Thought Leaders Speak Out - Southern Company, WeaveGrid, & Toyota
In March, IEI invited Southern Company, WeaveGrid, and Toyota to discuss their partnerships to transform electric vehicles into flexible grid resources. The dialogue featured a discussion with Southern Company VP, Customer Solutions, John Smola; WeaveGrid CEO and Cofounder Apoorv Bhargava; and Toyota Motor North America Senior Manager of Grid Services, Max Parness.
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Thought Leaders Speak Out - Oncor & IBM
In February, IEI invited Oncor and IBM to discuss how they are partnering to leverage technology and data insights to build and operate resilient grids against extreme weather and other threats. The dialogue featured a discussion with Oncor Director, Asset Management and Engineering Support, Robel Lulseged and IBM Consulting VP, Senior Partner, and Energy Leader, Caroline Roche, IBM VP and Senior Partner Christopher Behme.
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Thought Leaders Speak Out - Alliant Energy & Sensus (December 2024)
On December 10, 2024 IEI hosted an executive dialogue featuring Randy Bauer, Director, Operational Resources, Alliant Energy and Derl Rhoades, Director, Electric Metrology, Sensus. This dialogue focused on how Alliant Energy and Sensus are partnering to leverage new capabilities of next-gen AMI to enhance efficiency and deliver enhanced customer solutions
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Technology Partner Roundtable
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IEI’s Thought Leaders Speak Out: Engaging Customers with Technology Dialogue Series brings together executives from electric companies and technology companies to share lessons learned and the results of using technology and data to advance residential customer engagement in energy, carbon, and pricing solutions.
The IEI Technology Partner Roundtable is a select group of technology companies committed to develop and deploy innovative customer solutions in partnership with electric companies.
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Thought Leaders Speak Out: Key Takeaways
Southern Company, WeaveGrid, & Toyota - Unlocking the Grid-Interactive Vehicle for Load Flexibility (March 2025)
Oncor & IBM - Leveraging Data Insights to Enhance Resiliency Planning (February 2025)
Alliant Energy & Sensus - Leveraging Next-Gen AMI to Drive Customer and Grid Value (December 2024)
Evergy & Anterix - Fortifying The Digital Grid & Delivering on Customer Priorities (October 2024)
Southern Company & SPAN - Smart Neighborhoods and Flexible Load Opportunities (August 2024)
Baltimore Gas and Electric & WeaveGrid - Driving Customer Experience and Grid Value through EV Managed Charging Programs (July 2024)
Puget Sound Energy & Uplight - Customer-Driven Approach to Scaling Virtual Power Plants (March 2024)
Evergy & Oracle Energy and Water - TOU Implementation & Customer Education in the ‘Show-Me’ State (February 2024)
Past Key Takeaways
Smart Meters at a Glance
August 2024
This factsheet details why smart meters continue to be an important technology for the electric power industry. Smart meters enable more rapid two way communications between electric companies and their customers, enhance grid resiliency and provide new services for customers. In 2022, 77% of homes and businesses had a smart meter. It is projected that there will be 142 million smart meters installed by 2026.
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Electric Companies Are Committed to a Clean Energy Future: Top 10 Things You Should Know
April 2024
Electric companies are committed to investing in a clean energy future. In 2023, more than 40% of all U.S. power generation came from carbon-free sources like nuclear, hydropower, wind, and solar energy. Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation have been declining for the last decade and were 41 percent below 2005 levels at the end of 2023. Wind and solar energy accounted for 67 percent of all electricity capacity additions in the United States in 2023.
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Energy Efficiency Trends in the Electric Power Industry: Top 10 Things You Should Know
March 2024
This factsheet uses the most recent data to identify the top 10 trends in energy efficiency (EE) in the electric power industry through 2022. For instance, EE programs saved 241 TWh of electricity in 2022 and saved enough electricity to power 33 million U.S. homes for one year.