DISTRIBUTECH International 2020

Michael Brown
Manager, DSM Services (DR & DER)
NV Energy


Michael has over fifteen years of experience in the energy sector focused on demand response, energy efficiency, and renewable energy in both deregulated and regulated electricity markets. He has held a variety of positions at consulting and energy service firms, including the following roles: energy systems analysis; energy efficiency project development and project management; key account management for energy and commodity (gas and electricity) services; product development; and strategy development. Since 2005, Michael has worked at NV Energy—the largest investor owned utility in the State of Nevada. He currently manages a business unit that is focused on smart grid enabled customer solutions for energy and peak demand management. Michael’s efforts have included the design and implementation of: one of the largest two-way communicating programmable thermostat program in the country; a large scale Home Area Network program that integrates energy efficiency and demand response; a commercial building demand response program that utilizes automated communications and optimization software technology to obtain significant energy and peak demand savings; and, an advanced Demand Response Management System that allows demand side resources to actively participate in utility energy resource portfolio optimization and risk management processes. He is currently focused on improving utility energy resource options and customer offerings via business process and technical integration of demand response, energy efficiency, advanced consumer gateways, advanced building control techniques, distributed energy resources, and smart grid technologies. Michael has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and International Relations from The College of William and Mary, and a Master of Business Administration from The Cranfield School of Management.

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