Certified Demand Side Manager (CDSM) Training Program | October 2025
Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 10/27/2025 at 8:00 AM (EDT)
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- Early bird pricing available!
- Non-member - $2,000
- Member - $1,900
- Regular Price after 10/16/2025 12:00 AM
- Non-member - $2,100
- Member - $2,000
Course Information
| October 27-29, 2025 |
| 2.4 CEU | 24 PDH | 4.8 AEE Credits |
Pricing
Ends at 11:59 PM EST 8 business days prior to training start.
Non-Member | $2,000
AEE Member | $1,900
Late Registration
Begins 12:00 AM EST 7 business days prior to training start.
Non-Member | $2,100
AEE Member | $2,000
Registration closes 2 business days prior to training start or if course reaches capacity.
Course Description
The Certified Demand Side Manager (CDSM) Training Program provides overview of the significant components of demand side management (DSM) and demand response (DR) programs. As DSM and DR programs are being implemented by utilities, states, and government entities, having a comprehensive and broad understanding of all of the critical facets of such programs is vital for energy professionals involved in directing, managing, administering, and supporting them. By understanding these aspects of DSM and DR programs, professionals can avoid common mistakes and pitfalls when designing, implementing and managing new programs.
Who Should Attend
This course provides the best value for energy engineering and sustainability professionals engaged in the development, implementation, management, or administration of demand side management and demand response programs or to those seeking career growth in the future into this area.
Schedule
Daily Breaks Days 1 - 2 : AM Break (15 min) | Lunch Break (1 hr) | PM Break (15 min)
Please see the "My Learning Schedule" tab for schedule information.
*Remote exams are scheduled on an individual basis. See Certification Program tab for additional instructions.
Workbook
Your workbook will be shipped to the address you provide during registration, and will arrive up to 14 days before the class start date.
To review or update your delivery address before registering, please visit your Profile. (Please note that workbooks cannot be delivered to P.O. boxes.)
If you have already registered for this training and need to update your address, send an email to training@aeecenter.org with your revised address details.
What You Will Learn
- Learn what is expected of Certified Demand Side Management Professionals (CDSM's).
- Understand the differences in DSM and DR programs and how they came about.
- Understand how these programs are viewed by different constituents, the impacts of these programs, and how they align with organizational goals.
- Present situations and issues which promote a better understanding of the unique opportunities posed by different DSM and DR programs and help enable better decision making concerning these programs.
- Learn how DSM and DR programs are a valued component of an energy professional's responsibilities of managing energy procurement, energy utilization, and energy cost reduction projects
Mark Roche (Moderator)
Instructor
MARK R. ROCHE, C.E.M., B.E.P., C.D.S.M., C.E.P., C.E.A., is currently the Manager Regulatory Rates covering DSM and Storm Hardening for Tampa Electric Company and DSM for Peoples Gas System. He has 32 years of experience in Nuclear and Fossil Fuel Power Generation, Energy Delivery, Energy Management, Utility Marketing, Customer Service and Regulatory Activities. Mark served in the US Navy for 12 years onboard two submarines in their Reactor Control Divisions and also was a Mathematics Instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power School. Since 1997, he has served in several leadership roles with two investor owned electric utilities. He has direct experience in leading electric and gas utility teams covering: Energy Management, Load Management, Distribution Power Quality, Field Operations, Distribution Control Center Operations, Meter Department Operations, Grid Management, Service Delivery, Revenue Assurance and Regulatory. Mark has been very active in the energy management and DSM since leaving the Navy. In 1998 he developed and presented multiple courses on energy technology and management with a concentrated focus on how to implement effective energy management programs. In 1999 he was the President for the Tampa Association of Energy Engineers startup chapter and held the position of Region II Vice President. Mark has been a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) instructor since 2001 and has also served the CEM Program as Test Writer, Board Member and Ethics Committee Member since that time. In 2003, Mark was one of the initial developers of the Certified Business Energy Professional Program and Course and since that time developed an online webinar version in 2012, a self-paced version in 2015, and an International version in 2017. In 2014, Mark developed the Certified Demand Side Manager Course. Mark is currently the core instructor for both of >span class="fontstyle01">Mark authored two courses on "Operational Considerations for the Smart Grid" and "Business Impacts of the Smart Grid" for the National Energy Center of Excellence (NECE) for Bismarck State College. Mark has a bachelor's degree from Thomas Edison State College and has his master's degree from Colorado State University.
Certification Program
This training program prepares attendees to take the Certified Demand Side Manager(CDSM) exam. Please review the requirements for certification on the Becoming a CDSM page. A separate certification and application fee applies.
Registering for the training does NOT register you for the certification exam. To take the exam, you must register for the exam and pay a separate fee. Attendees are encouraged to complete a certification application 4 weeks prior to taking the exam.
After you submit the certification application, you will receive an email confirmation letter from AEE within 4-weeks. Any additional questions about the CDSM exam, certification eligibility, scheduling, or the application process can be directed to our CDSM Certification Director, Francine Seskin, francine@aeecenter.org.
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