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Global Supply Chain Impacts to Grid Modernization in the age of COVID-19

  • How utilities and their hardware suppliers are adapting grid modernization plans as COVID-19 disrupts the global supply chain, plus a new Executive Order that halts installation of some bulk-power system equipment. (June 2020)
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Dialing Up TOU Rates on the Radio

  • The California Energy Commission's approach to revolutionizing the way customers and technology providers have access to time-varying rates. (July 2020)
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42ND CONFERENCE

Battery Storage to Mitigate Winter Peaks

  • Two BGE utility-scale battery system pilots provide capacity to mitigate a winter distribution contingency overload. (Nov 2020)
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17TH AWARDS DIALOGUE

Connected Energy (UK) Ltd for Battery Recycling in Belgium

  • Connected Energy (UK) Ltd. installed a power system at an industrial site in Belgium that reuses batteries which had previously powered 48 vehicles in France. (June 2020)
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National Grid's ConnectedSolutions Program

  • National Grid’s ConnectedSolutions program, a pay-for-performance-based BYOB DR program, incentivizes customers to purchase batteries. (May 2020)
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LOAD MGMT DIALOGUE

Why is Electricity Pricing So Difficult? Between a Rock and a Smart Meter

  • Two energy experts on how some utilities are succeeding with TOU rates, demand rates, and even dynamic pricing; where the barriers are; and how to design pricing options that customers understand and want. (May 2020)
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17TH AWARDS DIALOGUE

Arizona Public Service and EnergyHub for APS' DERs Aggregations

  • Arizona Public Service has implemented programs that reimagine the relationship with its DERs in order to support its commitment to 100% clean energy by 2050. (June 2020)
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LOAD MGMT DIALOGUE

Calculating Cost Effectiveness for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response

  • E4TheFuture partnered with DOE to offer guidance on how cost effectiveness testing can include the impacts of flexible load management including DR and DER. (May 2020)
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41ST CONFERENCE

Customer Choice and Engagement in Ameren Missouri's Peak Time Savings Program

  • This discussion blends design, implementation, and evaluation insights to illuminate successful customer engagement and future considerations for Ameren Missouri’s Peak Time Savings program. (April 2020)
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What You Do When Peak Power Exceeds $9,000 Per MWh

  • CPS Energy rapidly scaled its DR program, implemented customer communications despite time constraints, and delivered savings that helped avoid peak energy usage at extreme prices. (April 2020)
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