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[Your Name] [Location and Date]. Demand Response is Growing in Importance. Smart Grid is shifting the role from simply reducing peak loads to balancing supply and demand for increased efficiency and reliability
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Demand Response is Growing in Importance • Smart Grid is shifting the role from simply reducing peak loads to balancing supply and demand for increased efficiency and reliability • Balancing intermittent power loads are becoming even more important as renewable energy becomes a larger part of electricity supply “DR is the Killer App of the Smart Grid” FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff
Peak Load Management Alliance is Voice of Demand Response Practitioners • Founded in 1999 as the national voice of demand response practitioners • Focused on knowledge sharing, education and networking • Non-profit organization dedicated to provide resources and advocacy towards critical energy management initiatives • Leadership consists of the Officers, Executive Committee, Committee Chairs, and Board Members • Over 40 members include utilities, service providers, technology companies, consultants and customers • Membership is open to anyone interested in demand response
PLMA Members • Apogee Interactive • AutoGrid Systems • Bonneville Power • CALM Energy • Comverge • Con Edison • Constellation Energy • Cooper Power Systems • Duke Energy • Edison Electric Institute • EnerNOC • E Source • Good Company AssociatesIntegral Analytics • Itron • Johnson Controls • Joule Assets • Mad Dash • MelRok • MP2 Energy • MW Consultants • Nation-e • Navigant Consulting • NV Energy • Omaha Public Power District • OPower • PECO • Pacific Gas and Electric • Power Generation Services • REGEN Energy • Schneider Electric • Skipping Stone • SMUD • Southern California Edison • The Brattle Group • Tennessee Valley Authority • Threshold Door-to-Door • Vaughn Manufacturing • Viridity Energy
Membership Benefits • Networking & Relationships • Expertise & Knowledge Sharing • Industry Influence • Educational Webinars & Events • Market Information • Industry Recognition
Testimonials “PLMA membership enables easy-access to a wealth of information about demand response. The combination of the conferences, archive of past presentations, and contacts with members of the organization is hard to match.” Rich Philip, Duke Energy “PLMA has been a tremendous asset to me both personally and professionally over the years. This is a great organization to connect with industry professionals.” Dave Hyland, Schneider Electric
PLMA Spring Conference • April 24 & 25 at Hilton Downtown, Austin • Theme is: Demand Response Practitioners’ Perspective • Texas Commissioner Kenneth Anderson and Rep. Mark Strama to keynote • OpenADR Pre-Conf Session on April 23 • Over 100 registrants so far Agenda & Registrant List at www.peaklma.org