Speaker Biography:

Daniel Roesler is the founder and Chief Innovation Officer at UtilityAPI and the maintainer of Connectivity and Customer Data working groups for the Carbon Data Specification Consortium (CDSC) at LF Energy. Previously, he served as the Vice-Chair on the board of the Green Button Alliance (GBA) and an active contributor to the OpenADE technical working group. He has extensive experience in utility customer data access best practices and has participated in many customer data regulatory proceedings in North America. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. 

Abstract:

Climate change and low-cost renewable energy resources are causing massive disruptions for the energy grid. In this presentation, we will discuss the realities and bottlenecks of a transitioning energy grid. Specifically, we will trace back why scalable utility data connectivity is so critical to our next generation of energy grid systems, as well as the current state of utility data policies and technical standards. 

About the UT Energy Symposium: 

The UT Energy Symposium is a weekly guest lecture series that is both free and open to the public and available for course credit. 

In an effort to provide a multi-disciplinary platform for UT faculty and students to interact on the most pressing energy issues facing our world, the Energy Institute sponsors the UT Energy Symposium (UTES).

The UTES serves as a “convener” for the campus community, uniting students interested in energy issues with faculty and others working on sustainable energy security. Students who register for the symposium receive one credit hour for the 15-week seminar course, which is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. 

Ongoing themes for UTES include climate change policy, innovation and diffusion of energy technologies, low-carbon technology options and status, and behavioral aspects of energy consumption. 

Each UTES talk will be recorded and posted on this page and on the Energy Institute YouTube channel following the event.