Workshops Introduction to DER at Smart Energy Week January 1, 1970 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT New Orleans, LA Register for Workshops Members $249 Non-members $299 Register for Workshops Add this workshop onto your Smart Energy Week Registration With the advent of FERC Order 2222, solutions providers are gearing up to aggregate on-site distributed energy resources (DERs), ranging from water heaters and air conditioners to batteries and EV chargers. Aggregators will sell services from customer-sited equipment to both wholesale markets and distribution utilities, with the promise of creating a cleaner, more efficient, and more reliable power grid. However, numerous challenges exist in realizing the full promise of DERs. This course will explain the technologies, the potential, and the challenges inherent in deploying DERs to create the grid of the future. All attendees will receive a copy of The Energy Switch: How Companies and Customers are Transforming the Electrical Grid and the Future of Power. SEPA Workshop Bundle: Register for both the Introduction to DER and Introduction to Green Hydrogen and save! $475 SEPA/SEIA Members $575 Non-members Register for Workshops Not a member? Learn more about the benefits of joining the SEPA community. View Membership Info Share Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedIn About the Speaker Peter Kelly-Detwiler Co-founder, NorthBridge Energy Partners, LLC Peter Kelly-Detwiler has 30 years of experience in the electric energy arena, with much of his career in various areas of competitive power markets. He’s a former SVP at Constellation Energy, having run their Demand Response Group. He’s currently a strategist and communicator in the electric industry, focused on the rapid pace of transformation to a sustainable energy economy. Peter has written over 300 pieces on the topic for Forbes.com and other publications. He offers numerous keynotes and workshops on a wide range of topics, from offshore wind to batteries to the drivers of technological change. He provides strategic advice to clients and investors, helping them to navigate this transitional period. He is the author of a book on the transformation of electric power markets called “The Energy Switch,” published by Prometheus Books, 2021.