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Voltus, Resideo, and Google Nest to Launch First Bring-Your-Own-Thermostat Program That Delivers Grid Support During Unplanned Power Plant Outages and Periods of Peak Demand

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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These streamside forested buffers can help control erosion, restore water quality, protect the local environment and improve air quality.

Key Points: 
  • These streamside forested buffers can help control erosion, restore water quality, protect the local environment and improve air quality.
  • Today, smart thermostats typically only deliver value during the hottest afternoons of the year when AC usage is at its peak.
  • There are an estimated 34 million smart thermostats in the US, each capable of delivering about one kilowatt of controllable electricity demand, or 34,000 MW in total.
  • The Voltus software platform connects DERs to electricity markets, maximizing the availability of these resources to grid operators.

Enersponse Launches Automated Price Avoidance Tool, Price ResponseTM

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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Enersponse , a leading distributed energy resource (DER) management provider, unveiled its newest automated feature, Price ResponseTM , which continuously monitors real time and day ahead energy rates and empowers customers to save money by throttling consumption when wholesale electricity costs increase above a customizable threshold.

Key Points: 
  • Enersponse , a leading distributed energy resource (DER) management provider, unveiled its newest automated feature, Price ResponseTM , which continuously monitors real time and day ahead energy rates and empowers customers to save money by throttling consumption when wholesale electricity costs increase above a customizable threshold.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220405006077/en/
    Businesses often choose to buy electricity on a real-time or day-ahead price index.
  • Price Response enables users to set a price cap within the Enersponses DERMS platform that triggers building management and on-site SCADA systems to reduce consumption when the cost of electricity exceeds the pre-determined threshold.
  • Price Response was created to answer the clearly expressed need of our customer base, said James Muraca, chief technology officer at Enersponse.

Utilidata Launches Grid Edge Advisory Board with NVIDIA

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Utilidata, an industry leading grid edge software company, announced today that it is launching an advisory board with NVIDIA to guide the development and deployment of grid edge software solutions, including its recently announced smart grid chip. The advisory board will bring together executives from utility companies and leaders in clean energy and electric transportation. Founding members include American Electric Power (AEP), Duquesne Light Company, Holy Cross Energy, PPL, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, and Sunrun, and conversations are underway with other interested organizations. 

Key Points: 
  • The advisory board will bring together executives from utility companies and leaders in clean energy and electric transportation.
  • The smart grid chip that Utilidata is developing with NVIDIA combines Utilidata's patented and proven machine learning software for grid operations with the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite.
  • We're already working with Utilidata on data-driven grid visualization to enhance our grid planning efforts, and we look forward to collaborating with members of the advisory board to explore additional data-driven edge solutions for a modern grid."
  • Utilidata is a leading energy technology company that is digitizing the grid edge to unleash the full potential of clean energy.

Peak Power Partners with Oshawa Power to Demonstrate a Path to Distributed Clean Energy for Utilities

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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Working closely with Oshawa Power, Peak Power will draw on their expertise in creating intelligent energy management tools to pool together energy storage, electric vehicles, and solar installations into one single resource.

Key Points: 
  • Working closely with Oshawa Power, Peak Power will draw on their expertise in creating intelligent energy management tools to pool together energy storage, electric vehicles, and solar installations into one single resource.
  • Last November, Peak Power announced that IESO had awarded funding to the company and Oshawa Power to support vehicle-to-grid technology and real-time energy prediction.
  • Our project with Oshawa Power will demonstrate how clean energy assets are strongest when grouped together, and how Peak Power can create the tools needed to do just that.
  • For more information on how Peak Power, Oshawa Power, and IESO are working together to support the clean energy transition, visit https://peakpowerenergy.com/ , https://www.opuc.on.ca/ , and https://www.ieso.ca/ .

PowerFlex Partners with Hydro One Limited to Expand Operations into Canada

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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PowerFlex, an EDF Renewables Company, and Hydro One Limited announced an agreement to co-develop Distributed Energy Resources (DER) solutions to the Ontario market.

Key Points: 
  • PowerFlex, an EDF Renewables Company, and Hydro One Limited announced an agreement to co-develop Distributed Energy Resources (DER) solutions to the Ontario market.
  • PowerFlex and Hydro One will start with joint ownership of two Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) projects, totaling 20 MWh in Ontario.
  • PowerFlex and Hydro One form a unique partnership that combines PowerFlexs broad project experience with Hydro Ones local network for a seamless installation.
  • PowerFlex is a division of EDF Renewables North America, a market-leading independent power producer and service provider with 35 years of expertise in renewable energy.

Itron and Emerson Collaborate to Offer Smart Thermostats for Demand Response Programs

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Itrons newly developed DER Optimizer solution , which is powered by its industry-leading demand response platform, IntelliSOURCE, will be fully integrated to provide direct control and management of Emersons Sensi thermostats for BYOD and direct install programs.

Key Points: 
  • Itrons newly developed DER Optimizer solution , which is powered by its industry-leading demand response platform, IntelliSOURCE, will be fully integrated to provide direct control and management of Emersons Sensi thermostats for BYOD and direct install programs.
  • BYOD solutions give utilities the ability to easily include retail Wi-Fi thermostats and other third-party devices in new or existing DR, DER and energy efficiency programs.
  • Sensi smart thermostats are a great addition to our DR programs, featuring easy installation and intuitive controls compatible with other home automation systems.
  • In collaboration with Itron, which is dedicated to creating a more resourceful world, we are able to enhance demand response programs with the latest smart thermostat technology to help improve grid reliability and sustainability.

Bidgely Partners with New Hampshire Electric Cooperative to Enhance Rate Design Strategies for Utility Customers

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220329005188/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220329005188/en/
    New Hampshire Energy Cooperative utilized Bidgelys UtilityAI platform to analyze consumption data, identify low-cost-to-serve behaviors and examine the potential effect of rate restructures.
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    Customer satisfaction and rate structures are highly intertwined, and NHEC recognized the opportunity to proactively reward identified customers for positive power use behaviors, said Abhay Gupta, CEO of Bidgely.
  • Designing customer-centric rates based on AMI data is the future of rate design innovation.
  • For a deeper dive into how Bidgelys Analytics Workbench tool helped enhance rate design, download Advanced Rate Design with Analytics: A New Hampshire Electric COOP Case Study.

Itron and Duke Energy Florida Collaborate to Deliver Managed EV Charging Program

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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The DER Optimizer solution is a suite of modules that enables utilities to monitor residential electric vehicle (EV) charging and manage holistic residential EV charging programs at scale.

Key Points: 
  • The DER Optimizer solution is a suite of modules that enables utilities to monitor residential electric vehicle (EV) charging and manage holistic residential EV charging programs at scale.
  • Duke Energy Florida will use its existing instance of IntelliSOURCE EnterpriseTM to deploy the new DER Optimization modules and run a new managed EV charging program.
  • During that time, Duke Energy Florida will use Itrons DER Optimizer to collect permissible EV charging session data in near-real time and gain insights into residential EV charging behavior.
  • As the first utility to deploy Itrons DER Optimizer solution, Duke Energy is leading the way to better manage EV charging for residential consumers in Florida.

ENEL X TO COLLABORATE WITH ONTARIO SYSTEM OPERATOR AND ENERGY BOARD ON 76.7 MW DISTRIBUTED ENERGY AGGREGATION PROJECT TO SUPPORT GRID NEEDS

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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The Enel X project will demonstrate the advantages of aggregating smaller capacity, distributed energy resources across multiple programs to promote grid resilience and lower emissions in Ontario energy markets.

Key Points: 
  • The Enel X project will demonstrate the advantages of aggregating smaller capacity, distributed energy resources across multiple programs to promote grid resilience and lower emissions in Ontario energy markets.
  • TORONTO, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Enel X, the advanced energy services arm of the Enel Group, today announced a collaboration with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for an innovative battery storage and demand response aggregation pilot project to support Ontario's growing energy needs.
  • Enel X continues to grow its energy storage footprint in Ontario to more than 60 MW of capacity contracted and operational.
  • Enel X advises large energy users on energy procurement, sustainability, and risk management, and has completed 65,000 energy procurement events including 3,000 MW of long-term renewable energy contracts.

Powerside and PingThings Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Offer Power Quality Solutions to Enable Transformation of the Electrical Grid

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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ALAMEDA, Calif., March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Two leaders in advanced grid sensing technology, Powerside and PingThings, have signed a memorandum of understanding to offer an integrated solution for sensing and data analytics that provides utilities with critical visibility into distribution networks where solar, wind, battery energy storage, microgrids and EV charging are deployed.

Key Points: 
  • These non-linear sources create dynamic instabilities within electrical distribution grids, creating significant power quality and reliability issues.
  • The partnership provides grid operators and their customers with the vital ability to sense, analyze and act on changes in grid stability.
  • This unified solution from Powerside and PingThings advances the grid, enabling the continued growth of distributed energy and EV charging on existing networks.
  • To date, the company has deployed over 50,000 monitoring solutions and over 5,000 power corrections projects in over 50 countries.