Renewable Energy Grid Operations: Integration, Forecasting, Modeling, Planning and Curtailment

How increasing renewable penetration impacts grid operations
How higher renewable penetration may threaten power reliability, and under what scenarios
Operational “flexibility” needs as renewable energy penetration escalates
Flexible resources, technologies and techniques that support renewable integration
Market features that facilitate favorable renewable integration
The role of meteorology and weather forecasting
Renewable energy curtailment measures and methods to avoid it

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Success and exponential growth is within your grasp! Contractor Leadership LIVE is a new, multi-day event that brings together the resources you need to transform your business. See the latest technologies and learn about proven strategies from a powerful line up of today’s HVAC industry experts. There’s no better opportunity to level up your business while building a solid foundation for the future.

Take the opportunity to hear from building science experts, learn about cutting edge energy efficiency products and systems, and hear the latest updates on New Jersey’s Clean Energy ProgramTM. The full-day conference will be held in Newark on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. This conference is fully supported by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. This year New Jersey’s Clean Energy ProgramTM will award projects that use a comprehensive and “whole building” approach. The program is specifically designed for contractors and partners participating in New Jersey’s Clean Energy ProgramTM.

HOMER International Microgrid Conference offers an in-depth, methodical examination of the key imperatives for implementing cost-effective microgrids within grid-tied, remote, and off-grid environments. The program is closely tailored to walk attendees through the process of planning and deploying a successful project.

Registrants will come away with a concrete understanding of the best practices, design tools, and technology strategies for deploying microgrid systems — reinforced by case study presentations of leading deployments from around the world. Abundant time is reserved for networking with fellow project owners and industry colleagues.

HOMER Energy is the world’s leading microgrid modeling software company. The HOMER (Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources) software identifies alternatives for cost-effective and reliable microgrids that combine traditionally generated power, renewable energy, storage, and load management.

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DAY ONE, we offer you tailored sessions and a boutique-crafted trade show. You will:

Discover best practices in building science and methods to improve a home’s indoor air quality, comfort, and efficiency, along with strategies to run a home performance business efficiently, specifically tailored to the southeast.
Connect in a candid exchange of ideas with presenters, exhibitors, and other attendees over lunch or during casual conversations at the trade show, while also earning CEUs to gain or retain your credentials
Engage with product manufacturers and distributors, smart technology companies, educational institutions, utilities, nonprofits, government agencies, industry media, trade associations, energy consultants, and more at the trade show

DAY TWO, you have the opportunity to join like-minded, regional peers for ONE DAY of deeper discussions surrounding important local topics. You will:

Discuss state and regional policy and program updates; state and local rebate, incentive and utility program opportunities; steps your company can take to benefit from local MLS “greening” and appraisal efforts
Connect in roundtable discussions on state and local market needs for residential and commercial consumer education; workforce development; certifications, credentials and licensure; and home energy raters, builders and remodelers, home performance contractors, energy auditors and others
Participate in SCBPA meetings to learn how your company can benefit from efforts underway to grow the home and building performance industries in several southeastern states. Interested guests from SC and other states are welcome
Continue to engage with product manufacturers and distributors, smart technology companies, educational institutions, utilities, nonprofits, government agencies, industry media, trade associations, energy consultants, and more at the trade show

We are excited to join together with local host, South Carolina Building Performance Association (SCBPA), to engage industry leaders along with fellow weatherization professionals, home performance contracting businesses, builders and remodelers, program administrators, and others working in the residential energy efficiency industry for a cutting edge educational experience at the 2017 HPC Southeast Regional Home Performance Conference and Trade Show, September 28-29, 2017. *Now offering two-day or one-day options.
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