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Webinar: Operationalizing DER Flexibility – An Introduction to Local Flexibility Markets, the UK DSO Model, and What This Means for US Utilities
May 15 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Featured Speakers: Chris Broadhurst, Chief Commercial Officer, Electron; Paul George, DSO Commercial Lead, Electricity North West; Julieta Giraldez, Director of Integrated Planning, Electric Power Engineers; Robbie Astrop, Business Development Manager, Electric Power Engineers
Webinar Abstract: As electrification accelerates and US policy and legislation encourages smarter grid use, distributed energy resources (DERs) are emerging as the key to unlocking a faster, more affordable, and resilient energy future.
The challenge US utilities face is how to operationalize and scale the use of DER’s – breaking down traditional utility silos and building a more integrated approach to grid planning and operations so that DERs become part of business as usual.
In the webinar, you’ll learn:
- How Electron enables network utilities to scale DER flexibility using local flexibility markets
- How ENWL, a UK DSO, 4x’d their flexibility volume with Electron and brought DER’s into the control room
- What US utilities can learn, and how to turn these insights into action through integrated planning and value of DER’s
About the Speakers: With over a decade of experience in energy, Chris Broadhurst has a passion for driving the adoption of disruptive technologies that can accelerate the transition to Net Zero. His past experiences have spanned across supply, consultancy, and technology, as well as advisory roles for the UK Government’s Net Zero Energy Council.
Paul George is a skilled energy professional with extensive experience in supply-side management and demand flexibility services. Based in the North West, Paul is recognized for his ability to engage with major energy users across a range of energy disciplines, with a proven track record in developing flexibility services in national and local markets. Paul is passionate about supporting the North West’s decarbonization aspirations and driving innovation and excellence within the UK flexibility space.
Julieta Giraldez is a nationally and internationally recognized subject matter expert in distributed energy resource (DER) grid integration with extensive expertise in grid modeling and planning processes. She currently works at Electric Power Engineers (EPE) as a Director of Integrated Grid Planning where she implements holistic approaches to meet customers’ needs through the optimized planning and operation of generation, transmission, distribution, and DERs. Prior to joining EPE, she served as a Director of
Grid Planning at Kevala Inc., where she focused on implementing proactive capacity planning and electrification impact studies for utilities and regulators. Julieta also worked for a decade at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as a Senior Engineer where she led Smart Grid and Grid Integration related projects to manage emerging technologies such as PV, energy storage and microgrids in distribution systems. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain) in Technical Mining Engineering, a master’s in electrical engineering from Colorado School of Mines, and a Ph.D. program in systems engineering from Colorado State University.
Robbie Astrop has 15+ years’ experience in Sales and Business Development. Since 2014, Robbie has focused almost exclusively on the electric utility vertical, primarily in supporting large scale projects with solutions that enable the utility to meet its objectives related to reliability, efficiency, safety, and/or future-proofing the grid. He has achieved multiple ‘firsts’ in markets served through collaboration with utility customers. Many of the key projects originated, scoped, delivered, and supported have involved custom manufacturing, built-to-suit services, and/or unique software deployments. Robbie has experience working with utilities to support EV Charging, Microgrids, DA, DR, AMI, IoT, Digital Twin, transmission, substation, NEM Proceedings, techno-economic value analysis, and distribution automation projects.
Robbie is a graduate from The University of Tennessee Haslam School of Business and has an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. He recently completed an M.S. Certification Program in the University of Colorado’s Global Energy Management
Moderator: Matt Schuerger, Senior Fellow, ESIG
Registration Cost: FREE
Q&A Session: We will be using the Slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
