Load Management, Efficiency & Demand Response: Page 82
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Deep Dive
How to become the ‘Utility of the Future?’ Industry experts weigh in
The key to creating the utility of the future is combining consumer demands with emerging technology in smart grids, energy efficiency and distribution generation, experts said during the 2015 Solar Power International conference.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 28, 2015 -
Hawaii PUC approves solar TOU rate pilot for co-op KIUC
The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative will cut daytime power rates about 25% for participants in a bid to get them to utilize more solar during its peak generating hours.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Indiana advocates say utilities are scaling back efficiency efforts
Efficiency advocates say Indiana’s decision to nix mandatory targets has led to a predictable scaling back by utilities and possibly overcharging customers.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 25, 2015 -
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Climate Change: Why every utility, regulatory body, and DER company needs a point person for it
A look at how DER, and all of the different components and aspects of smart grid, fit into climate strategies and action plans.
Sept. 23, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How aggregated storage can help utilities create a ‘new kind of demand response’
Grouping customer-sited storage offers utilities and vendors a world of new DR opportunities, but getting all the moving parts to align is a difficult and time-consuming process for stakeholders.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 23, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Inside Southern California Edison’s energy storage strategy
Nearly a year on from a monster storage buy, SCE President Pedro Pizarro spoke to Utility Dive about what his company’s learned about storage and the next steps for its wider deployment.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 22, 2015 -
Energy Dept. unveils plan to double energy productivity by 2030
The DOE “roadmap” calls for updated vehicle standards, efficient rate designs, putting more information into hands of consumers and businesses reinvesting avoided energy costs.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 22, 2015 -
Deep Dive
The top 10 trends transforming the electric power sector
From the decline of coal power to the rise of energy storage, big changes are quickly taking hold in the industry.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 17, 2015 -
Ohio solar-storage project will be nation’s largest, developer claims
S&C Electric will develop a 7-MW storage project to help an Ohio town manage peak energy use.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 17, 2015 -
Berkeley study favors carrot over stick when it comes to green policies
Initial green policies often turn into industry growth strategies, but a team from UC Berkeley finds incentives work better than penalities.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 17, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Virtual power plants: Moving beyond demand response to an integrated solution
Finding ways to quickly aggregate many flexible loads can help utilities magnify their DSM capabilities, reducing the need for peaker plants.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2015 -
SoCalEdison & SolarCity partner to study aggregated distributed resources
The pilot project will study 50 homes equipped with solar, storage, controllable thermostats, and smart inverters.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 14, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Beyond batteries: The diverse technologies vying for the bulk storage market
Batteries are hot, but utilities looking to store a lot of power may find cheaper options elsewhere.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 14, 2015 -
Hawaii co-op, SolarCity ink deal for dispatchable power from solar-storage project
The goal is to use the power, which can be stored in a 52 MWh battery, for peak shaving purposes in the evenings.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 10, 2015 -
Duke: Efficiency drives down peak demand, but SC rates to rise
Duke Energy Progress’ efficiency measures have helped reduce peak demand by almost 9%, but the utility this month asked South Carolina regulators to raise rates to pay for the programs.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How Massachusetts utilities plan to modernize their grids and rate designs
Across the country, states are taking a hard look at how to bring their electric grids into the modern era. But for Massachusetts, operating in a regional market means taking a more cautious approach to change.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2015 -
Stem, PG&E bid aggregated energy storage into CAISO real-time market
The transaction was a part of Pacific Gas and Electric’s Supply-Side Pilot, a project which enables customer-sited, demand-side resources to participate in the California ISO wholesale markets as demand response.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2015 -
Plug-and-play storage startup Orison seeks to challenge Tesla in residential market
The company’s 2 kWh battery simply plugs into a standard outlet, can keep a home’s lights on during a power outage, and has built-in demand management functions, the CEO says.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 4, 2015 -
Florida PSC allows TECO to scuttle ineffective demand response program
Tampa Electric will finally end its “Prime Time” demand response program, a decade after regulators agreed it was no longer cost effective.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 4, 2015 -
Mass. utilities target TOU rates, DER integration in grid modernization filings
Similar to California and New York, utilities in Massachusetts are being asked to envision what the electric grid of the future will look like.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 2, 2015 -
Nest unveils 3rd generation of its smart thermostat
The new Nest Learning Thermostat costs $249 but can save customers 10% to 15% on their electricity bills, according to the company.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 2, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Why California still has a long way to go on energy efficiency
The NRDC released a report highlighting massive energy savings in California – but with the caveat that much more needs to be done. At the same time, a green jobs program focused on efficiency in schools has come under fire for not working fast enough.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 2, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Whatever happened to Oncor’s big energy storage plans?
The utility says gigawatt-scale storage can be cost effective in Texas, but the state’s electricity market rules are holding the technology back.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 1, 2015 -
EPSA, other demand response opponents file Supreme Court brief
The Electric Power Supply Association told the U.S. Supreme Court that Order 745 was a “naked attempt” by federal regulators to overstep their jurisdiction.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 1, 2015 -
Walgreens taps EnerNOC to manage utility bills
Though the partnership is starting out with fairly basic billing management services, EnerNOC said the deal could be just the beginning for its relationship with the drugstore chain.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 31, 2015
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