New England ISO targets 2018 for full DR integration into wholesale power market FERC finalized Order 745 in 2011, and in the ensuing years, the rule survived a series of challenges before finally being upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. The lengthy court battle only ended just last year, and now wholesale market operators are … Continue reading New England ISO targets 2018 for full DR integration into wholesale power market→
California ISO approves changes to enhance DR in wholesale markets -The California ISO this week approved a measure aiming to enhance the ability of demand response to participate in the wholesale power markets as part of the state’s efforts to allow greater market participation for a wider range of resources. -The CAISO board also agreed … Continue reading California ISO approves changes to enhance DR in wholesale markets→
CAISO defers proxy demand response resource sought by storage companies CAISO is preparing to present the results of its Energy Storage and Distributed Energy (ESDER) Phase 2 initiative to its board in July, but is expected to defer consideration of a PDR product until phase three of ESDER. CAISO say it wants to better understand … Continue reading CAISO defers proxy demand response resource sought by storage companies→
PJM’s Market Changes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for Green Energy and Demand Response PJM, the grid operator responsible for delivering electricity to about 65 million customers from the mid-Atlantic coast to the Great Lakes, is working on ways to price carbon into its energy markets, and incorporate subsidized wind and solar power … Continue reading PJM ’s Market Changes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for Green Energy and Demand Response→
CAISO finalizes proposed storage, DR rules The range of resources on the California grid is growing, and finding a way to integrate them into the market will “help lower carbon emissions and add operational flexibility,” according to the ISO’s final daft proposal. The proposal is one of three the grid operator is drafting in efforts … Continue reading CAISO finalizes proposed storage, DR rules→
What’s the future for demand response under PJM’s new capacity and aggregation rules? PJJM Interconnection announced the results of its most recent Base Residual Auction last week, revealing a mixed bag for a wide range of stakeholders. The big winners were gas generators, which made up most of the new resource participation, and customers who … Continue reading What’s the future for demand response under PJM ‘s new capacity and aggregation rules?→
CAISO updates proposed rules for demand response, energy storage California leads the nation in distributed energy resources, but integrating those resources into the grid is not easy. On the regulatory front the integration process has resulted in a profusion of rules the CPUC is trying to tame with a DER Action Plan. CAISO is also … Continue reading CAISO updates proposed rules for demand response, energy storage→
Energy Storage And Demand Response Propel California Forward On Earth Day California may be at the vortex of Earth Day. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the state’s number one goal, which it’s working to achieve in a variety of ways, most notably by using more renewable energy. But to hit its green energy target, California … Continue reading Energy Storage And Demand Response Propel California Forward On Earth Day→
Startup Voltus Unstealths With 400 Megawatts of Demand Response Voltus, a startup founded in June 2016 by former EnerNOC executive Gregg Dixon, has been getting a bit of buzz over the past few months. This week, the company unveiled what it’s been doing to earn it — putting together a portfolio of 400 megawatts of … Continue reading Startup #Voltus Unstealths With 400 Megawatts of Demand Response→
