NORCROSS, Ga., Oct. 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Comverge, Inc., the leading provider of demand management solutions for electric utilities, will participate in four panels at the 16th Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) Fall Conference taking place in Charlotte, N.C. from November 3-4, 2015. The PLMA Spring Conference brings together industry professionals from the technology, utility and business sectors to discuss key trends in demand response.
- What: Panel – “Lessons Being Learned from BYOD Programs”
- When: 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. ET, Tuesday, November 3, 2015
- Where: Hilton Charlotte City Center, Washington, D.C.
- Who: Steve Hambric, Vice President of Strategic Sales and Operations, Comverge
- What: Panel – “Sponsor Showcase Lightning Round”
- When: 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, November 3, 2015
- Where: Hilton Charlotte City Center, Washington, D.C.
- Who: Evan Pittman, Associate Director of Corporate Strategy, Comverge
- What: Panel – “Technology Innovations That Benefit Demand Response”
- When: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, November 4, 2015
- Where: Hilton Charlotte City Center, Washington, D.C.
- Who: Jason Cigarran, Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Communications, Comverge
- What: Panel – “The Future of Water Heater Load Control – Two-Way and Grid Interactive!”
- When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, November 4, 2015
- Where: Hilton Charlotte City Center, Washington, D.C.
- Who: Howard Ng, Vice President of Technical Sales, Comverge
In addition, Comverge will speak at the Utility Load Management Exchange (ULME) Fall 2015 Meeting following the PLMA Fall Conference. The mission of ULME (formerly known as the Advanced Load Control Alliance) is to promote load control as a viable option for utility deployments in demand reduction, economic dispatch and/or T&D reliability. The meeting provides a forum for utility staff members to share information on program design, marketing, vendor management, benefit-costs and technology deployments.
- What: Panel – “DRMS Rapid-Fire Panel Presentation – Part 1”
- When: 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. ET, Thursday, November 5, 2015
- Where: Hilton Charlotte City Center, Washington, D.C.
- Who: Chris Ash, Vice President of Product Management, Comverge
Comverge is an active member of the Peak Load Management Alliance organization and is a platinum sponsor of the annual event. For more information and to register for the conference, please visit: http://www.peakload.org/event/16thfall
About Comverge
Comverge is the industry’s leading provider of integrated demand response, energy efficiency and customer engagement solutions that enable electric utilities to ensure grid reliability, lower energy costs, meet regulatory demands and enhance the customer experience. Through its combination of software, hardware and services, Comverge helps utilities optimize every aspect of a demand management program, from participant recruitment and device installation to call center support, control events and measurement and verification. Comverge has worked with hundreds of electric utilities to deploy nearly six million energy management devices and enroll more than 1.8 million residential customers into mass-market demand management programs. In July 2015, Navigant Research ranked Comverge the industry’s number one demand response provider. For more information, visit www.comverge.com and follow us on Twitter at @Comverge.
CONTACT: For Additional Information: Jason Cigarran Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Communications Comverge, Inc. Phone: 678-823-6784 [email protected]