May 19, 2015
Direct Energy Piloting Remotely Controllable Smart Water Heaters For Demand Response, Frequency Regulation
Direct Energy is engaged in a pilot to evaluate the capabilities of remotely controllable smart electric water heaters.
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May 13, 2015
Parent of Retail Supplier to Offer LG Chem Energy Storage Systems
ONEnergy Inc., the parent of retail supplier Sunwave Gas & Power, announced a sales and distribution agreement with LG Chem Inc. under which ONEnergy's Sunwave Energy Efficiency division will distribute and market LG Chem's lithium ion-based Energy Storage Systems (ESS).
April 29, 2015
PECO Reports Customer Load Reductions Under Retail Supplier-Offered Time of Use Pilot
PECO's time-of-use pricing pilot, which was supplied by an NRG Energy retail supplier, delivered a 6% average load reduction during non-holiday, weekday afternoons from 2 PM to 6 PM in June, July and August 2014, according to a report on the program filed by PECO.
April 21, 2015
ConEd Joint Proposal Calls for Collaborative to Address Advanced Meter Deployment
A joint proposal in Consolidated Edison's current electric rate case would establish a collaborative to address advanced meter deployment at ConEd, proposing that the PSC rule on ConEd's AMI plan by January 2016
February 27, 2015
No Surprise: Utility Picked As N.Y. Distributed System Platform Provider, PSC "Expects" Tariffs, Not Auctions, to Govern Initial Distributed Procurements
In two unsurprising actions, the New York PSC selected the electric utilities as the provider of the Distributed System Platform (DSP), which is the PSC's new regulatory paradigm to encourage distributed energy resources (DERs), and said that, while not pre-determining any final outcomes, it expects…
February 27, 2015
New York To Allow Utility Affiliates (And Utilities) To Own Distributed Resources Under REV Framework
The New York PSC will allow utility affiliates to own distributed energy resources (DER) under its Reforming the Energy Vision framework, in which the utility operates as the distributed system service provider.
February 24, 2015
N.Y. Utilities File Tariff to Procure Demand Response At $500/MWh Plus Capacity Clearing Price If NYISO Programs Barred By Court
The six investor-owned New York electric distribution companies have petitioned the New York PSC to approve a utility-offered demand response program to the extent the U.S. Supreme Court rules that FERC (via the RTOs) cannot set compensation for demand response.
February 3, 2015
ConEd Proposes Deployment of Smart Meters in Rate Case
As part of its newly filed electric rate case in New York, Consolidated Edison has proposed the deployment of advanced meters in its territory.
January 26, 2015
Sharyland Files to Deploy Advanced Meters Territory-Wide, Proposes Monthly AMS Fee Applicable to REPs
Sharyland Utilities has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to provide full deployment of advanced meters to approximately 55,000 retail electric customers over both its McAllen and former Cap Rock service areas over the period 2015-2016.
January 12, 2015
Texas TDUs Report Number of Smart Meter Opt-Outs
Several Texas TDUs have reported the number of customers electing to opt-out of having a smart meter.
January 5, 2015
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N.Y. Staff Schedules Meeting on Creation of New Demand Response Programs
December 16, 2014
N.Y. Orders Immediate Development of Distribution-Level Demand Response Programs
The New York PSC has instituted a proceeding to begin the development and implementation of distribution-level demand response programs and other dynamic load management programs to be implemented prior to the summer of 2015.
December 15, 2014
N.Y. "Encourages" Utilities, Third Parties to Develop REV Demonstration Projects
The New York PSC is "encourag[ing]" utilities and third parties to begin working together to develop potential demonstration projects as part of the Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.
December 1, 2014
Updated Plan To Reimburse Texas Retail Providers for Provision of Smart Thermostats, In-Home Monitors to Low-Income Customers Would Initially Cap Each REP's Participation; Limit Marketing to Existing Customers
An updated proposal under which Texas retail electric providers would be reimbursed for providing low-income customers with programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) would initially limit how many customers for which each REP would be reimbursed.
November 10, 2014
Texas Staff Provide Status Report on Future Ownership of Smart Meter Texas Portal
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a status report regarding future ownership of the advanced metering system portal Smart Meter Texas
October 17, 2014
Direct Energy, SolarCity Providing Solar Energy and Storage Solution to BJ's Wholesale Club
SolarCity and Direct Energy announced that they will provide solar electricity and solar energy storage systems at two BJ's Wholesale Club locations.
October 14, 2014
Final Report on ERCOT Retail Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing Posted
A final report on retail demand response and dynamic pricing during 2013 prepared for ERCOT Staff has been posted.
October 13, 2014
N.Y. Technical Conference to Look Squarely At Question of Utility Ownership of Distributed Energy Resources
The question of utility, or utility affiliate, ownership will be the focus of one of the panels at a supplemental technical conference to be held November 6 in New York's Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.
October 8, 2014
Correction: ERCOT Clarifies Source of Notice for Smart Meter Texas Portal
In our October 6 story concerning the implementation of third party access to the Smart Meter Texas portal, we erroneously attributed a market notice concerning the announcement to ERCOT, reporting that ERCOT had "set" the date for such access. Although the notice was issued via the RMS listserv…
October 6, 2014
Smart Meter Texas Sets Date for Implementing Third Party Access to SMT Portal
Note: This story updated 10/7 to correct that the notice was issued by Smart Meter Texas, not ERCOT
October 6, 2014
Texas REPs: ERCOT Should Assume Ownership of Smart Meter Texas Portal
ERCOT should assume ownership of the Smart Meter Texas portal, a coalition of retail electric providers said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
September 23, 2014
Direct Energy Offers Novel Interpretations of Court's Order Vacating Order 745, Future of Demand Response
In its comments to the New York PSC on a straw proposal in the Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding, Direct Energy offered several novel interpretations of the impact of a Court's order which vacated FERC Order 745, as the Court said that FERC lacked authority to set compensation for demand…
September 22, 2014
TNMP Seeks Authorization for Smart Meter Remediation Plan to Replace 2G Technology; Maximum Cost of $3 Million Anticipated in AMS Surcharge Reconciliation
Texas-New Mexico Power has petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas for an amendment to its advanced metering system deployment plan to remediate its second generation ("2G") wireless telecom network and upgrade to a third generation ("3G") or later equivalent technology wireless network.
September 16, 2014
Texas Staff Schedule Workshop on AMS Low-Income Program
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas scheduled a workshop regarding Project No. 36234, Advanced Metering System Low-Income Programs, for October 9, 2014.
September 4, 2014
Texas Staff Schedule Workshop on Issues Surrounding Smart Meter Portal, Seek Comments
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas will hold a workshop concerning Project Number 42786, Review of Advanced Metering System Web Portals, on October 7, 2014