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 →
Demand response
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 →
Hot summers are certainly not novel in Texas, but for the electric grid, the triple digits recently pushed capacity to new levels. Texas’ power grid set record level power use for three consecutive days last week. The high demand topped off at 68,294 megawatts on Wednesday. The near-peak electricity use continued through the end of Continue reading →
As blistering heat bakes the United States this month, it has been megawatts and “negawatts” to the rescue. Power generation plants of all sorts have been able to keep air conditioners running. But last Friday, under the assault of a record heat wave, they were helped by demand response programs that were activated to raise Continue reading →
The Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) announced today that TVA has joined the ranks of 40 other organizations as a member of the Alliance. As a member of the Alliance, TVA has joined 10 other suppliers of electricity among the varied types of organizations belonging to PLMA, all of whom have an interest in Demand Continue reading →
Tendril, the provider of the cloud platform for the Energy Internet, today announced that NorthWestern Energy NWE -0.25% , one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, has selected Tendril for its Smart Grid Demonstration Grant Project. Tendril Energize(TM) and Tendril Connect(TM) will be deployed to deliver Continue reading →
Respond Power says it is launching a new program called Price Alert Rewards. The program builds upon Respond Power’s previously launched initiative, Respond Power Rewards, under which the company will continue to offer rebates to consumers for the difference between their “smart” bill and their regular bill. via Renew Grid: Content / FYI / Respond 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 →
Demand-response provider EnerNOC Inc. says its DemandSMART network was dispatched at record levels last Friday as a severe heat wave scorched North America. EnerNOC’s network responded to a series of dispatches from grid operators, including PJM Interconnection, the New York Independent System Operator, the Ontario Power Authority, and ISO-New England. EnerNOC’s network was also dispatched Continue reading →
The National Action Plan Coalition (NAPC) has criticized the United States government for lacking a clear strategy for implementing demand response and is urging both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and national policymakers to better communicate the benefits of demand response to the American public. The NAPC was formed to drive action for the Continue reading →
A new reference guide for all commercial and industrial demand response programs in the U.S., the National Demand Response Directory, provides a summary report for more than 450 demand response program providers – and includes more than 1,300 DR programs throughout the country. via Smart Grid: National Demand Response Directory launched.
As required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the staffs of FERC and DOE have released their proposal for implementing the National Action Plan for Demand Response. The overarching objective is to achieve the nation’s demand response potential. The proposal identifies actions that can be taken by federal, state, and private sector Continue reading →
The National Action Plan Coalition (NAPC) today announced the availability of a Demand Response and Smart Grid Communications Action Guide. This Guide is intended to meet one of the needs identified by DOE and FERC in the National Action Plan the agencies released in June 2010. The Communications Guide, available on the NAPC website, synthesizes Continue reading →
EnerNOC, a provider of electricity demand response applications and services, has acquired Energy Response, reportedly the largest demand response provider in Australia and New Zealand. The price paid by EnerNOC for the privately held firm was not disclosed. via EnerNOC Acquires Energy Response.
Energate, Inc., a leading provider of residential Demand Response for utilities and home energy management solutions for their customers, today announced the results of two successful pilot projects undertaken in Oklahoma and Ontario, Canada. These projects are among more than 25 smart grid pilots across North America featuring Energate’s next-generation technologies. Energate’s home energy controls, Continue reading →
Building for speed as well as a reliability is a perennial challenge for the energy industry. Demand response has been around for decades, as a way for utilities to manage emergency overloads in electricity demand. But with a growing number of renewable and therefore intermittent generators being incorporated into the grid, demand response may take Continue reading →
With all the discussion of grid based energy storage for renewable energy integration, the two cheapest and most mature solutions are overlooked. They are also the solutions most often overlooked by investors captivated by the story of clean technology. via Inexpensive Grid Stability Solutions – Tom Konrad – Green Stocks – Forbes.
EcoFactor, a leading residential energy management solution offered through service providers and utilities, announced today that a 2010 pilot deployment with Nevada utility NV Energy delivered a 36% increase in demand response (DR) yield as compared to conventional residential DR. The pilot included homes in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. With the success of the Continue reading →
The Newton-Evans research firm completed a privately funded study in September of last year that looked at utilities’ demand response, load management and direct load control programs. Seventy utilities participated in the survey, with 38% indicating that demand response programs were underway as of September 2010. Forty percent of the utilities indicated plans to implement Continue reading →
Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced that it is among the first participants in the Demand Response Wholesale Market Pilot (DRWMP) in San Diego Gas & Electric’s service territory. The DRWMP program allows electricity customers to bid Demand Response (DR) directly into the California wholesale electric market, via the regulated utility, provided they are equipped with Continue reading →
