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Demand Response, Meet Customer Engagement
Aug 10th
KATHERINE TWEED: AUGUST 9, 2010 Demand Response, Meet Customer Engagement
From EnergyConnect’s new DR platform to TXU Energy expanding its iThermostat program, consumer preferences are getting more play in DR.
It’s hot. Gross-hot, not “let’s get outside and enjoy the sunshine!” hot. Although most of the country has recently enjoyed a brief respite from sweltering conditions, it’s still pretty damn hot.
The steamy conditions are making demand response to cut critical peak load on the grid more important than ever. While DR has been growing at a good clip in recent years, there has also started to be a shift in how some vendors are approaching the market.
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FERC Publishes Long-Awaited National Action Plan for Demand Response
Jun 19th
Jun 17, 2010
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published its National Action Plan on Demand Response, which calls for a public-private coalition to develop and deploy “successful and cost-effective demand response programs” for states, localities and regions. FERC was directed to develop the plan under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. EISA directed FERC to identify: the requirements for technical assistance to states to help them optimize the amount of demand response (DR) that can be developed and implemented, the requirements for a national communications program for broad-based customer education and support, and to develop or identify More >
