Efficiency & Demand Response

Opinion

Access to data: Bringing the electricity grid into the Information Age

Timely and convenient access to utility and customer data is vital to moving the electric utility industry into the digital age, unlocking value and engaging customers in new ways, AEE's Coley Girouard writes.

By Coley Girouard

New York accelerates 2025 energy efficiency targets by 40%

The goal is annual electric efficiency savings of 3% of investor-owned utility sales in 2025.

By Robert Walton • April 20, 2018

North Carolina regulatory staff reject Duke Energy's prepaid efficiency proposal

Staff at the state utility commission say the company's proposed efficiency program is not the appropriate approach to give consumers more power over their energy consumption. 

By Robert Walton • April 17, 2018

Opinion

Transportation electrification should build on energy efficiency and renewables program success

States should build on the foundation of strong energy efficiency and renewable energy policies to accelerate the public benefits of transportation electrification, attorney Robin Lunt writes.

By Robin Lunt

Utilities, DER providers face off over market access at FERC meeting

Grid operators and utilities want to ensure that new distributed resources do not threaten reliability, while DER providers are wary they will use the argument as an excuse to stifle competition.

By Gavin Bade • April 12, 2018

Washington regulators require utilities to offer smart meter opt-outs

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission directed companies to minimize opt-out charges to remove any disincentives. Utilities plan to begin installing meters as soon as August.

By Robert Walton • April 11, 2018

DOE will partner with manufacturers to improve energy efficiency

The Energy Department said the partnership is a result of its Better Plants program, which encourages voluntary goals aimed at a 25% reduction in energy intensity over a decade.

By Robert Walton • April 10, 2018

Updated: California muni shelves gas plant to consider renewable options

The Glendale community becomes the latest on the list of jurisdictions reconsidering gas plant investments. 

By Gavin Bade • April 09, 2018

Energy efficiency, rooftop solar to trim New England power use, draft report says

The ISO New England findings align with a national trend of stagnant, even declining demand due to efficiency measures in particular.  

By Krysti Shallenberger • April 03, 2018

Electric vehicles to dominate Hawaiian roads by 2045, HECO predicts

The utility laid out its plans to boost electric vehicle adoption and use the new demand to lower system costs.

By Robert Walton • April 02, 2018

Itron, Sonnen say battery partnership will let utilities maximize grid efficiency

The demand response-enabled system will store and discharge energy to keep electric bills low and maximize the use of solar energy, the companies said.

By Robert Walton • March 28, 2018

MISO could reduce 22.5 GW from summer peak with demand-side management strategy, study says

Applied Energy Group said a combination of demand response and distributed energy resources could help reduce summer peak. Most of the savings will likely stem from efficiency, which could reduce it by 11 GW. 

By Robert Walton • March 27, 2018

Opinion

C&I demand response grows half a world away from its starting point

Navigant Principal Research Analyst Brett Feldman looks at recent demand response initiatives in the commercial and industrial sectors in Australia and Japan.

By Brett Feldman

Energy groups see $1.3 trillion omnibus as repudiation of Trump priorities

The budget bill, approved by the House and Senate on Thursday, would boost clean energy funding at DOE and increase appropriations for co-ops to expand rural broadband service.

By Gavin Bade • March 23, 2018

Omnibus spending bill rejects Trump EPA, DOE cuts

EPA spending would remain stable under a Congressional budget bill released Wednesday night, while DOE clean energy funding would increase by nearly $1.5 billion.

By Gavin Bade • March 22, 2018

UPS develops 'radical new charging technology' for all-EV fleet in London

The delivery company says its new smart grid can recharge its delivery vehicles overnight without impacting any of its other operations.

By Chris Teale • March 21, 2018

CEC: California EV chargers will add 1 GW of peak demand by 2025

A new report from the California Energy Commission also details the "Dragon Curve" — expected electricity demand effects of electric vehicle growth. 

By Gavin Bade • March 20, 2018

Utilities pressure Congress to lift EV tax credit manufacturing cap

A group of 44 utilities, including Duke Energy and Southern Co., sent a letter to the House of Representatives saying that lifting the cap will help the sector.

By Krysti Shallenberger • March 16, 2018

Pennsylvania proposal could bolster EV charging infrastructure

The Public Utilities Commission is proposing to declare that electric vehicle charging is not considered resale/redistribution.

By Robert Walton • March 16, 2018

Opinion

FERC tries to thread the needle in debate over markets versus mandates

Is FERC destroying markets in order to save them, Montana Public Service Commission Vice Chairman Travis Kavulla asks.

By Travis Kavulla