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Wednesday, March 28 • 2:45pm - 3:30pm
From Pilot to Product: The Commercial Viability of Microgrids

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Over the past few years, Microgrid has become the hottest topic in the U.S. utility industry as electric and natural gas utilities explore the commercial viability of microgrids for sustainability, resiliency, and reliability on the grid. Early adopters havecompleted projects that have proven promising to leverage microgrids in their service territories. What are the key factors to commercial viability of microgrids that will lead to widespread adoption? This panel discusses:

· The current state of commercial viability of microgrid solutions
· Overcoming operational challenges of microgrids
· Key drivers in the proliferation of sustainable microgrids

Moderators
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Steve Hauser

Chief Executive Officer, The Gridwise Alliance
Mr. Hauser serves as CEO of the GridWise Alliance, a national industry led organization that promotes the modernization of the nation’s electricity infrastructure.  He is a nationally and internationally recognized expert on transforming the power sector to meet future economic... Read More →

Speakers
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Jakob Carnemark

Founder & CEO, Aligned Energy
With over 25 years of experience building and operating data centers for large enterprises, Jakob (Jake) Carnemark has dedicated his career to tackling an issue that has long plagued the mission critical industry.As Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, he oversees Aligned Energy’s... Read More →
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Eric Dupont

‎Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, PowerSecure
Eric has extensive experience in accounting, financial planning, mergers & acquisitions, structured finance, commercial contracting.  Responsible for development, structuring and/or funding over $500 million in energy projects.  He led the Structured Finance group for Duke Energy’s... Read More →
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Mark Martyak

Executive Vice President, PowerSecure
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John Pinho

Senior Program Manager, Arizona Public Service
John Pinho is Senior Program Manager at Arizona Public Service’s Customer Technology group and is responsible for Microgrids, Energy Storage and Electrification initiatives.  Prior to joining APS, he was the Global Director for Capital Projects at A123 Systems and Senior Manager... Read More →


Wednesday March 28, 2018 2:45pm - 3:30pm CDT
W Hotel | Ballroom A