November 2 and 3, 2005 at Southern California Edison’s Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC) in Irwindale, California
AESP Technology Symposium Agenda
(as of October 13, 2005)
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Session A: Technology Trends
Welcoming Remarks by Brad Kates, President, AESP and President, Opinion Dynamics Corporation
Meeting Customers’ Energy Needs Through Technological Innovation
Mark S. Martinez, Manager of Program Development, Southern California Edison and AESP Board Member
Southern California Edison (SCE) has a tradition of offering innovative technologies to help its customers use energy more efficiently and to respond to price signals. Discover which technologies are being recommended and/or implemented at SCE to achieve energy efficiency or demand response program goals in residential, commercial and industrial markets. Gain insight into the future of emerging technologies that SCE is currently testing or considering for evaluation. Learn how California’s investor-owned utilities are collaborating on technology-based initiatives.
Hear about the opportunities and challenges facing SCE in meeting established regulatory goals for energy service, energy efficiency and demand response from a perspective. Understand the implications that California’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) could hold for default mass market implementation of price responsive rate structures and direct load control activities.
What’s Happening Across the Pond?
The emergence of carbon markets is becoming one of the drivers in energy efficiency technology development in Europe. Discover the technological advances underway throughout Europe with emphasis on lessons to be learned and applied in the United States. Discussion topics will include:
Web-based energy management systems trends
Small wind energy developments
Blue Energy and other exciting developments in renewable energy
KEMA is an independent company dedicated to providing technical and management consulting, testing, inspections and certification for businesses in the energy industry. They offer a full complement of services to clients involved in generation, transmission and distribution, markets and regulations, power exchange/energy trading, and retail and demand side. To learn more, click here.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Networking Break10:30 a.m. – Noon
Session B: Technology Platforms
Moderator: Dan Violette, Principal, Summit Blue Consulting
Advances in Demand-Side Management Technology Solutions
Free Home Energy Improvement Programs; Howard Ng, Product Manager, Comverge.
Ray Archacki, Program Manager with Carrier Electronics
Load management has been extensively practiced for years with high-use commercial and industrial customers, but the technology hasn't been available to residential and small commercial customers… until now. Yesterday’s thermostat is rapidly transforming to become a comprehensive energy efficiency and demand response platform, encompassing everything from direct load control to price responsive smart thermostats to commercial/industrial demand bidding. Technology advances enable today’s “thermostat” (i.e. load control device) to call for immediate mass market load reductions and day-ahead commercial and industrial curtailment from a single interface.
During this panel discussion of utility case study applications, you will learn:
Utility case study program results
Leveraging existing metering infrastructure for Critical Peak Pricing
Flexible Communication technology strategies, including paging, radio frequency, cellular and internet-based media.
Relative importance of determining the aggregated response of all participants vs. the added expense and complexity of
two-way communicationAdvanced addressing for targeted control in residential and commercial customer deployments
Brownout Protection: Automatic line under voltage and line under frequency protection
Cannon Technologies offers a complete portfolio of demand response technologies and applications, along with integrated solutions for AMR and distribution automation as part of our Yukonä Advanced Energy Services Platform. Our DR technologies include intelligent load management receivers and thermostats using a variety of communication paths, and our applications include on-site generation monitoring & dispatch, meter data collection, demand bidding & buy-back, automated notification, Web-based interactive display, meter data aggregation, critical peak pricing, TOU, virtual energy management, power quality, and more. To learn more, click here.
Carrier’s ComfortChoice™ solution provides two-way wireless communicating thermostats that allow the utility to remotely setback or cycle the HVAC equipment leading to peak load savings. The two-way feature provides many benefits including verification, status and run-time data, which can used to quantify the load savings without the need for expensive interval metering. Carrier’s solution works in both residential and light commercial applications and to date has over 65,000 successful installations. ComfortChoice informs the end-user of the curtailment and allows the end-user to override the curtailment. The end-user also has access to control and program their thermostats remotely via the Web. To learn more, click here.
Comverge supplies End-to-End Energy Intelligence™ solutions that innovate energy management for electric utilities. From Load Management to AMR to Real-Time SCADA applications, they power scalable, wireless information infrastructures with robust PowerCAMP software suite, combined with field-proven hardware development and manufacturing expertise. To learn more, click here.
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Session C: Integrating Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
Moderator: Michael Stockard, Manager, Energy Efficiency Program, TXU Electric Delivery
Turnkey Implementation Strategies
Ron Eigenbrod, President of Lightstat
Paul Notti, Demand Response & Energy West Sales Lead with Honeywell Utility Solutions
Clayt Mason, Executive Vice President and COO of GoodCents SolutionsUnderstand the advantages and challenges of outsourced, turnkey implementation strategies through case studies on first-hand accounts of the deployment experiences of two utilities. Discover how to create synergies and compatibilities with existing energy-efficiency programs when deploying demand response systems.
Panel discussion will focus on the best practices and lessons learned with regards to:
Comparisons and contrasts of deployment strategies among a wide range of load types, including central air, electric hot water, heat pumps and pool pumps
How best to foster participation while increasing customer acceptance and retention
Where economies are gained when scaling from pilot program implementation to mass-market residential and small commercial deployments that impact hundreds of thousands of customers
Seamless alliances with other demand response specialists to design and deliver solutions specific to your needs
Relative importance of a systems-based approach that can utilize automated workflow management methodologies to handle all aspect of a program—from the creation of work orders through labor recruitment, training and management, installation, inventory control, asset management, and customer service.
Performance-based demand response programs delivered as a turnkey approach
GoodCents provides electric utilities with program design, marketing, implementation, and evaluation of demand response programs. We expect the more than 1 million demand response devices we have installed to date to grow by at least another 100,000 units in 2005. Our integrated customer management system, with its frequent upgrades, provides the back-office support that will allow GoodCents to continue on its path of steady growth within the utility industry. To learn more, click here.
Honeywell offers the right technology at the right price to meet electric utilities peak load management goals. Some of the current options available include one-way and two-way programmable thermostats and in-home gateways. Their new Guaranteed Performance results-driven turnkey load response solution can include design, financing and deliver of the demand resource option that is best for you. To learn more, click here.
Lightstat, Inc. is a manufacturer of thermostats, lighting controls and electrical distribution designed to reduce energy consumption. Their products create customized systems that fit the unique needs of its customer. Lightstat works with utilities to help reduce peak demand by using Internet-based thermostats and virtual gateway systems. To learn more, click here.
2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
5-Minute Meetings with the Symposium Partners
This portion of the program offers a unique, structured opportunity to meet with the Symposium’s Technology Partners. Every 5 minutes, you and a Technology Partner will meet briefly to discuss your program needs. A bell rings, and you’re on to the next Technology Partner. Some may compare this to “speed dating,” but we prefer to think of it as a fun and productive way to learn more without trolling through intimidating exhibit halls!
You won’t want to miss this innovative, fun and no-pressure way of meeting the Symposium’s Technology Partners. You’ll also have the option of scheduling a more in-depth, private meeting with the partners of your choice after the initial meet-and-greet festivities.
Those utility attendees who meet with all of the Technology Partners will qualify for a prize drawing of some very special gifts!
5:300 p.m .– 8:00 p.m.
Networking Reception with Monte Carlo Casino Night
Sponsored by Southern California Edison
Friends, Food, Fun, Prizes! That’s Monte Carlo Night at the CTAC! Get to know your colleagues as you test your gambling skills over a friendly game of blackjack, craps and other casino games. You’ll have the chance to win some not-so-valuable prizes! But hey, you’ll also have the chance to have a lot of fun and network.
Thursday, November 3, 2005
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Session D: Meeting the Needs of Commercial and Industrial Customers
Moderator: Susan Nathan, Manager, Product Management, Kansas City Power & Light
Can We Make Demand Response Work? An Overview of Demand Response Programs
A number of utilities have commercial and industrial demand response programs in place. This session will review the market and economic results of some of these programs, as well as the role technology plays in improving their effectiveness and scale. Programs discussed will include one utility with over 1 million customers that completed demand response events among 125 large commercial and industrial energy users that resulted in a peak demand reduction of their electric system by 3 1/2 percent.
Fuel Cells as Utility Standby Generators
Fuel cells figure prominently in the recently-approved 2005 Energy Bill. The Bill includes a 30 percent tax credit up to $1,000 per kilowatt on the purchase of fuel cells used in residential or commercial applications. In addition, the bill includes $3.7 billion for hydrogen and fuel cell research and development, demonstration and market transition over the next 10 years.
Learn how telecommunications companies are already relying on fuel cells to power cell phone towers, and how electric utilities are exploring fuel cells as standby back-up generation for critical business applications. Gain insight from Arizona Public Service, Long Island Lighting and other utilities with initial deployments of grid-connected fuel cell systems powered by hydrogen gas that can follow utility load requirements for an extended period of time.
DSM Systems Designed to Deal with Weather-Related System Peaks
Craig Boice, President, Boice Dunham GroupLearn about the GoodWatts system, the first affordable real-time DSM system specifically designed to deal with the true cause of weather-related systems peaks. GoodWatts is the core ADRS (Advanced Demand Response Sytem) technology currently being piloted in California.
A number of utilities have commercial and industrial demand response programs in place. This session will review the market and economic results of some of these programs, as well as the role technology plays in improving their effectiveness and scale. Programs discussed will include one utility with over 1 million customers that completed demand response events among 125 large commercial and industrial energy users that resulted in a peak demand reduction of their electric system by 3 1/2 percent. To learn more, click here
More than 3,000 utilities worldwide rely on Itron technology to provide the knowledge they require to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Itron creates value for its clients by providing industry-leading solutions for electricity metering; meter data collection; energy information management; demand response; load forecasting, analysis and consulting services; distribution system design and optimization; web-based workforce automation; and enterprise and residential energy management. To learn more, click here.
Plug Power’s GenCore is a fuel cell system powered by hydrogen gas designed to provide up to 5 kW of power for extended back up of telecommunication facilities or other critical infrastructure. Like valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries, a GenCore responds instantaneously to a loss of grid power. To learn more, click here.
The GoodWatts® system is the first truly affordable real-time demand-side management system specifically designed to deal with the true cause of weather-related system peaks.
On a dollar/KW basis, GoodWatts will out perform any other truly dispatchable capacity asset. Integrated system-based real-time measurement gives the operator an accurate view of what capacity is available, and more importantly where it is on the distribution grid at anytime. To learn more, click here.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Networking Break
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Session E: Accelerating Customer Acceptance of Technology Solutions
Moderator: Michael Mernick, Vice President with ICF Consulting and AESP Board Member
Distributed Energy Storage for Commercial Customers
Learn how leading utilities are helping commercial customers unleash the off-peak potential of the electric grid with down-sized energy thermal storage systems. Topics to include:
Comparison and contrast of market opportunities among restaurants, retailers, elementary schools, branch banks and military bases.
Needs for customer incentives to speed acceptance of technologies
Strategic partnering options between local heating and cooling contractors, manufacturers and utilities to assure deployment success
Scalable, Negative Power Systems Utilizing Lighting and HVAC Controls
Utility-sponsored incentive programs play a vital role in accelerating customers’ purchase and installation of technologies that achieve both energy and demand reductions. Utility case study discussion will focus on a scalable, negative power system that enables the electric industry to develop competitive, dispatchable, measurable and verifiable demand response systems. Topics will include:
Critical role of customized, site-specific energy rebate incentives to accelerate customers’ return on investment
Potential for integration of web-based controllers for HVAC and lighting applications with existing building automation controls
Role for intelligent control and continuous monitoring of HVAC and lighting equipment to reduce energy usage and improve system reliability.
Methods for providing measurement and verification of performance for the customer – which validates the return on their investment
How Canadian Utilities are Benefiting from Smart Meters and Demand Response
Discover how Canadian utilities are responding to regulatory mandates for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure with price responsive rates and direct load control for all customers by default. Topics to be explored will include:
Comparison and contrasts between Canadian and United States utility meter infrastructures
Design, implementation and measurement of regulatory incentives for municipally-owned utilities in Canada
Role of municipal utility amalgamation and natural gas deregulation in energy efficiency and demand response program deployment
Electric City was founded in 1998 as a developer, manufacturer and integrator of energy saving technologies. Electric City believes in a future of focused, competitive and targeted energy avoidance, demand response/power curtailment, retrofit services and distributed generation technologies. To learn more, click here.
Ice Energy is an energy sector company with Ice Storage Air Conditioner™ products that address Demand Side Management, Energy Storage, Peak Shifting and Energy Efficiency for residential and light commercial buildings ranging from small fast food restaurant chains to big box retailers. To learn more, click here.
Founded in 2004 via an acquisition of Nertec, Trilliant Networks is the leader in the development, manufacturing and integration of standards-compliant smart energy networks solutions for metering, demand response, reliability and home automation connectivity. To learn more, click here.
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch1:00 p.m.– 2:30 p.m.
Session F: What's New in Intelligent Energy Management, Commercial Lighting and Commercial Refrigeration
Moderator: Mark Martinez, Manager of Program Development, Southern California Edison
Learn how GridPoint builds intellignent energy management (IEM) products to reduce electricity costs, improve power
reliability and itemize energy consumption for the home and business.
Hear how Janmar Lighting’s niche lighting for small C&I initiatives, such as hard-to-reach 100 KW and below service,
restaurant, and retail vertical markets, can help you bring new lighting technologies and innovative program design to your
customers.
Hear the latest in technological innovations in commercial refrigeration for this leading provider.
GridPoint builds intelligent energy management (IEM) products to reduce electricity costs, improve power reliability and itemize energy consumption for the home and business. Today, GridPoint’s intelligent energy management (IEM) appliances, the size of a small refrigerator, provide traditional and renewable energy users with instant, automatic backup power based on high-capacity, battery-based technology. GridPoint products also offer the renewable energy user a superior way to integrate alternative energy sources. The next generation of GridPoint products, scheduled for release in fall 2005, will optimize the sources and uses of electricity by serving as an intelligent hub between the customer, the electrical power grid and a renewable energy source, if desired.
Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration’s (HWR) unique capabilities in manufacturing, product development, technology and innovation and the presence of its strong global brands are what secure its position as the leader in the commercial refrigeration market. We serve the supermarket, convenience store, restaurant and foodservice, cold storage and institutional markets with the most comprehensive portfolio of commercial refrigeration products. These products are offered under the most preferred brands in the industry, Bohn, Climate Control, Larkin and Chandler. HWR is committed to providing customized energy efficient solutions to fit the needs of our customers through our Energy Solutions™ products. These products include the Beacon II™ Refrigeration System with Smart Defrost, PSC motors, Scroll™ and Discus compressors, Variable Speed Motors, FlexPack™ and Brushless DC Motors for evaporators and air cooled condensers.
Janmar Lighting is a niche specialty designer and manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting track, recessed and specialty fixtures for the commercial, hospitality, restaurant, and retail markets. It’s expertise is focused on developing solutions to improve the quantity and quality of lighting for specific vertical market niches, in order to penetrate and expand markets that have not been previously accessible due to technology limitations
2:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Session G: Meetings with Technology Partners and CTAC Tours
Catch up with the Technology Partners you didn't get a chance to meet with yesterday.
Take a guided tour of CTAC - see, hear, touch and learn about the latest energy-efficient technologies housed in CTAC.4:00 p.m. Symposium Adjourns