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17/05/2022

How do standards enable a as the world works to abolish completely with , , , and much more? What are profiles? How do they achieve better interoperability? What are some examples of profiles being developed today?

Find out from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Program Manager and Group Leader Avi Gopstein by listening to Smart Grid Today’s recent podcast episode available for free at https://lnkd.in/grfrRNq5 and on Amazon and Google devices and virtually all the leading apps and websites.

NOTE: An article based on this interview is available for Smart Grid Today subscribers here: EXCLUSIVE – NIST smart grid lead Gopstein opens up (https://lnkd.in/ghAHJ9wT)

May 13, 2022 – Avi Gopstein is the smart grid program manager and group leader at NIST, which has played and still plays an ongoing key role in the development of interoperability standards and testing in the smart grid world. He explained how standards enable the smart grid, including behind the ...

28/04/2022

Why is now the best time for and customers to gain awareness of ( )? How easy it is to deploy an active monitoring system with existing or systems? What are the financial benefits of using real-time and how are they delivered?

Find out answers to these questions and more from Copper Labs CEO Dan Forman on Smart Grid Today's recent episode.

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April 6, 2022 – Copper Labs helps utilities and their customers gain significant value from real-time energy monitoring using meter data – whether that’s smart meters or the drive-by AMR systems that are still widely used by electric utilities. The firm’s hardware ships with both systems to ...

08/03/2022

What was it like putting in every building and subway station in ? How did they get the to reach into rooms in the bowels of buildings as they rolled out to tens of thousands of sites? Itron's networking chief John Marcolini described it all to us in the latest episode of the Smart Grid Today podcast.

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February 16, 2022 – John Marcolini is senior VP of the network solutions business unit at Itron and his division was faced with the interesting challenge of deploying the network for the smart meter rollout of Con Edison in the five boroughs of New York City, a city of some 60,000 buildings plus a...

02/02/2022

Don't miss this: Find out what controlling (DERs) with the of 's Iron Dome and buying from a car maker have in common – and how "almost anyone" can start a new business under Order 2222 – from CEO Andy Bennett in the latest episode of the Smart Grid Today . Listen now, streaming free from the Smart Grid Today website and wherever you get your podcasts.

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January 12, 2022 – Bennett has been working with utility software for many years including at IBM and Schneider Electric and started as CEO at MPrest in April, helping grow the company that invented the Iron Dome system that protects Israel from missiles and that helps electric utilities around th...

26/01/2022

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20/01/2022

Sonnen, Inc. VP for Premium Products & Projects Adam Gentner and VP of Consumer Product Claudia Kolbinger explain how can serve in Today’s latest episode.

The firm started up 10 years ago and focused for most of that time on for residential applications but lately has widened its focus to small commercial customers, too, according to the two executives.

While Order 2222 cleared a path to markets for storage-based (VPPs), the firm touted some local retail versions including a large demo in Berlin, Germany, and one in Salt Lake City, Utah, and suggested how it can help grow many more.

Learn more by listening to the podcast episode at https://lnkd.in/eqvdKkjy

An article based on this interview is available to Smart Grid Today subscribers and free-trial recipients at https://lnkd.in/eS-ZsPZv

December 8, 2021 – Sonnen US VP Adam Gentner is in charge of the premium products and projects business unit that specializes in VPPs using the firm’s home- and business-based battery systems and its own proprietary software. Claudia Kolbinger is VP in charge of the consumer products business. T...

03/12/2021

Energy Senior VP of Enterprise Solutions Bryan Friehauf describes his firm's Asset Performance Management software or APM in the latest episode of the Smart Grid Today .

The firm's suite of finds and delivers value to customers who have never deployed and to those further along in their journey.

Learn more by listening to the Smart Grid Today podcast episode here: https://lnkd.in/dR5mGgCf

An article based on this interview is available to Smart Grid Today subscribers and free-trial recipients here: https://lnkd.in/dard3fyk [ helps avoid fire risk – Suite of software tools fits with any deployment]

November 17, 2021 – Hitachi Energy Senior VP of Enterprise Software Solutions Bryan Freehoff spoke with us about his firm’s Asset Performance Management software or APM and the value it brings electric utilities in multiple ways including critical safety awareness during fire season...

12/11/2021

The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Chief Strategy Officer Sharon Allan shared details about how SEPA conceived of and created its first-ever transformation challenge – an in-depth series of surveys that culminated in a report issued this year to help SEPA members and the industry at large see clearly what can be accomplished as the industry ramps up its modernization efforts – in Smart Grid Today's latest episode.

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22/09/2021

Don't miss this special exclusive interview! Smart Grid Today was honored to speak with Jon Wellinghoff about . The former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman is now chief regulatory officer at Voltus, Inc. where he helps the team – that features former EnerNOC DR experts – deliver DER management and access to the markets Wellinghoff helped inspire and create. He told us all about it (streaming free from the Smart Grid Today website): https://lnkd.in/evefhXeu

An article based on this interview with some quote excerpts is available here (EXCLUSIVE: Wellinghoff touts Voltus' role on ): https://lnkd.in/ew79psaB

September 8, 2021 -- A very special guest, Former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman and current Chief Regulatory Officer of Voltus Jon Wellinghoff joined us and explained how in his time leading FERC, he helped establish the regulatory and legal foundation, through technical confe...

01/09/2021

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25/08/2021

Don't miss Smart Grid Today's podcast episode reveal how FogHorn Systems, Inc is delivering 18-20% energy savings over existing systems from COO Chris Penrose: https://www.smartgridtoday.com/public/Foghorn-COO-Chris-Penrose.cfm

July 28, 2021 -- Foghorn COO Chris Penrose told us about his firm’s offering which evolved from a software platform to help manufacturers automate into a flexible suite of advance automation and analysis programs being used in a wide variety of industries to find and fix energy waste and much more...

28/07/2021

Listen to Smart Grid Today’s recent podcast episode to hear how Sense strategies out-smart energy waste and help utilities, customers find big opportunities from CEO Michael Phillips: https://www.smartgridtoday.com/public/Sense-CEO-Mike-Phillips.cfm?ref=podcast-social

The founders of Sense came from the speech recognition world, bringing their understanding of audio wave forms to the subtle but distinct electrical wave forms created in the home by electric appliances. The firm brings value to home owners and to their electricity providers by gleaning what devices...

29/06/2021

The costs of outages can be startlingly high according to new research from S&C Electric Company with Frost & Sullivan, the firm's Regulatory Affairs Director Brian Levite explained on the latest edition of the Smart Grid Today podcast. Levite is an expert at understanding and explaining the benefits of smarter grids to regulators and he shared his perspectives with us. Listen now for free: http://ow.ly/zp6P50Fl9ry

NOTE: An article based on this interview with some quote excerpts is available for Smart Grid Today subscribers here: http://ow.ly/R99m50Fl9rt

Brian Levite is regulatory affairs director for S&C Electric, a century-old firm that from the start was dedicated to making technology that transforms the grid into a safer and more effective system. His role allows him to deftly explain the benefits of smarter grids and he joined us to discuss the...

14/06/2021

Electriq Power Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Aric Saunders shares insights on Smart Grid Today's latest podcast episode. Listen here: http://ow.ly/OhTJ30rKMIb

Electriq is a residential storage system and related services provider that formed in 2014 and recently announced three deployments where its PowerPod 2 intelligent home storage system will be able to show its worth to homeowners and the firms that serve them.

One deployment is in Northern with MCE, reportedly the original community choice (CCA) in the state, and another is a pilot in Grand Caymen with Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. to 10 homes. Both these deployments are focused on the virtual power plant (VPP) features of home storage and Electriq offers energy management software and a mobile app as key parts of the product.

The third recent announcement was a project with Parlier, Calif, where 4,000 homes across multiple income groups including low-income households will have the storage systems installed.

Get details about the deployments on Smart Grid Today’s latest podcast episode here: http://ow.ly/OhTJ30rKMIb

An article based on this interview with some quote excerpts is available for Smart Grid Today subscribers here: http://ow.ly/TyEs30rKMIq

June 2, 2021 -- Saunders is executive VP of sales and marketing at Electriq Power, an electricity storage provider for residential electricity customers that offers backup power plus the wide array of values that aggregated storage deployments can bring to electricity providers and their customers.....

11/06/2021

Find out "How to Reform Queues" from Power Markets Today's distinguished panel of industry experts including Grid Strategies Vice President Jay Caspary, American Electric Power (AEP) Vice President of and Strategy and Policy Amanda Conner, EDF Renewables Senior Director of and Policy Arash Ghodsian, and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Manager of Resource Utilization Ryan Westphal on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, from 2-3:30 PM ET. The multi-media recording of the live event is available for purchase also.

Details here: http://ow.ly/W7Ht50F8vmA

12/05/2021

Five-minute charge? It may be normal within a few years and the standard in a few more. I guess experts can be forgiven for doubting StoreDot actually invented an anode material that lets any including EV batteries be charged to 80% in five minutes. StoreDot co-founder and CEO Doron Myersdorf explained how it works on the latest episode of the Smart Grid Today . Listen here: http://ow.ly/BNlk50ELhPt

NOTE: An article based on this interview with some quote excerpts is available for Smart Grid Today subscribers here: StoreDot CEO Myersdorf explains 5-minute EV charge (http://ow.ly/FWxi50ELhPA).

12/05/2021

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29/04/2021

Do not miss this breakthrough that could significantly change the battery storage industry, as described to us by The Coretec Group, Inc. CEO Michael A. Kraft on the latest episode of the Smart Grid Today . Kraft has a long history in tech and storage and what his firm is offering sounds to us like a very big deal. Listen here: http://ow.ly/plqO50EAT9Y.

NOTE: An article based on this interview with some quote excerpts is available for Smart Grid Today subscribers here: Coretec CEO Kraft explains how CHS changes storage (http://ow.ly/sPQO50EAT9X).

19/04/2021

Don't miss Leclanché SA CEO Anil Srivastava as he explains why he sees his firm as a century-old startup – as energy management software and battery controls make the evolution of the battery much more compelling for smart grids, smart cities, and even boats and trains on Smart Grid Today's recent episode: https://pos.li/2ieqfh.

NOTE: An article based on the interview with some quote excerpts is available here: Leclanche CEO sees digital control driving storage (http://ow.ly/oxJS30rF3lj).

13/04/2021

TOMORROW: What's next for Texas markets after winter disaster? Join R Street Institute Senior Fellow Beth Garza, The Brattle Group Principal Dr. Sam Newell, Independent Consultant Alison Silverstein, and Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) Executive Director & General Counsel Catherine Webking on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 2-3:30 PM Eastern US Time for an in-depth discussion and live Q&A session.
KEY LEARNING POINTS:
· How is the retail industry dealing with price spikes and their fallout?
· What is likely to change in the Texas markets going forward?
· Could February's outages lead to any changes in reliability standards?
· What is the financial fallout from days of wholesale prices at $9,000/MWH?
· What are the emerging efforts to reform wholesale and retail markets after the outages?
More details/register here: http://ow.ly/nVB030rDQDm

08/04/2021

NEXT WEEK: What's next for Texas markets after winter disaster? Join R Street Institute Senior Fellow Beth Garza, The Brattle Group Principal Dr. Sam Newell, Independent Consultant Alison Silverstein, and Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) Executive Director & General Counsel Catherine Webking on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 2-3:30 PM Eastern US Time for an in-depth discussion and live Q&A session.

KEY LEARNING POINTS:

· How is the retail industry dealing with price spikes and their fallout?
· What is likely to change in the Texas markets going forward?
· Could February's outages lead to any changes in reliability standards?
· What is the financial fallout from days of wholesale prices at $9,000/MWH?
· What are the emerging efforts to reform wholesale and retail markets after the outages?

More details/register here: http://ow.ly/nVB030rDQDm

22/03/2021

Don't miss Smart Grid Today's recent podcast episode: Justin Fier of Darktrace on

Justin Fier is director of threat intel and analytics at Darktrace, a cybersecurity firm that uses artificial intelligence for many industries including electric of all sizes to identify when bad actors are moving in the system and shut them down. This is the second visit of Darktrace to Smart Grid Today's show and Justin helped us look at recent developments in the industry and shared insights about why the risks of cybersecurity should not interfere with the modernization of industries including the industry.

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NOTE: An article based on this interview with some quote excerpts is available for Smart Grid Today subscribers here: Justin Fier of Darktrace on utility cybersecurity (http://ow.ly/tdx350E5ovb)

08/03/2021

Hitachi ABB's Strohecker shares use cases in Smart Grid Today’s latest podcast episode

Bill Strohecker is the country managing director for Hitachi ABB Power Grids in . He shed light on multiple facets of his firm's smart grid deployments including how ABB has been managing to continue its critical smart grid work during the , about the key roles smart grid plays in the global transition to carbon-free including multiple examples of projects his firm has been involved with, and also about the combination of ABB Power Grids with Hitachi and why that pairing offers big opportunities to both firms.

Listen to the recent episode at http://ow.ly/4Ef350DTwVp. Also available on Amazon and Google devices and virtually all leading podcast apps and websites.

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28/01/2021

Clean group urges Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to drive grid upgrades - Cadre of former commissioners weighs in

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) released a paper yesterday arguing it is now time for FERC to issue another major order on transmission – 10 years since its last one, Order 1000.

"Planning for the Future: FERC's Opportunity to Spur More Cost-Effective Transmission Infrastructure," was written by ACEG's Rob Gramlich and Jay Caspary. More than 10 former FERC commissioners endorsed the paper's basic thrust ...

Read more: https://lnkd.in/dd6P7NG

22/01/2021

It has been 10 years since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Order 1000, which wound up ending the momentum for new legislation on transmission. Now, with states setting ambitious goals and newly sworn-in President Joseph Biden wanting to the industry by 2035 with a clean energy standard, talk is increasing about changes to transmission policy to make those goals a reality.

Join Strategies VP Jay Caspary, WIRES Executive Director Larry Gasteiger, American Clean Power Association (ACP) Central Region Director of and Transmission Policy Daniel Hall, and Anbaric Senior VP of Strategy and Counsel Theodore Paradise on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 2-3:30 PM ET.

The distinguished panel will answer your questions and provide you with a complete picture of the pros, cons, and likelihood of building out the grid for clean energy. Please visit https://lnkd.in/dVtMf3C for more information or call us toll-free at 1-888-637-7776 to register and ask questions.

13/01/2021

AMPLY Power, Inc. CEO Vic Shao, a former battery storage lead at energy technology giant ENGIE, started Amply in 2018 to solve major problems that he saw holding back the of big fleets of vehicles such as city buses when he realized managers of these fleets were unsure how to buy , how to choose charging equipment, or what to do when the power goes out. This is a massive shift into unknown territory and Shao realized Amply could help smooth the transition with service model that answers these problems and many others. He told us all about how it works in Smart Grid Today's latest podcast episode.

The podcast episode is available for free streaming from the Smart Grid Today website (https://www.smartgridtoday.com/public/Amply-CEO-Vic-Shao.cfm?ref=Facebook) and from all major podcast services and apps.

30/11/2020

What were the causes of California’s summer power outages? What changes could come to the resource adequacy system? What rule changes are the CAISO considering? How much longer, if at all, will the grid be risking rolling blackouts? What was happening in the rest of the West during the extreme heat event?

Learn answers to these questions and more from our panel of industry experts by registering (http://ow.ly/evzW50CyzmP) for Power Markets Today’s webinar (with live Q&A), “Keeping the Lights on in California,” to be held this Wednesday, December 2, 2020, from 2-3:30 PM ET.

Distinguished panel:

• Gridwell Consulting Co-Founder and CEO Carrie Bentley
• Pattern Energy Group Senior Manager of U.S. Political and Regulatory Affairs Johnny Casana
• California Energy Storage Alliance Executive Director Alexander Morris
• Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. Senior Partner Arne Olson

Please visit http://ow.ly/NTkz50CyzmT for more information.

02/11/2020

LF Energy Foundation Executive Director Shuli Goodman, Ph.D. in her second time on Smart Grid Today’s shared insights about how the pandemic offers urgent lessons for the industry that need to be heard to make sure the accelerating changes in the world do not take the industry by surprise. The LF in LF Energy stands for Linux Foundation and her organization is working with many big-name and technology providers in the industry to develop software to help weather the upheaval that is already unfolding. She described how this work is meant to help.

Listen here: http://ow.ly/gjr650C9x5m - Also available on Amazon and Google devices and virtually all leading podcast apps and websites.

26/10/2020

Power Markets Today is committed to keeping industry professionals informed of what matters most by delivering timely, concise, and insightful and analysis on unfolding regulatory issues facing markets. Here are seven top stories you may have missed in the past two weeks:

• Interconnection reacts to protests on market-based rate filings
• OKs PJM MOPR compliance with some changes
• 5 New England governors call for reform of ISO New England Inc.
• PJM monitor says fast-start pricing fix will fail
• Energy, Kansas ask for Order 2222 clarification
• Complaint calls buyer protections too soft
• NYISO seeks fix to pricing issue before winter

That’s only 28% of our coverage over the past two weeks. To catch up, please visit Today’s robust, searchable archive with thousands of articles chronicling : http://ow.ly/q92F50C3dQC.

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26/10/2020

Power Markets Today is committed to keeping industry professionals informed of what matters most by delivering timely, concise, and insightful and analysis on unfolding regulatory issues facing markets. Here are seven top stories you may have missed in the past two weeks:

• Interconnection reacts to protests on market-based rate filings

• OKs PJM MOPR compliance with some changes

• 5 New England governors call for reform of ISO New England Inc.

• PJM monitor says fast-start pricing fix will fail

• Energy, Kansas ask for Order 2222 clarification

• Complaint calls buyer protections too soft

• NYISO seeks fix to pricing issue before winter

That’s only 28% of our coverage over the past two weeks. To catch up, please visit Today’s robust, searchable archive with thousands of articles chronicling : http://ow.ly/q92F50C3dQC.

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20/10/2020

Smart Grid Today Podcast: Melanson targets value at grid's edge -- Utilidata COO sees AMI OS fostering grid evolution

Utilidata President and COO Jess Melanson sees the electric utility industry deploying high-quality computers across their grids, creating a huge opportunity for his software firm to help them run their grid more "cleanly" just as that is becoming a key mandate for the industry. He understands the regulatory perspective, having worked in the utility regulatory office of New Jersey, and the utility perspective, having worked for a decade at New Jersey IOU PSEG.

Utilidata started as a volt-VAR optimization provider and Melanson joined in 2018, leaving another smart grid firm, Tendril. He joined us on Smart Grid Today's recent podcast episode to share details about what can be accomplished to boost the value of AMI and smart grid deployments.

The full interview with Melanson is available for free streaming from wherever you get your podcasts or from the Smart Grid Today website:

http://ow.ly/UDk550BXZN2

05/10/2020

Smart Grid Today podcast: SECC CEO Durand on Beneficial Electrification

Patty Durand, CEO of the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) in a return visit to the program, spoke about her organization's in-depth research on beneficial -- the massive shift in society toward as the main for industry, homes, and transportation -- with preferably no , a goal set by nations, states, and industry leaders. Get an in-depth, comprehensive, and timely look at where beneficial electrification is now, where it's going, how the consumer fits in, and more.

Listen to the full interview with Duran from wherever you get your podcasts (Google Play, iTunes, LibSyn, PlayerFM, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and many more) or from the Smart Grid Today website:

http://ow.ly/V0wH50BKcs9