Joe Gomez
attractive .” The first value opportunity that CBRE provides revolves around a “ reduction in spend and therefore an increase in profitability . Our customers reduce what they spend on their energy , getting back any revenue they ’ ve overpaid on their energy bills , and they actually can drive revenue into their coffers if their national grid has programs , known as demand side response schemes , that will pay clients to turn load off ,” says Gomez . Demand side response schemes involve financially incentivising grid users to reduce or shift energy consumption away from peak hours . “ They can then bank that obligation as a virtual power station and do that multiple times around the country ,” explains Gomez . “ Then they could have 20 megawatts of energy that can be used to shave peak demand . When the whole country puts the kettle on during Bake Off adverts , they don ’ t have to turn another gas turbine on ; we can use this virtual power plant .” CBRE has a full matrix of over 150 initiatives that can be used to make savings on clients ’ energy . “ We work on a traffic light system ,” explains Gomez . “ Our goal is to take every red and amber box
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Joe Gomez
Joe Gomez has served as Head of Energy & Sustainability at CBRE since 2016 . He is a Warwick Business School MBA and a UK Chartered Energy Engineer , with a specialisation in Energy , Building Services , Refrigeration & HVAC sectors . In his role at CBRE , Gomez creates value for his customers through utility price reduction , productivity improvement , brand enhancement , supply and demand side energy management . He is responsible for the operation of CBRE ’ s energy and sustainability platform , as well as the company ’ s energy and utilities management services .
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