Valuing Resiliency for Customers: Lessons Learned from the Field

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Location: ACC, Second Level, 206A

Moderator(s)

Jared Leader

Director, Resilience
Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Speaker(s)

Gary Brinkworth, MS, PE

Senior Advisor, Innovation & Research
Tennessee Valley Authority
Anna Stieve

Senior Energy Services Manager
WPPI
Sara Norris

Program Manager, Resiliency and Renewables Programs
Austin Energy

There is no industry standard for valuing resilience for energy customers, and while business or individual home owners can develop their own value for avoiding a prolonged outage, the calculation gets much more complicated for critical loads like emergency shelters, police operation centers, wastewater treatment plants, and schools that provide essential services. This session will investigate a recently developed cost-benefit analysis that provides insights into the value of avoiding prolonged outages for all types of energy customers, and provide valuable insights to anyone in the business of keeping the lights on.