3. Implementationp
• Leadership:
– Art Olson, Chair: SmartWatt Energy, 518.406.0329, aolson@smartwattinc.com
– Dan Tarrence, Vice Chair: Franklin Energy Services, 262.284.3838
dantarrence@franklinenergy.comdantarrence@franklinenergy.com
– Dave Backen, Vice Chair: Evergreen Consulting Group,
503.984.5720 dave.backen@evergreen‐efficiency.com
• 28 “Hot Topics" used to generate ideas for Strategies Articles, Brown Bags, etc.
• Current Topic Committees include:
– Residential; C&I; Tracking & Systems; Community Initiatives; and Behavior Change
• ITC Member Contributions:
– Reviewers for AESP Program Award Nominations
– Reviewers for Conference Presentation Abstracts: National, Spring, and Summer
– Brown Bag Presentations: Small Business Behavior Change & Deep Energy Retrofits;
ENERGY STAR Certified Pool Pumps
– AESP Strategies articles: Engaging Low‐Income Households; DSM Trade Ally Engagement;
Implementation of Continuous Improvement Systems
Implementation Topic Committee
Where program design, marketing, implementation, tracking systems, EE
technologies, energy savings and EM&V all come together…
4. Tools and TechnologyTools and Technology
• Leadership:
– Amanda Townsend, Oncor, Chair: 214.486.4589, atown@oncor.com
– Fred Dreher, Franklin Energy Services , Vice Chair: 262.786.1287,
fdreher@franklineenergy.com
– Approximately 30 members
Di l h l d d i f h d AESP• Discuss latest technology trends and improve awareness of these trends to AESP
members :
– Sponsored recent Brown Bags discussing Data Centers and Whole Building Analytics
– Published a Strategies article on Tips to Bringing New Technologies to Utility Markets
R i f AESP P A d N i ti– Reviewers for AESP Program Award Nominations
– Reviewers for Conference Presentation Abstracts
• Look for two technology‐focused sessions at the February national conference
– rapid fire session presenting new technologies being deployed across various
programsprograms
– how utilities are collecting and leveraging data collected from smart meters.
Look for members wearing Technology Topic Committee t‐shirts or buttons in February
t th ti l f b i t h t d ith th h i i h iat the national conference or be in touch today with the chair or vice‐chair
5. Business Issues and Models
• Leadership:
– Frank Stern, Navigant , Chair:, 303.728. 5213 , frank.stern@navigant.com
– Caty Lamadrid, Innova Energy Group, Vice Chair: , 312.714.6223,
clamadrid@inovaenergygroup comclamadrid@inovaenergygroup.com
– Approximately 68 members
• Mission:
This Committee will serve as a resource for discussion sharing information and providing thought– This Committee will serve as a resource for discussion, sharing information, and providing thought
leadership on the changing business environment for energy services (demand response,
renewables, distributed generation, pricing, smart grid and energy efficiency) and its implications
for energy services providers. Included in this effort will be work on issues, concepts and tools
that are focused on making energy services a viable business activity for utilities and other
providers. The committee will not be an advocacy entity, but will collect information and develop
l b d l d f d bissues papers on topics relevant to energy service business and regulatory issues as identified by
members of the committee.
• Hot Topics: The Utility of the Future, Clean Power Plan, DR and renewable
integration, Pilot programsg p g
• In addition to Brown Bags, Strategies Articles and Conference Reviewers:
• Quarterly meetings
• LinkedIn Group serves as a platform for sharing resources, thoughts and articles
• Commitment by members to spend 30 min per month on topic committee activities.
6. Market Research, Evaluation and GHG
• Leadership:
– Laura Schauer, Tetra Tech, Chair:, 608.316.3700, laura.schauer@tetratech.com
– Vice‐chairs lead five different subcommittees:
• Jeanette LeZaks, Energy Center of Wisconsin
• Pete Cleff, PPL Electric Utilitiesff,
• Wendy Todd, DNV GL
• Katherine Johnson, Johnson Consulting Group
• Laura Hicks, Pulse Energy
– Approximately 145 members
• Mission: To advance market research, evaluation and greenhouse gas in support of energy services activities
in competitive and regulated markets and to rapidly disseminate related information to AESP International’sin competitive and regulated markets and to rapidly disseminate related information to AESP International s
membership
• Hot Topics:
– Big data/technologies
– Market research techniques and issues
TRM t d d d b li– TRMs, standards, and baselines
– Reporting, feedback, planning, communication, and evaluation rigor
– Policy and governance
• In addition to Brown Bags, Strategies Articles, Awards and Conference Reviewers, 2015
plans include:p
• Review and revise mission statement
• Actively engage members through LinkedIn
• Share information on policy decisions, methodological issues, research of interest, etc.
• Create a resource for topic committee group members to connect with each other, ask
questions etcquestions, etc.
• Seek out participation for AESP sponsored activities
• Understand how the topic committee can be sued to meet their needs
• Broaden our reach in engaging members in thought leadership opportunities
7. Pricing & Demand Response
Leadership
• Greg Ekrem, Navigant, Chair
• Steve Lawrence Georgia Power Vice Chair
Additional Activity
• Quarterly Member Meetings
• Strategies Articles
h l f b d id d C i C ( )
Steve Lawrence, Georgia Power, Vice Chair
• Steve Montgomery, Safeplug, Vice Chair
• Sharon Mullen, Independent Consultant, V. Chair
• Approximately 56 members
‐ The Value of DR beyond Avoided Capacity Costs (June)
‐ Plug‐Load Issues for Demand Response and HEMS (Aug)
• Brown Bags
‐ Residential Demand Response (July)
21%, Testing Inter‐ 18%, Communication
Summer 2014 Member Poll to Set Direction & Resulting Forward Activity
, g
connectivity of HAN Devices
,
Issues in DR
13%, Intro to DR17%, Political Impact
on DR: What’s Next
Strategies Article,
3‐parts, Nov ‐ JanOn hold, pending litigation
& other TCs’ activity
19%, How to Approach
RTP with Customers
13%, Lessons Learned:
Variable Pricing in SGIG Pilots
2015 Focus on Dynamic Pricing
And a Comment Requesting a Survey of DR
Survey will commence in Q1, 2015
8. MarketingMarketing
Leadership
• Kelsey Cummings Chair:
• 2014 Achievements:
• 7 Strategies Articles• Kelsey Cummings, Chair:
kcummings@smartwattinc.com
• Dan Zasloff, Vice Chair:
Zasloff@energysavvy com
• 7 Strategies Articles
• 3 Brown Bags
• Award Review (23 Volunteers)
Zasloff@energysavvy.com
• Kate Ringe‐Welch, Vice Chair:
Katherine.ringe@nationalgrid.com
• Approximately 114 members
• Abstract Review (17 Volunteers)
• New Professionals Prezi
• Approximately 114 members
Our Motto: “We have a
strategic plan. It’s called
doing things” –Herb Kelleher
9. Upcoming 2015 TC LogisticsUpcoming 2015 TC Logistics
‐Topic Committee Meetings at the
National Conference
Wednesday, 2/11, 3:30 pm
AESP exploring setting up conferenceNational Conference AESP exploring setting up conference
lines for those who can’t attend in‐
person
‐Run for a TC chair position or volunteer
to serve as a vice‐chair
Email the Board of Directors TC Vice‐
Chairs, Laura Orfanedes
(laura@fiveworx com) and Lark Lee(laura@fiveworx.com) and Lark Lee
(lark.lee@tetratech.com)
Additional follow‐ups:
Email 2014 chairs to join a TC today
Check out AESP TC pages or connect through LinkedIn
11. Save The Dates
AESP’ N ti l C fF b 9 12 2015 AESP’s National Conference
Orlando, FL
February 9‐12, 2015
AESP’s Spring Conference
Portland, OR
May 19‐21, 2015
AESP’s Summer Conference
Niagara Falls, ON
August 25‐27, 2015
For more information ‐ www.aesp.org
