On June 17, Tim McDuffie, Scale's Sr. Business Development Manager, presented on a webinar hosted by the Association of California Water Utilities (ACWA), California's the largest statewide coalition of public water agencies in the country. See webinar details below.

Session Title: "Turning electricity reliability challenges into an opportunity to save on energy costs."

Session Description: From energy efficiency upgrades to installing solar panels, California’s water agencies have long been at the forefront of energy trends. Today, a new opportunity for leadership is emerging: the adoption of battery-powered microgrids. By integrating existing on-site energy resources like backup generators and solar arrays with cutting-edge battery and controller technologies, microgrids provide enhanced resilience against growing wildfire risks as well as cost savings to combat California’s fast-rising electricity prices. On June 17, Scale Microgrids, a leading national microgrid developer, will hold a webinar to discuss several microgrid projects it is currently building for California water agencies, the benefits these types of projects offer for the water sector, and the government incentives and innovative financing models available to ensure these projects deliver cost savings from day one. 

Speaker: Tim McDuffie, Sr. Business Development Manager, PE

Speaker Bio: Tim McDuffie, PE is a Senior Business Development Manager at Scale Microgrids. He comes with over 15 years of electrical engineering experience which he uses to help develop solutions to meet a wide variety of customer needs. Tim was previously Vice President of Engineering with CalCom Energy where he oversaw the design and installation of over 100 solar and solar plus storage projects throughout California. Tim also has experience with solving advanced grid problems through his work as a Business Development Engineer at Smarter Grid Solutions, a smart grid software company based in Glasgow, Scotland. Tim holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida and keeps active Professional Engineering licenses in both California and Florida.

Listen to a recording (audio only) of the webinar at the link below: 

RELATED RESOURCES:

• • • Read this latest blog for a summary on why California's water industry has become increasingly concerned with their energy security, and how Scale Microgrids is building on-site energy systems at their facilities to enhance their operational resilience, deliver cost savings, and reduce emissions.
      
      
    • If you want a deep dive into the microgrid Scale Microgrids developed for SMWD at its Chiquita Water Reclamation Plant, check out Scale's new case study here: https://www.scalemicrogrids.com/smwd-case-study