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How Advancements in Demand Response Technologies Can Benefit Public Power Utilities
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How Advancements in Demand
Response Technologies Can
Benefit Public Power Utilities
Speaker Page
Cody Chambers, Director, Technical Sales,
Comverge
Steve Gore, Director, Architecture
Comverge
Solutions
Sample Municipal and Cooperative Clients
Comverge by the Numbers
2,000,000+ residential and small
business participants enrolled into
DR programs
3,000,000+ energy management
devices deployed
100+ active utility customers
Comverge Overview
Demand Response
Energy Efficiency
Customer Engagement
Distributed Energy Resource
Management
Public Power – Drivers for Demand Response
Electric Cooperatives*
An important part of many cooperatives’
strategy for providing their member-
owners with stable and affordable electric
rates
Deepen member engagement
Improve system reliability
Better prioritize allocation of investment
opportunities in new infrastructure
Easier integration of renewable energy
resources
Municipal**
Key part of public power utilities’ overall
mission to put their customers first and
protect the environment while ensuring a
reliable and cost‐conscious supply of
electricity
Put customers in better control of their bills
Provide important resource and
environmental benefits to the utility system
and the community
Improve system reliability
Upgrade legacy system to modern, more
secure platform
**Sources: APPA Study: Energy Efficiency, Demand-Side Management
and Conservation Programs at Public Power Utilities; Hometown
Connections
*Source: NRECA Web site
Demand Response Trends
Two-Way Communications
Customer Engagement
Time-Varying Rates
Proliferation of Distributed
Energy Resources (DER)
Cybersecurity
Connected Home
Comverge Demand Response Survey85 Respondents
72%Of respondents are contemplating a
technology upgrade
Comverge Demand Response Survey85 Respondents
Adding integrated energy
efficiency capabilities
Existing platform is no longer
supported
What are the drivers for upgrading technology for demand response
program?
Cybersecurity
Bring your
own device
Two-way
communications
Benefits of Two-Way CommunicationsManage the peak with precision & reliability
Improved forecasting
Reliable control events
Benefits of Two-Way CommunicationsImproved Awareness of Device Availability
Insight into the real time status of each device
Reduce spend on inspections and quality checks
Benefits of Two-Way CommunicationsMore Reliable and Cost-Effective M&V
Calculate M&V using entire device population
More accurate than sampling
Provide customers a web and mobile
engagement portal
Send tips to increase energy savings
Let customers remotely control devices
Opportunities for Customer Engagement/Integrated EE
Benefits of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Include popular
customer purchased
retail Wi-Fi
thermostats and other
third-party devices
Less up-front costs
than direct install
model
Provide a utility
branded customer
engagement portal to
send messages to the
end customer to drive
even deeper
engagement
Modern Platform & Cybersecurity
Modern Platform
• Faster implementation and upgrade timelines
• Designed to be integrated with other utility
systems
• Updated as new requirements emerge
• Easily adopted by new employees
Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity is top of mind for every utility
executive
• Recent cyberattacks targeted legacy operating
systems that had not been updated
• Compliance with advanced requirements
including multi-factor authentication, learning
firewalls, integration with security information
and event management systems
• On premise and hosted options
Comverge IntelliSOURCE ExpressDemand Response Management System
IntelliSOURCE Express
Preconfigured solution
Support for most common
demand response program types:
• HVAC
• Water heaters
• Agricultural pumps
• Pool Pumps
Most popular control strategies
and seasonal participation
OpenADR, MultiSpeak & SCADA
integrations for customer data
and automated load control
Rapid implementation with
significantly lower deployment
cost
IntelliSOURCE Express
Modern technology
• Solid foundation for growth
• Easily adopted by staff
• Continually updated, tested, and certified against cyber-security threats
• Hosted or on-premise solutions available
• Foundation for distributed energy resource integration
Benefit from latest demand response technologies
• Two-way communications
• Integrated energy efficiency and consumer engagement
• Manage both direct install devices and BYOD
• Offer innovative pricing based programs
• Support for the emerging connected home
• Foundation for distributed energy resource integration
Q&A
Contact information
• Steve Gore: [email protected]
• Cody Chambers: [email protected]
• Sales: Jon Thistlewood: [email protected]
