Unlocking the Value of DERs: Integration and Control Through Behind-the-Meter IoT Networks
With a focus on next-generation, energy-producing and energy-storing assets taking center stage in the global energy discussion, little has been said about the role and necessity of behind-the-meter energy networks in unlocking the total value of data capabilities from the wide variety of DERs currently available. Realizing the advent of mass asset connectivity to a wide variety of DERs of varying makes, model and vintage through IoT enablement, as well as a built-in, cyber-secure framework from asset to cloud, behind-the-meter energy networks provide the greatest promise for energy efficiency, resiliency and self-sufficiency. Moving beyond SCADA and utilizing the latest in communication protocols, use cases for these networks are proving beneficial to companies on both sides of the meter, with utilities, energy service providers, and application providers, as well as commercial and industrial customers, benefitting from the superior networking capabilities and real-time data these networks provide.
Eric Reichel
Vice President, Customer Success
Blue Pillar
Mr. Reichel is a co-founder of Blue Pillar & is currently responsible for the customer delivery organization of Blue Pillar. Eric brings over 17 years of experience in operations, product management and sales roles with energy technology companies. Eric also worked for Cisco Systems in their Emerging Technology Group and was involved in the sales & rollout of enterprise energy management systems to large retailers and Fortune 100 companies including Walgreens, Google and NetApp. Prior to Cisco, he was at Encorp Inc., where he was a product manager, and assisted in strategic planning following the merger with Envenergy, whose building integration gateway product was later acquired by Cisco. Mr. Reichel holds a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington.
With a focus on next-generation, energy-producing and energy-storing assets taking center stage in the global energy discussion, little has been said about the role and necessity of behind-the-meter energy networks in unlocking the total value of data capabilities from the wide variety of DERs currently available. Realizing the advent of mass asset connectivity to a wide variety of DERs of varying makes, model and vintage through IoT enablement, as well as a built-in, cyber-secure framework from asset to cloud, behind-the-meter energy networks provide the greatest promise for energy efficiency, resiliency and self-sufficiency. Moving beyond SCADA and utilizing the latest in communication protocols, use cases for these networks are proving beneficial to companies on both sides of the meter, with utilities, energy service providers, and application providers, as well as commercial and industrial customers, benefitting from the superior networking capabilities and real-time data these networks provide.
- Key business factors impacting the total costs of behind-the-meter connectivity
- Real-world success stories from both sides of the meter
- The Energy IoT approach to integrating operational systems for greater operational flexibility
- How Energy IoT networks become the lifeblood of Auto DR
- The reality of real-time data from behind-the-meter energy networks and its impact on companies on both sides of the meter
- The role of behind-the-meter energy networks in overcoming 2G/3G communications obsolescence
Vice President, Customer Success
Blue Pillar
Mr. Reichel is a co-founder of Blue Pillar & is currently responsible for the customer delivery organization of Blue Pillar. Eric brings over 17 years of experience in operations, product management and sales roles with energy technology companies. Eric also worked for Cisco Systems in their Emerging Technology Group and was involved in the sales & rollout of enterprise energy management systems to large retailers and Fortune 100 companies including Walgreens, Google and NetApp. Prior to Cisco, he was at Encorp Inc., where he was a product manager, and assisted in strategic planning following the merger with Envenergy, whose building integration gateway product was later acquired by Cisco. Mr. Reichel holds a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington.