Greentech Media: California Calls for Demand Response for Shortfall
California Calls for Demand Response and Solar to Meet Aliso Canyon Shortfall [see original story at Greentech Media site here] Regulators approve millions in new DR spending, and solar industry calls for extending PV program to meet looming energy shortage. by Jeff St. John June 14, 2016 California is looking for an “all-of-the-above” list of energy […]
Electric Light & Power: Law of Supreme and Demand
Article originally published in Electric Light & Power. Law of Supreme and Demand 02/23/2016 Future of DR Hedged by High Court Win, Market Rules By Rod Walton, Senior Editor It may not always seem linear or unidirectional or even make sense to the average energy consumer, but demand response (DR) is a booming business and […]
Chairman Bay: FERC will Implement, not Revisit, Demand Response
As RTO Insider reported, Chairman Norman Bay asserted at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Winter Committee Meetings in DC, that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will not revisit the price structure of demand response following the Supreme Court decision on Order 745, but will instead focus on implementing the policy. See full story here and […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Reacts with Enthusiasm to Supreme Court Decision on Order 745
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Finzel (202-277-6286) or ben@38northsolutions.com WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 25, 2016) –The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) was pleased today with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order 745 (Electric Power Supply Ass’n v. FERC, D.C. Circuit No. 11-1486) to remain in place, affirming […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Requests Rehearing of CPUC Decisions
Advanced Energy Management Alliance (“AEMA”) and other Demand Response (“DR”) Advocates oppose two decisions issued by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on November 24th and 30th that are inconsistent with the state’s desire to displace fossil-based generation with cleaner, preferred resources. EnerNOC filed an application for rehearing on December 23rd on the CPUC’s decision […]
Public Utilities Fortnightly: The Price is Right?
Published December 2015 in Public Utilities Fortnightly. The Price is Right? Demand response on appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. By Steve Isser and Bob King The Supreme Court recently heard legal arguments on the fate of FERC Order 745, one of the most highly contested cases on electric utility regulation to come before the […]
SPEER Releases Report on Benefits of Demand Response
For Immediate Release Contact: Mike Gehrig Doug Lewin 512.448.4950 512.279.0753 mgehrig@piercom.com dlewin@eepartnership.org SPEER Releases Report Detailing Benefits of Demand Response Within Wholesale Electricity Markets Following Supreme Court Hearing Texas, […]
Charleston Gazette-Mail: Supreme Court Case Explained
Read full story in Charleston Gazette-Mail here. Saturday, October 10, 2015 Morrisey joins electricity demand brief before U.S. Supreme Court by Andrew Brown, Business Reporter How the regional power grid works The regional power grid for West Virginia and 12 other states is operated by a company called the PJM Interconnection. PJM’s bidding process involves almost […]
mySA: Strategic reduction in electricity demand means big savings
Original post in mySA (San Antonio’s homepage) here. FRANK LACEY, FOR THE EXPRESS-NEWS : AUGUST 9, 2015 As the blazing summer heat continues, Texans need to know that the electric grid is up to the challenge of keeping millions of air conditioners running at full speed, in addition to powering the lights, electronics and other appliances. […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Touts Demand Response as Tool in Clean Power Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katherine Hamilton, 202.524.8832 WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 5, 2015) – The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) noted today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included demand response as both a greenhouse gas compliance and reliability tool in the Clean Power Plan, released on August 3. “We are pleased with the outcome in […]