February 2-5, 2026 | San Diego, CA
San Diego Convention Center

2025 Technical Conference Sessions

How utilities are building a smarter grid with AI, dynamic rates, and customer coaching

March 26, 2025
C144/ 145
Artificial Intelligence , Customer Engagement , Digital Transformation

Nova Scotia Power and Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) are both turning to time of use (TOU) or Time of Day (TOD) rates and AI-enabled solutions and analytics to bridge the gap between customer engagement and flexible grid management. 

Featuring panelists from both utilities, this session will provide best practices and real-world lessons from their TOU journeys, including: 

  • How TOU rates fit within their strategic grid management plans—why TOU?  
  • How utilities can leverage behind-the-meter analytics and intelligence to deeply understand their customers and optimize grid operations.
  • How to build a business case for TOU rates and realize real-world load-shift value from their implementation. 

The goal of this session is to give attendees a vision for how TOU rates and AI driven analytics can help deliver a truly resilient and modern grid when customer-centric solutions are seamlessly integrated with grid management.

Session sponsored by Bidgely

Speakers
Riley Cook
Riley Cook, Sr Customer Data Analyst - Nova Scotia Power
Shriram Ramanathan
Shriram Ramanathan, VP Strategy and Growth ; Chief of Staff to the CEO ; AI Evangelist - Bidgely
Patty Torrez
Patty Torrez, Manager, Digital Customer Experience - PNM
Denine Rothman
Denine Rothman, Customer Experience Time-of-Day Program Manager - PNM