MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — The increasing interplay between energy efficiency and electrification was a hot topic at the 2018 Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships summit Oct. 1 to 3. But industry leaders and experts also discussed how to measure the benefits of energy efficiency — and how to motivate consumers to do...

By Michael Kuser WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Climate change and the key role of heating and cooling improvements for energy efficiency were the hot topics of discussion among consumer advocates, state regulators and industry professionals attending a meeting of ISO-NE’s Consumer Liaison Group on Thursday. Attendees at the ISO-NE CLG...

CAISO moved to update its rules Wednesday to make it easier for energy storage and distributed energy resources (ESDER) to participate efficiently in its markets. The ISO’s Board of Governors adopted the ESDER Phase 3 Tariff changes at its monthly meeting in Folsom. Among the technical updates were new bidding...

By Rory D. Sweeney VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — PJM would have to implement programs adhering to specific rules and strict oversight in order to include summer demand reductions in its load forecasts, stakeholders learned last week. Marzewski | © RTO Insider Staff unveiled a proposal for implementing the demand reductions...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) program sidestepped controversy in his confirmation hearing Tuesday but was unable to answer several senators’ questions about key legislation and programs. Assistant Secretary nominee Daniel Simmons, who has been running EERE...

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — Offshore wind development, energy efficiency and engaging electricity users were the topics at ISO-NE’s Consumer Liaison Group meeting on Thursday. Here’s some highlights. The ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group held a meeting on June 14 | | © RTO Insider Accommodating Wind and Fishing in New Bedford Anthes-Washburn...

By Michael Kuser ISO-NE said last week it has become the first U.S. grid operator to put demand response into its energy dispatch along with generating resources. The RTO’s price-responsive demand (PRD) structure, which took effect June 1, enables full integration of DR into its energy, reserves and capacity markets.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — PJM experienced 77 emergency procedures in May, staff told attendees at last week’s Operating Committee meeting. Calling it a “busy month,” PJM’s Chris Pilong said the emergency procedures included the first time the RTO has had to order load shedding since implementing its Capacity Performance rules...

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — At PJM’s Market Implementation Committee meeting last week, RTO staff outlined their proposal for registering aggregations of seasonal demand response resources that can’t comply with the year-round requirements of Capacity Performance. The current process fails to account for some of the resources’ overall capability depending on...

FERC last week approved SPP’s May 2016 proposal to change how it measures the net benefits of demand response under Order 745 (ER12-1179). Inside SPP's control room | SPP The 2011 order requires grid operators to pay DR resources full LMPs when they are able to reduce demand and their...