Spring 2003 Peak Load Management Alliance Conference
The Spring 2003 Conference of PLMA was held March 18-19, 2003 in the Crystal City Hilton Hotel, right outside Washington, DC. Two workshops were held on March 17. The conference program is shown below. Several of the presenters have submitted their presentations to us to make available on our website. To view these presentations, simply click on the link.
Conference Agenda
Tuesday March 18
Welcome
Ross Malme, Chairman of Peak Load Management Alliance and CEO, RETX
Implementing Demand Response in the New Zealand Electricity Market – A Model for the US?
Ewan Gebbie, Senior Policy Analyst, EECA New Zealand
Long-Term Resource Adequacy: Investment in Demand ResponseDr. William Smith, EPRI
Panelists:
Long-Term Resource Adequacy: Demand Response Options, Dr. Eric Hirst, Eric Hirst Consulting
FERC's Standard Market Design and the Role of Demand Response in Resouce Adequacy, Derek Bandera, FERC
Persistent and Reliable Demand Response, Joel Gilbert, Demand Exchange, LLC
Key Issues in Demand Response and Regulatory Views
Greg Bullington, Kansas City Power & Light
Dan Violette, Summit Blue Consulting
The Business of Demand Response from a Default Provider Prospective
Demand Response Strategic Assessment: A DISCO Perspective, Dan Violette, Principal, Summit Blue Consulting
The Business of Demand Response from a Default Provider Perspective, Chris Siebens, First Energy
The Business of Demand Response from a Default Provider Perspective, William McNeil, Exelon
Ken Malloy, CEO, Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets (CAEM)
The Business of Demand Response from a Retailer Prospective
Chair: Joel Gilbert, Apogee Interactive
James Eber, ComEd
Demand Response from a Retailer Perspective, Ronnie Chahal, Director, Structure & Portfolio Mgt, Centrica
Michelle Brown, Allied Utility Network
Mary Beth Tighe, Energy Results
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Keynote Address - Electricity: How to Achieve Lower Prices and Eliminate Price Spikes.
Dr. Vernon Smith, Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Experimental Science at George Mason University. Dr Smith is the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics for having established laboratory experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis, especially in the study of alternative market mechanisms.
New Research in Demand Response
Barriers to Participation in Day-Ahead Market Demand Response Programs, Chuck Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bernie Neenan, Neenan Associates
Kathy Tholin, Community Energy Center
Structuring Electricity Markets for Demand Responsiveness: Experimental Support, Professor Dick Schuler, Cornell University
Technology for Successful Demand Response
Chair: Dave Hyland, Comverge
EPRI’s Intelligent Distribution Network, Adrienne Wright, EPRI
Mass Market Lighting Load Shedding for Offices and Educational Buildings, Owen Howlett, Lighting Research Center
Pay for Performance: Mass Market Demand Response, Mass Market Pay-For-Performance Demand Response, Doug Backer, Cannon Technologies Inc.
Conference Adjourns
Preconference workshop, "Using Tactical Demand Response to Help Defer T&D Capital Expenditures".
Presentations:
Bob Vickery, Allied Utility Network
Using Tactical Demand Response to Help Defer T and D Capital Expenditures, Ross Malme, RETX