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47TH PLMA

Grid Resiliency: Innovative Approaches to Increasing Demand Response Participation

Learn from a pilot between SDG&E and ecobee last September in which they tackled this issue by streamlining DR participation through effective customer communications. (May 2023)

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The Good, the Bad, and the Reality of Program Design

Learn best practices and explore the challenges of device-based load management programs, from smart thermostat programs to EVs, and those in-between. (May 2023)

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PLMA 20th Award Winners

PLMA recognizes the award winners in three categories: Program Pacesetter, Technology Pioneer, and Thought Leader. (May 2023)

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VPP Power Half Hour: Panel Discussion and Audience Questions

Interactive panel discussion on virtual power plants. (May 2023)

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Virtual Power, Real Reliability: The Economics of Virtual Power Plants

Using hourly reliability analysis, this study demonstrates that a VPP could provide 400 MW of resource adequacy to a mid-sized utility with a dual peaking net load shape. (May 2023)

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Defining a Buzzword: Virtual Power Plants and the Orchestration of Distributed Energy Resources

Learn about VPPs including use cases, control frameworks, and operational approaches as we clearly define this term. (May 2023)

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Keynote Presentation

47th PLMA Keynote Address. (May 2023)

TRAINING

Program Design and Implementation, June 6-7, 2023 (live online)

Online class covers the key elements of demand response (DR) activities, including topics related to program development such as the market and regulatory environments, business drivers, market potential, program design, and economic analysis. (June 2023)

DR Program Design + ImplementationTraining2023

LOAD MGMT DIALOGUE

How to Spark DER as a Grid Resource: From Customers to Tech to Markets

Three experts share their perspective on current and future industry needs when it comes to emerging frameworks for valuing DERs, plus delivery models and system architectures. (May 2023)

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TRAINING

DR Wholesale Markets Class, May 31-Jun 1, 2023 (live online)

This two-day live online class explores how to leverage wholesale energy market models to design demand response programs for traditionally regulated, restructured, and emerging electricity markets.

DR Wholesale MarketsTraining2023

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