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Flexibility Driving Reliability and Affordability with Matt Boms

This episode is a little different. As I wrote on Friday: this is both a transition and an expansion (https://www.douglewin.com/p/its-a-tra...) . Several folks will be stepping up to use this platform and I couldn’t be more excited to hear what comes next. A platform, now with more places to stand Archimedes said: “Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth.” This podcast will become a platform for more people to stand. The podcast is moving into a multi-host format, and one of those new voices is Matt Boms, Executive Director of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA). Matt has been a leader on some of the most important energy work in Texas: distributed energy resources, affordability, energy waste reduction, grid flexibility, and much more. How I got “bit by the bug” Matt asked how I got into energy. The real answer is, slowly and then all at once. My early work in energy policy was at the Texas Legislature, in a stretch (2005 to 2009) when a lot was happening and the instincts to build and expand were strong. That period mattered because it shaped a belief I still hold today: Texas works best when we put pragmatism above ideology. Texas is a place to build and do big things. The next frontier is the grid edge One of the big themes in this conversation with Matt is that the “cheap electrons” story is true on the generation side, but bills keep climbing because transmission and distribution costs keep rising. So if we’re serious about affordability, we have to talk about the distribution grid, and the tools that can help us defer (or avoid) some of the costs associated with building out the grid. We’re still going to spend a lot but can we avoid some of it? That’s where distributed energy resources (DERs) come in, and where Texas has a real opportunity to lead. Matt and TAEBA recently looked at what DERs could do in Oncor’s territory. (https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org...) The numbers are big, but here’s the one that sticks: about $279 per family per year in savings. If you want a sense of how big a difference that would make for many Texans, check out my discussion with Margo Weisz of the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute: There are two core value buckets behind these savings: Wholesale market value (DERs competing through aggregation, the work ERCOT is already moving through) Transmission and distribution deferral or avoidance (often the larger, currently under-valued piece) If we get the policy design right, DERs can help lower system costs, enable load growth, and reduce the pressure that shows up on people’s bills. Final Thoughts If you’ve been listening for a while, let the new team (more announcements on that soon) know what topics you want them to cover next. The next chapter is going to be great. I can’t wait to listen! Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 02:30 – Matt asks his first question! 04:00 – Doug’s first energy experiences 05:30 – * Beginner’s mind * 07:00 – Politicization of energy, what brings us together, 10:00 – The need to look for similarities first 14:00 – How do we meet Texas’ rapid demand growth? (Here’s the slide I was referring to:) 16:00 – How do we continue to grow the economy and electric demand? 18:00 – Distributed energy resources 20:00 – Matt’s work on demand side 23:00 – Distributed batteries can last a lot longer than an hour or two! 25:00 – The TAEBA study showing $2,000 savings per family in DFW from DERs. More on T&D cost avoidance and deferral here: 29:00 – The potential for Texas leadership 32:00 – What does Matt want to cover next? 32:00 – The under-discussed part of the Texas Energy Fund: the Texas Backup Power Package Program for critical facilities 36:00 – Matt’s thank you, Doug’s excitement to stop talking and start listening! Resources Guest & Company Matt Boms - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboms?...) Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (https://texasadvancedenergy.org) (TAEBA) - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/adva...) Company & Industry News The Value of Integrating Distributed Energy Resources in Texas’ Oncor Territory (https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org...) New Study Finds Oncor Customers Could Save $8.5 Billion With DERs (https://blog.advancedenergyunited.org...) Texas Energy Fund, Backup Power Package Program (https://www.txenergyfund.texas.gov/TBPP) Transcript Doug Lewin (00:04.526) Welcome back to the Energy Capital podcast. I’m your host, Doug Lewin....