December 29, 2022
Reducing energy usage during peak demand hours not only saves on costs, but it also helps stabilizes the electricity grid and some utilities even offer incentives to do so. Automating the reduction makes the process seamless. In this Case Study, when the state reported low electricity reserves, the national retailer Nordstrom started with shutting off accent lighting and some of its cooling load.
Several states are adopting energy codes requiring demand response. California, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Arizona, and Hawaii are just a few that are adopting Open ADR 2.0 as the standard. OpenADR is an open, highly secure, and two-way information exchange model and global Smart Grid standard. OpenADR standardizes the message format used for Auto-DR and DER management so that dynamic price and reliability signals can be exchanged in a uniform and interoperable fashion among utilities, ISOs, and energy management and control systems.
OPIX Services: Demand Response
