Automated Demand Response Benefits California Utilities and Commercial & Industrial Customers
Aug. 31, 2014
U.S. Department of Energy
Vermont Tranco, LLC
This case study presents results from Honeywell Energy's Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) project to demonstrate utility-scale performance of a hardware/software platform for automated demand response (ADR). This project stands apart from the other SGIG projects in that it focused both on the development of an ADR hardware/software platform to facilitate demand response and on recruiting and educating ADR customers to participate in energy saving programs sponsored by utilities. Honeywell partnered with three California utilities Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E), and Southern California Edison (SCE) to help target customers and make the project a success. The ADR system enables participating customers to automatically respond to utility notifications of demand response events, curtail demand of pre-selected equipment, and save money from lower off-peak rates and utility incentive payments.
