Advancing Grid Technology and Energy Management with Nick Tumilowicz
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Join us in this insightful episode of the Reimagined Mobility Podcast as we talk with Nick Tumilowicz, Director of Products at Itron. Nick dives deep into the intersection of the energy sector and mobility, discussing the significant strides in distributed energy management and its impact on our future. Discover how advanced metering infrastructure, grid-edge intelligence, and the push towards decarbonization are transforming cities and utilities worldwide. Learn about the challenges and solutions in integrating renewable energy, electric vehicles, and smart grid technologies. Stay tuned for an engaging discussion on the pathway to a reliable and sustainable energy future.
Team leader, strategist and recognized expert in DER management, including solar, storage, and EV technology leveraging decades of unique industry experience to advance global markets towards a clean energy future. Building on a progressive career arc from mechanical engineer, to renewable energy resource deployments, to global product portfolio management. This professional breadth supports a specialized talent for big-picture visioning, whole-system strategies, and cross-discipline solutions for increasing the scale of renewable energy’s positive impact on business and society.
In his current capacity as Itron’s Director of Product Management, Nick leads the Distributed Energy Management business unit, accountable for global product development of Demand Response, DER, EV, and Forecasting solutions enabling access to flexible customer energy resources. Prior to joining Itron, Tumilowicz led global research and development at EPRI, accountable for transmission, distribution, and customer connected energy storage research. As Director of Product Management at SunEdison, led the world’s largest managed renewable power plant fleet across six continents, managing data acquisition and control platform, operating a fleet of over 4 GW of renewable generation assets. Earlier in his career,Tumilowicz built and managed the service department at the nation’s leading renewable integrator, REC Solar (now Sunrun and Duke Energy), designing and deploying the country’s first commercial fleet of rooftop solar.
Nick is an industry leader holding variety of positions on advisory councils: Department of Energy (NREL, Building Technologies Office, Solar Energy Technologies Office), Department of Defense (Naval Research Laboratory), General Services Administration, California Energy Commission, Grid Forward Leadership Committee, Incubate Energy Labs, Saudi Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnecting Authority, and regularly informs Public Utility/Service Commissions across the U.S.
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Chapters
1. Advancing Grid Technology and Energy Management with Nick Tumilowicz (00:00:00)
2. Evolution of Itron and Its Global Impact (00:02:20)
3. Importance of Distributed Energy Management (00:05:40)
4. 00:08:00 Consumer Participation in Energy Management (00:08:00)
5. Decarbonization and Electrification Trends (00:10:40)
6. Future of Mobility and Energy Integration (00:13:30)
7. Grid-Edge Intelligence Explained (00:16:00)
8. Challenges in Renewable Energy Integration (00:19:20)
9. Global Leaders in Smart Grid Technology (00:22:50)
10. Pathway to Grid Reliability (00:26:30)
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