One of the important motivating factors for building the Smart Grid is improving Demand Response. This is also related to the goal of reducing peak demand. But why is it important to reduce peak demand? And what does it mean to have ‘Demand Response’? The fundamental problem with electricity is that we do not have Continue reading →
Demand response
TREIA was fortunate to have the opportunity to hear from Chairman Wellinghoff. In addition to addressing the differences on renewable energy policy between the FERC and the State of Texas and areas where each could learn from the other Chairman Wellinghoff discussed Demand Response technology and the Smart Grid. via Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association Continue reading →
Landis+Gyr today announced it has been selected by Nashville Electric Service to install the smart grid network that will support the utility’s immediate advanced metering and demand response needs, while making future smart grid projects easier to implement. The installation of Landis+Gyr’s GridstreamTM network will enable Nashville Electric Service to meet demand response requirements from Continue reading →
Honeywell have been chosen by Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) to conduct their automated demand response (AutoDR) pilot project. The project, for commercial and industrial facilities in Europe, is designed to enable SSE to work with business customers in temporarily reducing or shifting energy use when demand hits high points. via Scottish & Southern Energy Continue reading →
This week’s conversation with Tim Healy, CEO and Co-Founder of Boston-based EnerNOC about energy management was an interesting one. I wanted to really understand what it is that EnerNOC does, but I also wanted to know how they do it so well. In other words, to see what all the hype was all about. via Continue reading →
ConEdison Solutions and Viridity Energy, Inc. announced today that they are working together on a major, new energy demand response offering through the introduction of “energy optimization,” a first-to-market, automated, revenue-generating, energy management offering. via ConEdison Solutions and Viridity Energy Join Forces to Expand Beyond Demand Response – MarketWatch.
Every time someone flips on a room light, turns on an air conditioner or does a load of laundry a demand for electricity is being created. When that light flips on, the A/C kicks in or those clothes get clean, more strain is being put on the electric grid. And while it may not seem Continue reading →
Understanding customer needs and resisting the urge for a “one-size fits all solution” are best practices to successfully transitioning to time-of-use pricing as a demand response technique, according to a panel of energy industry executives. via Keys to successful time-of-use demand response – FierceEnergy.
Energate, Inc., a leading provider of residential demand response technologies for utilities, today announced it will be supplying its Smart Thermostats for Oklahoma Gas and Electric’s 2012 residential demand response program through its partner, Silver Spring Networks. This builds on the previously announced pilot results undertaken in Oklahoma. via Oklahoma Gas & Electric Selects Energate Continue reading →
Silver Spring Networks, a leading smart grid networking platform and solutions provider, announced new enhancements to its smart grid-based demand response solution that enable utilities to reduce peak load and improve grid reliability. New capabilities include Direct-to-Grid™ communications solutions, which enable utilities to deploy two-way connectivity to load-control devices ahead of smart meter rollouts, and Continue reading →
Vedero Software, a leading provider of software solutions for automated demand response, and Power Brokers LLC, a leading provider of energy management and information services, today announced a partnership delivering an automated demand response solution to commercial customers in North America. via Vedero Software and Power Brokers Team Up to Automate Demand Response – Yahoo! Continue reading →
EnerNOC, Inc. (ENOC: News ) said it has been selected by the Alberta Electric System Operator, or AESO, to provide 150 megawatts of automated demand response through its DemandSMART comprehensive demand response application. via AESO Opts EnerNOC To Provide 150 Megawatts Of Automated Demand Response.
Silver Spring Networks, a leading smart grid networking platform and solutions provider, announced new enhancements to its smart grid-based demand response solution that enable utilities to reduce peak load and improve grid reliability. New capabilities include Direct-to-Grid™ communications solutions, which enable utilities to deploy two-way connectivity to load-control devices ahead of smart meter rollouts, and Continue reading →
Siemens Energy is implementing eMeter EnergyIP, a meter data management system (MDMS), members of WPPI Energy, a regional power company serving 51 consumer-owned utilities in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Iowa. Siemens reports it will configure, deliver, and support the project implementation, which began in June. via Siemens Provides eMeter Technology for Regional U.S. Power Company.
When the utility determines that demand must be reduced, those participating in the program are notified of the demand response event. Depending on the specifics of the program, participants are given an advance notice of 30 minutes to two hours. Participants are then asked to take steps to reduce their demand for electricity according to Continue reading →
Skipping Stone, a Los Angeles-based energy consulting firm providing market assessment, strategy development, strategy implementation, talent management, and managed services, announced recently the formal launch of the National Demand Response Directory, a reference guide to all the commercial and industrial demand-response programs in the United States. The directory provides a summary report for more than Continue reading →
Maintaining power this summer has been a challenge everywhere, including Northbrook, where power outages have been occurring during almost every storm. In an effort to be “on reserve” to shed power if the electrical grid is in danger of a blackout or a brownout condition, the North Suburban YMCA has contracted with a company called Continue reading →
What do demand response and carpeting have in common? They’ll both score you LEED credits, if you pick the right flavor. Demand response recently joined the likes of low-flow faucets, bike racks, recycled carpeting and daylight harvesting as an item that can earn LEED credits under the U.S. Green Building Council rating scheme. via Demand Continue reading →
EnergyHub has announced that its Mercury smart thermostat service, a cloud-based service using advanced analytics, is now available to utilities. Utilities and service providers can implement the system efficiently and economically, as it does not require investing in backend integration, and greatly improves energy efficiency and demand response results. via EnergyHub smart thermostat engages customers Continue reading →
Surges in energy usage, such as during a heat wave when electricity is in great demand, puts significant stress on the grid, increasing the threat of brown and blackouts. During these times, utilities may request customers participating in so-called “demand response” programs to reduce their energy consumption (or switch to onsite power supplies) by a pre-determined Continue reading →
