Danielle Brocker
Username
Danielle Brocker
Proposer First Name
Rachel
Proposer Email
rselbert@brightpower.com
Proposer Last Name
Selbert
Proposer Phone
(646) 780-1205
Proposer Job Title
Senior Data Analyst, Energy Management Services
Proposer Additional Info
Rachel led the development of the Impact of MoBIUS Real-Time Energy Management Service report (https://www.brightpower.com/impact-of-mobius-real-time-energy-management-service/), which was published in the summer of 2020. Rachel collects, analyzes, interprets, and visualizes building and consumption data. She streamlines data reporting and enhances data sharing capabilities. As a result, engineering teams and external clients alike gain valuable insights about the impact of Bright Power's services to reduce energy and water consumption. Rachel also is a Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) fellow, part of a passionate community dedicated to building an equitable, decarbonized, and resilient energy ecosystem.
Proposed Session Description
Optimizing existing buildings to have more effective and efficient systems and operations can yield big results as building owners and operators look to decrease their carbon emissions in preparation for complying with NYC’s Local Law 97.
To understand how real-time energy management (RTEM) and ongoing operations support can impact a building’s operations, Bright Power analyzed data from 15 multifamily and commercial buildings engaged in RTEM for a full year and compared that to data from 100 control buildings that were not engaged in a RTEM service (but were benchmarking their buildings).
In this session, you will dive into the data to see how these two sets of buildings compared and learn how RTEM with ongoing analysis of utility data can help buildings reduce carbon emissions, energy costs, and consumption.
The research we will explore in this session was generously funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Why is this session important?
With LL97 compliance looming, building owners and operators are looking for low cost ways to reduce carbon emissions while they plan for more capital-intensive projects needed to meet the lower limits set for 2030 compliance. However, until now, there has been a lack of accessible data to help prove that ongoing real-time energy management and operational support can move the needle. This session will break down that barrier by arming sustainability professionals with the data they need to prove this point.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
Rachel is a rising female leader in sustainability. She is a young professional with under ten years of experience. Providing young female-identifying sustainability professionals with examples of their peers in the space is critical in getting more women in the field and fostering a collaborative sisterhood in sustainability.
Learning Objectives
Understand what real-time energy management is and how it differs from annual energy benchmarking.
Explain and understand how buildings with RTEM consume less energy over time compared to buildings without RTEM.
Explain and understand why energy savings are more predictable in RTEM buildings compared to buildings without RTEM.
Explain and understand how RTEM results in less volatile energy consumption compared to buildings without RTEM.
Has this session been presented before?
No
NYC 2021 Areas of Focus
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 1 - No prior knowledge needed.
Session Format
Interview or structured conversation among panelists
Presentation with time for questions and answers
Recommended Length
60-minute session
Strongest Content Connection - NYC 2021
Comments about your speaker roster
Rachel will be the lead presenter, however we would like to have Michael Jarrett, Director of Data Operations, and Matthew Murphey, Manager of MoBIUS, on hand for the Q&A portion should attendees have technical questions about the set up of MoBIUS and RTEM. That said, Rachel would be the lead for the presentation and Q&A and Michael and Matthew would only be there for the Q&A portion.
Anything else you'd like to tell us about your session proposal?
While we want to keep this accessible for anyone new to RTEM, we can increase the level of this session to be more technical based on the guidance of the content committee. We will also give attendees access to a pdf with the full report’s findings.
Reviewer 1
Hacker, Jon
Reviewer 2
Jabbie, Fatou
Proposal #
139
Committee Decision
Being Considered