Open Standards: A Platform for the Grid Edge
The U.S. energy storage (ES) market is expected to grow tenfold over the next five years so future-proofing distributed energy resources (DERs) for grid resiliency will be paramount. To meet growing demand, the utility industry is turning towards its de facto open standard for Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) as the new model for interoperability. This open model is allowing for ES assets to meet growing regulatory mandates, like California's procurement of 1.3GW by 2020, and the shift is providing system-wide value.
The open standards movement is already gaining significant traction, with early support from investor-owned utilities like Duke Energy and Puget Sound Energy, and the Modular Energy Storage Architecture (MESA) Alliance, which will likely release a set of common standards for utility-scale energy storage this year. Participating IOUs see standardized communication as the architecture that is essential for expanding ES programs and mitigating investment risks.
This presentation will discuss making these virtual power plants a reality with an interoperable, networked system, leveraging open standards to effectively integrate renewables, electric vehicles, and storage for an optimized distributed energy system. We will address how storage will make a meaningful impact in powering grid efficiency and will ultimately reduce electricity bills by shaving peak demand charges with future-proofed assets.
Rish Ghatikar
Vice President, Technology
Greenlots
Rish Ghatikar is a seasoned smart grid, demand response, and clean energy technology innovator. Over the years, Ghatikar has successfully led technology development for electric grid transactions and automated demand response, enabling California to adopt dynamic pricing programs and mandatory automation in building codes.
Before joining Greenlots, Rish led research on enabling technologies and open standards for grid integration at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), where he was able to establish the Demand to Grid (D2G) Lab. Additionally, Ghatikar served on the Board of Directors and as the Vice Chairman for the OpenADR Alliance and a number of initiatives to investigate and accelerate global adoption of smart grid interoperability and clean energy technologies. He was also the U.S. Project Director for the U.S.-India Joint Center for Building Energy Research and Development (CBERD).
Rish Ghatikar's work has appeared in over 70 publications and he is regularly asked to speak at events. Ghatikar holds Masters degrees in Telecommunication Systems, Computer Technologies, and Infrastructure Planning & Management.
The U.S. energy storage (ES) market is expected to grow tenfold over the next five years so future-proofing distributed energy resources (DERs) for grid resiliency will be paramount. To meet growing demand, the utility industry is turning towards its de facto open standard for Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) as the new model for interoperability. This open model is allowing for ES assets to meet growing regulatory mandates, like California's procurement of 1.3GW by 2020, and the shift is providing system-wide value.
The open standards movement is already gaining significant traction, with early support from investor-owned utilities like Duke Energy and Puget Sound Energy, and the Modular Energy Storage Architecture (MESA) Alliance, which will likely release a set of common standards for utility-scale energy storage this year. Participating IOUs see standardized communication as the architecture that is essential for expanding ES programs and mitigating investment risks.
This presentation will discuss making these virtual power plants a reality with an interoperable, networked system, leveraging open standards to effectively integrate renewables, electric vehicles, and storage for an optimized distributed energy system. We will address how storage will make a meaningful impact in powering grid efficiency and will ultimately reduce electricity bills by shaving peak demand charges with future-proofed assets.
Vice President, Technology
Greenlots
Rish Ghatikar is a seasoned smart grid, demand response, and clean energy technology innovator. Over the years, Ghatikar has successfully led technology development for electric grid transactions and automated demand response, enabling California to adopt dynamic pricing programs and mandatory automation in building codes.
Before joining Greenlots, Rish led research on enabling technologies and open standards for grid integration at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), where he was able to establish the Demand to Grid (D2G) Lab. Additionally, Ghatikar served on the Board of Directors and as the Vice Chairman for the OpenADR Alliance and a number of initiatives to investigate and accelerate global adoption of smart grid interoperability and clean energy technologies. He was also the U.S. Project Director for the U.S.-India Joint Center for Building Energy Research and Development (CBERD).
Rish Ghatikar's work has appeared in over 70 publications and he is regularly asked to speak at events. Ghatikar holds Masters degrees in Telecommunication Systems, Computer Technologies, and Infrastructure Planning & Management.