Demand Response & HAN
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As utilities continue to roll out smart meters across North America, the possibilities of data-driven services continue to increase.
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Aclara, a leader in Intelligent Infrastructure technologies for utilities and part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE), today announces a contract with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to deploy its best-in-class consumer engagement software platform.
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Data over perception = billions of $$ in savings
Thirty years of data has established the efficacy of price signals to adjust the residential load profile and provide the response for energy efficiency programs and peak load reduction. Why the impasse, now that push has come to shove?
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Sensus, a leading provider of smart grid infrastructure technologies for electric, gas and water utilities, announces a new demand response (DR) management offering to electric utility customers enabled by Minneapolis-based solution provider Open Access Technology International, Inc., or OATI.
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Lessons from the trenches
Tied up in the entire data analytics discussion is that of consumer education. It's imperative that electric utilities make abundantly clear their privacy policies regarding customer data, and that they clearly, factually dispute allegations that claim otherwise.
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In early 2012, E Source began an initiative to take an in-depth look at utility direct load control programs. Direct load control happens when a utility takes control of its customers' air conditioners or water heaters to reduce electricity demand at peak times.
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Readers suggest it, and object to it
Will voluntary programs to encourage energy efficiency by changing customer behavior become draconian, mandatory measures that rob us of our freedom? And is the assumption that electricity should be abundant and cheap due for an overhaul? Our readers offer deep thoughts on the potential outcomes in a smart grid era.
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Increased renewables and regulations force DR to the forefront
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Three utilities share their EE and DR best practices
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Two public utilities share their stories
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Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), today announced a new contract with Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) to deliver approximately 50 MW of new Demand Response in their Omaha service territories through 2017.
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Wireless woes will come home to roost
Thousands of times each day, law enforcement agencies at all levels request cell phone information such as the owner's location, movements and the content of their calls and texts. Unless the power industry addresses data privacy issues by employing the legal and technological safeguards at hand, foes of grid modernization will win.
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Consumer adoption still lags behind utility deployment
Sending the 22nd issue of Intelligent Utility magazine off to the printer this week provided its editor with a moment for reflection about how far the industry has come in the past three-and-a-half years, and how far it still has to go.
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In order to take advantage of new demand management capabilities and to incorporate and integrate functionality into real-time utility operations, electric utilities need a new operational system.
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Cooper Power Systems, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), today announced a new contract with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) to deliver approximately 33 MW of new Demand Response (DR) capability in the utility's AC Cycling Program.
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Data analysis, both structured and unstructured, is key to moving forward
I would like to posit that data analysis is key to Grid Modernization: The Next Generation. Utilities can look to other industries for excellent examples of data mining and data analysis, and apply them to industry needs, quite handily.
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Real-time information is important, too
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CS Week offers up a wealth of consumer-facing thought and practice
Is mobility the next "killer" app? The customer is definitely front-and-center in today's next-generation utility. From outage communications management and prepay to new analytics capabilities, there are a lot of mobile application options to consider. What's at the top of the list at the moment? A panel of industry experts debates.
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National Information Solutions Cooperative, an IT and software solution provider to more than 650 community-owned utilities and telephone organizations, has been selected by Great River Energy, a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op based in Maple Grove, Minn., to provide meter data management (MDM) and demand response (DR) management solutions to a smart grid demonstration project.
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While demand response programs are growing in the industry, more utilities are beginning to launch full-scale dynamic pricing plans to a broader base of residential customers, according to industry data featured in Chartwell's latest report, Demand Response and Rate Programs for Residential Customers 2012.
