For multifamily property owners and managers
CPA’s Power Response Multifamily Community Program is an incentivized energy-saving opportunity for eligible multifamily buildings. The Program provides smart thermostats and financial incentives to building owners and their residents for participating in the Power Response Multifamily Community Program. When energy use is higher than seasonally projected, together, you can save energy to lower costs, create healthier communities and a cleaner grid.
When CPA Power Response customers adjust their energy use, together they are helping build cleaner and more resilient communities.
Together, CPA Power Response participants can reduce 800,000 kilowatt hours of energy. That is equivalent to taking 100 homes off the grid for a year.
The property will lead the installation of the free smart thermostats which automatically adjust throughout the year when an Energy Saving Event is called. The smart thermostats will help residents use less energy when cooling and heating spaces, without experiencing uncomfortable temperature changes. Properties will receive an incentive for assisting residents with enrollment and completing the installation of smart thermostats. In addition, incentives will be provided for the continued participation of residents in the Power Response Multifamily Community Program.
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Work with CPA’s dedicated representative to see if your building qualifies and completes the Program agreement.
Assist with resident enrollment to the Power Response Multifamily Community Program by educating and enrolling qualified residents, which includes helping residents understand how they will securely share their meter data to participate in this Program. CPA will provide detailed instructions to the property manager on how to assist residents as well as materials to educate residents about the Program.
Confirm the majority of residents can participate and work with CPA’s dedicated representative to order the free smart thermostats
Oversee installation, which requires a new or existing building-wide WiFi network. All smart thermostats will need to be installed and connected to a WiFi network that will be maintained by the property through the duration of the Program. For completing this work and facilitating enrollments, the site will receive $130 per device.
1. Work with CPA’s dedicated representative to see if your building qualifies and completes the Program agreement.
2. Assist with resident enrollment to the Power Response Multifamily Community Program by educating and enrolling qualified residents, which includes helping residents understand how they will securely share their meter data to participate in this Program. CPA will provide detailed instructions to the property manager on how to assist residents as well as materials to educate residents about the Program.
3. Confirm the majority of residents can participate and work with CPA’s dedicated representative to order the free smart thermostats
4. Oversee installation, which requires a new or existing building-wide WiFi network. All smart thermostats will need to be installed and connected to a WiFi network that will be maintained by the property through the duration of the Program. For completing this work and facilitating enrollments, the site will receive $130 per device.
If you are a property interested in participating or learning more about the Power Response Program, please email powerresponse@cleanpoweralliance.org.
Sergei Kotsan serves the Energy Risk Manager for Clean Power Alliance. He has over a decade of experience working on quantitative research and modelling of the wholesale power markets as well as hedging commercial risk and market monitoring. He led commercial operations at TexGen and fundamentals research at Talen Energy on the power supply side. He also has utility experience at Portland General Electric and Pacific Gas and Electric evaluating market risks and financial valuation on the demand side. In addition, he worked at the Market Monitoring Unit at CAISO, developing dashboards and preparing market reports. Sergei holds Ph.D. in Economics from West Virginia University.
Rachel serves as Project Manager, Settlements for Clean Power Alliance. Rachel is responsible for reviewing and identifying discrepancies with our California Independent System Operator (CASIO) and bilateral counterparty invoices, validating transactions of wholesale market products, and performing after the fact analysis on settlements and Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) to influence resource optimization and CRR strategies. Prior to joining Clean Power Alliance, Rachel served as a Power Settlements Analyst at Utah Municipal Power Agency for two years where she developed and finalized all settlement processes. Rachel earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Lewis-Clark State College.
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Jacob Adamson is an Analyst, Data and Systems, at Clean Power Alliance (CPA), where he collaborates with the Data and Systems team to develop and maintain robust data analytics frameworks. Jacob supports cross-functional departments in data enablement and business intelligence, focusing on automating reporting tasks and assisting staff with data requests. With a background in engineering, information technology, regulatory analysis, and data analytics, Jacob brings a wealth of expertise to CPA’s work in the renewable energy sector. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, is a former licensed professional engineer in the state of Colorado, and is a GCP certified professional data engineer. Outside of work, Jacob is passionate about outdoor recreation, conservation, and engineering sustainable community development.
Ammad serves as the Analyst, Strategic Finance at CPA. He comes to CPA with 3 years of prior experience in financial planning and analysis. Ammad most recently served as a Financial Analyst at Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of the Southern Company. In this role, he supported various areas in the Customer Experience division where he ensured timely and accurate financial reporting, conducted monthly expense forecasting, and created 5-year budgets with the approval of the Georgia PSC. He also sat on the 2024 Budget Committee where he contributed to developing guidelines for the company’s budgeting process and identifying areas for cost savings. Ammad earned his Bachelor’s in Finance from the University of Central Florida.