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PLMA (Peak LoadManagement Alliance)wasfounded in 1999 as a
community of experts andpractitioners dedicated to sharing
knowledgeand providing resources to promoteinclusiveness in the
design, delivery, technology,and management of solutions
addressingenergy and natural resource integration.
The non-profit association provides a forum forpractitioners to
share dynamic loadmanagement expertise, including demandresponse
and distributed energy resources.PLMAmembers share expertise to
educateeach other and explore innovative approachesto load
management programs, price and rateresponse, regional regulatory
issues, andtechnologies as the energy markets evolve.PLMA will
continue to maintain a forum wherepractical experience, ideas, and
knowledge are
promoted to those seeking access to a vastnetwork of industry
professionals andpractitioners. It is also a place where
membersgather to keep abreast of the latest industrytrends in load
management and to inform thenext generation. We offer timely
subject matterand training opportunities to address key facetsof
our industry charge.
Membership in PLMA is open to anyorganization interested in
energy loadmanagement. PLMA represents a broad rangeof energy
professionals and industries – privateand publicly owned utilities,
technologycompanies, energy providers, solutionproviders, meter and
equipment suppliers,system integrators, research
organizations,consultants, and end-users.
TheVoice of LoadManagement Practitioners
PLMAAnnualActivity ReportforMembers20
19
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WHER
EWER
EYO
UIN
1999? PLMA celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019 with a salute
to the
co-founders and past chairs at 40th PLMA Conference with
areflection of the founding principle: “Increase
consumerparticipation in electric load management for the purpose
ofachieving a strong competitive energy market, a more
reliableelectrical system, promoting and actively sharing
informationabout the development, demonstration, and evaluation
ofapplicable technologies and products, educating consumers
andsuppliers about load management’s value as a response to
marketprice signals and as a risk management technique.”
42
2012
59
2013
76
2014
91
2015
123
2016
130
2017
154
2018
164
2019
MEMBERSHIP GROWTHPLMA provides a Peer-to-Peer Forum for
practitioners from energy utilities,solution providers and trade
allies to share dynamic load management expertise,including demand
response and distributed energy resources. For two decades,PLMA
conferences, educational programs and networking opportunities
havebrought member organizations together to develop, implement and
shareproven practices in a peer-to-peer network – offering load
managementleadership for the energy industry.
YEAR
GROWTH IN MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
MEM
BER
SHIP
Integrated DSM:The Journey Continues1
Smart Home & Demand Response2
NGrid Non-Wires AlternativeCase Study3
PG&E Excess Supply Program4
BPA, PGE, NEEA forWater HeaterCommunication5
IndianaMichigan Power andTendrilfor Residential IDSM
Approach6
Load Flexibility Potential in U.S.by 20307
FERC Annual Report8
Portland General Electric andEnbala for Distributed
Flexibilityat Scale
9
Consolidated Edison Non-WiresAlternative Case Study10
TOP10PLMA-PRODUCED
WEBCASTSWITH GREATESTNUMBER OF REGISTRANTS
Placed speakers atACEEE Energy Efficiencyas a Resource,
AESPNational Conference,Parks Associates, andother national
andregional industry events
Achievedrecord-breakingattendance at 39thPLMA Conferencein
Minneapolis ���
Celebrated 20th Anniversary withall past chairs and co-founders
at40th PLMA Conference inSt. Petersburg, Florida
�Launched LoadManagement Dialoguepodcast series withover 1,000
plays ofover 15 productions
LEADERSHIP IN SHARING LOAD MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE
7,007participants and45activities(conference, training,
webcasts, award nominations, conference
presentation submissions, membermeet-ups, etc.)
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Thought Leadership Grouppublished 4 industry reports andproduced
over 30 webcasts withover 3,200 registrants
Launched Demand Response Fundamentals interactiveon-line
training course with Enerdynamics
Conducted Demand Response Fundamentals and Evolutioncourses
presented in Minneapolis and St. Petersburg
Produced week-long training presented in Baltimore co-hostedby
Baltimore Gas and Electric on: Demand Response Market
Fundamentals, DR Program Design and Implementation
Education Planning Group� Bonneville Power
Administration, PortlandGeneral Electric, and NorthwestEnergy
Efficiency Alliance forWater Heater Communications
� Rocky Mountain Power forFrequency Dispatch
� Viking Cold Solutions for UsingThermal Energy Storage as aGrid
Asset
TECHNOLO
GY
PIONEER
� Efficiency Vermont, GreenMountain Power, andDynamic Organics
for FlexibleLoad Management
� Eversource Energy for Commercial& Industrial
Active-DemandManagement Demonstration
THOUGHT
LEADERS
� Pacific Gas and Electric Companyand Olivine for Excess
SupplyDemand Response Program
� Portland General Electric andEnbala for Distributed
Flexibilityat Scale
� Indiana Michigan Power andTendril for ResidentialIntegrated
Demand SideManagement Approach
PROGRAM
PACESETTERS
Awards ProgramGrouprecruited and judged nominations
for 8 awards in 3 categories:
FALL
2014
138
2015
160
2016
201
2017
308
2018
324
2019
319
SPRING
2014
129
2015
154
2016
234
2017
231
2018
274
2019
339
INDIVIDUALATTENDEES
OVER 50% FIRST-TIME ATTENDEESand
OVER 30% UTILITY STAFFconsistently attractTWICE-ANNUAL
CONFERENCES
Conference Planning Groupproduced 2 in-person, multi-day events
in
Minneapolis, Minn. and St. Petersburg, Florida
PRACTITIONER ENGAGEMENT
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1. Accenture2. Advanced Energy3. Alectra Utilities4. Ally Energy
Solutions5. Alternative Energy
Systems Consulting6. Ameren7. American Public Power
Association8. Apex Analytics9. Apogee Interactive10. Applied
Energy Group11. APTIM12. Aquanta13. Arizona Public Service14.
Armada Power15. Austin Energy16. AutoGrid17. Baltimore Gas and
Electric18. Beneficial Electrification
League19. Berkshire Hathaway
Energy20. Bidgely21. Black & Veatch
Management Consulting22. Bonneville Power
Administration23. Bristol Tennessee
Essential Services24. Buffalo Niagara Medical
Campus25. Calico Energy26. Central Hudson Gas &
Electric27. Chelan PUD28. City of Tallahassee Utilities29. Clean
Power Research30. CLEAResult31. COI Energy Services32. Colbun33.
Commonwealth Edison34. Con Edison35. Connected Energy36. Consumers
Energy
Company37. CPower Energy
Management38. CPS Energy39. Customized Energy
Solutions
40. Dairyland PowerCooperative
41. DNV GL42. DTE Energy43. Duke Energy44. E Source45.
E4TheFuture46. Eaton47. ecobee48. Edison Electric Institute49.
Efficiency Vermont50. Emerson Commercial &
Residential Solutions51. Enbala52. Encycle53. Enel X54. Energy
Federation55. Energy Solutions56. EnergyHub57. EnerVision58.
Entergy59. EPRI60. ERS61. Eversource62. Extensible Energy63.
FirstEnergy64. FleetCarma65. FPL66. Franklin Energy67. GDS
Associates68. Generac69. Georgia Power Company70. Google (Nest)71.
Great River Energy72. GridFabric73. GridOptimize74. GridPoint75.
Hawaiian Electric
Company76. High West Energy77. Honeywell Smart Energy78. ICF79.
Idaho Power80. IGS Energy81. Illume Advising82. Indianapolis Power
& Light
Co.83. Integral Analytics84. IPKeys Power Partners85. Itron
86. Jackson EMC87. Kansas City Power & Light88.
Landis+Gyr89. Leap90. Minnesota Power, an
ALLETE Company91. Modesto Irrigation District92. National
Grid93. National Rural Electric
Cooperative94. Navigant95. NB Power96. New Braunfels
Utilities97. New Hampshire Electric
Cooperative98. New York Power Authority99. Nexant100. North
Carolina Electric
Membership Corporation101. Northwestern REC102. NRG
Curtailment
Solutions103. NTC104. OATI105. Oklahoma Gas & Electric106.
Olivine107. Oncor Electric Delivery108. Open Systems
International109. OpenADR Alliance110. Opinion Dynamics111.
Oracle Utilities112. Orange and Rockland
Utilities113. Pacific Gas & Electric114. PECO, An Exelon
Company115. Pepco, an Exelon
Company116. Portland General Electric117. Powerley118.
PowerSouth Electric
Cooperative119. PPL Electric Utilities120. Public Service
Company
of Oklahoma121. Rappahannock Electric
Cooperative122. Resideo123. RF Demand Solutions124. Sacramento
Municipal
Utility District
125. Salt River Project126. San Diego Gas & Electric127.
Santee Cooper128. Schneider Electric129. Scope Services130.
ScottMadden131. Seattle City Light132. Sensus USA133. Shifted
Energy134. Skipping Stone135. Smart Electric Power
Alliance136. Smartenit137. Snohomish County PUD138. SolarEdge
Technologies139. Southern California Edison140. Southern California
Gas
Company141. Steffes142. Sunverge Energy143. Tantalus144.
Tennessee Municipal
Electric Power Association145. Tennessee Valley Authority146.
Tetra Tech147. The Brattle Group148. Threshold149. Tierra
Resource
Consultants150. TRC151. Tri-State Generation &
Transmission152. Trickle Star153. Tucson Electric Power154.
Uplight155. Utility Load Management
Exchange156. Vectren157. Virtual Peaker158. Warranty Design159.
Waseda University160. WaterFurnace161. West Monroe Partners162.
Xcel Energy163. Zen Ecosystems164. Zeuthen Management
Solutions
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MEMBER DIRECTORY (as of December 31, 2019)
Officers Serving for term throughFall 2021:
Chair:Michael Brown, NV Energy
Vice Chair: Richard Barone, Hawaiian Electric Company
Secretary: Joseph E. Childs, Eaton
Treasurer: Troy Eichenberger, Tennessee Valley Authority
Wendy Brummer, Pacific Gas& Electric
Justin Chamberlain, CPSEnergy
Derek Kirchner, ConsumersEnergy
Ruth Kiselewich, ICF
Robin Maslowski, Navigant
Olivia Patterson, OpinionDynamics
Christine Riker, EnergySolutions
Andrea Simmonsen, IdahoPower
Executive Committee Serving for term throughFall 2020 (in
alphabetical order):