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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.

Texas grid saved by demand response...Florida outage was predictable...California proposes Smart Grid...
Texas grid saved by demand response... Florida outage was predictable... California proposes Smart Grid... Pennsylvania should choose advanced meters over rate caps... Hawaii has opportunity to implement Smart Grid... NERC -- grid improvements without building new transmission lines.

Arkansas orders demand response... DCSI fights to keep PLC in the game... TXU partners for Internet access
Arkansas orders demand response… DCSI fights to keep PLC in the game… TXU partners for Internet access... Memphis to sell its Internet access business… Economist warns interoperability and real-time pricing required for full Smart Grid benefits.

IOU told to pursue demand response
Entergy Arkansaslast Friday ‘to take steps necessary to aggressively pursue cost-effective demand response and energy efficiency resources to meet anticipated loads.

Demand Response Proves Itself During East Coast Heat Wave
The lack of blackouts during the East Coast's hottest days this summer may be partial proof that demand response is effective, says economist . Price signals and demand response give "incentives to reduce use precisely when the system is most stressed." As a result, PJM Interconnection, the country's largest transmission organization, was recently able to call on nearly 2,000 MW of demand reduction on one particularly hot day.

DR could save mid-Atlantic $182M per year... Peak demand to grow 16.7% in 10 years... Smart metering guide for utilities
Demand response could reduce energy prices by $57-182M in the mid-Atlantic area alone, says Brattle Group… PJM says peak electricity use to grow by 16.7% in the next 10 years… EEI commissions smart metering guide from Plexus Research… Ultra-high voltage DC testing facility.

Problems loom, says NERC... Smart Grid for San Diego?... Meter data is key
NERC forecast warns of big gap between demand and supply, suggests demand response as one solution... Report documents ROI for San Diego Smart Grid... Meter data management is the need of the hour... Metering and outage management integration success.

DRBizNet - Demand response that is 100 times better?
A California-based project has reached an important milestone towards its ambitious goal of a demand response (DR) infrastructure that is "10 times more functional at 1/10th the cost." If successful, it could transform DR in California. And, eventually, around the country.

Case Study: Mix and Match for Peak Reduction
Can distribution utilities use a mixture of demand response (DR) and distributed generation (DG) to defer construction and manage peak loads? Must those approaches be applied system wide? Or can they be put to work for individual substations on an as-needed basis? An ongoing GridWise™ demonstration project suggests utilities can mix and match DR and DG. Click for a summary and a downloadable case study.

Demand Response Cost-Saving Potential (Case Study)
Denis Du Bois of EnergyPriorities.com is our Spotlight guest this issue. He brings us a valuable case study of a demand response pilot that could point the way to saving millions by delaying the need for new plants and lines.

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