Constellation Offering VirtuWatt Service to Clients of Honeywell

Constellation announced that its VirtuWatt Link web services application is now available with the Opus Building Automation System (BAS) by Novar, a Honeywell business unit and provider of multi-site energy management solutions, particularly to retail businesses.

Constellation said that the combined solution gives retailers the ability to automate and expand load response participation across multiple sites and regions through real-time electricity pricing, centralized management of building control systems and revenue-grade metering capabilities for programs requiring quick response times.

Novar retail customers who participate in Constellation load response programs also have the option of applying the revenue they earn for controls and metering upgrades at additional locations, Constellation said.

"This offering allows retailers to incorporate load response as part of an enterprise-level energy management strategy without incurring a large, upfront capital expense or compromising business operations," said Gary Fromer, senior vice president of energy management programs for Constellation.

Constellation's VirtuWatt Link web service facilitates automated load response participation by connecting with a building's existing controls infrastructure. The application provides access to real-time price signals and grid information, load response event notification and meter usage data. Together with Novar's Opus BAS and meter, VirtuWatt Link allows retailers to achieve the response times and level of automation performance necessary to participate in capacity, energy or quick-response economic load response programs nationwide, the company said.

Constellation said that VirtuWatt Link can be integrated into any energy management or controls system that utilizes web services