Getting Paid to Save

We are studying DR as we speak. Having 3 midwest US manufacturing plants, each with different power sources, we are getting a mixed response from electric suppliers since the DR programs come from third parties. The biggest benefit that DR offers us is the ability to study our electric demand in a real time environment in return for the opportunity to reduce our demand during peaks. They sweeten the pot with cash incentives if we can cut our demand on short notice.

The power companies, in return, benefit from either not having to invest in additional generating capacity or buying peak power from other generators at inflated rates. The DRs operate on this margin.

One of our suppliers is all for this program, but another has filed an action with the PUC to have them set aside.

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I know the numbers are much smaller but it would be nice if this wrere extended to individual homes.