Demand Side Management

How utilities can modify consumer demand and usage through incentives and education.

Highlights

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Electrification

PG&E, GM Collaborate on Pilot to Reimagine Use of EVs as Backup Power Sources for Customers

March 14, 2022
PG&E and GM will test vehicles with cutting-edge bidirectional charging technology that can help safely power the essential needs of a properly equipped home.
Demand Side Management

Reliability: Focus On Winter Forecasting

Feb. 20, 2024
Recently, the nation’s grid monitor, NERC, released a winter reliability assessment which revealed that two-thirds of the U.S. faces ‘elevated risk’ of blackouts in extreme winter...
Demand Side Management

Duke Energy Provides Resource Plan Update to South Carolina Regulators that Reflects State’s Booming Population

Feb. 5, 2024
The company’s plan has not only adjusted for a higher growth outlook by proposing a combined cycle gas plant to be built in South Carolina but also included the potential of wind...
Energy Storage

ERCOT Unveils Energy Storage Resources Dashboard

Dec. 12, 2023
ERCOT plans to add a new Outages dashboard to reveal planned and forced real-time generation outages in mid-December.
Demand Side Management

Duke Energy Proposes Energy Efficiency Enhancements in South Carolina

Dec. 8, 2023
The proposals from Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) – if approved by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina – will continue to shrink the challenge...
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Demand Side Management

San Diego Gas & Electric Tests Virtual Power Plant In Shelter Valley

Sept. 5, 2023
The pilot uses customer-owned smart thermostats, rooftop solar, energy storage and water pumps to adjust power usage.
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Demand Side Management

On 20th Anniversary of Northeast Blackout, PSE&G Remains Prepared to Meet Peak Summer Electric Demand

Aug. 14, 2023
Planned infrastructure investments in 2023 exceeding $3.5 billion to enhance resiliency and maintain reliability.
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Renewables

California Energy Commission Approves Plan to Boost Clean Energy Capacity by 7,000 MW

June 6, 2023
Doubling current levels to power up to seven million homes by 2030.
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Outage Management

Energy Conservation, Customer Programs Must be Priority in Grid Emergencies

Jan. 20, 2023
Because demand has outpaced capacity additions, ERCOT must rely on better grid operation to keep up with load growth.