Justin Hill
Principal Research Engineer at Southern Company Services
- Role
- Research Engineer - Load Flexibility & Buildings-to-grid Integration at Southern Company
- Location
- Birmingham, AL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Research Engineer - Load Flexibility & Buildings-to-grid Integration
Feb 2012 — Present · Birmingham, AL, US
Principal Research Engineer specializing in load flexibility technologies and AI-driven energy management systems. Technical lead for the Georgia Power Smart Neighborhood, implementing advanced load flexibility controls that reduced winter peak demand by 20% without compromising occupant comfort. Expert in integrating distributed energy resources, battery storage, solar PV, and building load coordination to optimize grid interaction. Lead multi-disciplinary teams in developing new modeling and integration methods for load flexibility into utility planning tools. Experienced with large-scale deployments, vendor management, and leveraging data-driven research in collaboration with national labs and universities. Author and principal investigator on DOE projects focused on deep integration of battery storage with commercial buildings.
Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Interdisciplinary Engineering
2012 — 2017
The University of Alabama
Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering
2010 — 2011
The University of Alabama
BS, Mechanical Engineering
2005 — 2009
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