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Session Abstract
11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Future Energy Crisis: Virtual Power Plants and Our Future
This session examines virtual power plants from a variety of industry perspectives. First, from an ISO perspective, the discussion will look at the ERCOT market and why ALRs are an attractive opportunity for ERCOT - including general benefits expected, risks, needs met, etc. Next, the panel will examine at a case study from CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned utility in the United States, including why the company is looking into ALR/VPPs, planned benefits, issues/risks to date, and lessons learned. Finally, we'll take a look at how energy management service providers such as Consert can provide VPP/ALR solutions for customers, ranging from residential to C&I.
Note: For quality purposes, the presentations in this session were pre-recorded on July 23 for initial broadcast during
this V-Summit. The live Q&A discussion on July 26 will begin at approximately 12:15 pm EDT and go for 15 minutes.
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Speakers:
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Paul Wattles
Senior Analyst, Market Design
ERCOT
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Mr. Wattles is senior analyst in the Market Design and Development Group at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), where his focus is on demand response and emerging technologies. Prior to his current position, he served for five years as supervisor of demand response at ERCOT, as well as manager of government relations and communications. ERCOT, formed in 1970, is one of eight Independent System Operators in North America. It operates the electric grid in Texas, managing the deregulated market for 75 percent of the state.
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Wayne Callender
Manager of Market Intelligence
CPS Energy
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Wayne Callender is the manager for market intelligence in the New Programs and Services area of CPS Energy. He is currently the project manager for the CPS Energy Savers Home Manager program, which has a goal of installing 140,000 home area networks in customer's homes. Prior to his current position, Wayne has worked on wholesale deregulation, AMI/MDM, demand response and load research. CPS Energy is the nation's largest municipally owned energy utility providing both natural gas and electric service. Acquired by the City of San Antonio in 1942, today the company serves more than 717,000 electric customers and 325,000 natural gas customers in and around the seventh-largest city in the nation.
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Todd Horsman
Vice President of Operations
Consert
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Todd guides both the big picture and nitty gritty of development, pilot testing, and launching of Consert's energy management system. Mr. Horsman has extensive experience in product and operations management and has launched successful product lines for industry leaders like Nortel Networks, Tekelec and Qtask. Prior to joining Consert, Horsman was Director of Product Strategy for Benefitfocus. In that role he directed the full lifecycle of product development -- as well as the operational and client implementation -- of a successful SaaS product that pulls all aspects of benefits selection, implementation and enrollment together under a user-friendly Web interface for employers and employees alike. His ability to meld product and business requirements, development processes and client expectations into a cohesive whole resulted in increased product revenues, decreased client implementation time, and delighted customers.
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Moderator
Raj Chudgar
Vice President-Business Development
Power Analytics
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Raj joined Power Analytics with extensive experience in the wholesale (operations and markets), TDSP (transmission and distribution providers) and retail energy space, and has lead numerous client projects covering all aspects of system and lifecycle development, ISO development and wholesale energy business solutions. He has spent more than 15 years in the electricity market and utility business with a focus on software development, renewables generation, market strategy, and smart grid solutions. Mr. Chudgar
started his career as a research engineer at ExxonMobil, was both a director of market redesign and a program director at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), served as manager and then as principal at global engineering consulting firm, Black & Veatch; and was a manager at energy consulting firms Fortegra and The Structure Group. He holds six U.S. and two international patents.
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