Constellation Launches Web Service Application for Smart, Automated Load Response

Constellation announced the nationwide launch of VirtuWatt Link, which the company described as, "the first web service application to facilitate automated load response program participation."

According to Constellation, VirtuWatt Link allows a facility's existing automation system to manage load curtailment automatically based upon energy market signals and pre-set scenarios -- without the installation of redundant or proprietary building controls hardware.

By reducing the upfront cost associated with load response automation, VirtuWatt Link enables a broader range of facility types and sizes to participate in a wider array of energy market programs, Constellation said.

"This nexus of market access, intelligence and surgical action enables commercial, industrial and institutional power users to be proactive and strategic about how and when electricity is used, without compromising business operations or requiring wholesale replacement of existing controls infrastructure," said Gary Fromer, senior vice president, load response for Constellation

Constellation said that companies that offer a wide variety of energy management and automation solutions, including Trane and Vedero Software, are teaming with Constellation to implement VirtuWatt Link as a pre-integrated, value-add option.