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> Stage 2 emergencies require businesses enrolled in so-called demand response programs to curtail power use. As part of these programs, companies agree to cut
by xwowsersx 4y ago
> Stage 2 emergencies require businesses enrolled in so-called demand response programs to curtail power use. As part of these programs, companies agree to cut consumption when called upon in exchange for payments.
Are the businesses that enroll in this program generally large consumers of electricity such that their curtailment would make a bigger difference than an ordinary consumer or can any business, no matter the size, enroll in this program? Also, what do the payments they receive in exchange look like?
- simfree 4y agoLooks like you usually need to be over 100kW to 500kW to qualify for (or be required to be participate in) demand response programs, and what your paid depends on your utility. Some utilities offer $3.25 per kW of load curtailed. https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/demand-response-and-time-variable-pricing-programs-western-states https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/demand-response-and-time-va...
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoIn Kansas our utility has an option for anyone to participate in exchange for slightly better rates. Even a single small household can participate.
- joezydeco 4y agoI got an email from my sports club last night that they were closing at the start of the curtail event. They're not a massive power user but it's a large facility to heat and there's an indoor swimming pool. They probably didn't have to close, but on a night like last night (-20C and 30kt winds) it wasn't worth staying open.