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Winter 2010 Smart Energy Management Newsletter
February 11th, 2010

 
Landscape Shifts in Demand Response Industry 
2010 is developing into a year of expansion for Demand Response in many regions including regulatory changes, smart grid funding and partnering with renewable energy resources to maximize participation. This article provides a snapshot of a few major shifts occurring in the Demand Response industry this year.
Customer-focused Curtailment Planning: A […]

Fall 2009 Newsletter
December 7th, 2009

What Are You Doing to Prepare for the Rising Cost of Electricity in 2010?
One of the few positives of the current economy has been reduced electricity prices at the wholesale level. However, as the economy recovers, electricity prices will increase in response to increased demand.
Firm Service Level or Guaranteed Load Drop - Which One is […]

Summer 2009 Newsletter
August 24th, 2009

EnergyConnect Summer 2009 Newsletter Now Available 
Top 10 Curtailment Plans for Your Business
Effective curtailment planning is a key success factor in any demand response strategy. Defined as a proactive planning process to temporarily decrease electricity consumption, thoughtful and creative curtailment planning can minimize impact on business operations and
the comfort of building occupants during voluntary or event-driven […]

October 2007 Newsletter
October 22nd, 2007

EnergyConnect Announces Collaborative Agreement with Constellation NewEnergy
The collaboration between Constellation NewEnergy and EnergyConnect will integrate electricity market price information, facility electricity usage, and intelligent decision support tools to allow commercial and industrial facilities to participate in demand response. These commercial and industrial customers will benefit by receiving much needed data to better manage energy spending […]

September 2007 Newsletter
September 21st, 2007

What is Demand?
The concept of electricity demand has changed dramatically with restructuring of the electricity markets, which leads to confusion among industry professionals. Demand, in the older definition, referred to monthly peak customer energy use and the associated monthly “demand charge”. In the context of the newer demand response products, demand refers to customer […]