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Mastering Energy Management in a Disrupted Market

Episode Summary

Host Dean Stanberry sits down with Gabe Phillips to discuss how facility managers can navigate today's increasingly complex energy landscape. They explore energy procurement, market volatility, resilience planning, efficiency strategies and emerging technologies that can help organizations reduce costs and make more informed energy decisions.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Connected FM, host Dean Stanberry, former Chair on IFMA's Global Board of Directors, welcomes Gabe Phillips, CEO of Catalyst Power, for a practical conversation about energy management in an increasingly disrupted market.

Gabe explains how facility managers can move beyond treating energy as a fixed operating expense and instead take a more strategic approach to procurement, efficiency and resilience planning. The discussion covers energy contracts, market volatility, demand management, on-site generation and how organizations can evaluate opportunities such as solar, combined heat and power and battery storage.

The conversation also highlights the importance of understanding energy baselines, gathering operational data and conducting energy audits before making major investments. Gabe shares why facility managers should focus on building a strong data foundation, leveraging expert advice and carefully evaluating the financial realities behind emerging energy technologies.

This episode is sponsored by SiteMap®, powered by GPRS. Learn more at sitemap.com/ifma

Timestamps:

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 3:01 Meet Gabe Phillips and Catalyst Power
  • 5:17 The Biggest Sources of Avoidable Energy Costs
  • 7:23 Why Energy Procurement Strategy Matters
  • 9:00 Resilience Planning and Backup Power Decisions
  • 11:20 What Drives Energy Investments: Cost, Stability or Sustainability?
  • 12:25 Sponsor Message: SiteMap by GPRS
  • 13:03 Evaluating Solar, CHP and Other Energy Technologies
  • 15:26 Why Energy Baselines and Audits Come First
  • 18:00 New Energy Technologies Facility Managers Should Watch
  • 18:42 The Reality of Demand Response Programs
  • 19:53 How Better Data Is Transforming Energy Management
  • 21:27 Are Battery Storage Systems Worth It?
  • 22:36 Why Data Is the Foundation of Energy Strategy
  • 24:02 Closing Thoughts and Outro
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Show Contributors

  • Dean Stanberry
  • Gabe Phillips
  • Elizabeth Shelton

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