Webinar Session 1 – Overview of DERs Aggregation and their Role in Meeting Sustainability Goals
- Held January 19, 2023
Webinar Session 2 – Creative Market-Based DER Aggregation Approaches for Capturing Demand-Side Resources for Resiliency and Reliability
- February 2, 2023
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST
- Register Here
- Moderator: Jay Luboff
This session will take a closer look at various aggregator-centric DER and DR programs that support California state resource adequacy (RA), Demand Response Auction Mechanism (DRAM) pilots, and various other DER market support contracting mechanisms – with a focus on day-to-day approaches, scaling opportunities and barriers needing yet to be overcome.
Panelists:
- Win-Win for our Energy Future: Enabling the Customer-Powered Grid
- Jennifer Chamberlin, Executive Director of Market Development and Regulatory Affairs
- Smart Building Advances in Energy Efficiency and DR Participation: How to Turn Buildings Into Grid Resources
- Rachel Marcus, GridPoint, Demand Response Program Manager
- Residential DER in California: near-term grid reliability and the future of dynamic retail rates
- John Anderson, OhmConnect, Senior Director of Market Innovation
Webinar Session 3 – Aggregating Demand-Side Resources for Resiliency and Reliability– Off-Market Approaches
- February 16, 2023
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST
- Register Here
- Moderator: Greg Wikler
Continuing the theme of DERs playing an important role in stabilizing electric grids in light of climate-driven impacts, this session will focus on California’s regulatory-driven DER programs overseen by state regulators, utilities and grid operators. With significant advances in DR and energy efficiency approaches delivered through third-party implementers, we will take a detailed look at the following aggregator-centric DER programs, including the CEC’s demand-side grid support (DSGS) program, the CPUC’s Market Access Program (MAP), and the CPUC’s Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP).
Panelists:
- Demand Side Grid Support: Balancing Market Integration and Emergency Response
- Erik Lyon, California Energy Commission, Advisor to Vice Chair Gunda
- SCE Summer Reliability Program
- Christopher Scott, Southern California Edison, Program and Contract Manager
- The Emergency Load Reduction Program: Supporting Summer Reliability in California
- Devon Schmidt, Olivine, Associate Program Manager
Webinar Session 4 – Building Decarbonization: Aggregating Energy Savings to Drive Sustainability in the Built Environment
- March 9, 2023
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST
- Registration Coming Soon
- Moderator: Greg Wikler
As we continue to experience the devastating effects of climate change (flooding, drought, wildfires), there is more resolve than ever to ensure that our generational decarbonization policies are implemented in the most timely and effective way possible. Over the past few years, a number of promising building-focused decarbonization initiatives have launched and are starting to make a difference. Aggregation of resources for these decarbonization programs represents a critical element in achieving this success. During this session we will take a deep dive into the current state of these efforts, discuss the potential impacts and the challenges that lie ahead. We will hear from evaluators, researchers and implementers of initiatives covering decarbonization efforts addressing the built environment.
Webinar Session 5 – Transportation Electrification: Vehicles & Charging Infrastructure and Their Impact on the CA Grid, with a focus on Flexible Capacity
- March 23, 2023
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST
- Registration Coming Soon
- Moderator: Jay Luboff
This panel will focus on the all-important nascent area of electric vehicle (EV) potentials for EV “Everything to Grid” i.e., V-to-Grid, V-to-Home, V-to-Other flexible capacity opportunities. The session will also provide key insights on charging infrastructure related to the aggregated expansion of EV to its many potential uses.
Webinar Session 6 – Distributed Generation/DER Options for End-Users
- April 6, 2023
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST
- Registration Coming Soon
- Moderator: Greg Wikler
