Projects
We see many opportunities to increase the value of distributed energy, energy efficiency and demand responsive technologies. ASWB is helping customers and partners evaluate, optimize and accelerate deployment of these available and emerging technologies. Our work is grounded in both practical solutions and leading edge innovation and supports market leaders such as:
  • Technology and policy innovators in regulated markets who are actively disrupting energy.
  • Commercial (small to large) enterprises seeking to cost effectively drive building performance.
  • Innovators including small/micro-business, diverse business owners seeking support to scale their energy technologies.
  • Community Energy Programs (CCAs, municipal utility, investor-owned) wanting to accelerate local distributed energy resources and optimize community energy level investments.
  • R&D and educational partners requiring support for early commercialization, testing and training of emerging technologies.

Featured Work
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​Southern California Edison - Auto-Demand Response Incentives and
Measurement & Verification
​In nearly ten years of working on this program, ASWB has evaluated more than 3,500 commercial and industrial sites and conducted nearly 2,000 site visits. We performed measurement, verification and commission-based savings of ADR-enrolled sites, performed load shed calculations and administered incentives. 
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​Using data collected from these sites, ASWB developed a DR market characterization study and training session for SCE's to further market development opportunities based on our unique insights on specific ADR technologies, savings attribution, and vendor participation. 
Automated Demand Response Workforce Development 
​Funded by the California Energy Commission under the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC), ASWB is a project partner supporting the acceleration of ADR communications equipment installations by enrolling 200 small and medium buildings and public facilities in disadvantaged communities into utility demand response programs. 

As a significant component of contractor support, ASWB developed an ADR enablement training program for electrical contractors, which includes opportunities to work with emerging technologies and practice connecting, configuring, and troubleshooting equipment found in the field. Instrument training panels (shown here), hands-on activities, and coursework materials give attendees the most comprehensive and applicable experience possible.  
Flywheel Energy Storage Study 
In 2017, ASWB developed the evaluation approach to assess load shifting potential of flywheel energy storage systems and determine if the technology could be used effectively for grid stabilization, overgeneration mitigation, and conventional energy storage uses.

This technology demonstration project consisted of a twelve-step test plan conducted on site and a financial analysis, which included savings and incentives calculation, simple payback, and lifecycle analysis for two operational scenarios. ​The study demonstrated that the technology performed as intended and could be used for permanent load shifting and potentially provide supplemental load during scheduled DR events.
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The financial analysis indicated that cost-effectiveness would be heavily dependent on utility rates. Based on this analysis, ASWB made recommendations for which programs the measure be adopted into.
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