to "Do
the Math" & calculators
breakfasts, lunch and breaks sponsored by Missouri River Energy Services
Agenda:
How DSM Can Meet Your Load Objectives
by Ed Thomas,
Market Development Group
Learn the basics of Demand Side Management strategies - energy
efficiency and conservation, demand response and peak clipping, valley
filling and load shifting, etc. Overview of the basic types of
programs that utilities are deploying throughout North America to
shape their demand to meet supply, transmission and distribution
constraints as well as competitive and pricing pressures. Understand
how smart metering and other technology advances are redefining DSM
opportunities at some utilities.
Getting Management Buy-In: The Drivers to Develop and Implement DSM
Programs
Panel discussion with senior staff from leading utilities nationwide that
have embraced DSM as a vital part of their utilities’ integrated resource planning. Candid discussion about how political and community
pressures drive utility decision making.
Do the Math: Calculating and Articulating the Value of DSM
by Katherine
Johnson, Market Development Group
Discover how utilities can articulate the value of Demand Side Management activities when setting utility budgets and rate
increases. Overview of the proven methods for projecting, measuring and evaluating DSM program effectiveness. Practical examples of how
utilities across North America cost-justify DSM program efforts with emphasis on the importance of “building in” objective measurement
components during the program design phase to streamline data collection during the evaluation phase.
Calculators:
Light Bulb Calculator - Customer Perspective,
Lighting Calculator - Utility Perspective,
TRC Calculator,
and TRC Example,
Market
Potential Calculator
12:00 noon
Roundtable Discussion of DSM Challenges
with lunch served
Panel Discussion of mid-level staff from Western member utilities sharing their greatest challenges in planning
and implementing DSM programs
HVAC:Building Base Load and a Green Halo with Geo Heat Pumps
Home Energy Audits: Leveraging Whole House Initiatives (and
Contractor Alliances) with Home Energy Makeover Contest
Lighting:
Clipping Peaks (and Embracing Community Non-Profits) with a Light
Bulb Fund Raiser
1:30 p.m.
Launching and Reenergizing Your DSM Programs
Attendees will break into small group based on their utilities’ load objective
interests and program experience to get answers to specific concerns
3:00 p.m.
Identifying Next Steps and Program
Resource Needs
Moderators: Mike Radecki, Western Area Power
Administration
All attendees will hear summaries from the small group discussions. Together, attendees will identify what informational resources they
need most to proceed with program planning and implementation back at their utility.
4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
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