Bridging the Utility Data Access Gap to Enable Operational Efficiencies, New Data-driven Energy Efficiency Programs and Residential and Commercial Customer Engagement
| 4:15 - 5:30 pm | Monday, October 10, 2016 |
As utilities invest in smart grid infrastructure they also have the opportunity to leverage new technologies to modernize their customer-facing operations and digitally engage with, and empower, their customers. Innovative technologies and services enabled by advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) and real-time energy usage data, and Green Button trending data, are enabling access to residential and Commercial and Industrial (C&I) energy usage data and the ability to securely share that information with authorized third-parties. Standardized utility-customer energy usage data are a key element in the digital transformation of the energy sector, adoption of data-driven energy efficiency implementations, growth of interoperable applications, and DR and DER programs.
This panel will discuss the strategies and solutions forward-thinking utilities are embracing to increase operational efficiencies and business opportunities while engaging residential and commercial energy managers to manage and optimize energy use in homes and buildings. Learn how energy usage data, analytics and auto DR, and the Energy Internet of Things can be leveraged to understand residential and building tenant needs while facilitating customer participation that can also help with grid balancing.
Speakers:
This panel will discuss the strategies and solutions forward-thinking utilities are embracing to increase operational efficiencies and business opportunities while engaging residential and commercial energy managers to manage and optimize energy use in homes and buildings. Learn how energy usage data, analytics and auto DR, and the Energy Internet of Things can be leveraged to understand residential and building tenant needs while facilitating customer participation that can also help with grid balancing.
- Benefits to the industry of having a standardized customer energy usage data reporting format for both customers and regulatory agencies
- Enabling customer access to utility data with or without smart meters in place
- Ensuring customer privacy and data security
- Key strategies for engaging the residential customers and energy managers of commercial buildings
- Meeting customer needs and achieving energy efficiency through innovative data-driven energy-savings programs, DR and DER programs, and the latest home and building energy management solutions
Speakers:
Amy Costadone
Manager, Data Governance & Products
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Amy Kight Costadone is the Manager of the Data Products and Governance team at PG&E (aka the Data Maven). Amy and team have developed a range of products and programs to make energy data available to empower customers to reduce their usage, foster market innovation, and help California assess and set clean energy policies. She is a founding board member of the Green Button Alliance, a group promoting the development, compliance and wide spread adoption of the Green Button Standard, which aims to provide customers with easy access to their energy data. Amy has a degree in business and engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Manager, Data Governance & Products
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Amy Kight Costadone is the Manager of the Data Products and Governance team at PG&E (aka the Data Maven). Amy and team have developed a range of products and programs to make energy data available to empower customers to reduce their usage, foster market innovation, and help California assess and set clean energy policies. She is a founding board member of the Green Button Alliance, a group promoting the development, compliance and wide spread adoption of the Green Button Standard, which aims to provide customers with easy access to their energy data. Amy has a degree in business and engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Martha Amram, PhD
Founder & CEO
WattzOn
As CEO, Martha is responsible for the company's vision, strategy, and leadership. Martha previously founded Glaze Creek Partners, which she sold to Navigant Consulting (NYSE: NCI), where she became a Managing Director. She has also been CEO of Vocomo Software, Chief Economist of PLX Systems, as well as Vice President at Analysis Group Economics.
Martha is the author of several books; Value Sweep (Harvard Business School Press), Real Options (written with Nalin Kulatilaka, Harvard Business School Press), and Case Studies in Corporate Finance (McGraw-Hill). She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from MIT, and degrees in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Washington. Martha is on the Executive Board of MIT's Sloan School of Management, a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute, and the board of Growth Sector, a non-profit focused on workforce development. She holds two patents.
Founder & CEO
WattzOn
As CEO, Martha is responsible for the company's vision, strategy, and leadership. Martha previously founded Glaze Creek Partners, which she sold to Navigant Consulting (NYSE: NCI), where she became a Managing Director. She has also been CEO of Vocomo Software, Chief Economist of PLX Systems, as well as Vice President at Analysis Group Economics.
Martha is the author of several books; Value Sweep (Harvard Business School Press), Real Options (written with Nalin Kulatilaka, Harvard Business School Press), and Case Studies in Corporate Finance (McGraw-Hill). She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from MIT, and degrees in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Washington. Martha is on the Executive Board of MIT's Sloan School of Management, a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute, and the board of Growth Sector, a non-profit focused on workforce development. She holds two patents.
Sasha Sud
Senior Manager, Smart Grid & Energy Data
Advanced Energy Centre (AEC)
MaRS Discovery District
Sasha Sud is leading the energy projects at MaRS Data Catalyst. Currently, he's working on bringing the right people together to implement Ontario's Green Button and give Ontarians better and greater access to energy data.
Senior Manager, Smart Grid & Energy Data
Advanced Energy Centre (AEC)
MaRS Discovery District
Sasha Sud is leading the energy projects at MaRS Data Catalyst. Currently, he's working on bringing the right people together to implement Ontario's Green Button and give Ontarians better and greater access to energy data.
Evan Birenbaum
Co-Founder and COO
Chai Energy
As COO for Chai Inc., Evan Birenbaum is responsible for all things related to business strategy and development, energy-market dynamics, customer engagement, disruptive technologies, and day-to-day business operations. Chai is an energy education and technology development company that helps customers save energy in their homes.
Co-Founder and COO
Chai Energy
As COO for Chai Inc., Evan Birenbaum is responsible for all things related to business strategy and development, energy-market dynamics, customer engagement, disruptive technologies, and day-to-day business operations. Chai is an energy education and technology development company that helps customers save energy in their homes.
Steve Nguyen
Senior Director-Marketing
BuildingIQ
Steve is currently senior director of marketing at BuildingIQ, a company that provides the platform and services that deliver on the promise of the IoT for the built environment. Prior to BuildingIQ, Steve was director of corporate marketing at Echelon Corporation for 19 years. He has also held marketing positions at Bidgely and Sixense Entertainment. Steve is also currently President and Founder of Nustories, a startup in the publishing space.
Senior Director-Marketing
BuildingIQ
Steve is currently senior director of marketing at BuildingIQ, a company that provides the platform and services that deliver on the promise of the IoT for the built environment. Prior to BuildingIQ, Steve was director of corporate marketing at Echelon Corporation for 19 years. He has also held marketing positions at Bidgely and Sixense Entertainment. Steve is also currently President and Founder of Nustories, a startup in the publishing space.