of demand response in integrating wind”
Priya Sreedharan
Senior Consultant, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3)
“A case study of the benefits of integrating rooftop solar PV using advanced inverters and battery storage”
Paul Steffes
CEO, Steffes
“Steffes / Dairyland Power Grid-Interactive Energy Storage (GETS) – Case Study and Lessons Learned”
Session 1-B: National Action Plan on Demand Response: Filling in the Gaps
Congress ordered DOE and FERC to develop a National Action Plan, and ADS was key in helping them do that. Work on addressing some of the gaps and needs identified by the DOE-FERC Plan is now underway. Hear from the heads of several different multi-stakeholder working groups that have been engaged in the areas of Cost-Effectiveness, M&V, DR Tools & Methods, and Program Design and Implementation.
Rick Voytas (moderator)
Manager of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Ameren
Mimi Goldberg
Senior Vice President of Sustainable Market Strategies, KEMA
Measurement & Verification Working Group
Tim Woolf
Vice President, Synapse Energy Economics
Cost-Effectiveness Working Group
Chuck Goldman
Group Leader of the Electricity Markets and Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tools and Methods Working Group
2:35-3:00 PM
Break
3:00-3:55 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Session 2-A: The Grid: More Than One Way to Make it Smart
There are many ways to make the grid “smart.” This session will feature new efforts focused on some of the developments that are taking place.
Tim Roughan (moderator)
Director of Distributed Resources, National Grid
Clinton Davis
Director of Product Strategy, Smart Grid, Ventyx
“Integrated Volt/VAR optimization with demand response and distributed energy resources”
Bruce Hamer
Principal Power Engineer, Burbank Water & Power
“Burbank Water & Power’s Integrated Automatic Dispatch System (IADS)”
Mark Podorsky
Manager, SmartConnect Business Design, Southern California Edison
“Best Practices to overcome Interoperability, Standards, and Process challenges in Demand Response”
Session 2-B: SGIG Consumer Engagement Case Studies
The Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) Program at DOE did more than just pay for deployments. A number of the grants also involve very structured research efforts on some of the hottest topics in demand response and smart grid. Hear from three utilities that are in this special group.
Paul Miles (moderator)
Manager of Marketing Technical Services, PECO/Exelon
Casey Bisard
Economist, NV Energy
Lupe Strickland
Demand Side Specialist, SMUD
Randy Pratt
Manager of Government Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative
4:00-5:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Session 3-A: Technology Evolves, and with it, Demand Response
There are many different types of DR, and various ways that it can be enabled. This session will focus on some of the newest developments.
Erik Ellis (moderator)
Manager, Resource Program Strategic Planning, Arizona Public Service
Andrew Horstman
Manager of Load Response, Wabash Valley Power
“Wabash Valley Power Association’s AMI network, MDMS solution and DRMS platform”
Matt Wakefield
Senior Program Manager, EPRI
“EPRI’s Automated Demand Response and Ancillary Services Demonstration “
Howard Smith
Manager, Resource Planning, Southern Company
“The Technology Changes – The Program Continues”
Session 3-B: New Research
DR has “arrived.” It is actually happening – in large volumes in many different places! But research on DR and SG is still needed and it will have to be an ongoing component of our community. This session will focus on helping you know some of the things we now know.
Sharon Bauer
Senior Project Manager, Smart Grid Next Generation Demand Response, Progress Energy
Nik Schruder
Evaluation Manager, Conservation, Ontario Power Authority
“Identifying Paths to Success: Learnings on Barriers and Drivers to Demand Response Program Participation among C/I and Institutional Customers “
Paul Alvarez
President, Wired Group
“Operational Benefits: What formal deployment evaluations are telling us about the economic, reliability, and customer service value of smart grid capabilities beyond Demand Response”
Patty Durand
Executive Director, Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative
“Consumer Voices 2012: They Like What They’re Hearing”
5:15-7:00 pm
Welcome Reception at the Sofitel
Admission included with National Town Meeting registrations. Additional tickets may be purchased for $45.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
7:30 am
Registration Opens
Continental Breakfast for all attendees
8:30-9:30 am
Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Keynote
Delegate Voting
Attendees will have an opportunity to let their opinion be known on a number of topics and issues in the area of demand response and smart grid.
Griddie Awards – Finalist #1
This spring, ADS put out a “Call for Creative,” looking for the best examples of creative work that explain the importance of smart energy practices and technologies to the public. Utilities, community organizations, technology companies, and other stakeholders sent in their submissions, and now the finalists are up for a vote! Who do you think deserves a National Town Meeting Award for Excellence in Communication – aka a Griddie?
9:30-10:30 am
Roundtable #1 – Big Thoughts on the Big Picture
Also known as our “keynote” roundtable, this session will feature top leaders from utilities, government, and the technology sector. They will talk about their views of where things are and where they are going. You will hear them discuss what the challenges are before each of them, and where “wrong turns” could be taken on the road to the smart grid and expanded DR. They will look into their crystal balls and give you their thoughts on what things may look like in the future.
Jon Wellinghoff
Chairman, FERC
Dorothy Robyn
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, U.S. Department of Defense
Blake Young
President and CEO, Comverge
Thierry Godart
President, Smart Grid Division – North America, Siemens
Stu Bresler
Vice President of Market Operations & Demand Resource, PJM
Town Meeting Leadership Award Presentation
10:30-11:00 AM
Break
11:00AM-12:00 PM
Delegate Voting and Griddie Awards – Finalist #2
Roundtable #2 – Policymakers Talk
When it comes to DR and smart grid, there is no getting around policymaking. This session will feature panelists from Congress, the White House, DOE, State PUCs, and others that have their hands on the policy ball. Look for talk about Cybersecurity, Green Button, Opt-Out, Time-Based Pricing, and other current and future topics.
Nick Sinai
Senior Advisor, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Eric Lightner
Director of the Federal Smart Grid Task Force, U.S. Department of Energy
Ward Lenz
Director, North Carolina State Energy Office
Orjiakor Isiogu
Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission
David Wollman
Smart Grid Team Lead, NIST
Congressional Staff (TBA)
12:00-1:00 PM
Delegate Voting and Griddie Awards – Finalist #3
Roundtable #3 – The Observers
This is a new session at Town Meeting. It will feature a collection of parties that in various ways are professional observers of the demand response and smart grid industries. Included will be speakers from Wall Street, the Media, and the Research Community. Anticipate these panelists seeing the forest while you may be only focusing on the trees.
Tom Tiernan
Senior Editor, Platts
Peter Shaw
Senior Director, Smart Energy Practice, JD Power & Associates
Chuck McDermott
General Partner, Rockport Capital
Christopher Joyce
Senior Correspondent, National Public Radio
Jeff St. John
Reporter, Greentech Media
1:00-2:00 PM
Lunch
12:15-1:30 PM
Delegate Voting and Griddie Awards – Finalist #4
Roundtable #4 – A Day in the Life of One Utility
At last year’s Town Meeting, for the first time we used a Roundtable session to focus on just one state (Texas), and featured different players that sit at the table there. This year we are turning the focus of a session to one utility that has been one of the early adopters of DR and smart grid, and that has been on the forefront of designing and implementing programs for its customers. In this session we will hear from those involved in the company’s critical peak pricing, AC cycling, residential TOU, EV work, and others. They will discuss both their work on these different programs and how they work together to provide the best options for their customers.
Jeremy Donnell
Manager – Demand Response Measurement and Evaluation, Pacific Gas & Electric
Mike Alexander
Manager – DSM Measurement and Evaluation, Pacific Gas & Electric
Karen Zelmar
Director – Pricing Products, Pacific Gas & Electric
Susan Norris
Senior Manager – Pricing Products, Pacific Gas & Electric
3:00-3:30 PM
Break
3:30-4:30 PM
Delegate Voting and Griddie Awards – Finalist #5
Roundtable #5 – Trending (Round One)
With so many issues and topics that relate to DR and smart grid today, there are many hot ones to talk about. Round One will give you important insight into privacy and cyber security, what DR and SG can mean to the affordability community, whether consumer unrest and opt-out are waning or waxing, and what place social networking and pre-pay may have in engaging customers.
Jules Polonetsky
Director and Co-Chair, Future of Privacy Forum
Ted Reguly
Director Customer Programs and Assistance, San Diego Gas & Electric
Alex Lasky
President, Opower
Dave Elve
EVP, PayGo Electric
4:30-5:30 PM
Roundtable #6 –Trending (Round Two)
This session will focus on the creation of smart buildings and smart microgrids, how to integrate DR and energy efficiency, how the DR and SG community should think about (and act?) regarding electric vehicles, and how smart devices can help both the utility and the customer.
Steve Nadel
Executive Director, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Niraj Bhargava
Chairman and CEO, Energate
Ron Dizy
President and CEO, ENBALA
Elgie Holstein
Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
5:30-5:45 PM
Griddie Award Review, Voting, and Closing Remarks
5:45-7:30 PM
Networking Reception
Admission included with National Town Meeting registrations. Additional tickets can be purchased for $45.
7:30-9:30 PM
ADS Members-Only Dinner with Special Guests (TBA)
The ADS Members-Only Dinner will be held following the Reception. It will be in the stately top-floor Rotunda of the Reagan Building, with balcony views up and down Pennsylvania Avenue. Network with fellow ADS Members and hear from guest speakers. Sign up for ADS today!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
7:30 Am
Registration Opens
Continental Breakfast for all attendees
7:30 Am
ADS Member Meeting
ADS Members are invited to bring their breakfast into the Ballroom and join their fellow members for an annual meeting to discuss membership issues and ideas for the future of the organization. You may join ADS now at www.demandresponsesmartgrid.org. If you wish to join ADS while you are on site for the event, you can do so at the registration desk.
8:30-9:30 Am
Roundtable #7 – The Round-Up
This session will feature a number of brief reports from the RTOs/ISOs and key states as to what is new and what is on the horizon. You will also hear thoughts on what the present and future of wholesale DR means for retail DR and design of programs there.
Henry Yoshimura
Director, Demand Resource Strategy, ISO-New England
Paul Wattles
Senior Analyst, Market Design, ERCOT
Susan Covino
Senior Consultant, Market Strategy Development, PJM
Mike Barber
Senior Engineer, MISO
Jim Gallagher
Senior Manager, NYISO
Peter Klauer
Business Solutions Manager, CAISO
Christine Wright
Senior Market Analyst, Texas Public Service Commission
Larry Oliva
Director, Tariff Programs & Services, Southern California Edison
9:35-10:30 Am
BREAKOUT SESSION 4
Session 4-A: Case Studies
You keep asking for them, and we keep giving them to you. Three case studies will be presented by utilities.
Bill Harmon (moderator)
Vice President of Residential Segment Marketing, Reliant Energy
Tom Stathos
Director of Customer Strategy, PPL
“If you build it will they come? Building on an AMI platform to connect with customers”
Jay Demarest
Customer Relations and Programs Director, Pepco
“Partnering with an Implementation Vendor to support new DR programs in multiple jurisdictions”
Mike Farrell
Director of Customer Programs, Oklahoma Gas & Electric
“OG&E’s Demand Response Program – Past, Present and Future”
Session 4-B: New Dots Being Connected
Smart grid, demand response, energy efficiency, environment, wholesale, retail, capacity, ancillary – there are a lot of different areas that need to be addressed if the true potential of the smart grid is to be realized. This session will look at some of the connections that are being made – or that have to be made.
Pat Stanton (moderator)
Vice President of Clean Energy Markets, Conservation Services Group
Todd Greenwalt
Vice President of Engineering, Powerit Solutions
“The intersection of smart grid, demand response, and energy efficiency”
Brad Davids
Vice President of Utility Solutions, EnerNOC
“Quick Response Demand-Side Resources to Balance Intermittency”
Nate Gilbraith
Researcher, Clarkson University
“The Impact of Time-Varying Prices on Nitrogen Oxide and Particulate Matter Emissions in New York City”
10:30-10:45AM
Break
10:45-11:40 Am
BREAKOUT SESSION 5
Session 5-A: The New Currency
Is information the new currency? Will those who have a lot of it will be the richer for it? This session will examine the question.
Debbie Rachlis (moderator)
Vice President of Sales, Energate
John Steinberg
EVP of Business Development, EcoFactor
“A new era for residential demand response: increasing yield and maintaining comfort through cloud-based data analysis and real-time response”
Swapnil Shah
CEO, First Fuel
“The Power of Information in Energy Management – putting it to work on the Reagan Building – the Town Meeting Venue itself”
Session 5-B: Pricing #1
Many, if not most, in the DR and SG community believe that pricing is the next frontier. Hear from folks that are the working on the front lines.
Tony Abate (moderator)
Project Manager for Demand-side Resources, NYSERDA
Steve George
Managing Partner, Freeman, Sullivan & Co.
“New research results on load impacts”
Jessica Spanier
Research Associate, CNT Energy
“What-if: All Residential Customers were on Real-Time Pricing?”
Chris King
Chief Strategy Officer, eMeter, a Siemens Business
“Observations on peak time rebate programs”
11:45AM-12:40 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 6
Session 6-A: Touching the Residential Customer in Different Ways
The emergence of new communications and control technologies means that there are new opportunities to get customers engaged in demand response. This session will explore ways that companies are looking at both side of the meter to do that.
Puesh Kumar (moderator)
Engineering and Operations Manager, APPA
Aine Denari
Director of Strategy, Ingersoll-Rand
“Generating consumer pull for residential smart grid solutions”
Mei Shibata
Chief Strategy Officer, ThinkEco
“Cool NYC: a new way to empower the consumer and utility around EE, DR and CRM”
Eric Woychik
Executive Consultant, Itron
“Engaging customers at the touch points: Implications for the Smart Grid Value Chain.”
Session 6-B: Pricing #2
Will Time-Based Pricing be the fuel that turns DR and SG into a rocket ship? Listen to speakers in this session tell you what they think.
Judith Schwartz (moderator)
President, To the Point
Ahmad Faruqui
Principal, The Brattle Group
“Time-based pricing – moving beyond pilots”
Mike Lowe
Associate General Manager, Salt River Project
“Putting Large Number of Customers on Time-Based Pricing – and keeping them there”
Dan Violette
Managing Director, Navigant
“Synergies between Dynamic Pricing and Demand Response”