Electric Vehicles to Power the Grid
Southern California Edison (SCE) is joining other utilities by introducing the opportunity for electric vehicles (EVs) to participate in demand response (DR). Just as a refresher, demand response is the…
Can the world be powered With 100 percent renewable energy by 2050?
New research says yes! Renewable Energy Life Cycle: Cleaner and Cheaper Results of a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) presents a life cycle assessment…
Demand Response Will Double by 2020: Here’s Why
Recent findings from Navigant Research indicate that demand response (DR) is poised to take over the world as a solution to electric grid instability. Growing integration of intermittent renewable energy...
Here’s How Grocery Stores can Profit from Demand Response
Once your facility enrolls in a demand response (DR) program, establishing a reduction strategy can be difficult. You might ask yourself, “How can my employees and I reduce enough energy...
Survey Says: Almost Half are Unaware of this Energy-Saving Strategy
Most of us have made a hobby of searching for the quickest and easiest ways to save money, but there’s one strategy that seems to be off the radar. We...
Energy Reduction Made Simple with Automated Demand Response
In a world where everyone is moving at high speeds, we often look for the easiest and quickest way to do something. Making a pot of coffee took far too...
PJM’s record-breaking peak load
The east coast has been experiencing one of the roughest winters in years. Utilities have been working overtime to restore power lines, answer questions about increased energy rates, and ensure...
Baseline basics for demand response programs
Once a baseline is determined, participants work with their DR provider to create a reduction action plan that includes their committed capacity, the usage level that a facility has to...
Benefits and costs of residential demand response
Always thought to be the more controversial side of demand response (DR) and energy management plans, the idea of utilities and energy companies employing residential demand response programs in the...
Demand Response: renewable resource for the next decade
Even as reports of an ever-improving smart grid and infrastructure enhancements roll in, the amount of electric load managed by demand response (DR) programs grows. A recent report by Navigant…