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Smart Thermostat Pilots and Programs
April 22, 2013
The latest round of smart thermostats has emerged onto the scene, with promises to provide energy savings for utilities and consumers and to enable smarter demand response. In just a few short years, more than 15 utilities are offering smart thermostat programs or are piloting programs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-52 | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley
Smart Thermostat Programs Are Smart for Utilities and for Customers
April 19, 2013
Smart thermostats that are Wi-Fi-enabled, include demand-response (DR) capabilities, and demonstrate energy savings can bring energy-efficiency and DR benefits to utilities and residential customers.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-53 | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley
Targeting Multifamily Property Managers for Demand Response
An E Source Sound Bite
November 29, 2012
This three-minute audio clip highlights one utility that’s enrolling multifamily premises in demand response by working with property management groups to install thermostats in every unit in an apartment building.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-38 | Author: Rachel Buckley, Jesse Fife
Summer Energy-Saving Tips for Residential Customers
July 30, 2012
Do you have a list of energy-saving tips for the summer that we can share with our residential customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-60 | Author: Lee Hamilton, Spencer Sator
Don’t Let Fairness Concerns Derail Your Smart Grid Business Case
Pricing Program Practices for Low-Income Customers
December 27, 2011
Utilities lack sound intelligence on pricing-program implications for verified hardship customers—those whose households meet some poverty level measure and qualify for bill assistance. Regulators' fairness concerns about pricing programs can be addressed with the strategies outlined in this report. ...
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: IGS-RB-10 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Getting Residential Customers on Board with Direct Load Control
March 2, 2010
Do residential customers need an incentive to participate in direct load control programs? How much incentive should the utility provide to encourage customers to enroll or to keep customers involved with cycling programs?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-19 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Market Penetration Rates for Residential Load Control Programs
June 1, 2008 | Updated: December 22, 2009
What market penetration ranges can I expect from a residential load control program?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-8b | Author: Scott Dunbar and Dulcey Simpkins
Marketing Demand Response to Residential Customers: A PG&E Case Study
December 3, 2009
Can you provide a short case study on the methods used by Pacific Gas and Electric to promote the utility’s residential demand-response programs?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: RES-AskES-11 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Using AMR Meters to Enable a Smart Home
September 14, 2009
We have automated meter reading (AMR) meters deployed in the field. Is there any way to use these meters to provide “smart” energy-usage feedback to residential customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-9 | Author: Carol Stimmel
Efficient Refrigerators Help Reduce Peak Demand
May 1, 2007 | Updated: August 27, 2009
How will providing energy-efficient refrigerators affect demand?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-2b | Author: Christie Rewey and Dulcey Simpkins
Should Utilities Wait for Smart Grid Standards?
August 14, 2009
Should utilities wait for smart grid standards to emerge before investing in deployments?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-8 | Author: Carol Stimmel
What Customers Really Want from Energy-Use Displays
July 16, 2009
Devices that display real-time energy usage and costs to consumers are being promoted as a way to gain energy-efficiency savings from the smart grid. What do customers really want from these feedback technologies?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-5 | Author: Carol Stimmel
Piloting the Smart Grid
Lessons Learned from the Front Line
April 2, 2009
Leading-edge utilities are exploring smart grid and launching pilot projects to assess new technologies, benefits, and uncertainties. This report offers in-depth review of product performance as well as important insight on pilot design, systems integration, and innovative business strategy.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: IGS-F-2 | Author: Philippe Bouchard
Energy-Use Feedback Displays: Technologies and Utility Programs
Results from an E Source Roundtable Discussion
April 1, 2008
In February 2008, E Source convened a Roundtable of utility staff to discuss energy-use feedback display pilots and programs—including goals, results, and a review of the different technologies currently available in the marketplace.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-21 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Big Innovations for Small Customers
Utilities Experiment with Dynamic Prices for Residential Customers
February 1, 2008
Programs in the field that have offered customers a choice of rates and saved them money have been received favorably, but experience also shows that substantial education and marketing is necessary to introduce dynamic pricing and overcome customers’ initial reluctance.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-24 | Author: Chad Garrett and Florence Connally
The Summer 2006 Heat Wave: Did Demand Response Help?
January 1, 2007
The second-hottest U.S. summer on record occurred in 2006. At an E Source teleconference held in late August 2006, utilities and independent system operators reported on how their demand-response resources did. Overall, demand response proved to be a dependable resource that performed when required ...
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-10 | Author: Paul Komor
Best Practices in Residential Direct Load Control Programs
November 1, 2006
Demand response has been lying low until recently, but it's now on the rebound. How well is it working? What kind of actual load reduction can residential direct load control provide? What technologies are out there, and how well do they work? Do system operators believe demand response really works? ...
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-8 | Author: Paul Komor
