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Commercial & Industrial

Efficiency Beyond the Low Fruit

Byline:

Hossein Haeri, Heidi Ochsner and Jim Stewart

Magazine Volume:

Fortnightly Magazine - October 2012

As efficiency programs mature, utilities and regulators will be challenged to keep producing demand-side resources. A systems-oriented approach can yield cost-effective results.

Author Bio:

Hossein Haeri, Ph.D., is an executive director, Heidi Ochsner an associate and Jim Stewart, Ph.D., a senior associate at The Cadmus Group, Inc.

Category (Actual):

DR & Conservation

Retail Markets

Commercial & Industrial

Continuous improvement requires changing practices and cultural norms.

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Load as a Resource

Byline:

Audrey Zibelman, et al.

Magazine Volume:

Fortnightly Magazine - August 2012

Historically, grid operators tapped into voluntary load reduction as a last resort for keeping the lights on. But now, smart grid technologies and dynamic pricing mechanisms bring vastly greater potential for using load as a dispatchable resource. Effective implementation requires advanced technologies—and also foresight in creating programs, policies, and market mechanisms.

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Author Bio:

Audrey Zibelman is co-founder and CEO of Viridity Energy, and formerly was chief operating officer at PJM. Chika Nwankpa is a professor and Director of the Center for Electric Power Engineering (CEPE) at Drexel University. Alain Steven is co-founder and executive vice president of strategy at Viridity Energy, and formerly was chief technology officer at PJM. Allen Freifeld is senior vice president of law and public policy at Viridity Energy, and formerly was a commissioner on the Maryland Public Service Commission.

Category (Actual):

Commercial & Industrial

Distributed Generation & Microgrids

Energy Policy & Legislation

ETRM & Markets

Strategy & Planning

Smart Grid

Integrating controllable demand into real-time, security constrained economic dispatch.