BlogConnect Archive

Peak Load Management Alliance Awards FlexConnect
Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Outstanding Curtailment Service Provider Award – EnergyConnect
EnergyConnect Inc. has received an award for the outstanding efforts related to its FlexConnect program, a voluntary demand response program that pays customers for temporary load reduction when wholesale electricity prices are high.  FlexConnect provides a platform for users to make informed decisions on the best times to […]

Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22nd
Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Take the quiz to calculate your ecological footprint and learn ways to help make your workplace and home more “green’.
www.earthday.net

Many Business Owners May Not Have Enough Green to “Go Green”
Thursday, April 9th, 2009

The majority continue to make environmental efforts, but many say the economy has affected their plans. Demand response can revive those plans in 2009.
Although the majority of business owners say they are doing at least “everything that can be justified by cost” to help the environment, many say the economy has made them change their […]

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Smart Grid and Electricity Transmission. The draft contains provisions to facilitate the deployment of a smart grid, including measures to reduce utility peak loads through smart grid and demand response applications and to help promote smart grid capabilities in new home appliances. It also directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the regional planning […]

National Standard for Energy Efficiency Can Save U.S. Consumers and Businesses Nearly $170 Billion
Thursday, March 19th, 2009

“Energy efficiency is the veritable low hanging fruit for businesses who want to fight climate change and reduce their monthly energy bills.”
EnergyConnect helps industrial, commercial, educational and municipal organizations fund their energy efficiency initiatives through earned revenue by participating in demand response. 
Washington, DC March 18, 2009 - Energy efficiency initiatives that reward consumers and businesses for […]

A Few Not-Too-Painful Changes Could Shave 30% Off Your Energy Bill
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

You don’t have to shiver in the dark to reduce your home or company’s energy costs.
**Saving energy can be done at home and at the office. For more information on how you can save up to 30% on your organization’s energy bill, contact us**
March 9, 2009 - USA Today - Sandra Block
For last month’s Frugal Family Challenge, […]

Earth Hour - The World Turns Off its Lights
Friday, March 6th, 2009

You’ve heard of Earth Day, but what about Earth Hour? Sign on to participate in Earth Hour, which will take place Saturday, March 28. Earth Hour is a global effort to get as many people as possible to turn off their lights for an hour, at 8:30 p.m. within their time zone.
Reminder: Earth Day is Wednesday, […]

Envisioning a New, Interconnected Energy System
Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Last week, when President Obama signed the massive $787 billion stimulus bill, he said it would help create “a newer, smarter electric grid” — a grid that he said “will make our energy bills lower, make outages less likely, and make it easier to use clean energy.” The smart grid will make demand response widespread.
Excerpt: […]

Achieving Maximum Possible Energy Savings Using Sustainable and Economically Feasible Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Strategies
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

According to the ACEEE report, in order to achieve the maximum possible energy savings in America national policy is needed that outlines a sustainable and economically feasible strategy that includes energy efficiency and demand response programs. 
Excerpt from SmartMeters.com:  
National policy could guide energy conservation efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the power grid as […]

Demand Response in U.S. Barely Scratching the Surface of Potential
Monday, January 5th, 2009

Current energy efficiency and demand response/load management programs are barely scratching the surface of what is achievable, according to the U.S. Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) in a new draft report on the nation’s electricity supply adequacy to the Department of Energy (DOE).
Article Excerpt: 
The report says utilities in many states have been implementing energy efficiency and […]