Jay Snyder
Username
Jay Snyder
Proposer First Name
Jay
Proposer Email
jay.snyder@cpowerenergymanagement.com
Proposer Last Name
Snyder
Proposer Company/Organization
CPower Energy
Proposer Job Title
Manager, Technology Alliances
Boston 2023 Areas of Focus
Proposer Additional Info
Presented at Building Energy NYC. Have also presented a different presentation for EGSA and have been a guest on the Energy Matters 2 U Podcast.
Proposed Session Description
Demand response has been around for a couple of decades, but extreme weather events such as TX Winter Storm Uri and PJM Winter Storm Elliott have demonstrated its importance to climate resiliency, and have brought it into mainstream news. Building owners and operators have an opportunity through demand response participation to be active participants in increasing climate resilience for their communities and the grid at large.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
Demand response reduces the need to build new peaker plants, or dispatch existing peaker plants, during grid peaks. Invariably, those peaker plants are disproportionately sited in EJ communities, so mitigating the need for them helps reduce the adverse health effects. Additionally, demand response is a potential revenue stream for disadvantaged communities to seek - school systems, municipal sites, etc - which can help fund program needs. The federal incentives for electric schoolbuses and other DERs which favor EJ communities actually position these communities to participate further in DR than non-EJ communities may be able to do!
Learning Objectives
Attendees will understand the process for participating in demand response, from both a business and technical perspective.
Attendees will understand what programs are available in New England (or wherever they might be coming from)
Attendees will learn some of the building technologies that have been proven to deliver demand response capability and that are best suited to the dispatches that occur during weather emergencies (usually longer-duration dispatches than historical norms)
Attendees will learn how demand response advances climate resiliency solutions
Has this session been presented before?
Yes
When and Where?
Building Energy NYC 2023 - though this will be updated to focus more on climate resiliency rather than solely decarbonization and smart buildings, as the above answers should demonstrate.
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 1 - No prior knowledge needed.
Session Format
Interview or structured conversation among panelists
Presentation followed by facilitated discussion or breakout groups
Session Format Details
Would like to either frame it as a presentation, or as a true panel (ie mostly questions and answers)
Recommended Length
60-minute session
Strongest Content Connection - Boston 2023
Reviewer 1
Schow, Mark
Proposal #
101
Committee Decision
Rejected
Presenters
Full Description
Demand response may historically be seen as driven by profit motives for participants, and solving congestion problems for transmission and distribution grids. But as climate change evolves, it is becoming a key public good ensuring widespread blackouts don't occur. Participation needs to grow, to further its ability to prevent climate-driven grid catastrophes, so it is hoped that this session will further evangelize this message to those in a position of enabling buildings to participate.