Webinar Meeting the Plug and Play DER Challenge February 14, 2019 11:00 AM PST/ 2:00 PM EST 60 minutes Register for Webinar Members Free Non-members Free Register for Webinar Cost Saving and Simplifying Interoperability Solutions Our expert speakers will share their Visionary Energy Services Interface (ESI) concepts and explain how they can reduce the cost and complexity of distributed energy resource (DER) integration for utilities, product and service providers, and asset owners and managers. We invite audience members to share their real-world challenges that could be solved with these ESI concepts. Why are these solutions important to the electric sector? Utilities – Interoperability solutions will make it easier for utilities to add new DERs to their system. Corporations and Solution Providers – Electric sector Industry professionals can keep on top of any changes these solutions will bring to the standards that they need to follow. Join us as we dive into the solutions developed as a part of the Plug and Play DER Challenge that falls into SEPA’s Grid Integration Pathway. Download the Plug & Play Phase 1 Final Submissions. Register for Webinar 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 Speakers Phillip Court Product and Company Strategy, Ecogy Energy With an education in mathematics, physics and computer science, Philip’s career has spanned both technical and team leadership roles in industrial process control, mobile device and business computing solutions through to technology development for electric vehicles and distributed energy systems. His current focus is helping to accelerate humanities transition to distributed renewable energy while leveraging Open Source infrastructure and Agile development processes to speed this process. Bruce Nordman Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Bruce Nordman is a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who works on energy use and efficiency in buildings, with a focus on electronics and networks. Steve Widergren Principal Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Steve Widergren contributes to new solutions for reliable operation of electric power systems. Common throughout his career is the application of information technology to power engineering problems including, simulation, control, and system integration. He is a principal engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory where he directs electric power projects and supports the U.S. Department of Energy. He is a past member of the board and Plenary Chair for the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel and was also the founding administrator for the GridWise® Architecture Council – both groups formed with the mission to enable interoperability of automated systems related to the electric system. Prior to joining the Laboratory, Mr. Widergren worked in industry for an electricity control center supplier, and electric utility service providers. In these positions, he engineered and managed energy management systems products for electric power operations and supported power system computer applications, including information modeling, SCADA systems, and power system reliability assessment tools. He received his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and is actively involved in the IEEE Power & Energy Society and participates in standards efforts that bridge power engineering with information technology. Raymond Kaiser Director of Energy Management Systems, Amzur Technologies, Amzur Technologies Raymond Kaiser is the Director of Energy Management Systems for Amzur Technologies, a 200-person software development firm based in Tampa Florida. Amzur is developing a suite of open source DER Communication and Control services based on industry standard protocols. For the past 15 years, Raymond has provided energy and environmental consulting to local, state and federal agencies, major developers, engineering firms, and national and international architectural firms. Prior to his work in energy and the environment, Mr. Kaiser had a 20-year history in the IT industry that included sales and marketing, technical support for Large Accounts, and software development. In his last assignment, he was Business Products Manager in Corporate Strategy and Worldwide Business Development for Lexmark International, an IBM spinoff. Siva Sankaranarayanan Senior Technical Leader, Energy Utilization, Electric Power Research Institute Siva Sankaranarayanan currently serves as Senior Technical Leader, Energy Utilization at EPRI in Palo Alto, CA. In his role, he is responsible for data infrastructure, governance, and analytics for a portfolio of projects in the Advanced Buildings Program covering Building Decarbonization, Connected Ecosystems, and Buildings-to-grid areas. Siva is also serving as the principal technical architect for the open Demand-Side Resources Integration Platform, a framework for enabling flexible grid operations by integrating demand-side (behind-the-meter) Distributed Energy Resources under a common data and control model. Prior to joining EPRI, Siva worked in several top-tier companies spanning multiple industry verticals and has also significantly contributed to the development of international standards related to telecommunication protocols for high-speed broadband networks.