Navigant’s Daniel Violette and Tucson Electric Power’s Denise Richerson-Smith discuss the challenges facing demand side management as the industry works to meet expanded goals for energy efficiency and demand response.
Excerpt question from interview:
What changes have you seen in the industry as it relates to DR and EE over the last few years?
The role of DR in restructured markets with independent system operators (ISOs) has increased rapidly after overcoming a slow start as system operators developed the procedures necessary to integrate DR into their energy and capacity markets. Much of this has occurred in the past five years. DR has not been as widely embraced in other parts of the country served by vertically integrated utilities. It has been harder to demonstrate the value of DR in these integrated utility markets, but progress is being made and the outlook for DR looks good. We have had substantial development of DR in a few key areas, but there remains a lot of upside for DR in other regions of North America.
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*Published by the Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid