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March 11, 2016
Viridity Energy Inc. would pay $15,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve Viridity's alleged failures to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.3.3.1, related to Emergency Response Service Performance (ERS) and Testing.
January 26, 2016
In a decision declaring a broad interpretation of FERC's authority, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court and ruled that FERC's Order 745, which requires full payment of LMP to demand response, is consistent with FERC's jurisdiction under the Federal Power Act.
January 6, 2016
Filings by the Pennsylvania electric utilities to comply with Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) requirements under Act 129, "serve[] to further entrench the relationship between the monopoly EDC and its traditional customer base while not considering reasonable opportunities presented within…
December 1, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a report on the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
October 21, 2015
First Choice Power publicly announced a critical peak rebate program for Texas customers that is substantially similar to other programs at affiliated Direct Energy companies
October 20, 2015
Citing the success of a REP-provided program at CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, a report from the Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification collaborative on Texas' energy efficiency programs funded by the state's investor-owned electric utilities said that ERCOT utilities should consider the…
October 19, 2015
Noting changes in and uncertainty with demand response compensation in the PJM wholesale markets, the District of Columbia raised, "concern," with respect to Pepco's Direct Load Control Program, under which the utility compensates customers for cycling their A/C units, "considering the amount of…
October 5, 2015
The Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development (SASD) has petitioned the New York PSC for approval of an opt-out electricity municipal aggregation in Sullivan County, New York for a four-year term, as a Reforming the Energy Vision "demonstration" project
October 1, 2015
The success seen by Direct Energy during two critical peak events called during this summer in Texas under its behavioral demand response program "overwhelmed" the company, Liz Maberry, Senior Director of Innovation at Direct Energy, told attendees at the Gulf Coast Power Association fall conference…
September 22, 2015
The New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning has urged the PUC to consider time-of-use pricing as part of the PUC's newly opened grid modernization proceeding.
September 14, 2015
FERC has approved a winter reliability program for 2015-18 at ISO New England, adopting the alternative proposed by NEPOOL which was found to be less costly than the ISO's proposal.
August 18, 2015
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA officially announced today the launch of VRewards, a new critical peak rebate program that was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com last month .
August 17, 2015
During Friday's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson noted that during the recent heat in Texas, the ERCOT market has seen a significant and repeated reduction of load once certain prices are hit (non-emergency curtailments).
July 23, 2015
PJM's correct interpretation of its capacity performance tariff that excludes demand response and other non-generation resources from upcoming capacity auctions during a transition period is nonetheless unjust and unreasonable, FERC ruled yesterday, as the Commission directed PJM to delay the…
July 7, 2015
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources announced a new critical peak rebate program called VRewards.
July 2, 2015
Central Hudson Gas & Electric has proposed as a Reforming the Energy Visions product developing an Amazon-like online exchange for customers to purchase, "energy management products and services."
July 1, 2015
Millions of dollars are still available for Texas retail electric providers to be reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
June 22, 2015
Energy Technology Savings, Inc. petitioned the New York PSC for a waiver of the requirement of the Consolidated Edison tariff that telecommunications service to locations otherwise eligible to participate in the demand reduction programs established in Riders S and U of the tariff must have been in…
June 19, 2015
Texas Public Utility Commissioners yesterday discussed next steps regarding their review of the reserve margin, with Chairman Donna Nelson stating that with ERCOT's "healthy" reserve margins, there is no "hurry" to resolve the issue.
June 18, 2015
New York Approves Utility Procurement of Demand Response
June 17, 2015
CPower announced that it has acquired all of the demand response assets of Demand Response Partners, Inc. (DRP).
June 15, 2015
Xoom Energy has launched a demand response program for Texas customers called Usage Optimizer, and is offering a free smart thermostat plus a $40 bonus for enrolling in the program.
May 26, 2015
NRG Energy has been selected by Central Hudson Gas & Electric for a microgrid demonstration project under Central Hudson's proposed Reforming the Energy Visions demonstration projects.
May 26, 2015
The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power has partnered with Gexa Energy to design and implement several demand response programs for TCAP aggregation members.
May 19, 2015
Direct Energy is engaged in a pilot to evaluate the capabilities of remotely controllable smart electric water heaters.
