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Recently, I was fortunate to speak on a panel hosted by Agrion that discussed “Micro-Grids” and how Demand Response is playing a pivotal role in the proliferation of this potential new smart grid paradigm. Agrion defines micro-grids as “self-sustaining power networks within the larger grid system that provide a higher level of local reliability than [...]
Source: Environmental Leader
It has been quite a week for us, and I wanted to provide a little color on it. Yesterday, we announced our first demand response auction for the General Services Administration, one of the largest building owners in North America and our largest and longest-standing customer. The auctions we ran were the culmination of a [...]
GSA Energy Division Turns to Innovative Demand Response Sourcing Tool, the World DR Exchange®, to Extract More Value from Markets and Offset Risk Worcester, MA – March 1, 2012 – World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES), a leading energy management services firm, today announced it successfully teamed with the GSA Energy Division to auction approximately [...]
Source: Mass High Tech
I recently led a well-attended webinar for Demand Response participants in the PJM region. Its intent was to inform people about the implications that are occurring as a result of PJM’s transition to a “capped” or “pure forward capacity” market. In short, there is only so much capacity available at certain price levels on an [...]
On November 4th , FERC tentatively accepted docket ER11-3322-000, much of PJM’s proposal that companies participating in Demand Response programs should not be compensated above their Peak Load Contribution (PLC) when utilizing the Guaranteed Load Drop (GLD) methodology with enrollment. The question is what are the implications for large energy users who are currently enrolled [...]
If I was a C&I salesperson for an Energy Service company (ESCO), I would be very nervous about the recent acquisitions of demand response providers by my competitors. The combination of revenue that can be earned from participation in Demand Response programs along with the installation of energy efficiency equipment/controls is a potent one that, [...]
The Situation Hospital in state aggregation group suspected it wasn’t getting a great rate on power. World Energy Action World Energy put together an auction, while also soliciting a “best bid” from the supplier chosen by the aggregation group. Result The auction resulted in over $200K in savings over the aggregation rate. The incumbent supplier [...]
Yesterday I moderated a Rockefeller Center event hosted by AGRION, a business network for energy development, on “Integrating Demand Response and Energy Management in the C&I Markets.” Participating in the keynote panel were some of the biggest names in DR and energy management, including Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, GE, Siemens, EnerNoc, Lockheed Martin and World [...]
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