- Utilities and their
customers partnered to keep the lights on this
summer -
NEW
YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As extreme
heat put electrical infrastructure to the test across North America again this summer, utilities and
their customers showed they can step up and support grid
reliability when it matters most.
EnergyHub Records 83% Increase in Demand
Response Events Shifting 8.5 GWh Off Peak This Summer
Households and businesses across the continent worked with
EnergyHub client utilities to manage 1.3 GW of flexibility from
900,000+ devices, reducing grid load at critical times. In total,
EnergyHub utilities called 1,376 events during the summer of 2022,
an 83% increase over 2021.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), this summer was the third warmest on record. Against this
backdrop, customers of EnergyHub's 60+ utility clients participated
in distributed energy resource (DER) programs to keep the lights
on, the A/C working, and accelerate the decarbonization of our
power system - all without the need for expensive infrastructure
investment.
Utility customers deliver grid
reliability from coast to coast
Utilities running those nearly 1,400 events shifted 8.5 GWh out
of peak times, reinforcing DER programs' position as a valuable
part of the resource stack. This summer alone, six clients called
events over 50 MW and one client - Salt River Project - called
multiple 130+ MW events.
Erika Diamond, Head of Customer
Solutions at EnergyHub, emphasized the importance of flexible load
in utility resource planning, saying: "I'm proud of our work with
our utility clients and their customers to deliver a reliable grid
this summer. This massive resource supports grid resilience and
decarbonization goals while customers simultaneously benefit from
financial incentives and increased service reliability."
Keeping the lights on across the
West
From August 29th to September 7th,
the entire Western electrical grid faced continuous stress due to
record-setting heat. After days of exceptionally high demand for
electricity, California issued a
state-wide emergency SMS alert, asking consumers to prevent
blackouts by conserving energy.
During this period, 202,000 customers in EnergyHub programs
swung into action in California
and across the West, participating in 40 events without the need
for emergency text alerts. Hassan
Motallebi, Demand Response Program manager of the Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) commented:
"Extreme heat put California's
grid under significant stress this summer, but our customers showed
up when it mattered most. Their participation in our
customer-centric thermostat demand response program, powered by
EnergyHub, allowed us to shift demand off-peak and provide
uninterrupted service across LADWP's service territory."
Unlocking a decarbonized
future
In order to meet the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act and
achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035, the United States needs to decarbonize between
one and two TW (terawatts) of power generation by the middle of the
next decade. It's an enormous undertaking, and it can only be
achieved if 500 GW of load flexibility enables grid operators to
adjust energy demand to the variable nature of renewable energy
sources.
"While the challenge is immense, we have the tools we need to
deliver flexible, customer-centric resources on the scale that the
climate crisis demands. EnergyHub is 100% committed to partnering
with our utility clients and their customers to deliver a
carbon-free, distributed energy future," said Diamond.
EnergyHub is an independent subsidiary of Alarm.com (NASDAQ:
ALRM), the leading platform for the intelligently connected
property.
About EnergyHub
EnergyHub is the leading grid-edge DERMS provider. Utilities
rely on EnergyHub's Mercury DERMS platform to manage all
distributed energy resources to serve grid and market objectives.
EnergyHub works with over 60 utilities in North America to manage more than 1.3
GW of flexible capacity. We empower utilities and their
customers to create a clean, distributed energy future. For more
information, visit www.energyhub.com.
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