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Schneider Electric and Verisae Collaborate on New Demand Response Solution
Schneider Electric and Verisae are working together to bring a comprehensive demand response product to commercial and industrial customers.

Demand Response: The Lurking Danger (and the Simple, Industry-Wide Solution)
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With broadband in every home or ubiquitous AMI still years off, you've got to wonder how off-the-shelf products made today can possibly provide DR opportunities for all consumers, wherever they may live, without becoming obsolete in the next decade or two. EPRI’s Brian Seal outlines one interesting solution.

Starview Technology and Logica Team Up on New Demand Response Tool
Starview Technology and Logica have teamed up on a new demand response program to help utilities control ever-changing demand on the electric grid. The program, built on Starview's Smart Enterprise Platform, has been installed in Logica's UK Innovation Centre.

Smart Grid 2.0: Moving Beyond Meter-Centric Systems
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In this thoughtful commentary by Echelon CTO Bob Dolin we start at the world’s first Smart Grid project in Italy - and then follow a path that takes us past two-way communications and remote meter reading towards Smart Grid 2.0 and the benefits of intelligent energy management. How do we get there? What are the requirements? Dolin offers his point of view inside.

FERC Publishes Long-Awaited National Action Plan for Demand Response
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published its National Action Plan on Demand Response. The plan calls for the formation of a public-private coalition to develop and implement successful demand response programs for states, local areas and regions.

Demand Response: Honeywell Enters the Fray, Sending Shivers through the Nascent Industry
Honeywell took a major leap forward when it announced earlier this month it will acquire Akuacom, a California DR technology and services firm. Lux Research senior analyst Michael LoCascio says the move marks the beginning of an industry consolidation that will see a handful of winners emerge from the DR segment. He offers some insights on who they will be.

The Six Most Important Smart Grid Trends
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Wait! Before you click inside to see which Smart Grid trends Jesse Berst thinks are most important right now, think about what you’d put on your own list. If Jesse’s got it right, the top trends he’s identified ought to be pretty close to yours. Find out why.

Akuacom Acquisition Gives Honeywell More Muscle in Demand Response
Honeywell has acquired demand response technology and Smart Grid services leader Akuacom, which will be integrated into Honeywell Building Solutions. The transaction substantially complements Honeywell's experience in utility DR programs.

Smart Grid Demand Response: Why Today’s Leaders are at Risk as DR 2.0 Emerges
What will the next generation of demand response look like – and will today’s leaders be tomorrow’s followers? Jesse Berst cautions that today's DR 1.0 stalwarts may not be nimble enough – or rich enough – to stay the course as the industry transitions to DR 2.0. Find out why – and which Smart Grid company he thinks is the DR change agent du jour.

Smart Grid Market Survey: Consumers Willing to Change Their Habits to Save Money
More than half of the residential customers in a recent Smart Grid market survey said they're willing to change how they use electricity if it will save them money, according to a Frost & Sullivan survey on demand response.

Smart Grid Demand Response: Schneider Electric Reveals Ambitious Plans to Create Virtual Power Plants
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Company execs told Jesse Berst they were able to save 1 1/2 cents per kilowatt hour when they applied their new demand response initiative to NYC’s Rockefeller Center. Now Schneider Electric is targeting 200 of Chicago’s biggest buildings and expects to pull 150 MW out of the current demand of 800 MW. But energy efficiency is just part of this intriguing story. Jesse explains how if you follow the money you’ll see that Schneider may be onto something big.

Demand Response Programs at Risk?
Now that the technology basics are out of the way, the challenge for demand response is getting customers to participate. Jesse Berst is at DistribuTECH, where he's finding more than one opinion on the best way to do that.

Smart Grid Demand Response Action Plan Could Use a Response from YOU
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is asking for public comment on the latest draft of its National Demand Response Action Plan. The plan would guide the development of DR resources and implementation and provide for a customer education program.

DR Market Ready for Auctions?
World Energy Solutions, Inc., an online exchange operator for energy and green commodities, has jumped into the DR market with its new online auction platform. It could upset the status quo for DR pioneers.

It's Smart Grid Payback Time: EnerNOC DR Pays Store Chain $250,000
A southern California grocery store chain has earned $250,000 annually for its participation in energy solutions provider EnerNOC's demand response program. We've got to wonder if DR companies are going to find themselves in some tough bargaining sessions once word gets out.

Big Opportunity for ESCOs in Demand Response Market
With a number of significant market growth drivers, Pike Research is forecasting that the Demand Response market will expand to comprise 62,500MW under management by 2015. Pike analyst Jevan Fox says that while there are market leaders well positioned to penetrate vertical markets, the real opportunity is for energy services companies. Find out why.

EnerNOC Records First Profitable Quarter as Public Company
EnerNOC has reported its first profitable quarter as a public company and yet another record quarter. That’s good news for EnerNOC, a demand response company, and a hopeful sign for the sector as a whole.

Survey: Demand Response Increasingly Driving Smart Grid Spending
What's driving Smart Grid expenditures? Industry leaders participating in the Pacific Crest Mosaic Smart Grid Survey ranked grid reliability at No. 1, but demand response and peak shaving are rising as motivators. See what else made the list.

FERC Schedules Nov. 19-20 Demand Response Technical Conference
FERC released a discussion draft report on possible components of its demand response national action plan and scheduled a technical conference to discuss it for Nov. 19-20 in Washington, D.C.

FERC Postpones Demand Response Conferences
The Federal Energy Regulatory Energy Commission has postponed two technical conferences on its National Action Plan on Demand Response scheduled for later this month. No new dates have been announced.

Virtual Power Generation Company Viridity Energy Partners With Recovery Act Grant Hopefuls
Virtual power generation company Viridity Energy announced that it has joined forces with a wide range of Recovery Act stimulus grant applicants, including Con Edison, the state of New Mexico, PECO Energy Company, the University of California and Drexel and Penn State universities.

FERC releases study on DR... Is the Smart Grid just a bubble?... Areva teams up with UISOL
FERC study projects big savings from demand response... VC warns of clean tech bubble... Areva’s new alliance adds back office expertise to Smart Grid offerings... Congress hears the downside of federal transmission siting authority... NIST publishes interim Smart Grid standards document

Demand Response Top of Mind with Utilities, New Research Reveals
Research from Pacific Crest Securities reveals that demand response has jumped past reliability and deferred construction as the top motivator for Smart Grid deployments. Click to read more and to learn how to get free access to future research.

Stealth-Mode Startup Could Shake Up the Demand Response Market
A North Carolina startup is emerging from stealth mode with ideas that could give the demand response (DR) sector an old-fashioned slap upside the head. Although only in “secret” pilots with a few utilities, it is already pioneering ideas that could cut the cost of DR in half while doubling its impact. Oh yeah – it can also cut electric bills as much as 40%. And you can only read about it here.

DR pricing… IBM to set Smart Grid standards?… Stabilizing renewables
DR pilot explores pricing options… IBM seeks to to set Smart Grid standards… New ways to stabilize renewables… Federal task force begins defining Smart Grid metrics… New research released.

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Ceal Smith:

Is there a report or synopsis of the Smart Grid development in San Luis Valley that you describe in your note? I am particularly interested in what type of energy storage was found to be most cost-effective as the community developed their solar energy dependence.

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