FERC Hands a Win to Demand Response in Final Days
During the final days before Chairman Bay left the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), the Commissioners determined that New York Independent Systems Operator (“NYISO”) had posed unjust and unreasonable tariffs on demand response. AEMA and other complainants, including the New York Public Service Commission, fought the ISO and convinced FERC to order that demand response does […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Commends Regulators’ Resolution on Demand Response
See original press release on Business Wire here. WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2016) –The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) was pleased today with the adoption by the Organization of PJM States, Inc. (OPSI), a group of regulatory commissions—all located within the PJM independent system operator’s thirteen states and District of Columbia purview—of a resolution in […]
Greentech Media: California Calls for Demand Response for Shortfall
California Calls for Demand Response and Solar to Meet Aliso Canyon Shortfall [see original story at Greentech Media site here] Regulators approve millions in new DR spending, and solar industry calls for extending PV program to meet looming energy shortage. by Jeff St. John June 14, 2016 California is looking for an “all-of-the-above” list of energy […]
Public Utilities Fortnightly: The Price is Right?
Published December 2015 in Public Utilities Fortnightly. The Price is Right? Demand response on appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. By Steve Isser and Bob King The Supreme Court recently heard legal arguments on the fate of FERC Order 745, one of the most highly contested cases on electric utility regulation to come before the […]
SPEER Releases Report on Benefits of Demand Response
For Immediate Release Contact: Mike Gehrig Doug Lewin 512.448.4950 512.279.0753 mgehrig@piercom.com dlewin@eepartnership.org SPEER Releases Report Detailing Benefits of Demand Response Within Wholesale Electricity Markets Following Supreme Court Hearing Texas, […]
mySA: Strategic reduction in electricity demand means big savings
Original post in mySA (San Antonio’s homepage) here. FRANK LACEY, FOR THE EXPRESS-NEWS : AUGUST 9, 2015 As the blazing summer heat continues, Texans need to know that the electric grid is up to the challenge of keeping millions of air conditioners running at full speed, in addition to powering the lights, electronics and other appliances. […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Touts Demand Response as Tool in Clean Power Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katherine Hamilton, 202.524.8832 WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 5, 2015) – The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) noted today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included demand response as both a greenhouse gas compliance and reliability tool in the Clean Power Plan, released on August 3. “We are pleased with the outcome in […]
FERC Grants AEMA Petition to Include Demand Response
On July 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted in part the AEMA complaint regarding exclusion of demand response from PJMs Capacity Performance Transition Auction (Docket ER15-623). Only one Commissioner dissented (Commissioner Clark), with all other Commissioners agreeing that demand response should be included in the auction. Commissioner Moeller issued a statement in support […]
Greentech Media: Demand Response Could Have Saved Texans $85 Million in One Day
Story originally published in Greentech Media on June 2, 2015. Katherine Tweed reports on a study by South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) that indicates Texas could have saved $200 million over five days in 2012 and 2013 if demand response were allowed to fully participate in ERCOT. Two bills were introduced in the […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Praises Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case
Press release originally published on PRWeb here. The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) welcomes the announcement today by the U.S. Supreme Court that the chamber will hear an appeal of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision vacating Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order 745 (Electric Power Supply Ass’n v. FERC, D.C. Circuit No. 11-1486). […]