Demand response and advanced metering programs have made significant progress in serving more consumers across the country, says a new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) report that charts the expansion of these energy-saving programs since 2006.
The report, 2008 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering, is FERC’s third annual report on demand response issues. […]
The Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC) today announced the availability of a new report on state and federal policies that have been enacted or are under development in recent years in the area of demand response, smart meters and smart grid technologies.
The Report includes a special focus on state implementation of the demand response and […]
Coming off its first profitable quarter as a stand-alone company, startup energy services firm EnergyConnect Inc. believes it’s on the path to full-time profitability. “It’s kind of an exciting time. It’s a transition point,” said Rod Boucher, CEO of the Lake Oswego-based company.
“The demand-response category is probably the hottest flavor-of-the-day in the whole smart energy space,” […]
Meeting peak demand for power can cost utilities plenty. With demand-response programs, they’ll pay you to help cap the peak by trimming power use.
Reprinted article (pdf) from Building Operations Management, July 2008.
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Some power customers are getting paid to use less electricity — not just once, through a grant or rebate, but every time they […]
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Making the grid smarter will take real investment, but that’s been lagging, and like much of our infrastructure, the grid is overdue for an overhaul. “Government funding has been pretty modest in scale,” says Daigle. He notes that last year’s federal energy act contained authorization for smart grid investment — […]
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But The Real Winner Is…
Unsurprisingly, the FERC expects there to be a response to rising electricity prices - in other words, demand for power is elastic.
What’s the main response likely to be initially? An increase in demand-response (technologies that adjust power consumption based on prices). The FERC estimates […]
The advances in next generation demand response we are seeing today are only the beginning. As more technologies such as smart meters, economic distributed solar power, advanced storage, and enhanced software platforms enter the market, the opportunities for demand response and other market driven opportunities will increase dramatically.
Interview with […]
Next Generation Demand Response: The Readily Available Green Energy Solution
From the September 2007 Edition of AutomatedBuildings.com
Full article is at www.automatedbuildings.com as part of the September series on Demand Response.
By Steve Schaefer, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at EnergyConnect, Inc.
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Demand response participation is growing in awareness and popularity, as this is […]
EnergyConnect, Inc. on Alexander Haig’s World Business Review TV Series Link: Streaming Video