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Smart Energy Voices features conversations with leaders of the energy transition. In each episode, Smart Energy Decisions' Debra Chanil digs deep with industry movers and shakers to reveal insights you can learn from in their stories, personalities and visions for the future.
New Approaches to Demand Response with GridBeyond, Plugged In Ep. 8
Smart Energy Voices
32 minutes
4 months ago
New Approaches to Demand Response with GridBeyond, Plugged In Ep. 8
In this episode of Plugged In, Abhinav Krishna talks to Joe Hayden, Executive Vice President for North America at GridBeyond, to explore the evolving opportunities and challenges of energy flexibility in today’s world. As the conversation dives into how commercial and industrial customers can unlock new revenue streams and support grid stability through demand response programs, Hayden shares why traditional approaches to demand response are being replaced by data-driven, AI-enhanced, and incremental strategies — especially in industries like data centers, cold storage, steel and manufacturing. From the challenges of backup power integration to opportunities in real-time flexibility, Hayden explains where we are in the transformation of the grid’s generation and management of costly peak events, and breaks down how GridBeyond helps customers future-proof their energy strategies.
You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...
The big picture of what demand-side management looks like today (03:02)
What being a qualified scheduled entity looks like in practice (08:54)
Learning how isolating “headroom” enhances value (16:00)
How GridBeyond’s operational DNA helps them anticipate challenges (21:00)
Discovering how changing grid conditions impact electricity costs (26:15)
AI’s role in mitigating the risk of future volatility (27:59)
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Joe Hayden is the VP of Revenue for North America for Dublin, Ireland-based GridBeyond. He has led businesses supporting the electric utility sector for over 20 years and in demand response over the last eight years, during what has been the fourth major electricity grid transformation.
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As Vice President of Commercialization and Development, Abhinav Krishna helps Constellation’s customers meet their environment, energy and operational goals. With deep experience coming from 15+ years spent at the forefront of the energy industry in leadership roles across Commercialization, Product Development, Structuring, Risk and many others, he continues to leverage his expertise in sustainability and energy markets to help companies meet their renewable energy and efficiency goals.
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Smart Energy Voices
Smart Energy Voices features conversations with leaders of the energy transition. In each episode, Smart Energy Decisions' Debra Chanil digs deep with industry movers and shakers to reveal insights you can learn from in their stories, personalities and visions for the future.
