Behind and Beyond the Meter

Dr. Fereidoon Sioshansi is President of Menlo Energy Economics, a consulting firm based in San Francisco with over 35 years of experience in the electric power sector working in analysis of energy markets, specializing in the policy, regulatory, technical and environmental aspects of the electric power sector in the US and internationally. His research and professional interests are concentrated in demand and price forecasting, electricity market design, competitive pricing & bidding, integrated resource planning, energy conservation and energy efficiency, economics of global climate change, sustainability, energy security, renewable energy technologies, and comparative performance of competitive electricity markets. Dr. Sioshansi advises major utility clients and government policy makers domestically and internationally on electricity market reform, restructuring and privatization of the electric power sector. He has published numerous reports, books, book chapters and papers in peer-reviewed journals on a wide range of subjects. His professional background includes working at Southern California Edison Co. (SCE), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), NERA, and Global Energy Decisions. He is the editor and publisher of EEnergy Informer, a monthly newsletter with international circulation. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Electricity Journal where he is regularly featured in the “Electricity Currents” section. Dr. Sioshansi also serves on the editorial board of Utilities Policy and is a frequent contributor to Energy Policy. Since 2006, He has edited 12 books on related topics with Elsevier.

Part One: Visionaries, dreamers, innovators 1. What lies behind-the-meter and why it matters? 2. It’s not science fiction: Going zero net energy and loving it 3. Creating value: Digitalization, aggregation and optimization of behind-the-meter assets 4. Customer participation in P2P trading: A German energy community case study 5. Aggregators today and tomorrow: From intermediaries to orchestrators? 6. Energy communities: A Dutch case study 7. The expanding role of home energy management ecosystems: An Australian perspective

Part Two: Implementers and disrupters 8. Behind and beyond the meter: What’s in it for the system? 9. Working backwards to get behind the meter: What customer value, behavior, opportunity and uncertainty mean for new technologies 10. Aggregation of front- and behind-the-meter: The evolving VPP business model 11. Platform for trading flexibility on the distribution network: A UK case study 12. Smart meters: The gateway to behind-the-meter? 13. D3A Energy Exchange for a Transactive Grid 14. Emerging aggregator business models in European electricity markets

Part Three: Regulators, policymakers and investors 15. BTM prospects: Do prices matter? 16. Regulating off-the-grid: Stand-alone power systems in Australia 17. Distribution network tariff design for behind-the-meter: Balancing efficiency and fairness 18. What market design, fiscal policy and network regulations are compatible with efficient BTM investments? 19. Two million plus solar roofs: What’s in it for the consumers? 20. Will behind-the-meter make a difference?