Presentation Abstract: "Case Studies of Demand Response Providing Ancillary Services" Demand response has been called the "killer" application of the smart grid. Grid operators and utilities are using these resources not only to provide capacity and energy, but also several types of ancillary services, as innovative smart grid technologies enable end-users to respond to dispatch signals quickly and automatically. Especially as system planners look to integrate increasing levels of renewable energy, there’s an important role for demand response to play. For example, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently reported that it's feasible to accommodate more than 35 percent renewable resource penetration (wind and solar) in the Western U.S., assuming that demand response addresses the increased variability and uncertainty of these resources. In fact, NREL forecasted that DR could save that region over $600 million per year in operating costs when compared to the alternative of having additional spinning reserves in place. This presentation will discuss several case studies where demand response resources are providing ancillary services, and will address questions like: Where are demand response resources providing ancillary services? What types of end-user customers are engaged? What technology is required? What are the results and lessons learned? Speaker: Gregg Dixon, Senior Vice President, Marketing, EnerNOC Gregg Dixon has led various sales, marketing, and business development efforts at EnerNOC and currently leads marketing efforts worldwide to utility and end-use customers. Gregg is primarily responsible for leading the development of EnerNOC's go-to-market strategy, product and service development, and the execution of marketing mechanisms that accelerate profitable sales growth and brand recognition through creative and customer-driven insights. Prior to joining EnerNOC, Gregg was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Hess Microgen, the leading provider of commercial on-site co-generation systems and services in the United States. As a highly recognized expert in distributed generation, Gregg pioneered efforts to bring more than 100 co-generation systems to leading grocery, hospitality, commercial property, and manufacturing customers and developed Hess Microgen's Internet-based monitoring system, CONIFER. Gregg was also Partner at Mercer Management Consulting, where he advised global Fortune 1000 technology, consumer products, and energy clients on customer and product strategy, economic choice analysis, and new business model development. [back to Program Agenda]