AEMA Supports Demand Response Legislation Filed in Texas Legislature
March 12, 2015 Kirsten Voinis (512) 922-7141 or kvoinis@kvoinis.com AEMA SUPPORTS DEMAND RESPONSE LEGISLATION FILED IN TEXAS LEGISLATURE Statement on filing of SB 1284 by Sen. Kirk Watson and HB 3343 by Rep. Sylvester Turner (AUSTIN, TX) The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) applauds the filing of legislation that would help give Texans more opportunity […]
Utility Dive: Demand Response Growing in Texas?
From Utility Dive, March 11, 2015: Demand response (DR) advocates in Texas are preparing a bill they say would open up the state’s energy markets and unlock DR growth. Reducing power consumption can help control up to 4% of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (ERCOT) peak load, FERC determined in a 2012 report. That’s […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Members and Allies Support Supreme Court Appeal for Demand Response
Press release originally posted on PRWeb here. Support for the appeal of a DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision that vacated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order 745 (Electric Power Supply Ass’n v. FERC, D.C. Circuit No. 11-1486) has been filed by a diverse set of parties, including several Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) members […]
AEMA: SPEER report reinforces need to expand demand response in Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kirsten Voinis FEB. 17, 2015 (512) 922-7141 or kvoinis@kvoinis.com Statement in support of SPEER Commission recommendations on energy efficiency The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) applauds recommendations issued Tuesday by the South–central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) Commission on Texas Energy Efficiency Policy that lay out […]
Houston Chronicle: AEMA Calls for Demand Response for Consumers in Texas
The Houston Chronicle featured AEMA in a story about a call for additional demand response to benefit consumers and the electric grid in Texas. The full story can be found here and below. BUSINESS Group urges more rewards for power savers The approach, called demand response, is limited in Texas By Ryan Holeywell January 17, 2015 […]
The Economist: Managing Demand Key for Utilities
Traditionally, utilities have managed power supply; they are now in the business of managing demand. Read full article here.
FERC Assessment: U.S. Electric Grid Counts on 29 Gigawatts of Demand Response
According to a staff report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in December 2014, the electric grid in the United States relies on 29 gigawatts of demand response. Findings included that independent system operator markets for demand response increased over 9% between 2012 and 2013; and that demand response resources were critical to balancing […]
AEMA Urges ERCOT to Focus on Expanding Demand Response
The following statement was issued by the Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) in response to the report released Tuesday by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) that analyzed the impact of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations (including the Clean Power Plan) on Texas. The report can be found on ERCOT’s website: http://ercot.com/content/news/presentations/2014/Impacts%20of%20Environmental%20Regulations%20in%20the%20ERCOT%20Region.pdf AEMA Chairman […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Applauds U.S. Solicitor General Decision to Appeal Case to Highest Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 8, 2014) – The Advanced Energy Management Alliance expressed optimism today after the U.S. Solicitor General, Donald B. Verilli, Jr., announced that his office would be filing a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court, in conjunction with filing for an extension in response to the DC Circuit […]
Study Finds “Significant” Greenhouse Gas Savings with Demand Response; Group Urges EPA to Incorporate in Clean Power Plan
Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 02, 2014 The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (“AEMA”), a coalition of demand response providers and consumers, was founded on the principle that adoption of demand response programs would lead to a number of beneficial outcomes, including reductions in carbon dioxide (“CO2”) emissions. A new study confirms that implementation of demand response […]