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Great River EnergyGreat River Energy is excited to be a founding supporter of the Community Solar Initiative. Great River Energy through its 28 member distribution cooperatives manages an electric thermal storage program that is able to store nearly a gigawatt of energy each night by controlling the electric resistance water heaters of 65,000 end-use members. GRE also offers an off-peak electric vehicle charging program that offers cooperative members the ability to upgrade the electricity used to fuel their vehicles with wind energy at no additional cost over their traditional electric service. greatriverenergy.com |
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American Public Power AssociationThe American Public Power Association is the national service organization for the more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities in the U.S. Collectively, these utilities serve more than 48 million Americans in 49 states (all but Hawaii). APPA was created in 1940 as a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Its purpose is to advance the public policy interests of its members and their consumers, and to provide member services to ensure adequate, reliable electricity at a reasonable price with the proper protection of the environment. APPA members also include joint action agencies (state and regional entities formed by public power utilities to provide them wholesale power supply and other services) and state, regional, and local associations that have purposes similar to APPA. Together, public power utilities deliver electricity to one of every seven electricity consumers. www.PublicPower.org |
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Edison Electric Institute (EEI)The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Our members provide electricity for 220 million Americans, operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and directly employ more than 500,000 workers. With $100 billion in annual capital expenditures, the electric power industry is responsible for millions of additional jobs. Safe, reliable, affordable, and clean electricity powers the economy and enhances the lives of all Americans. EEI has 70 international electric companies as International Members, and 270 industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate Members. www.eei.org |
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National Rural Electric Cooperative AssociationThe National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is the national service organization that represents the nation’s more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives serving 42 million people in 47 states. nreca.coop |
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 2 million members and online activists. Since 1970, our lawyers, scientists, and other environmental specialists have worked to protect the world’s natural resources, public health, and the environment. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Bozeman, MT, and Beijing. www.nrdc.org |
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Peak Load Management AlliancePLMA (Peak Load Management Alliance) was founded in 1999 as the voice of demand response practitioners. It is a community of experts and practitioners dedicated to sharing knowledge and providing resources to advance the demand response marketplace. PLMA members share expertise to educate each other and explore innovative approaches to demand response programs, price and rate response, regional regulatory issues, and technologies as the energy markets evolve. PLMA does no lobbying, but serves as an information source to practitioners and regulatory agencies. www.peakload.org |
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Minnesota Energy Storage Alliance (MESA)The Minnesota Energy Storage Alliance (MESA) was formed by interested volunteer stakeholders, based on the shared view that our state and region will be a strong market for energy storage. We aspire to be a Midwest forum to share knowledge; connect industry, utilities, researchers, policymakers, regulators, experts, and clean energy advocates; and advance smart policies to support energy storage. MESA is convened by the University of Minnesota’s Energy Transition Lab with support from the McKnight Foundation. energytransition.umn.edu/the-minnesota-energy-storage-alliance-mesa/ |
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A. O. SmithA. O. Smith, a global water technology company, delivers innovative water heating, water treatment, and purification solutions for millions of consumers and business owners worldwide. A. O. Smith’s smart resistive electric and heat pump water heater technologies are ideal for helping integrate renewable energy into the grid and energy storage applications, while also ensuring consumer comfort with a supply of hot water. This advanced energy storage technology allows utilities to plan energy storage events in advance, taking advantage of wind, solar or hydro generation thereby reducing the need for fossil fuel generation. We support the Community Storage Initiative www.hotwater.com. |
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American Public Power AssociationThe American Public Power Association is the national service organization for the more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities in the U.S. Collectively, these utilities serve more than 48 million Americans in 49 states (all but Hawaii). APPA was created in 1940 as a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Its purpose is to advance the public policy interests of its members and their consumers, and to provide member services to ensure adequate, reliable electricity at a reasonable price with the proper protection of the environment. APPA members also include joint action agencies (state and regional entities formed by public power utilities to provide them wholesale power supply and other services) and state, regional, and local associations that have purposes similar to APPA. Together, public power utilities deliver electricity to one of every seven electricity consumers. www.PublicPower.org |
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Carina TechnologyCarina Technology, Inc. provides a complete Energy Intelligence™ solution for shifting demand, storing capacity, filling the valley, and ancillary services. Carina solutions can provide demand flexibility to generators, distributors, and customers by making water heaters of any size grid-interactive while maintaining zero customer discomfort. By combining insights gleaned from years of data, real-time control applications, and sophisticated M&V analytics, Carina can streamline grid operations to conserve and manage energy intelligently. www.carinatek.com |
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Edison Electric Institute (EEI)The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Our members provide electricity for 220 million Americans, operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and directly employ more than 500,000 workers. With $100 billion in annual capital expenditures, the electric power industry is responsible for millions of additional jobs. Safe, reliable, affordable, and clean electricity powers the economy and enhances the lives of all Americans. EEI has 70 international electric companies as International Members, and 270 industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate Members. www.eei.org |
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Great River EnergyGreat River Energy is excited to be a founding supporter of the Community Solar Initiative. Great River Energy through its 28 member distribution cooperatives manages an electric thermal storage program that is able to store nearly a gigawatt of energy each night by controlling the electric resistance water heaters of 65,000 end-use members. GRE also offers an off-peak electric vehicle charging program that offers cooperative members the ability to upgrade the electricity used to fuel their vehicles with wind energy at no additional cost over their traditional electric service. greatriverenergy.com |
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Mosaic PowerSince 2013, Mosaic Power has been turning regular electric water heaters in multi-family buildings into tools for energy storage, while paying properties to connect with us. Mosaic currently operates more than 3,000 water heaters as a part of PJM's Frequency Regulation Market, with hundreds of water heaters coming online every month. Mosaic is growing our footprint in PJM's service territory and is looking to new regions of the country to begin operating in. mosaicpower.com |
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Peak Load Management AlliancePLMA (Peak Load Management Alliance) was founded in 1999 as the voice of demand response practitioners. It is a community of experts and practitioners dedicated to sharing knowledge and providing resources to advance the demand response marketplace. PLMA members share expertise to educate each other and explore innovative approaches to demand response programs, price and rate response, regional regulatory issues, and technologies as the energy markets evolve. PLMA does no lobbying, but serves as an information source to practitioners and regulatory agencies. www.peakload.org |
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SteffesSteffes manufactures real-time cloud based cost-effective energy storage systems. www.steffes.com |
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Vaughn Thermal CorporationVaughn Thermal Corporation manufactures V-Grid 'grid-enabled' ETS water heaters and HPWHs for utility demand response programs across the country. Vaughn V-Grid products can be upgraded with grid-interactive functionality, allowing them to be aggregated and controlled in support of the Smart Grid. Grid-Interactive Water Heating is the foundation of the 'Community Storage' concept and can be controlled like any other grid-interactive, behind-the-meter storage asset. Vaughn Thermal Corporation welcomes the opportunity to support The Community Storage Initiative and its guiding principles! www.vaughncorp.com |
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Fresh EnergySince 1992, Fresh Energy has helped lead Minnesota’s transition to a clean energy economy through advocacy, policy analysis, and public outreach in legislative and regulatory settings. fresh-energy.org |
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Great Plains InstituteThe mission of the Great Plains Institute is to transform the way we produce, distribute, and consume energy to be both environmentally and economically sustainable. Through research and analysis, consensus policy development, technology acceleration, and local action, we are leading the transition to clean, efficient, and secure energy. www.betterenergy.org |
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Minnesota Municipal Utilities AssociationThe Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) represents the interests of Minnesota's municipal electric, gas, and water utilities. Our mission is to unify, support and serve these utilities so they can in turn improve service to their customers and communities! www.mmua.org |
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Minnesota Rural Electric AssociationThe members of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) provide numerous community storage programs today, and are in the forefront of exploring further opportunities for the future. Community Storage programs help cooperative members save money, provide important tools for enhancing power system reliability, and enhance the ability to effectively integrate more renewable energy resources into the power grid. These win-win programs make use of today's technology to drive innovative and economic solutions to tomorrow's challenges. www.mrea.org |
University of Minnesota Energy Transition LabAt the ETL, we develop and implement innovative solutions to our biggest energy challenges through collaborative teams of university researchers and industry, government, and community leaders. energytransition.umn.edu |
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Wind on the WiresOur mission is to overcome the barriers to bringing wind energy to market. This includes better use of existing transmission, getting more transmission constructed, as well as a variety of public policy, siting and other issues. windonthewires.org |