Dale Friesen

Background

About Dale Friesen

Experienced Professional Engineer with more than 25 years of technical and management experience in Demand-Side Management and Customer Engagement. Past experience includes extensive engagement with customers at the intersection of technology and business, supporting the adoption of new and innovative technologies advancing the efficiency, productivity and economy of energy consumption within homes and businesses. A well-recognized 25-year career at Manitoba Hydro, which included director-level responsibility for programming and technical resources deployed to advance the efficient use of energy and customer engagement of key agricultural, commercial and industrial accounts consuming nearly a third of Manitoba's annual electric and natural gas use, provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise capable of advancing organizational goals for the efficient, productive and sustainable use of energy within homes and businesses. Past success has been achieved with a strong business-centric approach to customer engagement and technology assessment developed while directing initiatives supporting the creation of demand-side management programs, customer account management, business case development, utility rate analysis, codes and standards development, energy efficiency regulation and the integration of customer-sited distributed generation. A broad understanding and knowledge of energy utilization advanced through more than 25 years spent actively participating in Canadian efforts to advance the development and adoption of energy performance codes and standards provides a strong basis on which to support objectives aimed at improved energy efficiency and sustainability. Presently serving as the Chair of CSA Group's Strategic Committee for Performance, Energy Efficiency and Renewables (SCOPEER), which holds responsibility for the development of energy performance standards recognized as National Standards of Canada for energy-consuming equipment and buildings.