Description
The City of Austin, through its municipally owned utility, Austin Energy, is seeking information from qualified technology providers to support the development of a comprehensive Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS). The goal of this Request for Information is to identify solutions that can orchestrate and optimize DERs to support grid reliability, decarbonization, and affordability, enable customer participation in DER programs and grid services, integrate seamlessly with Austin Energy’s existing operational and customer systems, and scale and evolve with emerging technologies and regulatory frameworks.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Providing comprehensive, scalable, and interoperable DERMS capabilities
• Enabling Austin Energy to effectively manage both existing and future DER assets
• Supporting a more flexible, resilient, and customer-centric energy ecosystem
• Integrating with Austin Energy’s existing on-premises systems such as SCADA, ADMS, Billing System (CC&B), and GIS
• Providing advanced dispatch capabilities, including forecast-based and event-driven dispatch
• Offering performance monitoring and analytics, including post-event analysis and data collection
• Providing operator dashboards with configurable automation and decision support tools
• Supporting customer-facing capabilities, such as real-time or near-real-time feedback on energy usage and curtailment opportunities, behavioral demand response, gamification, and incentive-based engagement.